Frequency List
Known Frequencies 0.1 – 21200 MHz
(All below are in MHz)
Submarines and Longwave:
0.1 – 0.53 (Mode: SSB)
Radio Stations (AM):
0.53 – 1.6 (Mode: AM)
Ham Radio 160 Meters:
1.8 – 2.0 (Mode: AM)
Shortwave:
2.0 – 20 (Mode: AM, SSB, WFM)
Aviation and Ships:
20 – 21 (Mode: AM)
Government (US):
21 – 26
Citizen Band (CB in U.S. and EU):
26.9 – 27.4 (Mode: AM )
Citizen Band (CB in U.K.):
26.9 – 27.4 (Mode: FM)
Ham Radio 10 Meters:
28 – 29.8 (Mode: FM, AM, SSB)
Government (US & Local)
30 – 40
Old Walkie Talkies:
49.8 (Mode: AM)
Ham Radio 6 Meters:
50 – 54 (Mode: FM, USB)
TV Channel 2 (U.S.):
56
Remote Control Cars (RC):
72 – 76
Radio Stations (FM):
87 – 108 (Mode: WFM)
Licensed Aviation:
108 – 118 (Mode: AM)
Local Aviation:
118 – 136 (Mode: AM)
Weather Satellites:
136 – 137.5 (Digital Modes)
Ham Radio 2 Meters:
144 – 148 (FM, AM, SSB)
Business Radio & MURS
150 – 155 (Mode: FM, NFM)
Local Fire & Others
155 – 156
Marine (Local):
156 – 158
Wireless Microphones
158 – 160
NOAA Weather
162 – 164
Television (VHF in U.S.):
164 – 220
Ham Radio 222 MHz Band
221 – 225
Government & Jet Fighters:
225 – 280 (Mode: FM, AM)
Television (VHF in U.S.):
280 – 300
Car Alarms & Garage Doors*
300 – 318 (Mode: WFM, AM)
Television (UHF in U.S.):
318 – 400
Government & Secret Service
400 – 416
Ham Radio 70 cm (Only in U.S.):
420 – 440
Old Wireless Network Cards*
434
Ham Radio 70 cm (U.S. & Others):
440 – 450
Media:
450 – 451
Pagers*
452 – 453
Business Radio:
453 – 456
Police (Local):
460 – 461
Medical & Others:
461 – 463
Business Radio & FRS & GMRS:
462 – 467
Wireless Microphones:
468 – 470
Television (UHF in U.S.):
480 – 485
Business Radio:
487 – 494
Some Clocks:
495 – 499.5
Television (UHF in U.S.) & Medical:
512 – 805
Onstar:
806 – 815
Privately Borrowed Frequencies*
823 – 849 & 870 – 895
Police & Local:
852 – 865
Airplane Phones
895 – 900 (Mode: AM)
Ham Radio 33 cm Band:
902 – 926
Pagers*
928 – 932
Business Radio:
935 – 980
Military Radar:
960 – 1200
Cable Television*
1200 – 1230
Ham Radio 23 cm Band:
1240 – 1300
Military (U.S.):
1400 – 1600
Privately Borrowed Frequencies*
1745 – 1900
Future Wireless Frequencies*
2000 – 2300
Wireless Network Cards*
2400 – 2470
Satellite Television*
2600 – 2700
Ham Radio 13 cm & Government^
2400 – 21200
* For informational purposes only
These frequencies extend up into the infrared frequencies and X-Ray frequencies. Some of these frequencies are used by government as well as a hand full of ham radio operators.
Note: The following list was created by me off hand. Do not complain if the frequencies are a few kilohertz off!