HF Radio Bands
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ITU radio band | Frequency Ranges |
Extremely Low Frequency | 3 Hz – 30 Hz |
Super Low Frequency | 30 Hz – 300 Hz |
Ultra Low Frequency | 300 Hz – 3 KHz |
Very Low Frequency | 3 KHz – 30 KHz |
Low Frequency | 30 KHz – 300 KHz |
Medium Frequency | 300 KHz – 3 MHz |
High Frequency | 3 MHz – 30 MHz |
Very High frequency | 30 MHz – 300 MHz |
Ultra High frequency | 300 MHz – 3 GHz |
Super High frequency | 3 GHz – 30 GHz |
Extremely High Frequency | 30 GHz – 300 GHz |
Band | Frequency Type | Frequency Range | Antenna Length | Dipole |
160m | MF | 1.8 – 2.0 MHz | 234 ft | 117 ft |
80m | HF | 3.5 – 4.0 MHz | 117 ft | 58.5 ft |
40m | HF | 7.0 – 7.3 MHz | 64 ft | 32 ft |
30m | HF | 10.10 – 10.15 MHz | 46 ft | 23 ft |
20m | HF | 14.00 – 14.35 MHz | 32 ft | 16 ft |
17m | HF | 18.07 – 18.17 MHz | 26 ft | 13 ft |
15m | HF | 21.00 – 21.45 MHz | 22 ft | 11 ft |
12m | HF | 24.89 – 24.99 MHz | 18 ft | 9 ft |
6m | VHF | 50 – 54 MHz | 8 ft | 4 ft |
2m | VHF | 144 – 148 MHz | 3 ft | 1.5 ft |
Revised: David March 13, 2012, at 05:03 PM EST