The Northern California Packet Association

General Band Plan

Last updated October 12, 2019

By request, the charts (up through 70 cm) now include a text listing of the channels. Corrections or suggestions for improvements are welcome.

MF and LF bands:
LF and MF band plans   2200 m, 135.7-137.8 kHz   630 m, 472-479 kHz;   160 m, 1.8-2.0 MHz
HF bands:
HF band plans   80-10 m,   3.0-30.0 MHz
VHF bands:
6 m,   50.0-54.0 MHz
2 m,   144.0-148.0 MHz
1.25 m,   219.0-220.0 and 222.0-225.0 MHz
UHF bands:
70 cm,   420-450 MHz
33 cm,   902-928 MHz
23 cm,   1240-1300 MHz
13 cm,   2300-2310 and 2390-2450 MHz
SHF bands:
SHF band plans   8.8 cm, 3.3-3.5 GHz;   5.2 cm, 5.650-5.925 GHz;   2.9 cm, 10.0-10.5 GHz;   1.2 cm, 24.0-24.25 GHz
EHF bands:
EHF band plans   6.4 mm, 47.0-47.2 GHz;   3.8 mm, 76.0-81.0 mm;   2.4 mm, 122.25-123.0 GHz;   2.2 mm, 134.0-141.0 GHz;   1.2 mm, 241.0-250.0 GHz

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NOTES:

The NCPA does band planning and channel assignments within the digital segments (see Packet Band Plan).

In August 2006 the NCPA adopted the ARRL band plans for the bands above 70 cm.
In September 2009 the NCPA adopted the ARRL band plans for the bands below 2 m.
In June 2010 the NCPA adopted the ARRL band plan for the 1.25 m band.
In August 2017 the NCPA added three channels to the lower digital segment in the 2 m band, as per IARU.

The adoption of the ARRL band plans is currently under negotiations with other groups who are being asked to adopt it as well.

The ARRL is a member organization and the secretariat of the IARU and participated in the IARU band plans. However, as of this writing, there are some differences in the ARRL band plans and the IARU region 2 band plans. The HF, MF, and LF charts here are based on the latest IARU region 2 plans.

See 47CFR 97.303 for frequency sharing requirements.

NCPA freq. coord.: Gary Mitchell, WB6YRU, wb6yru@ix.netcom.com
Packet BBS: WB6YRU@N0ARY.#NCA.CA.USA.NOAM