Band Frequency UK Notes
136kHz 1357 - 137.8 kHz There is no rigid band plan for this band, but amateurs are asked to work within the following guidelines, giving long distance communications and experiments priority. Power 1W (0dBW) erp
135.7 - 136.0 Station tests & transatlantic reception window - 135.900 - 135.980 preferred transatlantic window for Europe / North American transmissions of very slow CW (QRSS)
136.0 - 137.4 CW - 135.980 - 136.050 preferred transatlantic window for Europe / North American contacts
137.4 - 137.6 Non CW digital modes (Hellschreiber, Wolf, PSK etc.)
137.6 - 137.8 Very slow CW (QRSS centred on 137.7kHz) 137.700 - 137.800 preferred transatlantic window for North America / Europe transmissions
Top Band 160 metre 1.810 - 1.850 MHz Primary Allocation to Amateur Service. Remainder secondary. Power limit 26dBW PEP (400W) 1.810 - 1.850, rest 15 dBW. AX25 packet not to be used on this band
1.810 - 1.838 CW only, QRP Centre of Activity 1836 kHz
1.838 - 1.840 All narrow band modes
1.840 - 1.843 All modes - Digi modes, Lowest Dial setting for LSB voice mode 1.843
1.843 - 2.000 Phone & CW - 1.836 QRP centre of activity - 1.960 DF Contest Beacons (14dBW)
Band Frequency UK Notes
80 Metres 3.500 - 3.800 MHz Primary Allocation: shared with other services. Power limit 26dBW PEP (400W)
3.500 - 3.580
3.500 - 3.510 Priority for CW Inter-continental DX
3.510 - 3.560 CW, Contest preferred, QRS centre of activity 3.555
3.560 - 3.580 CW, QRP centre of activity 3.560
3.550 QRS centre of activity; 3.560 QRP centre of activity
3.580 - 3.600
3.580 - 3.590 Narrow band modes - digi modes
3.590 - 3.600 Unattended automatically controlled data stations 
3.600 - 3.800
3.600 - 3.620 All modes, Unattended automatically controlled data stations
3.600 - 3.650 Phone contest preferred segment, All modes 
3.650 - 3.700 All modes - Telephony, Telegraphy - SSB centre of activity 3.690
3.700 - 3.800 Phone contest preferred segment
3.730 - 3.740 SSTV & FAX recommended
3.775 - 3.800 All modes, priority for inter-continental operation
3.663 UK emergency communication traffic 
3.690 SSB QRP centre of activity
3.735 Image mode centre of activity
3.760 IARU Region 1 Emergency centre of activity
40 Metres 7.000 - 7.200 MHz Primary Allocation: Amateur & Amateur Satellite Service. - Power limit 26 dBW PEP (400W).- AX25 packet should not be used on this band
7.000 - 7.035 CW only - 7.030 QRP centre of activity
7.035 - 7.040
7.035 - 7.038 Narrow Band Modes
7.038 - 7.040 Narrow Band Modes - Unattended automatically controlled data stations
7.040 - 7.043 All modes -Unattended automatically controlled data stations - 7.043 Image mode centre of activity
7.043 - 7.200
All modes, excluding digimodes (SSB QRP centre of activity 70.90)
7.045 UK emergency traffic
7.060 IARU Region 1 emergency traffic
7.090 UK emergency traffic alternate 
Band Frequency UK Notes
