Amateur SHF Bands

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ARTICLE S5

Frequency Allocations

( Part of )

Section III.  Description of the Table of Frequency Allocations

S5.46

(1) The heading of the Table in Section IV of this Article includes three columns, each of which corresponds to one of the Regions (see No. S5.2). Where an allocation occupies the whole of the width of the Table or only one or two of the three columns, this is a worldwide allocation or a Regional allocation, respectively.

S5.47

(2) The frequency band referred to in each allocation is indicated in the left-hand top corner of the part of the Table concerned.

S5.48

(3) Within each of the categories specified in Nos. S5.25 and S5.26, services are listed in alphabetical order according to the French language. The order of listing does not indicate relative priority within each category.

S5.49

(4) In the case where there is a parenthetical addition to an allocation in the Table, that service allocation is restricted to the type of operation so indicated.

S5.50

(5) The footnote references which appear in the Table below the allocated service or services apply to the whole of the allocation concerned.

S5.51

(6) The footnote references which appear to the right of the name of a service are applicable only to that particular service.

S5.52

(7) In certain cases, the names of countries appearing in the footnotes have been simplified in order to shorten the text.

Section IV.

Footnotes to the Table of Frequency Allocations
for Amateur and Amateur Satellite Service.

S5.28

(3) Stations of secondary service:

S5.29

a) shall not cause harmful interference to stations of primary services to which frequencies are already assigned or to which frequencies may be assigned at a later date;

5.30

b) cannot claim protection from harmful interference from stations of a primary service to which frequencies are already assigned or may be assigned at a later date;

S5.31

c) can claim protection, however, from harmful interference from stations of a same or other secondary service(s) to which frequencies may be assigned at a later date;

S5.32

(4) Where a band is indicated in a footnote of the Table as allocated to a service "on a secondary basis", in an area smaller than a Region, or in a particular country, this is a secondary service (see Nos. S5.28to S5.31).

S5.33

(5) Where a band is indicated in a footnote of the Table as allocated to a service "on a primary basis", in an area smaller than a Region, or in a particular country, this is a primary service only in that area or country.

S5.43

(1) Where it is indicated in these Regulations that a service may operate in a specific frequency band subject to not causing harmful interference, this means also that this service cannot claim protection from harmful interference caused by other services to which the band is allocated under Chapter SII of these Regulations.

S5.92

Some countries of Region 1 use radiodetermination systems in the bands 1 606.5 ­ 1 625 kHz, 1 635 ­ 1 800 kHz, 1 850 ­ 2 160 kHz, 2 194 ­ 2 300 kHz, 2 502 ­ 2 850 kHz and 3 500 ­ 3 800 kHz, subject to agreement obtained under No. S9.21. The radiated mean power of these stations shall not exceed 50 W.

S5.93

Additional allocation: in Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Nigeria, Uzbekistan, Poland, Kyrgyzstan, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Russia, Tajikistan, Chad, Turkmenistan and Ukraine, the bands 1 625 - 1 635 kHz, 1 800 - 1 810 kHz and 2 160 - 2 170 kHz are also allocated to the fixed and land mobile services on a primary basis, subject to agreement obtained under Article No. S9.21.

S5.96

In Germany, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Norway, Uzbekistan, Poland, Kyrgyzstan, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Russia, Sweden, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine, administrations may allocate up to 200 kHz to their amateur service in the bands 1 715 ­ 1 800 kHz and 1 850 ­ 2 000 kHz. However, when allocating the bands within this range to their amateur service, administrations shall, after prior consultation with administrations of neighbouring countries, take such steps as may be necessary to prevent harmful interference from their amateur service to the fixed and mobile services of other countries. The mean power of any amateur station shall not exceed 10 W.

S5.97

In Region 3, the Loran system operates either on 1 850 kHz or 1 950 kHz, the bands occupied being 1 825 ­ 1 875 kHz and 1 925 ­ 1 975 kHz respectively. Other services to which the band 1 800 ­ 2 000 kHz is allocated may use any frequency therein on condition that no harmful interference is caused to the Loran system operating on 1 850 kHz or 1 950 kHz.

