HF Bandplan

IARU Region 1 - 2009

With restriction to use in Italy as per "Piano nazionale di ripartizione delle frequenze"

Quick links: 137kHz 1.8MHz 3.5MHz 7MHz 10MHz 14MHz 18MHz 21MHz 24MHz 28MHz 29MHz

Legenda

Color key

Band
Band limits, allowed bandwidth: 200 Hz 500 Hz 2700 Hz 6000 Hz Beacons only
Band usage: Generic No contests Exclusive use
Band sub usage: Notes on specific modes to be used in a band
Italy rules: Exclusive use for Amateur Radio Primary use for Amateur Radio (other services allowed) Secondary use for Amateur Radio (primary service) Band not allowed in Italy

Preferred mode and usage notes

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.
Sideband Usage
Below 10MHz use lower sideband (LSB), above 10 MHz use upper sideband (USB)
(*) Lowest dial setting for LSB Voice mode: 1843, 3603 and 7043 kHz

NOTES

Amplitude modulation (AM) may be used in the telephony sub-bands providing consideration is given to adjacent channel users. (NRRL Davos 05).

CW QSOs are accepted across all bands, except within beacon segments. (Recommendation DV05_C4_Rec_13)

Contest activity shall not take place on the 10, 18 and 24 MHz bands.

Non-contesting radio amateurs are recommended to use the contest-free HF bands (30, 17 and 12m) during the largest international contests. (DV05_C4_Rev_07)

The term "automatically controlled data stations" includes Store and Forward stations.

The frequencies in the bandplan are understood as "transmitted frequencies" (not those of the suppressed carrier!)

Unmanned transmitting 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.

Sideband Usage

Below 10MHz use lower sideband (LSB), above 10 MHz use upper sideband (USB)

LW - 137 kHz
135.7 - 137.8
CW, QRSS and narrow band digital modes
 
Secondario, max 1W EIRP
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160 m - 1800 kHz
1810 - 1838 1838 - 1840 1840 - 1843 1843 - 2000
CW Narrowband modes All modes(*)
QRP Centre of Activity: 1836 kHz Digimodes(*)
1810 - 1830 1830 - 1850 1850 - 2000
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80 m - 3500 kHz
3500 - 3510 3510 - 3560 3560 - 3580 3580 - 3590 3590 - 3600 3600 - 3620 3620 - 3650 3650 - 3700 3700 - 3775 3775 - 3800
CW Narrow band modes - digimodes All modes - digimodes All modes
priority for intercontinental operation contest preferred, QRS Centre of Activity: 3555 kHz QRP Centre of Activity: 3560 kHz automatically controlled data stations (unattended) automatically controlled data station (unattended), (*) SSB contest preferred, Digital Voice Centre of Activity: 3630 kHz, (*) SSB QRP Centre of Activity 3690 kHz SSB contest preferred, Image Centre of Activity: 3735 kHz, Region 1 Emergency Centre of Activity: 3760 kHz priority for intercontinental operation
 

Where no DX traffic is involved, the contest segments should not include 3500-3510 kHz or 3775-3800 kHz. Member societies will be permitted to set other (lower) limits for national contests (within these limits).

3510-3600 kHz may be used for unmanned ARDF beacons (CW ) (Davos 2005)

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40 m - 7 MHz
7000 - 7025 7025 - 7040 7040 - 7047 7047 - 7050 7050 - 7053 7053 - 7060 7060 - 7100 7100 - 7130 7130 - 7175 7175 - 7200
CW Narrow band modes - digimodes All modes - digimodes All modes
contest preferred QRP Centre of Activity: 7030 kHz automatically controlled data stations (unattended) automatically controlled data stations (unattended), (*) SSB contest preferred, Digital voice centre of activity: 7070 kHz, SSB QRP centre of activity: 7090 Region 1 Emergency centre of activity: 7110 SSB contest preferred, Image centre of activity: 7165 kHz priority for intercontinental operation
7000 - 7100 7100 - 7200
primary max 24dBW (250W) Pending new PNRF
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30 m - 10 MHz
10100 - 10140 10140 - 10150
CW Narrow band modes - digimodes
QRP Centre of Activity: 10116 kHz
 

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.