30 Metres 10.10 - 10.15 MHz
Secondary Allocation - Power limit 26 dBW PEP
Phone & AX25 packet should not be used on this band
10.100 - 10.140 CW only - 10.116 QRP centre of activity
10.140 - 10.150
All narrow band modes - digimodes
NOTE: Unattended digimode stations should not use this band
20 Metres 14.000 - 14.350 MHz
Primary Allocation - Amateur Satellite Service: 14.000 - 14.250 primary
Power limit 26dBW PEP (400W)
14.000 - 14.060 CW, contest preferred - QRS Centre of Activity 14.055
14.060 - 14.070 CW - QRP centre of activity 14.060
14.070 - 14.089 Narrow band modes - digimodes
14.089 - 14.099 Narrow band modes - digimodes, unattended automatically controlled data stations
14.099 - 14.101 IBP - exclusively for beacons
14.101 - 14.112 All modes - digimodes, unattended automatically controlled data stations
14.112 - 14.125 All modes
14.125 - 14.300 All modes, SSB contest preferred - Priority for DXpeditions 14.195± 5kHz - Image centre of activity 14.230 - SSB QRP centre of activity 14.285
14.300 - 14.350 All modes - Global Emergency centre of activity 14.300
17 Metres 18.068 - 18.168 MHz Primary Allocation: Amateur & Amateur Satellite Service - Power limit 26dBW PEP (400W)
  18.068 - 18.095 CW only - 18.086 QRP centre of activity
  18.095 - 18.105 All narrow band modes - digi modes
  18.105 - 18.109 Narrow band modes - digi modes, Unattended automatically controlled stations
  18.109 - 18.111 IBP, Reserved exclusively for beacons
  18.111 - 18.120 All modes. Unattended automatically controlled stations
  18.120 - 18.168 All modes - 18.160 Global emergency centre of activity
Band Frequency UK Notes
15 Metres 21.000 - 21.450 MHz Primary Allocation: Amateur & Amateur Satellite Service - Power limit 26dBW PEP (400W)
  21.000 - 21.070
CW only - 21.055 QRS (slow CW) centre of activity 
CW only - 21.060 QRP centre of activity
  21.070 - 21.090 All narrow band modes, digi modes
  21.090 - 21.110 Narrow band modes, digi modes - Unattended automatically controlled stations
  21.110 - 21.120 All modes excluding SSB. digi modes, Unattended automatically controlled stations
  21.120 - 21.149 Narrow band modes
  21.149 - 21.151 IBP, Reserved for beacons
  21.151 - 21.450
All modes - 21.285 QRP centre of activity
All modes - 21.340 Image centre of activity
All modes - 21.360 Global emergency centre of activity
12 Metres 24.800 - 24.990 MHz Primary Allocation: Amateur & Amateur Satellite Service - Power limit 26dBW PEP (400W)
  24.890 - 24.915 CW only - 24.906 QRP centre of activity
  24.915 - 24.925 All narrow band modes - digi modes
  24.925 - 24.929 Narrow band modes - digi modes - Unattended automatically controlled stations
  24.929 - 24.931 IBP, Reserved exclusively for beacons
  24.931 - 24.940 All modes, digi modes. Automatically controlled data stations
  24.940 - 24.990 All modes
