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0.13675 Ham 2km band (135.7-137.8 kHz) ** new Euro band, 1998 **
--0.1485------------------------
0.153.. LW AM Broadcasting, to 0.279 - 9kHz channels (ITU Region1) + some Nav. (NDB)
153 Germany, Romania, Algeria
162 France, Turkey
171 Russia, Morocco,
177 Germany
183 Germany
189 Italy
198 UK BBC Radio 4
207 Germany, Morocco
216 France, Norway
225 Poland, spare UK allocation
234 Luxembourg, Russia
243 Denmark
252 EIRE Atlantic 252, Algeria
261 Moscow
270 Czech
279 Belarus, Isle of Man (soon)
--0.2835------------------------
Marine/Aero Navigation (NDB beacons) + Maritime Mobile (CW)
0.500 Calling, Distress (CW)
0.518 Navtex, (& 490 & 4209.5 kHz)
--0.5265--MF--------------------
0.531.. MW AM Broadcasting, to 1.602 - 9 kHz channels (10kHz to 1.700 in USA)
--1.6065-------------------------
MF mobile, Maritime and Aero. (OR)
Amateur Radio 160m "Top Band" (1.81-2.0) (SSB used is mainly LSB)
2.182 Calling, Distress
--2.85----HF-------------------- the "reeal shortwave bands"!
mobile, fixed, military, ISM, SRD, and... "numbers stations". More.
AM Broadcasting
(around 2.4, 3.3, 3.975, 5, 6, 7.2, 9.7, 11.8, 13.7, 15.3, 17.8, 21.6, 25.8)
Amateur Radio
80m ( 3.5 - 3.8) (SSB mainly LSB)
40m ( 7.0 - 7.1) (SSB mainly LSB)
30m (10.1 - 10.15) (SSB not recommended) (WARC)
20m (14.0 - 14.35)
16.5m (18.068-18.168) (WARC)
15m (21.0 - 21.45)
12m (24.89- 24.99) (WARC)
Standard Frequency references, and Time signals
(at 2.5, 5.0, 10.0, 15.0, 20.0, 25.0)
Maritime (3kHz SSB channels) more more
2046+ 2049 intership (kHz)
2053+ 2056 intership
4146+ 4149 intership
4357- 4435 shore chs 401- 427 ( -292kHz split: 4065- 4143) 4417/ 4125 calling
6224- 6230 intership
6501- 6522 shore chs 601- 608 ( -301kHz split: 6200- 6221) 6516/ 6215 calling
8291 ch 833 GMDSS
8294+ 8297 intership
8707- 8716 chs 834-837
8719- 8812 shore chs 801- 832 ( -524kHz split: 8195- 8288) 8779/ 8255 calling
12353-12365 intership
13077-13197 shore chs 1201-1241 ( -847kHz split: 12230-12350) 13137/12290 calling
16528-16546 intership
17242-17410 shore chs 1601-1656 ( -882kHz split: 16360-16525) 17302/16420 calling
18825-18843 intership
19755-19797 shore chs 1801-1815 ( -975kHz split: 18780-18822) 19770/18795 calling
22159-22177 intership
22696-22852 shore chs 2201-2253 ( -696kHz split: 22000-22156) 22756/22060 calling
25100-25118 intership
26145-26172 shore chs 2501-2510 (-1075kHz split: 25070-25097) 26172/25097 calling
Aeronautical R or ER (En-Route on fixed airways; so mainly civil) (3kHz SSB channels) more
2851- 3019 kHz
3401- 3497
4651- 4696
5481- 5676
6526- 6682
8816- 8960
10006-10096
11276-11396
13261-13357
17901-17967
21925-21997
Aeronautical OR (Off-Route; so mainly military) (3kHz SSB channels) GHFS
3023- 3152 kHz
4700- 4995
5680- GMDSS SAR
5684- 5726
6685- 6763
8965- 9037
11175-11271
13200-13257
15010-15097
17970-18027
23200-23350
---26.175-------------------
Fixed & Mobile (not aero)
26.3125... Cordless phones base, to 26.4875 (split +15: 41.3125...) "15 canaux duplex de 12,5 kHz"
26.515... CB, to 26.955
26,635 26,695 et 26,745 on-site paging (10 kHz)
26,81 - 26,92 11 canaux simplex de 10 kHz (models)
26.965... CB, to 27.405 (legal - CEPT)
26.965 01
26.975 02 +"Black" (Models code)
26.985 03
26.995 "Brown" / 3A
27.005 04
27.015 05 +27.020 "Brown/Red" (5a)
27.025 06
27.035 07
27.045 "Red" +Test/Dev / 7A
27.055 08
27.065 09 +27.070 "Red/Orange" (9a)
27.075 10
27.085 11
27.095 "Orange" +Railway SRDs / 11A
27.105 12
27.115 13 +27.120 "Orange/Yellow" (13a)
27.125 14
27.135 15
27.145 "Yellow" / 15A
27.155 16
27.165 17 +27.170 "Yellow/Green" (17a)
27.175 18
27.185 19
27.195 "Green" / 19A
27.205 20 from 20 to 40 channel num = first two decimals except 23 to 25...
27.215 21 +27.220 "Green/Blue" (21a)
27.225 22
27.235 24 !
