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— RF Spectrum: Table —

Introduction

The following table shows the band number with the abbreviated name and the frequency range, band and sub-band names (if appropriate) and their frequency range. The rightmost column shows alternate band names.

Band Number	Band Name	Sub-Band	Frequency Range	Alternate Name
2 ELF 30 Hz to 300 Hz			30 Hz - 300 Hz
3 VF 300 Hz to 3 kHz			300 Hz - 3 kHz
4 VLF 3 kHz to 30 kHz			3 kHz - 30 kHz
5 LF 30 kHz to 300 kHz			30 kHz - 300 kHz
6 MF 300 kHz to 3 MHz			300 kHz - 3 MHz
7 HF 3 MHz to 30 MHz			3 MHz - 30 MHz
8 VHF 30 MHz to 300 MHz
	P Band		225 MHz - 390 MHz
9 UHF 300 MHz to 3 GHz
	L Band	p	390 MHz - 465 MHz
		c	465 MHz - 510 MHz
		l	510 MHz - 725 MHz
		y	725 MHz - 780 MHz
		t	780 MHz - 900 MHz
		s	900 MHz - 950 MHz
		x	950 MHz - 1.15 GHz
		k	1.15 GHz - 1.35 GHz
		f	1.35 GHz - 1.45 GHz
		z	1.45 GHz - 1.55 GHz
	S Band	e	1.55 GHz - 1.65 GHz
		f	1.65 GHz - 1.85 GHz
		t	1.85 GHz - 2.00 GHz
		c	2.00 GHz - 2.40 GHz
		q	2.40 GHz - 2.60 GHz
		y	2.60 GHz - 2.70 GHz
		g	2.70 GHz - 2.90 GHz
		s	2.90 GHz - 3.10 GHz
10 SHF 3 GHz to 30 GHz
		a	3.10 GHz - 3.40 GHz
		w	3.40 GHz - 3.70 GHz
		h	3.70 GHz - 3.90 GHz
		z	3.90 GHz - 4.20 GHz	C Band
		d	4.20 GHz - 5.20 GHz
	X Band	a	5.20 GHz - 5.50 GHz
		q	5.50 GHz - 5.75 GHz
		y	5.75 GHz - 6.20 GHz
		d	6.20 GHz - 6.25 GHz
		b	6.25 GHz - 6.90 GHz
		r	6.90 GHz - 7.00 GHz
		c	7.00 GHz - 8.50 GHz
		l	8.50 GHz - 9.00 GHz
		s	9.00 GHz - 9.60 GHz
		x	9.60 GHz - 10.00 GHz
		f	10.00 GHz - 10.25 GHz
		k	10.25 GHz - 10.90 GHz
	K Band	p	10.90 GHz - 12.25 GHz
		s	12.25 GHz - 13.25 GHz
		e	13.25 GHz - 14.25 GHz
		c	14.25 GHz - 15.35 GHz
		u	15.35 GHz - 17.25 GHz	K1
		t	17.25 GHz - 20.50 GHz
		q	20.50 GHz - 24.50 GHz
		r	24.50 GHz - 26.50 GHz
		m	26.50 GHz - 28.50 GHz
		n	28.50 GHz - 30.70 GHz
11 EHF 30 GHz to 300 GHz
		l	30.70 GHz - 33.00 GHz
		a	33.00 GHz - 36.00 GHz
	Q Band	a	36.00 GHz - 38.00 GHz
		b	38.00 GHz - 40.00 GHz
		c	40.00 GHz - 42.00 GHz
		d	42.00 GHz - 44.00 GHz
		e	44.00 GHz - 46.00 GHz
	V Band	a	46.00 GHz - 48.00 GHz
		b	48.00 GHz - 50.00 GHz
		c	50.00 GHz - 52.00 GHz
		d	52.00 GHz - 54.00 GHz
		e	54.00 GHz - 56.00 GHz
	W Band		56.00 GHz - 100.0 GHz
12 --- 300 GHz to 3 THz			300 GHz - 3 THz
Band Number	Band Name	Sub-Band	Frequency Range	Alternate Name

Band and Sub-Band Names

The sub-band name is written as a suffix to the band name.
Example 1: S_z = 3.9 - 4.2 GHz;
Example 2: L_x = 0.95 - 1.15 GHz.

K_a and K_u Satellite Bands

Please note that satellite services providers call a 14.0 to 14.5 GHz up- and a 11.45 to 11.7 GHz down link frequency range K_u Band. The frequency range around 17 to 20 GHz is called by some of them the K_a Band, even if it would be the K₁ Band. Some satellite services providers «invented» their own Band names like D, E, F, … and assigned frequencies to to them. The table above reflects the band and sub-band designations as defined by the International Telecommunications Union ITU.