S5.98

Alternative allocation:in Angola, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cameroon, the Congo, Denmark, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia,   Georgia, Greece, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Lithuania, Moldova, the Netherlands, Syria, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Somalia, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turkey and Ukraine, the band 1 810 ­ 1 830 kHz is allocated to the fixed and mobile, except aeronautical mobile, services on a primary basis. (WRC-97)

S5.99

Additional allocation: in Saudi Arabia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iraq, Libya, Uzbekistan, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovenia, Chad, Togo and Yugoslavia, the band 1 810 ­ 1 830 kHz is also allocated to the fixed and mobile, except aeronautical mobile, services on a primary basis.  (WRC-97)

S5.100

In Region 1, the authorization to use the band 1 810 ­ 1 830 kHz by the amateur service in countries situated totally or partially north of 40° N shall be given only after consultation with the countries mentioned in Nos. S5.98 and S5.99 to define the necessary steps to be taken to prevent harmful interference between amateur stations and stations of other services operating in accordance with Nos.S5.98 and S5.99.

S5.101

Alternative allocation: in Burundi and Lesotho, the band 1 810 ­ 1 850 kHz is allocated to the fixed and mobile, except aeronautical mobile, services on a primary basis.

S5.102

Alternative allocation: in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela, the band 1 850 ­ 2 000 kHz is allocated to the fixed, mobile except aeronautical mobile, radiolocation and radionavigation services on a primary basis.

S5.103

In Region 1, in making assignments to stations in the fixed and mobile services in the bands 1 850 ­ 2 045 kHz, 2 194 ­ 2 498 kHz, 2 502 ­ 2 625 kHz and 2 650 ­ 2 850 kHz, administrations should bear in mind the special requirements of the maritime mobile service.

S5.107

Additional allocation: in Saudi Arabia, Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Somalia, Swaziland and Zambia, the band 2 160 - 2 170 kHz is also allocated to the fixed and mobile, except aeronautical mobile (R), services on a primary basis. The mean power of stations in these services shall not exceed 50 W.

S5.119

Additional allocation: in Honduras, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela, the band 3 500 ­ 3 750 kHz is also allocated to the fixed and mobile services on a primary basis.

S5.120

For the use of the bands allocated to the amateur service at 3.5 MHz, 7.0 MHz, 10.1 MHz, 14.0 MHz, 18.068 MHz, 21.0 MHz, 24.89 MHz and 144 MHz in the event of natural disasters, see Resolution 640*. - *This Resolution was abrogated by WRC-97.

S5.122

Alternative allocation: in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay, the band 3 750 ­ 4 000 kHz is allocated to the fixed and mobile, except aeronautical mobile, services on a primary basis.

S5.123

Additional allocation: in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the band 3 900 ­ 3 950 kHz is also allocated to the broadcasting service on a primary basis, subject to agreement obtained under No. S9.21.

S5.124

Additional allocation: in Canada, the band 3 950 ­ 4 000 kHz is also allocated to the broadcasting service on a primary basis. The power of broadcasting stations operating in this band shall not exceed that necessary for a national service within the frontier of this country and shall not cause harmful interference to other services operating in accordance with the Table.

S5.125

Additional allocation: in Greenland, the band 3 950 ­ 4 000 kHz is also allocated to the broadcasting service on a primary basis. The power of the broadcasting stations operating in this band shall not exceed that necessary for a national service and shall in no case exceed 5 kW.

S5.138

The following bands:

6 765 ­ 6 795 kHz (centre frequency 6 780 kHz),

433.05 ­ 434.79 MHz (centre frequency 433.92 MHz) in Region 1 except in the countries mentioned in No. S5.280

61 ­ 61.5 GHz (centre frequency 61.25 GHz),

122 - 123 GHz (centre frequency 122.5 GHz), and

244 - 246 GHz (centre frequency 245 GHz)

are designated for industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) applications. The use of these frequency bands for ISM applications shall be subject to special authorization by the administration concerned, in agreement with other administrations whose radiocommunication services might be affected. In applying this provision, administrations shall have due regard to the latest relevant ITU-R Recommendations.

