23 cm band
Privileges
E, G, T
Legend
Data, RTTY, and CW
Phone, image, and CW
Typical phone mode
FM, USB
These mode(s) are commonly used for voice on this band. Most bands allow other modes, as well (see restrictions).
Restrictions
Amateur stations transmitting in the 23 cm band must not cause harmful interference to, and must accept interference from, stations authorized by the United States Government in the radiolocation service.
§97.303(b)
Amateur stations transmitting on the 23 cm band must not cause harmful interference to, and must accept interference from, stations authorized by other nations in the radiolocation service.
§97.303(d)
Amateur stations transmitting on the 23 cm band must not cause harmful interference to, and must accept interference from, stations authorized by The United States Government in the Aeronautical Radionaviagetion Service, the Earth Exploration-Satelite Service (active), or the Space Research Service (active); The FCC in the Aeronautical Radionavigation Service; and other nations in the Earth Exploration-Satellite Service (active), the Radionavigation-satellite service (space-to-Earth)(space-to-space), or the Space Research service (active).
§97.303(o)
On the 23 cm band, a RTTY, data or multiplexed emission using a specified digital code listed in §97.309(a) of this part or an unspecified digital code under the limitations listed in §97.309(b) of this part may be transmitted.
§97.307(f)(7) and §97.305(c)
The 5-unit, start-stop, International Telegraph Alphabet No. 2, code defined in ITU-T Recommendation F.1, Division C (commonly known as "Baudot"); The 7-unit code specified in ITU-R Recommendations M.476-5 and M.625-3 (commonly known as "AMTOR"); The 7-unit, International Alphabet No. 5, code defined in IT--T Recommendation T.50 (commonly known as "ASCII"); An amateur station transmitting a RTTY or data emission using a digital code specified in this paragraph may use any technique whose technical characteristics have been documented publicly, such as CLOVER, G-TOR, or PacTOR, for the purpose of facilitating communications.
§97.309(a)
On the 23 cm band, a station may transmit a RTTY or data emission using an unspecified digital code, except to a station in a country with which the United States does not have an agreement permitting the code to be used. RTTY and data emissions using unspecified digital codes must not be transmitted for the purpose of obscuring the meaning of any communication. When deemed necessary by a District Director to assure compliance with the FCC Rules, a station must: Cease the transmission using the unspecified digital code; Restrict transmissions of any digital code to the extent instructed; Maintain a record, convertible to the original information, of all digital communications transmitted.
§97.309(b)
Amateur stations on the 23 cm band may transmit a RTTY or data emission having designators with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J or R as the first symbol; 1, 2, 7, 9 or X as the second symbol; and D or W as the third symbol is also authorized.
§97.307(f)(8) and §97.305(c)
Spread spectrum emissions are authorized on the 23 cm band with a maximum of 10 W PEP.
§97.305(c) and §97.313(h)
F8E emissions (Multi-Channel FM Voice) may be transmitted on the 23 cm band.
§97.305(c) and §97.305(f)(12)
MCW emissions may be transmitted on the 23 cm band.
§97.305(c)
Test emissions may be transmitted on the 23 cm band.
§97.305(c)
Band plan
ATV Channel #1
1.24 - 1.246 GHz
Point-to-point links paired with 1.258-1.260 GHz
1.246 - 1.248 GHz
Digital
1.248 - 1.252 GHz
ATV Channel #2
1.252 - 1.258 GHz
Point-to-point links paired with 1.246-1.248 GHz
1.258 - 1.26 GHz
FM/ATV (Regional option)
1.24 - 1.26 GHz
Satellite uplinks, Experimental, Simplex ATV
1.26 - 1.27 GHz
Repeater inputs, 25 kHz channel spacing, paired with 1.282-1.288 GHz
1.27 - 1.276 GHz
Repeater inputs, 25 kHz channel spacing, paired with 1.290-1.294 GHz (Regional option)
1.27 - 1.274 GHz
ATV Channel #3
1.276 - 1.282 GHz
Repeater outputs, 25 kHz channel spacing, paired with 1.270-1.276 GHz
1.282 - 1.288 GHz
Broadband Experimental, Simplex ATV
1.288 - 1.294 GHz
Repeater outputs, 25 kHz channel spacing, paired with 1.270-1.274 GHz (Regional option)
1.29 - 1.294 GHz
FM simplex
1.294 - 1.295 GHz
National FM simplex calling frequency
1.2945 GHz
Narrow Band Segment
1.295 - 1.297 GHz
Narrow Band Image, Experimental
1.295 - 1.2958 GHz
EME
1.2958 - 1.29608 GHz
Weak Signals
1.29608 - 1.2962 GHz
WSPR Net Dial Frequency
1.2965 GHz
CW/SSB calling frequency
1.2961 GHz
Beacons
1.2962 - 1.2964 GHz
General Narrow Band
1.2964 - 1.297 GHz
Digital
1.297 - 1.3 GHz