27.245 25 ! +"Blue"
27.255 23 !
27.265 26 +27.270 "Blue/Grey" or sometimes "White" (26a)
to
27.405 40
27.415... CB, to 27.855
27.865... CB, to 27.985
28=... Amateur 10m band, to 29.7= primary CW,USB,Satellite,FM
28.3... Voice... (and other modes)
29.3=.. Satellite, to 29.5=
29.51.. FM, to 29.69 10kHz channels
29.6 FM calling
29.61...Repeaters, to 29.69 (split: -0.1)
Various parts of these channels used for repeaters in different regions
with the remaining channels used for simplex.
---29.7-------VHF-------------
Mobile. Military, PMR (12.5 kHz channels)
29.7 ... mil
30.525... PMR single, to 32.125 "30,83125-32,11875 MHz, 103 canaux simplex de 12,5 kHz"
LPD "30,875;30,900;30,950 MHz, 3 canaux simplex de 12,5 kHz"
On-site paging "31,300 MHz, un canal simplex de 12,5 kHz"
Mics "31,600 MHz, un canal simplex de 150 kHz
ou 31,55;31,60;31,65 MHz, 3 canaux simplex de 25 kHz
31,800 MHz, un canal simplex de 150 kHz"
31.0375... Cordless phone base, to 31.2125 (duplex, split +8.9: 39.9375-40.1125) 25kHz channels MPT1384
(4 more ch. in some European countries, up to 40.2125) 10mW
32.125 ... mil
32,6125 PMR simplex, to 32,6875 "7 canaux simplex de 12,5 kHz"
32.8 mics "32,8 MHz, un canal simplex de 200 kHz"
34.8625... PMR single, to 34.9 "4 canaux simplex de 12,5 kHz"
34.9125... PMR, to 36.25 (split +4.4: 39.3125 - 40.65) "108 canaux duplex de 12,5 kHz"
36.2625... PMR single, to 36.2875 "3 canaux simplex de 12,5 kHz"
36.3 ... mil, mics
36.3= ... Mics, to 36.5= : 36.4 (200kHz b/w)
36.5125... PMR single, to 36,5875 "7 canaux simplex de 12,5 kHz"
37.5 ... Radio Astronomy, to 38.25
38.25... mil, mics
38.8625=.. Mics, to 38.9375= : 38.9 "canal simplex de 75 kHz"
39.0= MBC Meteor Burst Comms, to 39.2= (8x 25kHz : 39.0125 to 39.1875) 500-1600km range
39.0125... PMR single, to 39.0875 "7 canaux simplex de 12,5 kHz"
39.3125 - 40.65 PMR see -4.4 : 34.9125
39.1= ... Mics, to 39.3= : 39.2 (200kHz)
39.3125 ... PMR mobile, to 40.65 (see -4.4: 34.9125)
39.9375... Cordless phones, to 40.1125 (split -8.9: 31.0375-31.2125)
40.500 Mil. Distress, Rescue (often wrongly listed as 40.050) 40.5 x 3 = 121.5
40.6 ... mil
40.66... ISM, to 40.7 (40.68 +/- 20kHz) ** proposed new Euro amateur beacons band **
41= ... Harmonised Military Band (EU1)
40,995-41,105 Models "11 canaux simplex de 10 kHz"
41,105-41,205 Modesl "10 canaux simplex de 12,5 kHz"
41,225 Alarms "canal simplex de 37,5 kHz" until 31/12/05
41.3125... Cordless phone mobile, to 41.4875 (see -15: 26.3125...)
41.5 ... mil
---47.0-----------------------
Broadcasting Band I
TV in 8 MHz channels - Canal+
System L (SECAM) : inverted...
AM Vision carrier at +7.75 (inverted video)
AM Sound carrier at +1.25 (6.5 lower than video)
F2 49 -57 : sound 49.25 vision 55.75
F3 53.75-61.75 : sound 54 vision 60.5
F4 57 -65 : sound 57.25 vision 63.75
Euro TV 7MHz ch.: E2 47-54, E3 54-61, E4 61-68
47... Broadcasting support services, to 50.2
47.025... Mics, to 47.1 (Split +3: 50.025-50.1) "4 canaux duplex de 25 kHz"
47.5 Mics (Split +3: 50.5) "un canal duplex de 25 kHz" Paris only
47.7 Mics (Split +3: 50.7) "un canal duplex de 25 kHz"
50.2 ... Amateur 6m band, to 51.2
50.2 "un canal simplex vidéo" (railways)
51.2 ... Military, to 60
53.0 Mics "un canal simplex de 25 kHz"
56.33 & 62.86 "2 canaux simplex vidéo" Paris railway stations
There is a Euro plan (25-08) to re-organise 54-68: (boundaries)
61... Base, to 68 (split -7: 54-61)
---68.0-----------------------
Mobile. Military, PMR (12.5 kHz channels)
There is a Euro plan (25-08) to re-organise this band: (boundaries)
77.8 ... Base, to 87.5 (split -9.8: 68-77.7) single: 77.7-77.8 and 74.8-75.2 & 84.6-85
68 ... mil
68.475... PMR / Customs / Elec de.F. / Interieur Ministry, to 69.2375 mobile (see +4.05: 72.525...)