10 Metres 28.000 - 29.700 MHz Primary Allocation: Amateur & Amateur Satellite Service - Power limit 26dBW PEP (400W). Unattended Beacons: Only for DF contests 14dBW PEP & not within 50km of NGR ref SK985640
  28.000 - 28.070
CW - 28.055 QRS (slow CW) centre of activity
CW - 20.060 QRP centre of activity
  28.070 - 28.120 All narrow band modes - digi modes
  28.120 - 28.150 Narrow band modes - digi modes - Unattended automatically controlled stations
  28.150 - 28.190 All Narrow Band Modes
  28.190 - 28.300
28.190 - 28.199 IBP, Regional time shared beacons 
28.199 - 28.201 IBP, World wide time shared international beacons
28.201 - 28.225 IBP, Continuous duty beacons
28.225 - 28.300 All modes beacons 
  28.300 - 23.320 All modes - digi modes - Unattended automatically controlled data stations
  28.320- 29.200
Phone & CW only - 28.360 SSB QRP centre of activity
Phone & CW only - 28.680 SSTV & FAX centre of activity
  29.200 - 29.300
All modes - digi modes - Unattended automatically controlled data stations
29.210MHz Unattended UK Internet voice gateway
29.290MHz Unattended UK Internet voice gateway
  29.300 - 29.510 Satellite down links only
  29.510 - 29.520 Guard Channel
  29.520 - 29.700
29.520 - 29.550 FM simplex channels - 10kHz spacing
29.530 UK unattended internet voice gateway
29.560 - 29.590 FM repeater inputs (RH1 - RH4)
29.600 FM calling channel
29.610 - 29.650 FM simplex channels - 10kHz spacing
29.660 - 29.700 FM repeater outputs RH1 - RH4
29.630 UK unattended internet voice gateway
Band Frequency UK Notes
6 Metres 50.000 - 52.000 MHz Primary Allocation: 50.0 - 51.0 Amateur Service. - Secondary Allocation: 51.0 - 52.0 Power limit: 50.0 - 51.0 26dBW PEP ; 51.0 - 52.0 20dBW PEP
  50.000 - 50.100
50.020-50.080 Propagation beacons only 
50.090 CW centre of activity 
  50.100-50.500
50.100-50.130 DX window - Only for QSO's between different continents
50.110 DX calling frequency - No QSOs on this frequency
50.150 SSB Activity Centre
50.185 Cross band Activity Centre
50.200 Meteor Scatter Activity Centre
50.210 - 50.250 JT6M 
50.230 JT6M calling frequency
50.250 PSK31 Activity Centre 
  50.500-51.000
50.510 SSTV (AFSK) 
50.520 - 50.540 Internet voice gateway 10kHz channels 
50.550 Fax working frequency
50.600 RTTY (FSK) 
50.620 - 50.750 Digital Communications
  51.000 - 52.000
51.210 Emergency communications priority
51.210 - 51.390 FM repeater inputs 20kHz channel spacing
51.410 - 51.590 FM Phone (10kHz channel spacing) - FM calling Frequency 51.510
51.530 GB2RS News & Slow Morse
51.910 - 51.950 Internet voice gateway 10kHz channels 
51.810 - 51.990 FM repeater outpus 20kHz spacings  
4 Metres 70.000 - 70.500 MHz Secondary Allocation - Power limit: 22dBW PEP (160W)
  70.000 - 70.050
Propagation Beacons 
70.030 Personal beacons
  70.050 - 70.250
70.085 PSK31 activity centre
70.150 Meteor Scatter calling frequency 
70.185 Cross band activity centre
70.200 SSB & CW calling frequency 
  70.250 - 70.294

