Frequency Bands
I. Frequency Bands 1. ITU bands 2. ECM bands 3. EU/NATO radio bands alternative 4. IEEE radio bands 5. Waveguide frequency bands
1. ITU (International Radio Union) bands 1 (ELF) 3-30 Hz 2 (SLF) 30-300 Hz 3 (ULF) 0.3-3 kHz 4 (VLF) 3-30 kHz 6 (LF) 30-300 kHz 7 (MF) 0.3-3 MHz 8 (HF) 3-30 MHz 9 (VHF) 30-300 MHz 10 (UHF) 0.3-3 GHz 11 (SHF) 3-30 GHz 12 (EHF) 30-300 GHz 13 (THF) 0.3-3 THz
2. ECM bands (EU/NATO/US) A 0 – 250 MHz B 250-500 MHz C 0.5-1 GHz D 1-2 GHz E 2-3 GHz F 3-4 GHz G 4-6 GHz H 6-8 GHz I 9-10 GHz J 10-20 GHz K 20-40 GHz L 40-60 GHz M 60-100 GHz
3. EU/NATO radio bands alternative I 100-150 MHz G 150-225 MHz P 225-400 MHz L 0.39-1.55 GHz S 1.55-3.90 GHz C 3.9-6.2 GHz X 6.2-10.9 GHz K 10.9-36.0 GHz Ku 10.9-20 GHz Ka 20-36 GHz Q 36-46 GHz V 46-56 GHz W 56-100 GHz
4. IEEE radio bands HF 3-30 MHz VHF 30-300 MHz UHF 0.3-3 GHz L 1-2 GHz S 2-4 GHz C 4-8 GHz X 8-12 GHz Ku 12-18 GHz K 18-27 GHz Ka 27-40 GHz V 40-75 GHz W 75-110 GHz mm 30-300 GHz
5. Waveguide frequency bands R 1.70-2.60 GHz D 2.20-3.30 GHz S 2.60-3.95 GHz E 3.30-4.90 GHz G 3.95-5.85 GHz F 4.90-7.05 GHz C 5.85-8.20 GHz H 7.05-10.10 GHz X 8.2-12.4 GHz Ku 12.4-18.0 GHz K 15.0-26.5 GHz Ka 26.5-40.0 GHz Q 33-50 GHz U 40-60 GHz V 40-75 GHz W 75-110 GHz F 90-140 GHz D 110-170 GHz G 140-220 GHz Y 325-500 GHz
II. ITU Regions 1. ITU 2. ITU radio spectrum regions
1. ITU (International Telecommunication Union) - 국제전기통신연합 - 유엔 산하 기구. 전기통신 관련 국제협력 - ITU-R (무선통신): 1927년 출범 - ITU-T (표준화): 1956년 출범 - ITU-D (개발): 1992년 출범 - ITU Telecom (행사): 1971년 출범. ITU Telecom World 2011 (40주년) - WRC (규정, 협약): World Radiocommunication Conferences 3-4년 주기로 개최. 주파수 사용, 정지/비정지 위성궤도 관련 국제 규약의 심의, 개정, 제정
2. ITU radio spectrum regions
III. Frequency per Applications 1. Broadcast frequencies 2. GNSS frequencies 3. Aeronautical telemetry frequencies (WRC'07)
1. Broadcast frequencies Longwave AM Radio 148.5-283.5 kHz Medium Wave AM Radio 530-1710 kHz Shortwave AM Radio 3-30 MHz FM Radio 87.5-108.0 MHz (ITU Region I) 87.9-107.9 MHz (ITU Region II) 76.0-90.0 MHz (Japan) TV 54- 698 MHz Americas, Caribbean, South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines 54-88 MHz VHF Low-band (Band I), ch. 2-6 174-216 MHz VHF High-band (Band III), ch. 7-13
1. Broadcasting frequencies Band I 47-88 MHz Band II 87.5-108.0 MHz Band III 174-250 MHz Band IV 474-602 MHz (BBC) Band V 614-854 MHz (BBC) Band VI 11.7-12.7 GHz
2. GNSS frequencies
3. Aeronautical telemetry frequencies (WRC'07) Ref: M. Rice, DTIC, AD578383
4. Short range devices (SRDs) A) All 3.155-3.195 MHz Hearing aids 6.765-6.795 MHz ISM, non-specific 13.553-13.567 MHz ISM, RFID, NFC 26.957-27.283 MHz Citizen's band 315-316 MHz China 40.669-40.700 MHz ISM, non-specific 260-470 MHz Canada 402-405 MHz ISM, Active medical implants 433.050-434.790 MHz ISM, LPD433 863-870 MHz SRD860 902-928 MHz Canda 915-928 MHz Australia
