Contest Bands Only
| Frequency(kHz) | Max Bandwidth(Hz) | Preferred mode and usage |
|---|---|---|
| 1.8 MHz Band | ||
| 1810 - 1850 1850 - 1900 | Details below | 1000 W 10 W (Norske radioamatører kan benytte inntil 1000 watt i utvalgte contester. Se punkt "1.8 MHz band ii" under.) |
| 1810 - 1838 | 200 | CW, QRP Centre of Activity 1836 kHz |
| 1838 - 1840 | 500 | Narrow band modes |
| 1840 - 1843 | 2700 | All modes - digimodes, (*) |
| 1843 - 2000 | 2700 | All modes, (*) |
| 3.5 MHz Band | ||
| 3500 - 3510 | 200 | CW, priority for intercontinental operation |
| 3510 - 3560 | 200 | CW, contest preferred, QRS Centre of Activity 3555 kHz |
| 3560 - 3580 | 200 | CW, QRP Centre of Activity 3560 kHz |
| 3580 - 3590 | 500 | Narrow band modes - digimodes |
| 3590 - 3600 | 500 | Narrow band modes - digimodes, automatically controlled data stations (unattended) |
| 3600 - 3620 | 2700 | All modes - digimodes, automatically controlled data station (unattended), (*) |
| 3600 - 3650 | 2700 | All modes, SSB contest preferred, (*) |
| 3650 - 3700 | 2700 | All modes, SSB QRP Centre of Activity 3690 kHz |
| 3700 - 3800 | 2700 | All modes, SSB contest preferred, Image Centre of Activity 3735 kHz, Region 1 Emergency Centre of Activity 3760 kHz |
| 3775 - 3800 | 2700 | All modes, priority for intercontinental operation |
| 7 MHz Band | ||
| 7000 - 7200 | Details below | 1000 W |
| 7000 - 7035 | 200 | CW, QRP Centre of Activity 7030 kHz |
| 7035 - 7038 | 500 | Narrow band modes - digimodes |
| 7038 - 7040 | 500 | Narrow band modes – digimodes, automatically controlled data stations (unattended) |
| 7040 - 7043 | 2700 | All modes - digimodes, automatically controlled data stations (unattended), * |
| 7043 -7100 | 2700 | All modes, Image Centre of Activity 7043 kHz, Region 1 Emergency Centre of Activity 7060 kHz, SSB QRP Centre of Activity 7090 kHz, (1) |
| 7100 - 7200 | 2700 | All modes (2009: 200 Hz and 500 Hz segments below 7100 kHz will be extended) |
| 14 MHz Band | ||
| 14000 - 14060 | 200 | CW, contest preferred, QRS Centre of Activity 14055 kHz |
| 14060 - 14070 | 200 | CW, QRP Centre of Activity 14060 kHz |
| 14070 - 14089 | 500 | Narrow band modes - digimodes |
| 14089 - 14099 | 500 | Narrow band modes - digimodes, automatically controlled data stations (unattended) |
| 14099 - 14101 | IBP, exclusively for beacons | |
| 14101 - 14112 | 2700 | All modes - digimodes, automatically controlled data stations (unattended) |
| 14112 - 14125 | 2700 | All modes |
| 14125 - 14300 | 2700 | All modes, SSB contest preferred, Priority for Dxpeditions 14195 kHz ± 5 kHz, Image Centre of Activity 14230 kHz, SSB QRP Centre of Activity 14285 kHz |
| 14300 - 14350 | 2700 | All modes, Global Emergency centre of activity 14300 kHz. |
| 21 MHz Band | ||
| 21000 - 21070 | 200 | CW, QRS Centre of Activity 21055 kHz, CW QRP Centre of Activity 21060 kHz |
| 21070 - 21090 | 500 | Narrow band modes - digimodes |
| 21090 - 21110 | 500 | Narrow band modes - digimodes, automatically controlled data stations (unattended) |
| 21110 - 21120 | 2700 | All modes (excluding SSB) - digimodes, automatically controlled data stations (unattended) |
| 21120 - 21149 | 500 | Narrow band modes |
| 21149 - 21151 | IBP, exclusively for beacons | |
| 21151 - 21450 | 2700 | All modes, SSB QRP Centre of Activity, 21285 kHz, Image Centre of Activity 21340 kHz, Global Emergency Centre of Activity 21360 kHz |
| 28 MHz Band | ||
| 28000 - 28070 | 200 | CW, QRS Centre of Activity 28055 kHz, CW QRP Centre of Activity 28060 kHz |
| 28070 - 28120 | 500 | Narrow band modes - digimodes |
| 28120 - 28150 | 500 | Narrow band modes - digimodes, automatically controlled data stations (unattended) |