69.250 ... mil
70.2625... PMR single, to 70.5125 "21 canaux simplex de 12,5 kHz"
70.525 ... mil
70.9875... PMR single, to 71.9375 "77 canaux simplex de 12,5 kHz"
71,25;71,30;71,50;71,525;71,5375;71,55;71,575;71,825;71,85;71,975 SAB/SAP 10 ch. "simplex de 12,5 kHz"
71.525 Prefered freq for temp use by foreigners, and 71.6
71,325;71,375;71,775 LPD "3 canaux simplex de 12,5 kHz" tele...
71.950 ... mil
72.2... Models, to 72.5 "15 canaux simplex de 20 kHz"
72.525... PMR / Customs / EDF / Min. Int., to 73.2875 base (split -4.05: 68.475-69.2375) "62 canaux"
73.300 Prefered freq for temp use by foreigners
73.3 ... Military: Gendarmerie
74.8 ... Aero (radiolocation), to 75.2
75.0 Runway marker beacons
75.2 ... PMR single, to 75.3 "4 canaux simplex de 12,5 kHz" (.21 .23 .26 .28)
with 75.225 75.25 75.275 as SAB/SAP "3 canaux simplex de 12,5 kHz"
75.225 Prefered freq for temp use by foreigners
75.3 ... PMR mobile, to 77.475 (see +5)
75.5 SAB/SAP "un canal simplex de 150 kHz"
OR 75.44 75.48 75.52 75.56 "4 canaux simplex de 25 kHz"
77.475... Military: Gendarmerie
80.0125... PMR single, to 80.2875 "23 canaux simplex de 12,5 kHz"
80.3 ... PMR (taxis etc), to 82.4750 base (split -5.0: 75.3-77.475) "174 canaux duplex de 12,5 kHz"
80.5 SAB/SAP "un canal simplex de 150 kHz"
OR 80.44 80.48 80.52 80.56 "4 canaux simplex de 25 kHz"
82.475... mil
---83--------------------------
Ministere de l'Int. (CRS/Police/Fire/Ambulance)
83.0 ... dual: mobile, to 83.6 (see +3)
83.6 ... ???
85.5 ... single, to 85.9875 simplex
86.0 ... dual: base, to 86.6 (split -3: 83-83.6)
86.6 ... ???
---87.3------------------------
Paging, 25 kHz "alphapage biplus ou eurosignal"
87.34 ch A
87.365 ch B
87.39 ch C + POCSAG
87.415 ch D
---87.5------------------------
Broadcasting Band II
87.6 ... FM Broadcasting, to 107.9 (no bandplan for national networks)
--108.0------------------------
Aero Navigation, Military
108.050... ILS/VOR/ATIS, to 117.95 (50 kHz channels)
--117.975----------------------
"Airband"
100kHz spacing (original) - 1 decimal place 118.0, 118.1 etc. on air : 1 decimal
50kHz spacing (1954) - 2 decimals, new 118.05, 118.15 etc. on air : 2 decimals
25kHz spacing (1974) - 3 decimals, new 118.025, 118.075 etc. on air : 2 decimals
8.33 spacing (1999/2000) - infinite recurring decimals! new 118.00833. etc on air : 3 decimals
The newer 25kHz spaced channels are rounded to only 2 decimal places when referred to, i.e. 118.02 or
118.07 because the second decimal is only ever 2 or 7 and so there is no ambiguity.
For "8.33", rounded 3 decimal place Channel Names are used :
--NAME-- -step- -MHz--- --rounded--
(1xx.x) 25 1xx.x00 \
"1xx.x05" 8.33 1xx.x00 / up 5
"1xx.x10" 8.33 1xx.x08333 NEW up
"1xx.x15" 8.33 1xx.x16667 NEW down
"1xx.x2" 25 1xx.x25 \ down 5
"1xx.x30" 8.33 1xx.x25 / up 5
"1xx.x35" 8.33 1xx.x33333 NEW up
"1xx.x40" 8.33 1xx.x41667 NEW down
(1xx.x5) 25 1xx.x50 \
"1xx.x55" 8.33 1xx.x50 / up 5
"1xx.x60" 8.33 1xx.x58333 NEW up
"1xx.x65" 8.33 1xx.x66667 NEW down
"1xx.x7" 25 1xx.x75 \ down 5
"1xx.x80" 8.33 1xx.x75 / up 5
"1xx.x85" 8.33 1xx.x83333 NEW up
"1xx.x90" 8.33 1xx.x91667 NEW down
Any 8.33 NAME just 5kHz higher than a normal 25kHz channel is the same freq.,
otherwise tune to the NAMED freq. in 5kHz steps and you'll only be 1.666kHz off...
... then :
If a NEW channel name is 10kHz ABOVE an old 25kHz channel, tune DOWN 1.666
If a NEW channel name is 10kHz BELOW an old 25kHz channel, tune UP 1.666
118.0 ... AM comms, to 136.975
121.5 Distress, EPIRBs
132.0 ... 8.33 sub-band, to 134.8 (for over FL195)
--137.0------------------------
137=... Aero (OR) to 144=
137=... Satellite, to 138=
Weather Satellites, 137.3, 137.4, 137.5, 137.62, 137.85 etc. Tracking.
