Shortwave Frequency Allocations & Utility Stations
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Shortwave
Frequency Guide ( All frequencies shown in kHz )
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Frequencies
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Service
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Comments
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0535
- 1705
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AM Broadcast |
Standard North America AM |
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1705
- 1800
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Fixed Service |
Land/Mobile/Marine |
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1800
- 2000
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Amateur 160 Meters |
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2000
- 2107
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Maritime Mobile |
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2107
- 2170
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Fixed Service |
Land/Mobile/Marine |
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2170
- 2194
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Land Mobile Service |
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2194
- 2300
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Fixed Service |
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2300
- 2495
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Shortwave Broadcast |
120 Meters |
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2495
- 2505
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Time Standard |
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2505
- 2850
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Fixed Service |
Land/Mobile/Marine |
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2850
- 3155
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Aeronautical Mobile |
Transoceanic Flights |
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3155
- 3200
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Fixed Service |
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3200
- 3400
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Shortwave Broadcast |
90 Meters |
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3400
- 3500
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Aeronautical Mobile |
Transoceanic Flights |
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3500
- 4000
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Amateur 80/75 Meters |
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3900
- 4000
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Shortwave Broadcast |
75 Meters, Not in Region 2 |
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4000
- 4000
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Time Standard |
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4000
- 4063
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Fixed Service |
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4063
- 4438
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Maritime Mobile |
Ship/Shore |
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4438
- 4650
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Fixed Service |
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4650
- 4750
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Aeronautical Mobile |
Transoceanic Flights |
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4750
- 5060
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Shortwave Broadcast |
60 Meters |
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5005
- 5450
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Fixed Service |
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5450
- 5730
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Aeronautical Mobile |
Transoceanic Flights |
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5730
- 5950
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Fixed Service |
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5950
- 6200
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Shortwave Broadcast |
49 Meters |
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6200
- 6525
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Maritime Mobile |
Ship/Shore |
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6525
- 6765
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Aeronautical Mobile |
Transoceanic Flights |
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6765
- 7000
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Fixed Service |
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7000
- 7300
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Amateur 40 Meters |
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7100
- 7300
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Shortwave Broadcast |
41 Meters, Not in Region 2 |
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7300
- 8195
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Fixed Service |
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8195
- 8815
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Maritime Mobile |
Ship/Shore |
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8815
- 9040
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Aeronautical Mobile |
Transoceanic Flights |
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9040
- 9500
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Fixed Service |
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9500
- 9900
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Shortwave Broadcast |
31 Meters |
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9775
- 9995
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Fixed Service |
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10005
- 10100
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Aeronautical Mobile |
Transoceanic Flights |
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10100
- 10150
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Amateur 30 Meters |
CW/Data Only |
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10100
- 11175
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Fixed Service |
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11175
- 11400
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Aeronautical Mobile |
Transoceanic Flights |
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11400
- 11650
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Fixed Service |
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11650
- 12050
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Shortwave Broadcast |
25 Meters |
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12050
- 12330
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Fixed Service |
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12330
- 13200
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Maritime Mobile |
Ship/Shore |
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13200
- 13360
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Aeronautical Mobile |
Transoceanic Flights |
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13360
- 13600
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Fixed Service |
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13600
- 13800
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Shortwave Broadcast |
New WARC Allocation |
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13800
- 14000
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Fixed Service |
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14000
- 14350
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Amateur 20 Meters |
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14350
- 14995
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Fixed Service |
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15010
- 15100
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Aeronautical Mobile |
Transoceanic Flights |
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15100
- 15600
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Shortwave Broadcast |
19 Meters |
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15600
- 16460
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Fixed Service |
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16460
- 17360
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Maritime Mobile |
Ship/Shore |
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17360
- 17550
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Fixed Service |
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17550
- 17900
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Shortwave Broadcast |
16 Meters |
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17900
- 18030
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Aeronautical Mobile |
Transoceanic Flights |
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18030
- 18780
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Fixed Service |
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18068
- 18168
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Amateur 17 Meters |
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18780
- 18900
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Maritime Mobile |
Ship/Shore |
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18900
- 19680
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Fixed Service |
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19680
- 19800
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Maritime Mobile |
Ship/Shore |
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19800
- 21000
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Fixed Service |
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21000
- 21450
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Amateur 15 Meters |
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21450
- 21850
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Shortwave Broadcast |
13 Meters |
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21850
- 22000
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Aeronautical Mobile |
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22000
- 22720
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Maritime Mobile |
Ship/Shore |
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22720
- 23200
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Fixed Service |
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23200
- 23350
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Aeronautical Mobile |
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23350
- 24990
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Fixed Service |
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24890
- 24990
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Amateur 12 Meters |
Shared with FixedService |
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25010
- 25330
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Petroleum Industry |
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25330
- 25600
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Government Frequency |
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25600
- 26100
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Shortwave Broadcast 1 1 Meters |
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26100
- 26480
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Land Mobile Service |
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26480
- 26950
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Government |
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26950
- 26960
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International Fixed Service |
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26960
- 27410
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Citizen's Band |
Channels start at 26965 kHz |
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27410
- 27540
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Land Mobile Service |
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27540
- 28000
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Government |
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28000
- 29700
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Amateur 10 Meters |
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29700
- 29800
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Forestry Service |
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29800
- 29890
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Fixed Service |
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29890
- 29910
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Government |
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29910
- 30000
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Fixed Service |
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