2.400-2.4835 GHz Wi-Fi, amateur radio 5.725-5.875 GHz ISM 5.795-5.805 GHz Automatic toll collection 5.805-5.815 GHz Automatic toll collection 76-77 GHz Automotive long range radar (LRR) 61.0-61.5 GHz ISM 122-123 GHz ISM 244-246 GHz ISM
B) Global license-free SRD frequencies in MHz Europe: 433.05-434.79, 868.0-870.0, 863.0-870.0 U.S.: 260-470, 902-928 Canada: 260-470, 902-928 Japan: 426.0375-426.1125, 429.175-429.7375 China: 315.0-316.0, 430.0-432.0 Austalia: 433.05-434.79, 915-928
C) 대한민국 소출력 무선기기 코드없는 전화기: 3mW = 46.510-46.970MHz/49.695-49.970MHz 10mW = 914.01-914.9875MHz/959.0125-959.9875MHz 특정 소출력: 10mW = 219.000-224.125MHz, 10mW = 424.700-424.950MHz 무선마이크: 3mW: 74MHz 대역 1mW: 106-107MHz 대역 3mW: 220MHz 대역 10mW: 740-750MHz 대역 10mW: 928-929MHz 대역 무선조정용: 10mW: 173MHz 대역, 산업용(중장비, 크레인) 5mW: 173MHz 대역, 447MHz 대역, 자동문 제어, 자동차 시동 5mW: 311MHz 대역, 자동차 시동 안전시스템: 10mW: 447MHz 대역, 도난/화재 경보장치
영상전송용: 10mW = 2.410-2.470GHz 시각 장애인 유도신호용: 235MHz: 고정장치, 10mW 358MHz: 휴대장치, 10mW ISM 대역 13.560MHz: 교통카드, 모형기기 무선조정 27.120MHz: 생활무선국, 모형기기 무선조정 40.690MHz: 모형기기 무선조정 915MHz: 국가 사용 2.450GHz: 아마추어, 이동체 식별장치, 무선LAN 5.800GHz: 아마추어, 방송중계, 군레이더, 무선LAN 24.125GHz: 아마추어, 고주파 이용설비
국내 허가/신고 불필요 무선주파수 322MHz 미만: 500μV/m 이하. 15MHz 이하에서는 6π/λ를 곱함. 322MHz 이상 10GHz 미만: 35μV/m 이하 10GHz 이상 150GHz 미만: 3.5f μV/m, f(GHz), 500μV/m 초과시 500μV/m로 한다. 150GHz 이상: 500μV/m 이하
US Amateur Radio Frequency Allocation 송신출력 상한선: 1.5 kW PEP, 200 W PEP on HF bands 160-m 1.8-2.0 MHz 80-m 3.5-4.0 MHz 60-m 5.332-5.4035 MHz 40-m 7.025-7.300 MHz 30-m 10.10-10.15 MHz 20-m 14.025-14.350 MHz 17-m 18.068-18.168 MHz 15-m 21.025-21.450 MHz 12-m 24.890-24.990 MHz 10-m 28.0-29.7 MHz 6-m 50.0-54.0 MHz 2-m 144.0-148.0 MHz 1.25-m 222-225 MHz 70-cm 420-450 MHz 33-cm 902-928 MHz 23-cm 1270-1295 MHz
US Amateur Radio Frequency Allocation Higher Frequencies (GHz): 2.30-2.31 2.39-2.45 3.30-3.50 5.65-5.925 10.0-10.5 24.0-24.25 47.0-47.2 76.0-81.0 (76-77 GHz suspended due to vehicle radar interference) 122.25-123 134-141 241-250 All above 300
Radio Astronomy Frequencies (Europe) 1. MHz band 13.35-13.41 22.55-25.67 37.5-38.25 73-74.6 150.05-153 322-328.6 406.1-410 608-614 2. GHz band 1.4-1.427 1.66-1.6605 1.6605-1.6684 1.6684-1.670 1.7188-1.7222 2.655-2.690
Radio Astronomy Frequencies (Europe) 2. GHz band 2.69-2.70 3.260-3.267 3.332-3.339 3.3458-3.3525 4.80-4.99 4.99-5.00 5.00-5.03 6.6500-6.6752 10.60-10.68 14.47-14.50 15.20-15.35 15.35-15.40 22.01-22.21 22.21-22.50 22.71-22.86 23.07-23.12
Radio Astronomy Frequencies (Europe) 2. GHz band 23.6-24.0 31.2-31.3 31.3-31.5 36.43-36.50 42.5-43.5 48.94-49.04 51.40-54.25 58.2-59.0 72.77-72.91 86-92 92-94 95-100