FM picture data not only too wide for most scanners (50kHz) but mind the Doppler shift too!
More. Good AmSat Keplers tutorial.
LEO MSS Sat. downlinks, to 138= (up at 148-149.9) Orbcomm (4800 bps FSK)
137.000= - 137.025= Primary
137.025= - 137.175= Secondary
137.175= - 137.825= Primary
137.825= - 138.000= Secondary
Orbcomm 25kHz 12dBW RHCP channels, 1 per sat.
137.200 S1
137.225 S2
137.250 S3
137.2875 S11
137.3125 S12
137.435 S4
137.460 S5
137.560 Gateway (50kHz)
137.6625 S6
137.678 S7
137.7125 S8
137.7375 S9
137.800 S10
--138.0------------------------
Aero (OR) - Military
138.2 ... future Euro. SRD band, to 138.45
143.625 Space - MIR station (also 121.75 & 130.165 FM)
143.9875 "Free-Flight": hang-gliding, Help, Weather bulletins (FM)
--144.0------------------------
144... Amateur 2m band, to 146 Primary - IARU Bandplan:
EME (Moonbounce)...
144.035..CW
144.150..SSB - calling 144.3
144.4... Beacons, to 144.49
144.5... All modes
144.8... Digital, to 144.99
145.0... Repeater inputs, to 145.1875
145.2... "Transparent Repeaters" (transponders), to 145.2625
145.2 S8 MIR (with 145.8)
145.2125 S8x
145.225 S9
145.2375 S9x
145.25 S10
145.2625 S10x
145.275..FM Simplex, to 145.5875 (12.5 kHz channels) older 25kHz channels listed:
145.275 S11, V22
145.3 S12, V24
145.325 S13, V26 ex R8b F5ZBF repeater Caen (split normal -0.6) moving to 145.7875
145.35 S14, V28 ex R9b
145.375 S15, V30 ex R10
145.4 S16, V32 ex R11
145.425 S17, V34 ex R12
145.45 S18, V36
145.475 S19, V38
145.5 S20, V40 Mobile
145.525 S21, V42
145.55 S22, V44
145.575 S23, V46
145.5875 V47
(Repeaters 145.6 - 145.7875, split -0.6)
145.600 R0, RV48 FZ3VHF St.Brieuc
145.6125 R0x, RV49 F5ZBL Evreux
145.625 R1, RV50 FZ3VHD Quimper
145.6375 R1x, RV51 F5ZDE Chateauroux
145.650 R2, RV52
145.6625 R2x, RV53 F5ZCR Vernon
145.675 R3, RV54 F1ZBX Rennes
145.6875 R3x, RV55 FZ2VHF Lille
145.700 R4, RV56 F6ZCE Alencon
145.7125 R4x, RV57
145.725 R5, RV58 FZ2VHC Le Havre
145.7375 R5x, RV59
145.750 R6, RV60
145.7625 R6x, RV61
145.775 R7, RV62 FZ3VHB Les Herbiers
145.7875 R7x, RV63
145.8... Satellite Service, to 146
--146-------------------------
Mobile
There is a Euro plan (25-08) to re-organise 146-156: (boundaries)
151.4 ... Base, to 156 (split -7: 146.8-151.4) single: 146-146.8 and 149.9-150.05 & 154.5-154.65
146.0125... base, to 146.3875 (split +4.6: 150.6625 to 150.9875)
146.4 ... ???
149.9 ... Satellite Navigation, to 150.05
150.050... ???
150.6625.. mobile, to 150.9875 (see -4.6: 146.0125)
151.0125... PMR R150 mobile, to 151.3875 (see +4.6)
151.4... PMR single, to 152.975 "2RP, 127 canaux simplex de 12,5 kHz"
152,0125 "Radiomessagerie sur site, un canal simplex de 12,5 kHz, émission mobile"
152,575 LPD, with 152,5875 152,65 "3 canaux simplex de 12,5 kHz" tele...
