HF Plan de BANDA IARU Region 1

IARU REGION 1 HF BAND PLAN

01 June 2016.

Frequency (kHz)

Max

Bandwidth

(Hz)

Preferred Mode and Usage

2 200 m Band:

135.7 – 137.8

200

CW, QRSS and narrow band digital modes

630 m Band:

472 – 475 **

200

CW See NOTES

475 – 479 **

(#)

CW, digimodes See NOTES

(**) If a frequency is to be selected, particular attention must be paid to still existing Non Directional

Beacons (NDB) of the radionavigaton service! (#) maximum bandwidth not specified, 500 Hz

suggested.

160 m Band:

1 810 – 1 838

200

CW, 1 836 kHz – QRP Centre of Activity

1 838 – 1 840

500

Narrow band modes

1 840 – 1 843

2 700

All modes – digimodes, (*)

1 843 – 2 000

2 700

All modes, (*)

Radio Amateurs in countries that have a SSB allocation ONLY below 1840 kHz, may continue to use

it, but the National Societies in those countries are requested to take all necessary steps with their

licence administrations to adjust the phone allocations in accordance with the Region 1 Band plan.

(Davos 2005)

80 m Band:

3 500 – 3 510

200

CW, priority for intercontinental operation

3 510 – 3 560

200

CW, contest preferred, 3 555 kHz – QRS Centre of Activity

3 560 – 3 570

200

CW, 3 560 kHz – QRP Centre of Activity

3 570 – 3 580

200

Narrow band modes – digimodes

3 580 – 3 590

500

Narrow band modes – digimodes

3 590 – 3 600

500

Narrow band modes – digimodes, automatically controlled data stations

(unattended)

3 600 – 3 620

2 700

All modes - digimodes, automatically controlled data station (unattended),

(*)

3 600 – 3 650

2 700

All modes, SSB contest preferred, 3 630 kHz – Digital Voice Centre of

Activity, (*)

3 650 – 3 700

2 700

All modes, 3 690 kHz – SSB QRP Centre of Activity

3 700 – 3 775

2 700

All modes, SSB contest preferred

3 735 kHz – Image Centre of Activity

3 760 kHz – Reg 1 Emergency Centre of Activity

3 775 – 3 800

2 700

All modes, SSB contest preferred, priority for intercontinental operation

60 m Band:

5 351.5 – 5 354.0

500

CW, Narrow band modes – digimodes See NOTES

5 354.0 – 5 366.0

2 700

All modes, USB recommended for voice operation (##) See NOTES

5 366.0 – 5 366.5

20 (!)

Weak signal narrow band modes See NOTES

It is strongly recommended that frequencies within the WRC-15 allocation only be used if there are no

other frequencies available at 5 MHz under domestic (ITU-R article 4.4) permissions.

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Local nets and long rag chew QSOs should not use the WRC-15 allocation at 5 MHz but should

instead make use of the 3,5 MHz, 5 MHz domestic or 7 MHz bands where there is more spectrum

available.

40 m Band:

7 000 – 7 040

200

CW, 7 030 kHz – QRP Centre of Activity

7 040 – 7 047

500

Narrow band modes – digimodes

7 047 – 7 050

500

Narrow band modes – digimodes, automatically controlled data stations

(unattended)

7 050 – 7 053

2 700

All modes – digimodes, automatically controlled data stations (unattended)

(*)

7 053 – 7 060

2 700

All modes – digimodes

7 060 – 7 100

2 700

All modes, SSB contest preferred

7 070 kHz – Digital Voice Centre of Activity

7 090 kHz – SSB QRP Centre of Activity

7 100 – 7 130

2 700

All modes, 7 110 kHz – Reg 1 Emergency Centre of Activity

7 130 – 7 175

2 700

All modes, SSB contest preferred, 7 165 kHz – Image Centre of Activity

7 175 – 7 200

2 700

All modes, SSB contest preferred, priority for intercontinental operation

30 m Band:

10 100 – 10 130

200

CW, 10 116 kHz – QRP Centre of Activity

10 130 – 10 150

500

Narrow band modes – digimodes

SSB may be used during emergencies involving the immediate safety of life and property and only by

stations actually involved in the handling of emergency traffic.

The band segment 10 120 kHz to 10 140 kHz may be used for SSB transmissions in the area of

Africa south of the equator during local daylight hours. News bulletins on any mode should not be

transmitted on the 10 MHz band.

