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This is a simple table showing how the electromagnetic spectrum is divided up into groups of frequencies. Frequencies are shown in MHz and bandwidths in kHz, as these are the units commonly used by radio scanners and receivers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Code<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/th>
Lower<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/th>
Upper<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/th>
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Low Frequency<\/div><\/td>
LF<\/div><\/td>
0.0300<\/div><\/td>
0.3000<\/div><\/td>
spectrum<\/div><\/td>
<\/div><\/td>
ITU radio spectrum band: 30\u2013300 kHz.<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Medium Frequency<\/div><\/td>
MF<\/div><\/td>
0.3000<\/div><\/td>
3.0000<\/div><\/td>
spectrum<\/div><\/td>
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ITU radio spectrum band: 300 kHz\u20133 MHz.<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
High Frequency<\/div><\/td>
HF<\/div><\/td>
3.0000<\/div><\/td>
30.0000<\/div><\/td>
spectrum<\/div><\/td>
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ITU radio spectrum band: 3\u201330 MHz.<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Very High Frequency<\/div><\/td>
VHF<\/div><\/td>
30.0000<\/div><\/td>
300.0000<\/div><\/td>
spectrum<\/div><\/td>
<\/div><\/td>
ITU radio spectrum band: 30\u2013300 MHz.<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Ultra High Frequency<\/div><\/td>
UHF<\/div><\/td>
300.0000<\/div><\/td>
3000.0000<\/div><\/td>
spectrum<\/div><\/td>
<\/div><\/td>
ITU radio spectrum band: 300 MHz\u20133 GHz.<\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Super High Frequency<\/div><\/td>
SHF<\/div><\/td>
3000.0000<\/div><\/td>
30000.0000<\/div><\/td>
spectrum<\/div><\/td>
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ITU radio spectrum band: 3\u201330 GHz.<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n
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