152.9875... PMR R150, to 153.1125 base (split +4.6: 157.5875 -157.6125) 11 ch inland base
153.125... PMR 2RP, to 153.4125 "24 canaux simplex de 12,5 kHz"
153.425... PMR R150, to 155.6 (split +4.6: 158.025-160.2) "175 canaux duplex de 12,5 kHz" inland base
154.9875... Fixed Links "isolés", to 155.175 (split +4.6: 159.5875-159,675)
"16 canaux duplex de 12,5 kHz" with "géographique" sharing with PMR
155.6125... PMR R150, to 155.9875 base (split -4.6: 151.0125-151.3875) 31 ch
* Inland - "en dehors des côtes" :
156.0... PMR 2RP, to 156.3625 couplée à +4.6: 160.6 -160.9625 "30 canaux" (mobile)
156.375... PMR 2RP, to 156.875 41 canaux "simplex de 12,5 kHz"
156.8875.. PMR 2RP, to 157.4375 couplée à +4.6: 161.4875-162.0375 "45 canaux" (mobile)
157.45... PMR 2RP, to 157.575 "11 canaux simplex de 12,5 kHz"
157.5875... PMR, to 157.7125 couplée à -4.6: 152.9875-153.1125 "11 canaux duplex de 12,5 kHz" (mobile)
157.725... PMR 2RP, to 158.0125 couplée à +4.6: 162.325 -162.6125 "24 canaux" (mobile)
158.025... PMR, to 160.2 couplée à -4.6: 153.425 -155.6 "175 canaux duplex de 12,5 kHz" (mobile)
160.2125... PMR, to 160.5875 couplée à +4.6: 164.8125-165.1875 "31 canaux" (mobile)
160.6... PMR 2RP, to 160.9625 couplée à -4.6: 156.0 -156.362 "30 canaux duplex de 12,5 kHz" (base)
160.975 PMR 2RP, to 161.475 "41 canaux simplex de 12,5 kHz"
161.4875 PMR 2RP, to 162.0375 couplée à -4.6: 156.8875-157.4375 "45 canaux duplex de 12,5 kHz" (base)
162.05 PMR 2RP, to 162.3125 "22 canaux simplex de 12,5 kHz"
162.325... PMR 2RP, to 162.6125 couplée à -4.6: 157.725 -158.0125 "24 canaux duplex de 12,5 kHz" (base)
162.625... PMR 2RP, to 162.9875 "30 canaux simplex de 12,5 kHz"
163... ???
164.8125... PMR, to 165.1875 couplée à +4.6: 160.2125-160.5875 "31 canaux duplex de 12,5 kHz" (base) all areas
* Coastal areas - Marine VHF :
155.??? some private single detected, to 156
156.0250... Marine mobile (see +4.6: 160.625)
156.3 ch 6 (single)
156.375... Marine single : ch 8-17 and 67-77
156.9 ... Marine mobile, to 157.425 (see +4.6: 161.5)
157.45... PMR
160.625... Marine base, to 160.950 (split -4.6: 156.025-160.950)
160.975... private single "2RP maritimes", to 161.475 and 160.9
"22 canaux simplex de 25 kHz, sur les côtes" (shared)
161.5 ... Marine base, to 162.025 (split -4.6: 156.900-157.425)
162.050... Marine base, to 162.600 (split -4.6: 157.450-158.000) auto-patching until Mar 2000
Let's track the Marine VHF channels in two columns 4.6 MHz apart...
** dual freq. pairs
Shore/Base Ship/mobile 4.6 MHz lower
--------------------------------------
160.625---156.025 60
160.650---156.050 1
160.675---156.075 61
160.700---156.100 2
160.725---156.125 62
160.750---156.150 3
160.775---156.175 63
160.800---156.200 4
160.825---156.225 64
160.850---156.250 5
160.875---156.275 65
160.900 private 156.300 6 intership1 and SAR
160.925---156.325 66
160.950---156.350 7
** Now single freq.s Base/Mobile
---------------------------- -------
160.975 private 156.375 67 intership9
156.400 8 intership2
156.425 68
156.450 9 intership5
156.475 69 intership8
... 156.500 10 intership3
156.525 70 DSC Digital SelCall ONLY, GMDSS NO VOICE
156.550 11
156.575 71
156.600 12
to 156.625 72 intership6
156.650 13 intership4 + International Nav Safety Comms
156.675 73 intership7
156.700 14
156.725 74
... 156.750 15 intership11 1W on-board
156.775 75 1W
156.800 16 Calling, Distress
156.825 76 1W
156.850 17 intership12 1W on-board
161.475 private 156.875 77 intership10
** Now dual freq. pairs again
Shore Ship
--------------------------------------
161.500---156.900 18
161.525---156.925 78
161.550---156.950 19
161.575---156.975 79
161.600---157.000 20
161.625---157.025 80
161.650---157.050 21
161.675---157.075 81
161.700---157.100 22
161.725---157.125 82
161.750---157.150 23
161.775---157.175 83
161.800---157.200 24
161.825---157.225 84
161.850---157.250 25
161.875---157.275 85
161.900---157.300 26
161.925---157.325 86
161.950---157.350 27
161.975---157.375 87 old, paired use
161.975 AIS1 157.375 87
162.000---157.400 28
162.025---157.425 88 old, paired use
162.025 AIS2 157.425 88
165.2... PMR mobile, to 168.8875 (see +4.6)
165.2 PMR mobile, to 168.8875 couplée à +4.6: 169.8-173.4875 "296 canaux duplex"
168.9... ???
