[Last modified 23-Dec-09]

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Handy Shortwave Chart
Bill McFadden


Band allocations and time zone conversions for the USA. Includes broadcast
bands used outside the USA. For multi-use bands, primary usage is shown.
Some stations operate outside official bands. Information is from Oct 2008
FCC rules and Sep 2009 NTIA manual, see Chapter 4 of:
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/osmhome/redbook/redbook.html

Frequencies are in kHz. Usual spacing in shortwave broadcast bands is
5 kHz. Frequencies above 10000 kHz tend to propagate better during the day;
frequencies below 10000 kHz tend to propagate better at night.

Please e-mail suggestions and corrections to .

SHORTWAVE BROADCAST BANDS UNITED STATES TIME ZONES

2300 - 2495 120 Meters PDT MDT CDT EDT
3200 - 3400 90 Meters GMT PST MST CST EST
3900 - 4000 75 Meters --------------------------------------------
4750 - 5060 60 Meters 0000 4 PM 5 PM 6 PM 7 PM 8 PM
5900 - 6200 49 Meters 0100 5 PM 6 PM 7 PM 8 PM 9 PM
7200 - 7450 41 Meters 0200 6 PM 7 PM 8 PM 9 PM 10 PM
9400 - 9900 31 Meters 0300 7 PM 8 PM 9 PM 10 PM 11 PM
11600 - 12100 25 Meters 0400 8 PM 9 PM 10 PM 11 PM 12 AM
13570 - 13870 22 Meters 0500 9 PM 10 PM 11 PM 12 AM 1 AM
15100 - 15800 19 Meters 0600 10 PM 11 PM 12 AM 1 AM 2 AM
17480 - 17900 16 Meters 0700 11 PM 12 AM 1 AM 2 AM 3 AM
18900 - 19020 15 Meters 0800 12 AM 1 AM 2 AM 3 AM 4 AM
21450 - 21850 13 Meters 0900 1 AM 2 AM 3 AM 4 AM 5 AM
25670 - 26100 11 Meters 1000 2 AM 3 AM 4 AM 5 AM 6 AM
1100 3 AM 4 AM 5 AM 6 AM 7 AM
1200 4 AM 5 AM 6 AM 7 AM 8 AM
AMATEUR PHONE BANDS 1300 5 AM 6 AM 7 AM 8 AM 9 AM
1400 6 AM 7 AM 8 AM 9 AM 10 AM
1800 - 2000 160 Meters 1500 7 AM 8 AM 9 AM 10 AM 11 AM
3600 - 4000 75 Meters 1600 8 AM 9 AM 10 AM 11 AM 12 PM
7125 - 7300 40 Meters 1700 9 AM 10 AM 11 AM 12 PM 1 PM
14150 - 14350 20 Meters 1800 10 AM 11 AM 12 PM 1 PM 2 PM
18110 - 18168 17 Meters 1900 11 AM 12 PM 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM
21200 - 21450 15 Meters 2000 12 PM 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM
24930 - 24990 12 Meters 2100 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM 5 PM
28300 - 29700 10 Meters 2200 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM 5 PM 6 PM
2300 3 PM 4 PM 5 PM 6 PM 7 PM

AMATEUR CW BANDS
OTHER BANDS
1800 - 2000 160 Meters
3500 - 3600 80 Meters 153 - 279 Longwave, Non-US, 9kHz Spacing
7000 - 7125 40 Meters 540 - 1700 Mediumwave, 10 kHz Spacing
10100 - 10150 30 Meters 531 - 1602 MW, Non-US, 9 kHz Spacing
14000 - 14150 20 Meters 1900 - 2000 Radiolocation
18068 - 18110 17 Meters 13360 - 13410 Radio Astronomy
21000 - 21200 15 Meters 25550 - 25670 Radio Astronomy
24890 - 24930 12 Meters 25670 - 26480 Remote Broadcast Pickup
28000 - 28300 10 Meters 26960 - 27410 Citizens' Band


FIXED SERVICE BANDS AIRCRAFT BANDS MARINE BANDS LAND MOBILE

1705 - 1800 13410 - 13570 2850 - 3155 2000 - 2107 25010 - 25070
2107 - 2170 13870 - 14000 3400 - 3500 2170 - 2194 25210 - 25330
2194 - 2850 14350 - 14990 4650 - 4750 4063 - 4438 26175 - 26480
3155 - 3400 15800 - 16360 5450 - 5730 6200 - 6525 27410 - 27540
4000 - 4063 17410 - 17480 6525 - 6765 8195 - 8815 29700 - 29800
4438 - 4650 18030 - 18068 8815 - 9040 12230 - 13200
4750 - 5450 18168 - 18780 10005 - 10100 16360 - 17410
5730 - 5900 19020 - 19680 11175 - 11400 18780 - 18900 US GOVERNMENT
6765 - 7000 19800 - 21000 13200 - 13360 19680 - 19800
7400 - 8195 21850 - 21924 15010 - 15100 22000 - 22855 25330 - 25550
9040 - 9400 22855 - 23200 17900 - 18030 25070 - 25210 26480 - 26950
9900 - 9995 23350 - 24890 21924 - 22000 26100 - 26175 27540 - 28000
10150 - 11175 26950 - 26960 23200 - 23350 29890 - 29910
11400 - 11600 29800 - 29890
12100 - 12230 29910 - 30000

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