HF BAND PLAN 1996 (Region III)
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Caribbean Ham Operators Directory

VLF/LF/MF/HF

Low end     High end   Allocation
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    9 kHz -    14 kHz  Radio Navigation (OMEGA)
   14     -    90      Various Services
   90     -   110      Radiolocation (Loran C)
  110     -   160      Military CW Stations
  160     -   190      Fixed Service (Power Companies,GWEN) 1750 Meters
                       FCC allows unlicenced transmissions under 1 watt
  190     -   415      Nautical Radionavigation Beacons
  415     -   510      Maritime Coastal (CW)
                       (International calling and distress (CW) - 500kHz)
  510     -   535      Aeronautical Radionavigation Beacons (SITOR,NAVTEX)
  525     -  1605      North American,European AM Broadcast Band
 1605     -  1800      Fixed,mobile,radiolocation
 1800     -  2000      Amateur 160 Meters
 1900     -  2000      Radiolocation
 2000     -  2300      Fixed,mobile,maritime
                       (International calling + distress (USB) - 2182 kHz)
 2300     -  2495      Tropical Broadcast band
 2495     -  2850      Fixed,mobile
 2850     -  3155      Aeronautical mobile (USB,CW,RTTY)
 3155     -  3400      Fixed,mobile
 3200     -  3400      International Broadcast 90 M (excluding N. Amer.)
 3500     -  4000      Amateur 80 Meters
 3900     -  4000      International Broadcast 75 M
 4000     -  4063      Maritime Mobile
 4063     -  4438      MARS (?) (CW,voice,RTTY,TOR,SITOR)
 4438     -  4650      Various Allocations
 4650     -  4750      Aeronautical Mobile
 4750     -  5060      International Broadcast 60 M
 5060     -  5450      Fixed,Mobile
 5450     -  5730      Aeronautical Mobile
 5730     -  5950      Fixed,Mobile
 5950     -  6200      International Broadcast 49 M
 6200     -  6525      Maritime Mobile (CW,voice,RTTY,TOR,SITOR)
 6525     -  6765      Nautical Mobile (VOLMET weather)
 6765     -  6795      Industrial,Scientific, and Medical (ISM) (CW,RTTY)
 6795     -  7000      Fixed Services
 7000     -  7300      Amateur 40 Meters
 7100     -  7300      International Broadcast 41 M
 7300     -  8195      Fixed service
                       (Out of band broadcast - 7300-7500 kHz)
 8195     -  8815      Maritime Mobile (Survival craft - 8364 kHz)
 8815     -  9040      Aeronautical
 9040     -  9500      Fixed Service
 9500     -  9900      International Broadcast 31 M
 9900     - 10100      Fixed Service
10100     - 10150      Amateur 30 Meters
10150     - 11175      Fixed Service (primary)
                       Mobile (secondary)
11175     - 11400      Aeronautical Mobile
11400     - 11650      Fixed Services
                       (Out of band broadcast - 11500-11650 kHz)
11650     - 12050      International Broadcast 25 M
12050     - 12230      Fixed Services
                       (Also some out of band broadcasts)
12230     - 13200      Maritime Mobile
13200     - 13360      Aeronautical Mobile
13360     - 13410      Fixed Service,Astronomy
13360     - 13600      Mobile
13600     - 13800      International Broadcast 22 M
13800     - 14000      Fixed Service
14000     - 14350      Amateur 20 Meters
14350     - 14990      Fixed Service
14990     - 15010      Standard Frequency and Time Operations
15005     - 15010      Space Research (Secondary)
15010     - 15100      Off Route Aeronautical Mobile
15100     - 15600      International Broadcast 19 M
15600     - 16360      Fixed Service
16360     - 17410      Maritime Mobile
17410     - 17550      Fixed Service
17550     - 17900      International Broadcast 16 M
17900     - 18030      Aeronautical Mobile
18030     - 18068      Fixed Service
18068     - 18168      Amateur 17 Meters
18168     - 18780      Fixed Service
18780     - 18900      Maritime Mobile
18900     - 19680      Fixed Service
19680     - 19800      Maritime Mobile
19800     - 19900      Fixed Service
19900     - 20010      Standard Frequency and Time
19900     - 19950      Space Research (Secondary)
20010     - 21000      Fixed Service
21000     - 21450      Amateur 15 Meters
21450     - 21850      International Broadcast 13 M
21850     - 21870      Fixed Service
21870     - 21924      Aeronautical Fixed Service
21924     - 22000      Aeronautical Mobile
22000     - 22855      Maritime Mobile
22855     - 23200      Fixed Service
23000     - 23200      Mobile Services (Secondary)
23200     - 23350      Off Route Aeronautical Mobile
23350     - 24890      Fixed Service
23350     - 24000      Mobile Services
24000     - 24890      Land Mobile,Fixed Service
24890     - 24990      Amateur 12 Meters
24990     - 25010      Standard Frequency and Time
25010     - 25070      Fixed Service
25070     - 25210      Maritime Mobile
25210     - 25550      Fixed, Mobile
25210     - 25670      Astronomy
25670     - 26100      International Broadcast 11 M
26100     - 26175      Maritime Mobile
26174     - 28000      Fixed Service
26174     - 28000      Mobile Services
26960     - 27410      Citizens Band
27500     - 28000      Meteorological
28000     - 29700      Amateur 10 Meters