Radio Frequency Band Designations
IEEE Standard Radar Band Nomenclature
DESIGNATION
HF
VHF
UHF
L Band
S Band
C Band
X Band
Ku Band
K Band
Ka Band
V Band
W Band
mm Band
FREQUENCY
3 - 30 MHz
30 - 300 MHz
300 - 1000 MHz
1 - 2 GHz
2 - 4 GHz
4- 8 GHz
8 - 12 GHz
12 - 18 GHz
18 - 27 GHz
27 - 40 GHz
40 - 75 GHz
75 - 110 GHz
110 - 300 GHz
WAVELENGTH
100 m - 10 m
10 m - 1 m
100 cm - 30 cm
30 cm - 15 cm
15 cm - 7.5 cm
7.5 cm - 3.75 cm
3.75 cm - 2.50 cm
2.50 cm 1.67 cm
1.67 - 1.11 cm
1.11 cm - 0.75 cm
7.5 mm - 4.0 mm
4.0 mm - 2.7 mm
2.7 mm - 1.0 mm
International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Radar Band Nomenclature
BAND DESIGNATION
VHF
UHF
L
S
C
X
Ku
K
Ka
V
W
mm
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FREQUENCY
138 - 144 MHz
216 - 225 MHz
420 - 450 MHz
890 - 942 MHz
1.215 - 1.400 GHz
2.3 - 2.5 GHz
2.7 - 3.7 GHz
5.250 - 5.925 GHz
8.500 - 10.680 GHz
13.4 - 14.0 GHz
15.7 - 17.7 GHz
24.05 - 24.25 GHz
24.65 - 24.75 GHz
33.4 - 36.0 GHz
59.0 -64.0 GHz
76.0 - 81.0 GHz
92.0 - 100.0 GHz
126.0 - 142.0 GHz
144.0 - 149.0 GHz
231.0 - 235.0 GHz
238 - 248.0 GHz
Radio Frequency Band Designations
Military Radar Band Designations
BAND
FREQUENCY
WAVELENGTH
HF
3 - 30 MHz
100 m - 10 m
VHF
30 - 300 MHz
10 m - 1 m
UHF
300 - 1000 MHz
100 cm - 30 cm
1 - 2 GHz
30 cm - 15 cm
2 - 4 GHz
15 cm - 7.5 cm
4 - 8 GHz
7.5 cm - 3.75 cm
8 - 12 GHz
3.75 cm - 2.50 cm
Ku
12 - 18 GHz
2.50 cm - 1.67 cm
18 - 27 GHz
1.67 cm 1.11 cm
Ka
27 - 40 GHz
1.11 cm - 0.75 cm
mm
40 - 300 GHz
7.5 cm - 1.0 cm
ITU Frequency Band Nomenclature
ITU BAND
DESIGNATION
FREQUENCY
WAVELENGTH
ELF
3 - 30 Hz
100,000 Km - 10,000 Km
SLF
30 -300 Hz
10000 Km - 1000 Km
ULF
300 - 3000 Hz
1000 Km - 100 Km
VLF
3 - 30 KHz
100 Km - 10 Km
LF
30 - 300 KHz
10 Km - 1 Km
MF
300 - 3000 KHz
1 Km - 100 m
HF
3 - 30 MHz
100 m - 10 m
VHF
30 - 300 MHz
10 m - 1 m
UHF
300 - 3000 MHz
1 m - 10 cm
10
SHF
3 - 30 GHz
10 cm - 1 cm
11
EHF
30 - 300 GHz
1 cm - 1 mm
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Radio Frequency Band Designations
FREQUENCY BAND DESIGNATION
TYPICAL FREQUENCY RANGE
VHF Band
100 to 300 MHz
UHF Band
300 to 1000 MHz
Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA)
300 to 1000 MHz
CDMA 450
420 to 495 MHz
700 MHz Public Safety Band
764 to 869 MHz
800 Mhz Cellular
824 to 849 MHz; 869 to 894 MHz
GSM 850 / CDMA 850
824 to 849 MHz; 869 to 894 MHz
GSM 900
890 to 915 MHz; 935 to 960 MHz
L- Band
1.000 to 2.000 GHz
Global Positioning System (GPS)
L1: 1575.42 Mhz; L2: 1227.60 MHz
GSM 1800
1710 to 1785 MHz; 1805 to 1880 MHz
GSM 1900 / WCDMA 1900
1850 to 1910 MHz; 1930 to 1990 MHz
PCS 1900
1850 to 1910 MHz; 1930 to 1990 MHz
UMTS
1710 to 1755 MHz; 2110 to 2155 MHz
WCDMA- 3G
1920 to 1980 MHz; 2110 to 2170 MHz
Advanced Wireless Services (AWS)
1710 to 1755 MHz; 2110 to 2155 MHz
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
860 to 960 MHz; 2.4 to 2.5 GHz
IEEE802.11 b/g
2.4 to 2.5 GHz
Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM)
2.4 to 2.5 GHz
WiFi
2.4 to 2.5 GHz
WiMAX
2.3 Ghz; 2.5 Ghz; 3.5 Ghz; 5.8 GHz
S- Band
2.000 to 4.000 GHz
4.9 GHz Public Safety
4.940 to 4.990 GHz
C- Band
4.000 to 8.000 GHz
X- Band
8.000 to 12.400 GHz
Ku- Band
12.400 to 18.000 GHz
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