70.260 AM/FM calling frequency

 
 

70.294 - 70.500 12.5kHz channels

Although most of these channels are used by digi modes, Internet gateways or emergency groups, that does not mean that you cannot use them for FM telephony. Listen locally, if you hear no traffic, you may use them.

70.3000 RTTY & Fax calling / working channel
70.3125 Digital modes
70.3250 DX Cluster 
70.3375 Digital Modes 
70.3500 Internet Gateway and RAYNET 
70.3625 Internet voice gateway 
70.3750 Emergency communications priority
70.3875 Internet voice gateway
70.4000 Emergency communications priority
70.4125 Internet voice gateway
70.4250 FM simplex channel (used by GB2RS news service)
70.4375 Digital Modes
70.4500 FM calling channel
70.4625 Digital Modes
70.4875 Digital Modes 
Band Frequency UK Notes
2 Metres 144.000 - 146.000 MHz Primary Allocation: Amateur & Amateur Satellite Service - Power limit 26dBW PEP (400W)
  144.000 - 144.035 Moon bounce only
  144.035 - 144.150
144.050 CW calling frequency
144.100 Random MS calling frequency 
144.120 - 144.150 EME MGM (JT65)
144.138 PSK31 activity centre
  144.150 - 144.180 144.150 - 144.160 SSB EME / FAI working
  144.080 - 144.360
144.175 Microwave talkback
144.195 - 144.205 SSB random MS
144.200 Random MS calling frequency
144.250 GB2RS News & Slow Morse
144.260 Emergency communications priority (USB) 
144.300 SSB centre of activity
  144.360 - 144.399 144.370 MGM calling frequency
  144.400 - 144.490 Propagation Beacons Only
  144.490 - 144.500 Guard Band
  144.500 - 144.794 Non channelised
144.500 SSTV calling frequency 
144.525 ATV SSB talkback
144.600 RTTY calling frequency 
144.600 RTTY working frequency (FSK)
144.625 - 144.675 Emergency communications priority
144.700 Fax calling frequency
144.750 ATV talkback
144.775 - 144.794 Emergency communications priority 
  144.794 - 144.990 MGM Packet Radio
144.8000 Unconnected nets (APRS, UiView etc) 
144.8000 - 144.9875 Digital modes, including unattended operation
144.8250 Internet voice gateway.
144.8375 Internet voice gateway 
144.8500 AX25 BBS user access 
144.8625 Available for nodes and BBSs on application 
144.8750 TCP/IP user access 
144.8875 AX25 - priority for DX Cluster access 
144.9000 AX25 DX Cluster access 
144.9250 TCP/IP user access 
144.9500 AX25 BBS user access 
144.9750 High speed 25 kHz channel 
  144.990 - 145.1935 FM repeater inputs
RV48 145.000 MHz
RV50 145.025 MHz
RV52 145.050 MHz
RV54 145.075 MHz
RV56 145.100 MHz
RV58 145.125 MHz
RV60 145.150 MHz
RV62 145.175 MHz
RV63 145.185 MHz 
  145.200 - 145.5935 FM simplex channels
145.200 Earth - Space communications, e.g. ISS 
V16-V48 Simplex channels, 12.5kHz spacing. V16=145.200 MHz
145.2125 Internet voice gateway 
145.2250 Emergency communications priority 
145.2375 Internet voice gateway 
145.2500 Used for slow Morse transmissions 
145.2875 Internet voice gateway 
145.3000 RTTY local 
145.3375 Internet voice gateway 
145.5000 Mobile calling channel
145.5250 GB2RS news
145.5500 Rally & exhibition talk in channel
  145.5935 - 145.7935               FM repeater outputs
RV48 145.600
RV50 145.625
RV52 145.650
RV54 145.675
RV56 145.700
RV58 145.725
RV60 145.750
RV62 145.775
RV63 145.800
  145.800 - 146.000 Satellites
145.800 FM simplex space-Earth communications only
145.806 - 146.00 All modes space communications only
Band Frequency UK Notes
70cm 430.00 - 440.00 MHz Secondary Allocation: Amateur Service - Secondary Allocation: Amateur Satellite Service 435 - 438MHz Power limit: 430 - 432MHz 16dBW ERP PEP; 432 - 440MHz 26dBW
  430 - 431.981
430.0125 - 430.0750 Internet voice gateways, 12.5kHz channels
430.1625 MHz Experimental MPT1327 Mobile Tx Ch1 
430.1750 MHz Experimental MPT1327 Mobile Tx Ch2
430.1875 MHz Experimental MPT1327 Mobile Tx Ch3 
  430.400 - 430.575 Digital Links
  430.600 - 430.925 Digital Repeaters 430.8250 - 430.9750 Repeater outputs RU66 - RU78. 7.6MHz shift
  430.990 - 431.900
