Shortwave bands

Contents

1 20 meters 2 30 meters 3 40 meters 4 80 meters

20 meters

           20 meters14.000mhz to 14.350mhz primary 14.000mhz to 14.250

14.000mhz to 14.100mhz cw and narrow band modes 14.060 cw qrp 14.100mhz to 14.150mhz digital modes eg rtty 14.150mhz to 14.350mhz phone usb with sstv slots propagation the DX band world wide qso,s esp with a directional yagi antenna better during sunspot highs but can be good during lows esp during daylight uk allocation

30 meters

10.100 to 10.150

cw and narrow band services only

shared with other sevices causing interferance

amateur allocation secondary

propagation good band for dx qsos day and night but spoiled with interferance from other stations

40 meters

7.000mhz to 7.100mhz uk and european allocation

extended to 7.300mhz in us and other countries

band plan 7.000mhz to 7.040 cw and narrow band

modes 7.040mhz to 7.100 lsb phone band may be expanded upwards in near future.

propagation up to 1000 miles 1500km during day, world wide at night

80 meters

3.500mhz to 3.800mhz extended to 4.000mhz in usa and nth america

3.500mhz to 3.590 cw 3.560 qrp cw freq

3.590mhz to 3.600 nb data modes

3.600mhz to 3.800 lsb phone with slots for sstv

propagation local during day (noisy)europe at night

eastern usa and canada in early morning hrs good winter band allocation in united kingdom