These are the United States radio frequency allocations per the wall chart issued by RF Design magazine in 2005.
As with all bureaucracies, the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) rules are changed all the time, so it behooves you to check the source for regulations on frequency allocations, power limits, modulation techniques, etc., prior to planning any serious production design or implementation. The responsibility is entirely yours to assure compliance.
Download the 2003 U.S. Frequency Allocation Chart published by U.U. Department of Commerce.
Download the 2007 "Selected U.S. Radio Frequency Allocations from 30 MHz to 300 GHz" wall chart PDF file from RF Design.
| Application | 30 MHz to 400 MHz | 400 MHz to 3000 MHz | 3 GHz to 35 GHz | 35 GHz to 300 GHz | 218-219 MHz Service
(formerly interactive video & data service) | 218-219 | | | | | Advanced Wireless Services including 3G | | 1915-1920, 1995-2000, 2020-2025, 2175-2180 | | | | Aeronautical Communications & Navigation | 74.8-75.2, 108-137, 328.6-335.4 | 849-851, 894-896, 960-1215, 1300-1350, 1435-1525, 1559-1626.5, 2700-2900 | 3.5-3.65, 4.2-4.4, 5.0-5.25, 5.35-5.65, 9.0-9.5, 13.25-13.4, 14.0-14.2, 15.4-15.7, 24.45-24.65, 24.75-25.05, 31.8-33.4 | 66-71, 252-265 | | Amateur Radio | 50-54, 144-148, 216-220, 222-225 | 420-450, 902-928, 1240-1300, 2300-2310, 2390-2450 | 3.3-3.5, 5.65-5.925, 10-10.5, 24-24.5 | 47-47.2, 76-81, 122.25-123, 134-141, 241-250 | | Auditory Assistance Devices | 72-73, 74.6-74.8, 75.2-76, 216.75-217 | | | | | Auxiliary Broadcasting | 54-72, 76-108, 152.855-154, 161.625-161.775, 162.0125-173.2, 174-216 | 450-456, 470-608, 614-806, 944-960, 2025-2110, 2450-2483.5 | 6.425-6.525, 6.875-7.125, 12.7-13.25, 17.7-18.3, 19.3-19.7 | | | Cable TV Relay | | 2025-2110 | 6.425-6.525, 6.875-7.125, 12.7-13.25, 17.7-18.3, 19.3-19.7 | | | Cellular Phone Service | | 824-849 | 869-894 | | | Commercial Aviation Air-Ground Telephone | | 849-851, 894-896 | | | | Dedicated Short-Range Communications | | | 5.85-5.925 | | | Digital Audio Broadcasting | | 2310-2360 | | | | Digital Electronic Messaging Service | | | 24.25-24.45, 25.05-25.25 | | | Differential GPS | 108-117.975 | 1559-1610 | | | | Digital TV | 54-400 | 400-698, 698-806 (transition period) | | | | Direct Broadcast Satellite | | | 12.2-12.7, 17.3-24.75-25.25 | | | Family Radio Service | | 462.5625-467.7125 | | | | Fixed Microwave | | 928-929, 932-935, 941-960, 1850-2000, 2110-2180, 2450-2483 | 4.94-4.99, 5.925-6.875, 10.55-10.68, 10.7-13.25, 14.2-14.4, 17.7-18.3, 19.3-19.7, 21.2-23.6, 24.25-24.45, 25.05-25.25, 27.5-29.5, 31-31.3 | 37-40, 42-42.5, 71-76, 81-86, 92-94, 94.1-95 | | Fixed Satellite | | 1390-1392, 1430-1432 | 3.6-4.2, 4.5-4.8, 5.85-7.075, 7.25-7.85, 7.9-8.4, 10.7-12.2, 12.7-13.25, 13.75-14.5, 15.43, 15.63, 17.3-21.2, 24.75-25.25, 27.5-31 | 37.5-42, 42.5-45.5, 47.2-50.2, 50.4-51.4, 71-76, 81-86, 123-130, 167-174.5, 209-226, 232-240, 238-241, 265-275 | | FM Broadcasting | 88-108 | | | | | General Aviation Air to Ground Telephone | | 454.675-454.975, 459.675-459.975 | | | | General Mobile Radio Service | | 462.55-467.725 | | | | Industrial/Business Radio Pool | 30-50, 72-76, 150-174, 216-220 | 406-413, 421-430, 450-470, 470-512, 800, 900 | | | | Industrial Scientific & Medical | 40-42 | 902-928, 2400-2500 | 5.625-5.925, 24.0-24.25 | 59.3-64, 116-123, 241-248 | | Instructional