169.4250 ERMES-01 (ERMES Paging (25kHz, continuous, 6.25kbps, 4level FSK) [Hear it here!])
16 channels, with each country having 4 "preferred" channels
169.65 ERMES-10 France
169.75 ERMES-14 France
169.8000 ERMES-16
169.8... PMR base, to 173.4875 (split -4.6: 165.2-168.8875) "296 canaux duplex de 12,5 kHz" e.g. France Telecom
This ties in with a Euro plan (25-08) to re-organise 157.45-174: (boundaries)
162.05... Base, to 165.2 (split -4.6: 157.45 -160.6)
169.825...Base, to 174 (split -4.6: 165.225-169.4)
--174-------------------------
Broadcasting Band III (8MHz TV F5-F10: Canal+), mobile, mics
mics 175.5-178.5 and 183.5-186.5 "canaux simplex de 200 kHz"
Euro TV (7MHz) E5 174-181, E6 181-188, ... E11 216-223, E12 223-230
176.0 TV ch F5 vision
176.5 ... Radiocom 2000, to 183.5 base (split +8: 184.5-191.5)
182.5 TV ch F5 sound
184.0 TV ch F6 vision
184.5 ... Radiocom 2000, to 191.5 mobile (see -8)
190.5 TV ch F6 sound
192.0 TV ch F7 vision
192.5 ... Radiocom 2000, to 199.5 mobile (see +8)
198.5 TV ch F7 sound
200.0 TV ch F8 vision
200.5 ... Radiocom 2000, to 207.5 base (split -8: 192.5-199.5)
206.5 TV ch F8 sound
208.0 TV ch F9 vision
208.5 ... Radiocom 2000, to 215.5 base (split +8: 216.5-223.5)
214.5 TV ch F9 sound
216.0 TV ch F10 vision
216.5 ... Radiocom 2000, to 223.5 mobile (see -8)
225.5 TV ch F10 sound
223.5-225 LPD "canaux simplex de 200 kHz" until 31/12/05, tele..
--225---------UHF-------------
Military: NATO band
Air-Ground-Air, Air-Air AM comms (25 kHz channels)
Radio Relay, Satellite
243 Distress, EPIRBS 2 x 121.5 = 243
390 Gendarmerie TETRAPOL, to 392 (split -10: 380-382) 20kHz channels - same mode as 77MHz (4/00)
--399.9-----------------------
Mobile. Satellite. Military
399.9 ... Satellite Nav., Meteo sondes, Sat. mobile, EPIRBS, to 406.1
There is a Euro plan (25-08) to re-organise 410-430: (boundaries)
420 ... Base, to 430 (split -10: 410-420)
406.1125... PMR 2RP single, to 407.9875 "151 canaux simplex de 12,5 kHz"
LPD 407.7 407.9 407.925 "3 canaux simplex de 12,5 kHz" tele...
408.0 ... PMR dual, to 410 (+10)
411.05 412.90 413.25 414.2375 SAB/SAP, couplées à
421.05 422.90 423.25 424.2375 "4 canaux duplex de 75 kHz" unprotected, "dérogation d’affectataire"
413.7375 PMR mobile 3RP, to 413.975 couplée à 423.7375-423.975 "20 canaux" "dérogation d'affectataire"
414.5125 PMR mobile, to 414.7875 couplée à 424.5125-424.7875 "23 canaux"
415=- PMR mobile, digital TETRA, to 420= couplée à 425-430 en métropole
(except 415-416/425-426 near Ile de France) "200 canaux duplex de 25 kHz"
418.0 ... PMR dual, to 420 (-10)
ex 424.5-428 PMR / Radiocom 2000 base (split -10) until 2000
423.7375 PMR 3RP (base), to 423.975 couplée à -10: 413.7375-413.975
"20 canaux duplex de 12,5 kHz" "dérogation d'affectataire"
424.5125 PMR (base), to 424.7875 couplée à -10: 414.5125-414.7875 "23 canaux duplex de 12,5 kHz"
* 70cm :
430.0 ... Amateur 70cm band, to 440 (430-434 secondary - radiolocalisation)
430.025... Repeaters, to 430.375 (split +1.6: 431.625-431.975) FRU1 -FRU15
431.225... transponders, to 431.4
433.025... Repeaters, to 433.200 (split -1.6: 431.425-431.600) FRU17-FRU24
433.4 ... transponders, to 433.575
433.075... LPD, to 434.775 (69 x 25kHz channels, 38 CTCSS tones, 10mW) (e.g. Icom IC-4008E)
433.92 "un canal simplex de 12,5 kHz" tele...