431.0750 MHz Internet voice gateway (6 dBW max; 12.5 kHz channel spacing) 
431.1250 MHz Internet voice gateway (6 dBW max; 12.5 kHz channel spacing) 
431.1500 MHz Internet voice gateway (6 dBW max; 12.5 kHz channel spacing) 
431.1750 MHz Internet voice gateway (6 dBW max; 12.5 kHz channel spacing) 
  432.000 - 432.100
432.000 - 432.025 Moon bounce
432.050 CW activity centre 
432.088 PSK31 activity centre 
  432.100 - 432.400
432.200 SSB activity centre 
432.350 Microwave talkback (Europe) 
432.370 FSK441 calling frequency 
  432.400 - 432.500 Beacons Only
  432.500 - 432.994
432.500 - 432.600 IARU Region 1 linear transponder inputs
432.600 - 432.800 IARU Region 1 linear transponder outputs
432.500 Narrow Band SSTV activity centre
432.600 RTTY (ASK/PSK) activity centre
432.625 Digital communications
432.650 Digital communications
432.675 Digital communications
432.700 Fax activity centre
432.775 Emergency Communications (1.6 MHz talk through - base Tx) 
  432.800 - 432.990 432.800 - 432.990 Beacons (Subject to change)
  432.994 - 433.381    FM repeater outputs UK only
RU240 (RB0) 433.000
RU242 (RB1) 433.025
RU244 (RB2) 433.050
RU246 (RB3) 433.075
RU248 (RB4) 433.100
RU250 (RB5) 433.125
RU252 (RB6) 433.150
RU254 (RB7) 433.175
RU256 (RB8) 433.200
RU258 (RB9) 433.225
RU260 (RB10) 433.250
RU262 (RB11) 433.275
RU264 (RB12) 433.300
RU266 (RB13) 433.325
RU268 (RB14) 433.350
RU270 (RB15) 433.375
  433.394 - 433.581
FM simplex channel U272 (SU16) 433.400 IARU Region 1 SSTV (FM/AFSK)
FM simplex channel U274 (SU17) 433.425
FM simplex channel U276 (SU18) 433.450
FM simplex channel U278 (SU19) 433.475
FM simplex channel U280 (SU20) 433.500 UK FM calling channel
FM simplex channel U282 (SU21) 433.525
FM simplex channel U284 (SU22) 433.550 Rally & exhibition talk-in
FM simplex channel U286 (SU23) 433.575
FM simplex channel U288 (SU24) 433.600 RTTY AFSK
433.625 Digital communications
433.650 Digital communications
433.675 Digital communications
433.700 Emergency Communications Priority
433.725 Emergency Communications Priority
433.750 Emergency Communications Priority
432.775 Emergency Communications Priority
433.800 - 434.250 Digital communications
  433.600 - 434.000
433.6000 U288 RTTY AFSK
433.6250 Digital communications
433.6500 Digital communications
433.6750 Digital communications 
433.7000 - 433.7750 Emergency Communications Priority
433.8000 - 434.2500 Digital communications 
  434.000 - 434.594
433.9500-434.0500 Internet voice gateway - 12.5 kHz channels
434.0625 Experimental MPT1327 Base TX Ch1
434.0750 Experimental MPT1327 Base TX Ch2
434.0875 Experimental MPT1327 Base TX Ch3
434.3750 - 434.5250 Emergency Communications (1.6 MHz Talk through - mobile Tx)
434.4750 Internet voice gateway (25 kHz channels) 
434.5000 Internet voice gateway (25 kHz channels) 
434.5250 Internet voice gateway (25 kHz channels) 
  434.600 - 434.9810 FM repeater inputs UK only, FSTV
RU240 (RB0) 434.600
RU242 (RB1) 434.625
RU244 (RB2) 434.650
RU246 (RB3) 434.675
RU248 (RB4) 434.700
RU250 (RB5) 434.725
RU252 (RB6) 434.750
RU254 (RB7) 434.775
RU256 (RB8) 434.800
RU258 (RB9) 434.825
RU260 (RB10) 434.850
RU262 (RB11) 434.875
RU264 (RB12) 434.800
RU266 (RB13) 434.925
RU268 (RB14) 434.950
RU270 (RB15) 434.975 
  435.000 - 438.000 Satellites & FSTV
  438.000 - 440.000
438.0250 - 438.175 IARU Region 1 Digital Communications
438.4000 Emergency Communications 7.6 MHz talk thru, base TX
438.4250 - 438.575 Repeaters - 7.6MHz shift (Non UK)
439.6000 - 440.000 Digital communications
439.9875 POCSAG centre

Note:

The above information is for guidance only, and does not in any way replace the OfCom booklet issued with your license!

Power levels shown in the band plans above are for Advanced (Full) UK licences. Foundation and Intermediate licence holders should check their licences for permitted power levels and conditions.

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