Frequency |
Usage |
300~420 MHz |
Government use, including meteorology |
420~450 MHz |
Radiolocation and Amateur radio (70cm band) |
450~470 MHz |
UHF business band, GMRS, and FRS 2-way |
470~512 MHz |
TV channels 14-20, public safety |
512~698 MHz |
TV channels 21-51 |
698~806 MHz |
TV channels 52-69 (to be auctioned for other uses once conversion to digital TV has been accomplished |
806~824 MHz |
Pocket pagers and Nextel SMR band |
824~849 MHz |
Cellular phones, A&B franchises, mobile phone |
849~869 MHz |
Public safety 2-way (fire, police, ambulance) |
869~894 MHz |
Cellular phone, A&B franchises, base station |
902~928 MHz |
ISM band: cordless phones and stereo, FRID, data links, Amateur radio (33cm band) |
928~960 MHz |
Mixed Studio-Transmitter link, mobile 2-way, other |
1240~1300 MHz |
Amateur radio (23 cm band) |
1850~1910 MHz |
PCS mobile phone-note below |
1930~1990 MHz |
PCS base stations-notes below |
Note: order is A, D, B, E, F, C blocks. A, B, C=15 MHz; D, E, F=5 MHz |
2310~2360 MHz |
Satellite radio (Sirius and XM) |
2390~2450 MHz |
Amateur radio (13cm band) |
2400~2483.5 MHz |
ISM, IEEE 802.11, 802.11b, 802.11g Wireless LAN |
Around 2450 MHz |
Microwave oven |