433.75 ... Space research, to 434.25 Earth-to-space
440-446.6 PMR / RadioTelephone base (split +10) SFR until 2000
443.55... PMR 2RP, to 444.4875 couplée à +10: 453.55-454.4875 "75 canaux duplex de 12,5 kHz"
443.875 SAB/SAP/Prefered freq for temp use by foreigners (with +10)
"un canal simplex de 16 kHz, dérogation d'affectataire"
444.075 Prefered freq for temp use by foreigners
444.5 ... PMR single, to 446.9875 "200 canaux simplex de 12,5 kHz"
444.675 SAB/SAP/Prefered freq for temp use by foreigners "un canal simplex de 16 kHz"
445.2... Civil TETRA DMO Direct Mode (Euro standard), to 445.3
446.03125...RPS (PMR446), to 446.09375 license exempt "6 canaux de 12,5 kHz"
446.03125 3 (446.030 to nearest 5kHz, 1.25kHz error)
446.04375 4 (446.045)
446.05625 5 (446.055)
446.06875 6 (446.070)
446.08125 7 (446.080)
446.09375 8 (446.095)
446.475 446.525 "Radiomessagerie sur site" (base) and 445.5 (mobile) "3 canaux simplex de 12,5 kHz"
446.5 "télécommande et télémesure médicale, un canal simplex de 12,5 kHz"
446.95 RPS-1 : RPS (Radio Professionnelle Simplifiée, CTCSS - SRBR)
446.975 RPS-2
446.9875 RPS-3
There is a Euro plan (25-08) to re-organise 450-470: (boundaries)
460 ... Base, to 470 (split -10: 450-460)
450.0 ... PMR / RadioTelephone, to 446.6 mobile (see -10)
453.55... PMR 2RP, to 454.4875 couplée à -10: 443.55-444.4875 "75 canaux duplex de 12,5 kHz"
453.875 SAB/SAP "un canal simplex de 16 kHz" (some use with -10)
454.0 Prefered freq for temp use by foreigners
454.6 ... Min. de l'Int. (CRS/Police/Fire/Ambulance), to 456 mobile (see +10)
456.0125... PMR mobile, to 459.9875 couplée à +10: 466.0125-469.9875 "319 canaux"
457.525... Marine on-board, to 457.575 single OR dual:+10
457.675... SNCF (rail), to 458.225
458.2125 Fixed Links "isolés", to 458.4 couplée à 468.2125-468.4 "16 canaux duplex de 12,5 kHz"
463.0 ... PMR, to 464
464.0 ... Min. de l'Int. (CRS/Police/Fire/Ambulance), to 466 base (split -10: 454-456)
466.0125... PMR base, to 469.9875 couplée à -10: 456.0125-459.9875 "319 canaux duplex de 12,5 kHz"
466.025... POCSAG Paging, to 466.2 "5 canaux duplex de 25 kHz"
467.525... Marine on-board, to 467.575 single OR dual: see -10
467.625... SNCF (rail), to 468.325 (Split -10)
468.2125 Fixed Links "isolés", to 468.4 couplée à 458.2125-458.4 "16 canaux duplex de 12,5 kHz"
with "géographique" sharing with PMR
--470--------------------------
Broadcasting Bands IV and V, land mobile (secondary - SAB)
TV in 8 MHz channels
System L (SECAM) : Offsets of +/- 37.5 kHz may be used.
AM Vision carrier at +1.25 (inverted video)
AM Sound carrier at +7.75 (6.5 higher than video)
Nicam digital sound at +7.55
Wireless mics 470-830
470-478 21 477.75 sound
478-486 22 485.75
486-494 23 493.75
494-502 24 501.75
502-510 25 509.75
510-518 26 517.75
518-526 27 525.75
526-534 28 533.75
534-542 29 541.75
542-550 30 549.75
550-558 31 557.75
558-566 32 565.75
566-574 33 573.75
574-582 34 581.75
582-590 35 589.75
590-598 36 597.75
598-606 37 605.75
606-614 38 613.75
614-622 39 621.75
622-630 40 629.75
630-638 41 637.75
638-646 42 645.75
646-654 43 653.75
654-662 44 661.75
662-670 45 669.75
670-678 46 677.75
678-686 47 685.75
686-694 48 693.75
694-702 49 701.75
702-710 50 709.75
710-718 51 717.75
718-726 52 725.75
726-734 53 733.75
734-742 54 741.75
742-750 55 749.75
750-758 56 757.75
758-766 57 765.75
766-774 58 773.75
774-782 59 781.75
782-790 60 789.75
--790----------------
TV
790-798 61 797.75
798-806 62 805.75
806-814 63 813.75
814-822 64 821.75
822-830 65 829.75
--830----------------
MOBILE (primary) and TV
830-838 66 837.75
838-846 67 845.75
846-854 68 853.75
854-862 69 861.75
--862--------------------------
Mobile.
863... Wireless LPD audio, to 865
864.1... FT BiBop RadioTelephones, to 868.1 (864.15 ch 1, to 868.05 ch 40)
868... LPD/alarms/telecontrol/telemetry etc, to 870
884... Radiocom 2000, to 890 mobile (see +45)
890... GSM, to 915 mobile (see +45)
921=... UIC, to 925= (by 2005) Euro. Railways GSM system "19 canaux duplex de 200 kHz"
929... Radiocom 2000, to 935 base (split -45: 884-890)
935.2 ... GSM RadioTelephones, to 959.8 continuous base (split -45: 890-915) "124 canaux duplex de 200 kHz"
France Telecom, Bouygues Telecom and SFR
935.2... FT, to 945.0 all France
945.2... FT, to 947.4 high density areas (945.2-946.0 middle density areas)
945.2... BT, to 949.8 low density areas (946.2-948.8 middle density areas)
947.6... SFR, to 949.8 high density areas (949.0-949.8 middle density areas)
950.0... SFR, to 959.8 all France
--960--------------------------
Aero Navigation
978... DME Ground reply X channels, to 1087 (paired with 1xx.x0 MHz) (to +63)
1025... DME Air mobile channels, to 1150 (1-126 x 1 MHz channels; 1-16 and 60-69 not used)
Selected in aircraft by tuning to a paired channel between 108 and 118 MHz
Pulses transmitted by the aircraft, returned by the ground station & time difference measured.