20 m Band:

14 000 – 14 060

200

CW, contest preferred, 14 055 kHz – QRS Centre of Activity

14 060 – 14 070

200

CW, 14 060 kHz – QRP Centre of Activity

14 070 – 14 089

500

Narrow band modes – digimodes

14 089 – 14 099

500

Narrow band modes - digimodes automatically controlled data stations

(unattended)

14 099 – 14 101

IBP, exclusively for beacons

14 101 – 14 112

2 700

All modes – digimodes, automatically controlled data stations (unattended)

14 112 – 14 125

2 700

All modes

14 125 – 14 300

2 700

All modes, SSB contest preferred

14 130 kHz – Digital Voice Centre of Activity

14 195 kHz ± 5 kHz - Priority for DXpeditions

14 230 kHz – Image Centre of Activity

14 285 kHz – SSB QRP Centre of Activity

14 300 – 14 350

2 700

All modes, 14 300 kHz – Global Emergency centre of Activity

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17 m Band:

18 068 – 18 095

200

CW, 18 086 kHz – QRP Centre of Activity

18 095 – 18 105

500

Narrow band modes – digimodes

18 105 – 18 109

500

Narrow band modes – digimodes, automatically controlled data stations

(unattended)

18 109 – 18 111

IBP, exclusively for beacons

18 111 – 18 120

2 700

All modes – digimodes, automatically controlled data stations (unattended)

18 120 – 18 168

2 700

All modes, 18 130 kHz – SSB QRP Centre of Activity

18 150 kHz – Digital Voice Centre of Activity

18 160 kHz – Global Emergency Centre of Activity

15 m Band:

21 000 – 21 070

200

CW, 21 055 kHz – QRS Centre of Activity

21 060 kHz – QRP Centre of Activity

21 070 – 21 090

500

Narrow band modes, digimodes

21 090 – 21 110

500

Narrow band modes, digimodes, automatically controlled data stations

(unattended)

21 110 – 21 120

2 700

All modes (excluding SSB), digimodes, automatically controlled data

stations (unattended)

21 120 – 21 149

500

Narrow band modes

21 149 – 21 151

IBP, exclusively for beacons

21 151 – 21 450

2 700

All modes, 21 180 kHz – Digital Voice Centre of Activity

21 285 kHz – SSB QRP Centre of Activity

21 340 kHz – Image Centre of Activity

21 360 kHz – Global Emergency Centre of Activity

12 m Band:

24 890 – 24 915

200

CW, 24 906 kHz – QRP centre of activity

24 915 – 24 925

500

Narrow band modes – digimodes

24 925 – 24 929

500

Narrow band modes – digimodes, automatically controlled data stations

(unattended)

24 929 – 24 931

IBP, exclusively for beacons

24 931 – 24 940

2 700

All modes – digimodes, automatically controlled data stations

(unattended)

24 940 – 24 990

2 700

All modes, 24 950 kHz – SSB QRP Centre of Activity

24 960 kHz – Digital Voice Centre of Activity

10 m Band:

28 000 – 28 070

200

CW 28 055 kHz – QRS Centre of Activity

28 060 kHz – QRP Centre of Activity

28 070 – 28 120

500

Narrow band modes – digimodes

28 120 – 28 150

500

Narrow band modes – digimodes, automatically controlled data stations

(unattended)

28 150 – 28 190

500

Narrow band modes

28 190 – 28 199

IBP, regional time shared beacons

28 199 – 28 201

IBP, worldwide time shared beacons

28 201 – 28 225

IBP, continuous duty beacons

28 225 – 28 300

2 700

All modes – beacons

28 300 – 28 320

2 700

All modes – digimodes, automatically controlled data stations (unattended)

28 320 – 29 000

2 700

All modes, 28 330 kHz – Digital Voice Centre of Activity

28 360 kHz – SSB QRP Centre of Activity

28 680 kHz – Image Centre of Activity

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29 000 – 29 100

29 100 – 29 200

29 200 – 29 300

6 000

All modes

All modes – FM simplex – 10 kHz channels

All modes – digimodes, automatically controlled data stations (unattended)

29 300 – 29 510

6 000

Satellite Links

29 510 – 29 520

Guard channel

29 520 – 29 590

6 000

All modes – FM repeater input (RH1 – RH8)

29 600

6 000

All modes – FM calling channel

29 610

6 000

All modes – FM simplex repeater (parrot - input and output)

29 620 – 29 700

6 000

All modes – FM repeater outputs (RH1 – RH8)

Definitions

All modes - CW, SSB and those modes listed as Centres of Activity, plus AM (Consideration should

be given to adjacent channel users)

Image modes - Any analogue or digital image modes within the appropriate bandwidth, for example

SSTV and FAX

Narrow band modes - All modes using up to 500 Hz bandwidth, including CW, RTTY, PSK, etc.

Digimodes - Any digital mode used within the appropriate bandwidth, for example RTTY, PSK,

MT63, etc.

Notes

The frequencies in the band plan are understood as “transmitted frequencies” (not those of the

suppressed carrier!)

To prevent any out of band transmission the maximum dial setting for USB Voice mode should be 3

kHz below upper band edge on bands 20 m to 10 m.

(*) - Lowest dial setting for LSB Voice mode: 1 843, 3 603 and 7 053 kHz

(##) - Highest dial setting for USB Voice mode on the 60 m band: 5 363 kHz

CW QSOs are accepted across all bands, except within beacon segments. (Recommendation

DV05_C4_Rec_13)

Amplitude modulation (AM) may be used in the telephony sub-bands providing consideration is given

to adjacent channel users. (NRRL Davos 05).

Sideband Usage

Below 10 MHz lower sideband (LSB) is recommended and above 10 MHz use upper sideband (USB).

The exception to this is on the 5 MHz band where USB is recommended.

630 m band:

Details shown in the band plan above should be understood as “proposed usage.”

