Wavebands, amateur radio

This is a simple table showing designated amateur bands and their associated frequency ranges. Frequencies are shown in MHz and bandwidths in kHz, as these are the units commonly used by radio scanners and receivers.

Name	Code	Lower	Upper	Type	Comment
2190 metre Amateur	2190m	0.1357	0.1378	ham	UK amateur radio allocation: 135.7–137.8 kHz. Narrowband operation; current RSGB UK band plan.
630 metre Amateur	630m	0.4720	0.4790	ham	UK amateur radio allocation: 472–479 kHz. Full Licence operation; current RSGB UK band plan.
160 metre Amateur	160m	1.8100	2.0000	ham	UK amateur radio band. RSGB January 2026 band plan: 1.810–2.000 MHz.
80 metre Amateur	80m	3.5000	3.8000	ham	UK amateur radio band. RSGB January 2026 band plan: 3.500–3.800 MHz.
40 metre Amateur	40m	7.0000	7.2000	ham	UK amateur radio band. RSGB January 2026 band plan: 7.000–7.200 MHz.
30 metre Amateur	30m	10.1000	10.1500	ham	UK amateur radio band. RSGB January 2026 band plan: 10.100–10.150 MHz.
20 metre Amateur	20m	14.0000	14.3500	ham	UK amateur radio band. RSGB January 2026 band plan: 14.000–14.350 MHz.
17 metre Amateur	17m	18.0680	18.1680	ham	UK amateur radio band. RSGB January 2026 band plan: 18.068–18.168 MHz.
15 metre Amateur	15m	21.0000	21.4500	ham	UK amateur radio band. RSGB January 2026 band plan: 21.000–21.450 MHz.
12 metre Amateur	12m	24.8900	24.9900	ham	UK amateur radio band. RSGB January 2026 band plan: 24.890–24.990 MHz.
10 metre Amateur	10m	28.0000	29.7000	ham	UK amateur radio band. RSGB January 2026 band plan: 28.000–29.700 MHz.
6 metre Amateur	6m	50.0000	52.0000	ham	UK amateur radio band. RSGB UK band plan. Additional spectrum above 52 MHz may be available to UK amateurs under specific arrangements; this record represents the principal 50–52 MHz band.
4 metre Amateur	4m	70.0000	70.5000	ham	UK amateur radio band. Principal UK allocation: 70.000–70.500 MHz. Additional access to 70.5–71.5 MHz is subject to specific UK NoV arrangements.
2 metre Amateur	2m	144.0000	146.0000	ham	UK amateur radio band. Principal allocation: 144–146 MHz. Additional UK access to 146–147 MHz is subject to specific arrangements.
70 centimetre Amateur	70cm	430.0000	440.0000	ham	UK amateur radio band: 430–440 MHz.

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