S5.140

Additional allocation: in Angola, Iraq, Rwanda, Somalia and Togo, the band 7 000 ­ 7 050 kHz is also allocated to the fixed service on a primary basis.

S5.141

Alternative allocation: in Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Libya and Madagascar, the band 7 000 ­ 7 050 kHz is allocated to the fixed service on a primary basis.  (WRC-97)

S5.149

In making assignments to stations of other services to which the bands:

are allocated (* indicates radio astronomy use for spectral line observations), administrations are urged to take all practicable steps to protect the radio astronomy service from harmful interference. Emissions from spaceborne or airborne stations can be particularly serious sources of interference to the radio astronomy service (see Nos. S4.5 and S4.6 and Article S29). (WRC-97

S5.150

The following bands:

13 533 ­ 13 567 kHz (centre frequency 13 560 kHz),

26 957 - 27 283 kHz (centre frequency 27 120 kHz),

40.66 - 40.70 MHz (centre frequency 40.68 MHz),

902 - 928 MHz in Region 2 (centre frequency 915 MHz),

2 400 - 2 500 MHz (centre frequency 2 450 MHz),

5 725 - 5 875 MHz (centre frequency 5 800 MHz), and

24 - 24.25 GHz (centre frequency 24.125 GHz)

are also designated for industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) applications. Radiocommunication services operating within these bands must accept harmful interference which may be caused by these applications. ISM equipment operating in these bands is subject to the provisions of No.

S5.152

Additional allocation: in Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Georgia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine, the band 14 250 ­ 14 350 kHz is also allocated to the fixed service on a primary basis. Stations of the fixed service shall not use a radiated power exceeding 24 dBW.  (WRC-97)

S5.154

Additional allocation: in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine, the band 18 068 ­ 18 168 kHz is also allocated to the fixed service on a primary basis for use within their boundaries, with a peak envelope power not exceeding 1 kW.  (WRC-97)

S5.163

Additional allocation: in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine, the bands 47 ­ 48.5 MHz and 56.5 ­ 58 MHz are also allocated to the fixed and land mobile services on a secondary basis.

S5.164

Additional allocation: in Albania, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Côte d'Ivoire, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Gabon, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Malta, Morocco, Mauritania, Monaco, Nigeria, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland, the United Kingdom, Senegal, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Swaziland, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey and Yugoslavia, the band 47 ­ 68 MHz and in Romania, the band 47 ­ 58 MHz, are also allocated to the land mobile service on a primary basis. However, stations of the land mobile service in the countries mentioned in connection with each band referred to in this footnote shall not cause harmful interference to, or claim protection from, existing or planned broadcasting stations of countries other than those mentioned in connection with the band.  (WRC-97)

S5.165

Additional allocation: in Angola, Cameroon, the Congo, Madagascar, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania and Chad, the band 47 ­ 68 MHz is also allocated to the fixed and mobile, except aeronautical mobile, services on a primary basis.

5.166

Alternative allocation: in New Zealand, the band 50 ­ 51 MHz is allocated to the fixed, mobile and broadcasting services on a primary basis; the band 53 ­ 54 MHz is allocated to the fixed and mobile services on a primary basis.

S5.167

Alternative allocation: in Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, India, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore and Thailand, the band 50 ­ 54 MHz is allocated to the fixed, mobile and broadcasting services on a primary basis.

S5.168

Additional allocation: in Australia, China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the band 50 ­ 54 MHz is also allocated to the broadcasting service on a primary basis.

S5.169

Alternative allocation: in Botswana, Burundi, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Zaire, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the band 50 ­ 54 MHz is allocated to the amateur service on a primary basis.

S5.170

Additional allocation: in New Zealand, the band 51 ­ 53 MHz is also allocated to the fixed and mobile services on a primary basis.

S5.171

Additional allocation: in Botswana, Burundi, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Zaire and Zimbabwe, the band 54 ­ 68 MHz is also allocated to the fixed and mobile, except aeronautical mobile, services on a primary basis.