| 28150 - 28190 | 500 | Narrow band modes |
| 28190 - 28199 | IBP, regional time shared beacons | |
| 28199 - 28201 | IBP, worldwide time shared beacons | |
| 28201 - 28225 | IBP, continuous duty beacons | |
| 28225 - 28300 | 2700 | All modes - beacons |
| 28300 -28320 | 2700 | All modes - digimodes, automatically controlled data stations (unattended) |
| 28320 - 29200 | 2700 | All modes, SSB QRP Centre of Activity 28360 kHz, Image Centre of Activity 28680 kHz |
| 29200 - 29300 | 6000 | All modes - digimodes, automatically controlled data stations (unattended) |
| 29300 - 29510 | 6000 | Satellite-downlink |
| 29510 – 29520 | Guard channel | |
| 29520 – 29550 | 6000 | All modes - FM simplex – 10 kHz channels |
| 29560 – 29590 | 6000 | All modes - FM repeater input (RH1 – RH4) |
| 29600 | 6000 | All modes - FM calling channel |
| 29610 – 29650 | 6000 | All modes - FM simplex – 10 kHz channels |
| 29660 - 29700 | 6000 | All modes - FM repeater outputs (RH1 – RH4) |
| LA Contest Club version | ||
- Sideband Usage
Below 10MHz use lower sideband (LSB), above 10 MHz use upper sideband (USB)
Amplitude modulation (AM) may be used in the telephony sub-bands providing consideration is given to adjacent channel users.
- DEFINITIONS
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.
(*) Lowest dial setting for LSB: 1843, 3603 and 7043 kHz.
- Notes
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.
- Transmitting frequencies:
The announced 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.
- 1.8 MHz band:
Those societies, which have a SSB allocation only below 1840 kHz, may continue to use it, but they are requested to take all necessary steps with their licence administrations to adjust the phone allocations in accordance with the Region 1 Bandplan. (UBA – Davos 2005) - 1.8 MHz band ii: NRRL har mottatt brev, datert 16.10.2007, med nedenstående tekst fra Post- og teletilsynet:
Tillatelse for norske radioamatører til å benytte inntil 1000 watt sender utgangseffekt på frekvensbåndet 1850-1900 kHz i forbindelse med internasjonale tester.
Vi viser til brev datert 12.10.2007 og gir med dette tillatelse til at norske radioamatører kan benytte inntil 1000 watt sender utgangseffekt på frekvensbåndet 1850-1900 kHz i følgende internasjonale tester:
ARRL DX contest, CW og SSB
ARRL 160 meter contest, CW
CQ WW DX contest, CW og SSB
CQ WW WPX contest, CW og SSB
CQ WW 160 meter contest, CW og SSB
IARU HF Championship, CW og SSB
Tillatelsen gjelder inntil videre og kan bli trukket tilbake dersom Post- og teletilsynet vurderer at dette er nødvendig.
- 3.5 MHz band:
Intercontinental operations should be given priority in the segments 3500-3510 kHz and 3775-3800 kHz.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 A1A) (Recommendation DV05_C4_Rec_12)Member societies should approach their national telecommunication authorities and ask them not to allocate frequencies to other than amateur stations in the band segment that IARU has assigned to intercontinental long distance traffic.
- 7 MHz band:
The band segment 7035-7045 kHz may be used for automatically controlled data stations (unattended) traffic in the area of Africa south from the equator during local daylight hours.
- 28 MHz band:
Member societies should advise operators not to transmit on frequencies between 29.3 and 29.51 MHz to avoid interference to amateur satellite downlinks.
Experimentation with NBFM Packet Radio on 29 MHz band:
Preferred operating frequencies on each 10 kHz from 29.210 to 29.290 MHz included should be used. A deviation of ±2.5 kHz being used with 2.5 kHz as maximum modulation frequency.