TV Fixed Service | | 2500-2690 | | | | Local Multipoint Distribution Service | | | 27.5-29.5, 31-31.3 | | | Location & Monitoring Service | | 902-928 | | | | Low Power Radio Service | 216.75-217.0 | | | | | Maritime Communications & Radar | 154-161.625, 161.775-162.0125, 216-220 | 454-455, 456-460, 1525-1559, 1626.5-1660, 2900-3100 | 5.47-5.65, 9.2-9.3, 14.00-14.2 | | | Medical Implant Communications Service | | 402-405 | | | | Millimeter Wave 70-80-90 GHz Service | | | | 71-76, 81-86, 91-94, 94.1-95 | | Mobile Satellite | 137-138, 148-150.05, 399.9-400 | 400-400.05, 400.15-401, 406-406.1, 1525-1559, 1610-1660.5, 2000-2020, 2180-2200, 2483.5-2500 | 7.25-7.75, 7.9-8.4, 14-14.5, 19.7-21.2, 29.5-31 | 39.5-41, 43.5-47, 50.4-51.4, 66-74, 81-84, 123-130, 158.5-160, 191.8-200, 252-265 | | Multiple Address Systems | | 928-960 | | | | Multipoint Distribution Service | | 2150-2162, 2596-2690 | | | | Multi-Use Radio Service | 151.82, 151,88, 151.94, 154.57, 154.60 | | | | | PCS Broadband | | 1850-1910, 1930-1990 | | | | PCS Narrowband | | 901-902, 930-931, 940-941 | | | | PCS Unlicensed | | 1910-1930, 2390-2400 | | | | Petroleum Radio Service | 36.25, 41.71, 150.980, 154.585, 158.445, 159.480 | 454. 459 | | | | Public Mobile and Private Land Mobile | 30.56-32, 33-34, 35-36, 37-38, 39-40, 40-40.98, 42-46.6, 47-49.6, 72-73, 74.6-74.8, 75.2-76, 150.8-156.2475, 157.0375-173.4, 216-222 | 410-455, 456-462.5375, 462.7375-467.5375, 467.7375-512, 764-901, 902-930, 931-940, 941-960, 1427-1432, 2110-2155, 2160-21802450-2483.5, 2900-3000 | 3.0-3.6, 4.94-4.99, 5.25-5.65, 5.85-5.925, 10.0-10.55, 13.4-14, 15.7-17.2, 33.4-35 | 35-36 | | Radio Astronomy | 37.5-38.25, 73-74.6 | 406.1-410, 608-614, 1400-1427, 1610.6-1613.8, 1660-1670, 2690-2700 | 4.99-5, 10.68-10.7, 15.35-15.4, 22.21-22.5, 23.6-24, 31.3-31.8 | 42.5-43.5, 76-116, 123-158.5, 164-167, 182-185, 200-231.5, 241-275 | | Remote Control Models | 72-73, 75.4-76 | | | | | Space Operation and Space Research | 137-138 | 400.15-402, 410-420, 1215-1300, 1400-1427, 1660.5-1668.4, 2025-2110, 2200-2300, 2655-2700 | 3.1-3.3, 4.99-5.0, 5.25-5.57, 7.19-7.235, 8.4-8.65, 9.5-9.8, 10.6-10.7, 13.25-14.2, 14.5-15.4, 16.6-17.1, 17.2-17.3, 18.6-18.8, 21.2-21.4, 22.21-22.5, 23.6-24.0, 31.3-32.3, 34.2-34.7 | 40.0-50.5, 50.2-50.4, 52.6-59.3, 65-66, 74-84, 86-92, 94.0-94.1, 100-102, 105.0-122.5, 148.5-151.5, 155.5-158.5, 164-167, 174.8-191.8, 200-209, 217-231.5, 235-238, 250-252 | | Specialized Mobile Radio | | 806-821, 851-866, 896-901, 935-940 | | | | Standard Frequency and Time Signal Satellite | | 400.05-400-15 | 13.4-14.0, 20.2-21.2, 25.25-27, 30-31 | | | Television | 54-72-76-88-174-216 | 470-608, 614-806, 2025-2110 | | | | Terrestrial Direct Broadcast Service | | | 12.2-12.7 | | | Ultra Wideband (UWB) | | below 960 | 1.99-10.6 or 3.1-10.6 | | | Vehicle Radar Systems | | | 22-29 | 46.7-46.9, 76-77 | Weather Instruments/Radar
/Satellites | 137-138 | 400.15-406, 449, 460-470, 1668.4-1710, 2700-3000 | 5.6-5.65, 10-10.025 | | | Wildlife Telemetry | 40.66-40.7, 162-174, 217-220 | | | | | Wireless Medical Telemetry Service | | 608-614, 1395-1400, 1427-1432 | | | | Wireless Microphones | 54-72, 76-88, 169.445, 169.505, 170.245, 170.305, 171.045, 171.105, 171.845, 171.905, 174-216 | 470-608, 614-806 | | |
Information derived from 2005 RF Design poster
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Kirt