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20 m - 14 MHz
14000 - 14060 14060 - 14070 14070 - 14089 14089 - 14099 14099 - 14101 14101 - 14112 14112 - 14125 14125 - 14300 14300 - 14350
CW Narrow band modes - digimodes IBP All modes - digimodes All modes
contest preferred, QRS Centre of Activity: 14055 kHz QRP Centre of Activity 14060 kHz automatically controlled data stations (unattended) exclusively for beacons automatically controlled data stations (unattended) SSB contest preferred,
Digital Voice centre of activity: 14130 kHz,
Priority for Dxpeditions: 14195 kHz ± 5 kHz,
Image Centre of Activity: 14230 kHz,
SSB QRP Centre of Activity 14285 kHz
Global Emergency centre of activity: 14300 kHz.
 
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17 m - 18 MHz
18068 - 18095 18095 - 18105 18105 - 18109 18109 - 18111 18111 - 18120 18120 - 18168
CW Narrow band modes - digimodes IBP All modes - digimodes All modes
QRP Centre of Activity: 18086 kHz automatically controlled data stations (unattended) exclusively for beacons automatically controlled data stations (unattended) SSB QRP centre of activity: 18130 kHz,
Digital Voice centre of activity: 18150 kHz,
Global Emergency centre of activity: 18160 kHz
 
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15 m - 21 MHz
21000 - 21070 21070 - 21090 21090 - 21110 21110 - 21120 21120 - 21149 21149 - 21151 21151 - 21450
CW Narrow band modes - digimodes All modes (excluding SSB) - digimodes Narrow band modes IBP All modes
QRS Centre of Activity: 21055 kHz,
QRP Centre of Activity 21060 kHz
automatically controlled data stations (unattended) automatically controlled data stations (unattended) exclusively for beacons Digital Voice centre of activity: 21180 kHz,
SSB QRP Centre of Activity: 21285 kHz,
Image Centre of Activity: 21340 kHz,
Global Emergency Centre of Activity: 21360 kHz
 
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12 m - 24 MHz
24890 - 24915 24915 - 24925 24925 - 24929 24929 - 24931 24931 - 24940 24940 - 24990
CW Narrow band modes - digimodes IBP All modes - digimodes All modes
QRP centre of activity: 24906 kHz automatically controlled data stations (unattended) exclusively for beacons automatically controlled data stations (unattended) Digital Voice centre of activity: 24960 kHz
 
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10 m - 28 MHz
28000 - 28070 28070 - 28120 28120 - 28150 28150 - 28190 28190 - 28199 28199 - 28201 28201 - 28225 28225 - 28300 28300 - 28320 28320 - 29200
CW Narrow band modes - digimodes Narrow band modes IBP All modes - beacons All modes - digimodes All modes
QRS Centre of Activity: 28055 kHz,
QRP Centre of Activity: 28060 kHz
automatically controlled data stations (unattended) regional time shared beacons worldwide time shared beacons continuous duty beacons automatically controlled data stations (unattended) Digital Voice centre of activity: 28330 kHz,
SSB QRP Centre of Activity: 28360 kHz,
Image Centre of Activity: 28680 kHz
 
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10 m - 29 MHz
28320 - 29200 29200 - 29300 29300 - 29510 29510 - 29520 29520 - 29550 29560 - 29590 29600 29610 - 29650 29660 - 29700
All modes All modes - digimodes Satellite-downlink Guard channel All modes
Digital Voice centre of activity: 28330 kHz,
SSB QRP Centre of Activity: 28360 kHz,
Image Centre of Activity: 28680 kHz
automatically controlled data stations (unattended) FM simplex - 10 kHz channels FM repeater input (RH1 - RH4) FM calling channel FM simplex - 10 kHz channels FM repeater outputs (RH1 - RH4)
 

Member societies should advise operators not to transmit on frequencies between 29.3 and 29.51 MHz to avoid interference to amateur satellite downlinks.

Preferred NBFM operating frequencies on each 10 kHz from 29.210 to 29.290 MHz inclusive should be used. A deviation of ±2.5 kHz being used with 2.5 kHz as maximum modulation frequency.

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References


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