(VA14_C4_Rec_02)

60 m band:

Details shown in the band plan above should be understood as “proposed usage.”

(VIE14_C4_Rec_02)

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Contests

Where no DX traffic is involved, the contest segments should not include 3 500 – 3 510 kHz or 3 775 -

3 800 kHz.

Non-contesting radio amateurs are recommended to use the contest-free HF bands (30, 17 and 12 m)

during the largest international contests. (DV05_C4_Rec_07)

Contests should be restricted to 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 m. That is 60, 30, 17, and 12 m bands shall

not be used for contests. (VIE16_C4_Rec_06 *)

(* to be ratified at General Conference 2017)

For more recommendations about contest segments see the IARU Region 1 HF Manager Handbook.

Unmanned transmitting stations:

The term “automatically controlled data stations” includes Store and Forward stations.

IARU member societies are requested to limit this activity on the HF bands.

It is recommended that any unmanned transmitting stations on HF shall only be activated under

operator control except for beacons agreed with the IARU Region 1 beacon coordinator, or specially

licensed experimental stations.

Member Societies are reminded of the recommendation in the IARU Region 1 HF Band Plan ‘that any

unmanned transmitting stations on HF shall only be activated under operator control, except for

beacons agreed with the IARU Region 1 Beacon Coordinator’.

Unmanned transmitting stations, and operation involving unmanned transmitting stations, must

adhere to the frequency and bandwidth limits of the band plan.

The operator connecting to an automatically controlled unmanned transmitting station is responsible

for not causing interference. This is particularly important in the 30 metre band where the amateur

service only has secondary status.

Amateur radio operators may transmit messages via unmanned transmitting stations during

coordinated emergency, and disaster preparedness exercises, limited to the duration of such

exercises, using a bandwidth not exceeding 2 700 Hz.

Such communication should be announced regularly on the frequency, and radio amateurs not

participating in the communication should cooperate by not transmitting on the frequency.

(VA14_C4_Rec_06).

Beacons

For information about IARU Region 1 beacon policy see the IARU Region 1 HF Manager Handbook.

Remote controlled operation on HF

Remote controlled operation is defined to mean operation where a licensed operator controls an

amateur radio station from a remote control terminal.

Where a station is operated remotely, the following conditions shall apply:

Remote operation must be permitted, or not objected to, by the Regulatory Authority of the country

where the station is located.

1. The call sign to be used should be the call sign issued by the Regulatory Authority of the country in

which the station is located. This applies irrespective of the location of the operator.

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2. It should be noted that the CEPT T/R 61-01 agreement only applies to people using their own call

sign, with the appropriate country prefix, when the operator is actually visiting that country, not for

remote operation.

3. Any further requirements regarding the participation of remotely controlled stations in contests or

award programs are a matter for the various contest or award program organisers.

(SC11_C4_REC_07) , (VA14_C4_REC_04)

History

2005 Davos

Introduction of band plan by bandwidth

Effective 1 January 2006

2008 Cavtat

Several modifications

Effective 29 March 2009

CW segment extended from 7 000 – 7 035 kHz to 7 000 -7 040 kHz

Narrow band modes, digimodes segment moved and extended from 7 035 - 7 038

kHz to 7 040 - 7 047 kHz.

Narrow band modes, digimodes, segment for automatically controlled stations

(unattended) moved and extended from 7 038 – 7 040 kHz to 7 047 – 7 050 kHz

All modes, digimodes, segment for automatically controlled stations (unattended)

moved from 7 040 – 7 043 kHz to 7 050 – 7 053 kHz

Introduction of SSB preferred contest segments 7 060 – 7 100 kHz and 7 130 – 7

200 kHz

Introduction of Digital Voice Activity Centres

2011 Sun City

Several modifications

Effective 17 August 2011

CW contest preferred segment 7 000 – 7 025 kHz withdrawn

Segment 29 100 – 29 200 kHz changed from maximum bandwidth of 2 700 Hz to

maximum 6 000 Hz.

Introduction of new segment 29100 - 29200 kHz for FM simplex operation (10 kHz

channels)

Removal of FM simplex channels 29 520 – 29 550 kHz and 29 610 – 29 650 kHz

Number of FM Repeater channels increased to eight, former FM simplex channels

became new repeater input, respectively repeater output channels

FM repeater channels renumbered, RH1 = 29 520 / 29 620 kHz, RH8 = 29 590 / 29

690 kHz

Introduction of FM Simplex Repeater 29 610 kHz (parrot, input + output)

2014 Varna

Several modifications

Effective 26 September 2014

Segment 29 000 – 29 100 kHz: Change from maximum bandwidth of 2 700 Hz to

maximum 6 000 Hz

Satellite segment 29 300 – 29 510 kHz: Removal of downlink restriction

2016 Vienna

Several modifications *

(* to be ratified by General Conference 2017)

Effective 01 June 2016

Introduction of narrow bandwidth segment with maximum bandwidth of 200 Hz from

3 570 kHz to 3 580 kHz

Narrow bandwidth mode segment with maximum bandwidth of 500 Hz extended by

10 kHz now from 10 130 kHz to 10 150 kHz