1104... DME Ground reply Y channels, to 1213 (paired with 1xx.x5 MHz) (to -63)
1030 SSR/IFF (Squalk) Ground (secondary radar - rotating), air reply on 1090
-1215--------------------------
RADIONAVIGATION (PRIMARY)
1240... Amateur 23cm band
1246... Russian GLONASS GPS L2, 0-12: 1246+n(0.4375) see 1602
-1300--------------------------
1,384... Fixed Links, to 1400 couplée à 1452-1460 et 1484-1492 MHz
"systèmes de distribution téléphonique entre commutateurs et concentrateurs d'abonnés"
1,400=...Transmission Prohibited
Astronomy, Space Research, SETI, Hydrogen Line. Certain frequencies around here
propagate very well through the universe, so the boffins listen here for extra-
terrestial transmissions. But surely the little grey men are doing the same thing?
1420 SETI@Home (+/-1.25MHz)
1,429... Liaisons vidéo mobiles 1429-1452 MHz
1,452... see 1384
1,460... Liaisons vidéo mobiles 1460-1484 MHz
1,467=... Worldspace digital satellite broadcasting, to 1492 (7025-7075 MHz uplinks) more
3 sat.s, each with 3 beams of 2 TDM carriers (one left, one right circular pol.)
TDMs are QPSK modulated, overall rate of 3.68 Mbit/s - 96 so called Prime Rate Channels
(PRCs) having 16 kbit/s each. MP3 audio coding. 2.3MHz TDM sep. detail
Receivers cover 1453.384 to 1490.644 MHz (52 centers currently: 1467.184-1490.644, 0.460 MHz steps)
Orbital positions :
AfriStar 21 East - 1469R 1471L 1478R 1481L (MHz & Pol) details
AsiaStar 105 East - 1473R 1475L 1478L 1480R 1488R 1490L details
AmeriStar 95 West - (2001) (details)
1,484... see 1384
1,492... Liaisons vidéo mobiles 1492-1515 MHz
1,525=...Satellite comms downlinks - Inmarsat GMDSS etc (uplinks 1626.5-1660.5) (+101.5) more
1535-1544 FM comms, 25kHz steps
1,559=...Radionavigation, to 1626.5=
1,575.42 Navstar GPS Nav L1 C/A (military accuracy with 1227.6 L2 +/-14MHz) spread
The L1 carrier is modulated by all three GPS data streams, C/A, P and Nav/System Data.
The L2 carrier is modulated by two GPS data streams, P-code and Nav/System Data.
The L3 carrier 1381.05 MHz is a non-navigation signal associated with nuclear burst detection.
One frequency explored for the L4 carrier is 1841.4 MHz.
1,602... Russian GLONASS L1, 0-12: 1602+n(0.5625) spread spectrum
1,610=...Mobile-satellite systems, uplinks (down at -101.5)
1,610=...LEO MSS, to 1626.5= (up&down) CDMA i.e. Globalstar, Iridium (TDMA, 780km up)
1,645.5..Distress EPIRBs, to 1646.5 (Inmarsat E) 1645.6-1645.8?
1,670=...TFTS ground stations
1,675=...Meteo satellite, to 1710
1,690=...Weather Satellite HRPT (Hi-res pics), to 1710= NOAA, GOES, MeteoSat
1,710=...links, radioastronomy, GSM 1800 mobile phones, to 1880= :
1,800.30.TFTS in-flight digital phones (air-ground), to 1804.969 (164 x 30.303 kHz channels : ground at -130)
1,805=...GSM 1800 mobile phone system, to 1880= (split -95: 1710-1785) (ERO doc about usage)
Standard : 1805.2 to 1879.8 (374x TDMA 200kHz channels) Digital duplex. Scrambled. Base continuous. info.
France : 1835.0 to 1879.8
1,880=...DECT Digital Euro. Cordless Telephones, to 1900=
1881.792..ch1, to 1897.344 ch10 (steps of 1.728 MHz) encrypted, base continuous (pulses), less than 250mW
Single Freq. Duplex (Digital TDMA) - supporting 12 conversations at once per channel
"10 canaux simplex espacés de 2 MHz"
Frequency multiplied by wavelength gives 300,000,000 m/s - the speed of light...
or 299,792,458 to be more exact.
300 mHz > 3000 mHz 1Gm > 100Mm easier to count s/cycle than c/s !
3 Hz > 30 Hz 100Mm > 10Mm VERY long waves! Natural 'Earth' waves
30 Hz > 300 Hz ELF 10Mm > 1Mm Bass!
300 Hz > 3000 Hz ILF 1000km > 100km Voice frequencies (sound)
3 kHz > 30 kHz VLF 100km > 10km
30 kHz > 300 kHz LF 10km > 1km
300 kHz > 3000 kHz MF 1km > 100m
3 MHz > 30 MHz HF 100m > 10m
30 MHz > 300 MHz VHF 10m > 1m
300 MHz > 3000 MHz UHF 1m > 10cm
3 GHz > 30 GHz SHF 10cm > 1cm
30 GHz > 300 GHz EHF 1cm > 1mm mainly experimental
300 GHz > 30 THz THF 1mm > 10um limits of radio / far infra-red
30 THz > 300 THz 10um > 1um infra-red light
300 THz > 3000 THz 1um > 100nm infra red > visible > ultra violet (near & far)
3 PHz > 30 PHz 100nm > 10nm extreme ultra violet
30 PHz > 30 EHz 10nm > 10pm x-rays
30 EHz > 10pm > Gamma rays