Cellular Phone Frequencies Current / Planned Technologies Previous Technologies Band UHF Frequency (MHz) 3G, 4G, MediaFLO (defunct), DVB-H UHF TV 52-69 (698-806 MHz)* 700 698–806 SMR iDEN, ESMR CDMA (future), ESMR LTE (future) UHF TV 70-83 (806-890 MHz) 800 806–824 and 851–869 GSM, IS-95 (CDMA), 3G AMPS, IS-136 (D-AMPS) 850 824–849 and 869–894 Unknown 1400 1392–1395 and 1432–1435 GSM, IS-95 (CDMA), 3G, 4G IS-136 PCS 1850–1910 and 1930–1990 3G, 4G AWS 1710–1755 and 2110–2155 4G BRS/EBS 2496–2690
Radar Frequency Usage [US DoC, NTIA Special Pub. 00-40]
Radar Power [US DoC, NTIA Special Pub. 00-40]
Radar Frequency Usage [US DoC, NTIA Specil Pub. 00-40]
Radar Frequency Usage [US DoC, NTIA Specil Pub. 00-40]
Radar Frequency Usage [US DoC, NTIA Specil Pub. 00-40]
Radar Frequency Usage [US DoC, NTIA Specil Pub. 00-40]
Radar Frequency Usage [US DoC, NTIA Specil Pub. 00-40]
Satellite Frequencies UHF-band - Shuttle Orbiter UHF System: backup for the S-band and Ku-band systems. 243.0, 259.7, 296.8 MHz
Satellite Frequencies L-band (1–2 GHz) - GPS: 1.164-1.300 GHz, 1.544-1.610 GHz - Satellite mobile phone Iridium: 1.616-1.6265 MHz Immarsat: 1.525-1.6465 MHz Thuraya: 1.525-1.661 MHz - WorldSpace satellite radio (DAB): 1.452-1.492 GHz - MSS, BGAN, FleetBroadband, Global Handheld Satellite Phone: up 1.6264-1.6605 GHz, down 1.525-1.559 GHz - COSPAS-SARSAT: search and rescue satellite radiolocation system
Radar Frequency Usage [US DoC, NTIA Specil Pub. 00-40] S-band (2–4 GHz) - Deep space bands: uplink 2.11-2.12 GHz, downlink 2.29-2.30 GHz - Near earth bands: uplink 2.025-2.110 GHz, downlink 2.20-2.29 GHz - MSS (Mobile Satellite Service): 2.0-2.2 GHz - Digital Audio Radio Service (DARS): 2.31-2.36 GHz - Earth-to-space communication: 1.98-2.01 GHz - Space-to-earth communication: 2.17-2.20 GHz - Direct-to-Home satellite TV: 2.5-2.7 GHz - Space Shuttle Orbiter S-band system (STDN, TDRS): 1.7-2.3GHz - WIDESTAR II mobile satellite comm.: uplink 2.66-2.69 GHz, downlink 2.505-2.535 GHz
Radar Frequency Usage [US DoC, NTIA Specil Pub. 00-40] X-band (8-12 GHz) - Space communication Deep space bands: up 7.145-7.190 GHz, down 8.40-8.45 GHz Near earth bands: up 7.190-7.235 GHz, down 8.45-8.50 GHz - Military communication: COTM (communications-on-the-move) up 7.9-8.4 GHz, down 7.25-7.75 GHz NATO SATCOM Post-2000 - Civilian communication: Skynet Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS), XTAR-EUR Spainsat Sicral, Syracuse, DC-MS Series 2
Radar Frequency Usage [US DoC, NTIA Specil Pub. 00-40] Ku-band (12–18 GHz) - Space communication Shuttle Orbiter Ku-band System: 15.25-17.25 GHz - Civilian communication: direct broadcast up 14 GHz, down 10.70-12.75 GHz
Radar Frequency Usage [US DoC, NTIA Specil Pub. 00-40] Ka-band (26–40 GHz) - Military: up 30.0-31.0 GHz, down 20.2-21.2 GHz - Civilian: up 27.5-30.0 GHz, down 17.7-20.2 GHz VSAT: up 29.6-30.0 GHz, down 19.8-20.2 GHz