S5.216

Additional allocation: in China, the band 144 ­ 146 MHz is also allocated to the aeronautical mobile (OR) service on a secondary basis.

S5.217

Alternative allocation: in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cuba, Guyana and India, the band 146 ­ 148 MHz is allocated to the fixed and mobile services on a primary basis.

S5.241

In Region 2, no new stations in the radiolocation service may be authorized in the band 216 ­ 225 MHz. Stations authorized prior to 1 January 1990 may continue to operate on a secondary basis.

S5.271

Additional allocation: in Armenia, Belarus, China, Estonia, India, Latvia, Lithuania, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine, the band 420 ­ 460 MHz is also allocated to the aeronautical radionavigation service (radio altimeters) on a secondary basis.  (WRC-97)

S5.272

Different category of service: in France, the allocation of the band 430 ­ 434 MHz to the amateur service is on a secondary basis (see No. S5.32).

S5.273

Different category of service: in Denmark, Libya and Norway, the allocation of the bands 430 ­ 432 MHz and 438 ­ 440 MHz to the radiolocation service is on a secondary basis (see No. S5.32).

S5.274

Alternative allocation: in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, the bands 430 ­ 432 MHz and 438 ­ 440 MHz are allocated to the fixed and mobile, except aeronautical mobile, services on a primary basis.

S5.275

Additional allocation: in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Libya, Slovenia and Yugoslavia, the bands 430 ­ 432 MHz and 438 ­ 440 MHz are also allocated to the fixed and mobile, except aeronautical mobile, services on a primary basis.  (WRC-97)

S5.276

Additional allocation: in Afghanistan, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Greece, Guinea, India, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Malta, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, the Philippines, Qatar, Syria, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Singapore, Somalia, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey and Yemen, the band 430 ­ 440 MHz is also allocated to the fixed service on a primary basis and the bands 430 ­ 435 MHz and 438 ­ 440 MHz are also allocated to the mobile, except aeronautical mobile, service on a primary basis. (WRC-97)

S5.277

Additional allocation: in Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cameroon, the Congo, Djibouti, Gabon, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Poland, Kyrgyzstan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Tajikistan, Chad, Turkmenistan and Ukraine, the band 430 ­ 440 MHz is also allocated to the fixed service on a primary basis. (WRC-97)

S5.278

Different category of service: in Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guyana, Honduras, Panama and Venezuela, the allocation of the band 430 ­ 440 MHz to the amateur service is on a primary basis (see No. S5.33).

S5.279

Additional allocation: in Mexico, the bands 430 ­ 435 MHz and 438 ­ 440 MHz are also allocated on a primary basis to the land mobile service, subject to agreement obtained under No. S9.21.

S5.280

In Germany, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Liechtenstein, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland and Yugoslavia, the band 433.05 ­ 434.79 MHz (centre frequency 433.92 MHz) is designated for industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) applications. Radiocommunication services of these countries operating within this band must accept harmful interference which may be caused by these applications. ISM equipment operating in this band is subject to the provisions of No. S15.13.

S5.281

Additional allocation: in the French Overseas Departments in Region 2 and India, the band 433.75 ­ 434.25 MHz is also allocated to the space operation service (Earth-to-space) on a primary basis. In France and in Brazil, the band is allocated to the same service on a secondary basis.

S5.282

In the bands 435 ­ 438 MHz, 1 260 ­ 1 270 MHz, 2 400 ­ 2 450 MHz, 3 400 ­ 3 410 MHz (in Regions 2 and 3 only) and 5 650 ­ 5 670 MHz, the amateur-satellite service may operate subject to not causing harmful interference to other services operating in accordance with the Table (see No. S5.43). Administrations authorizing such use shall ensure that any harmful interference caused by emissions from a station in the amateur-satellite service is immediately eliminated in accordance with the provisions of No. S25.11. The use of the bands 1 260 ­ 1 270 MHz and 5 650 ­ 5 670 MHz by the amateur-satellite service is limited to the Earth-to-space direction.

S5.283

Additional allocation: in Austria, the band 438 ­ 440 MHz is also allocated to the fixed and mobile, except aeronautical mobile, services on a primary basis.

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