COMMON PREFIXES OF COUNTRIES (2004)

Ø = Zero; “I.” = Island; “Is.” = Islands

UPDATED 4/04

PREFIX

COUNTRYPREFIX

COUNTRYPREFIX

COUNTRYPREFIX

COUNTRYPREFIX

COUNTRY

1AØ
1S, 9MØ
3A
3B6, 3B7
3B8
3B9
3C
3CØ
3D2
3D2
3D2
3DA
3V
3W
3X
3Y
3Y
4J-4K
4L
4P-4S
4U_UN
4U_ITU
4W
4X, 4Z
5A
5B
5H-5I
5N-5O
5R-5S
5T
5U
5V
5W
5X
5Y-5Z
6V-6W
6Y
7O
7P
7Q
7T-7Y
8P
8Q
8R
9A
9G
9H
9I, 9J
9K
9L
9MØ
9M2, 9M4
9M6, 9M89N
9Q-9T
9U
9V
9X
9Y-9Z
A2A3A4A5A6A7A9AA-AK
AP-AS
BS7BT
BV
BV9P
BY
C2C3C5C6Sov. Mil. Order of Malta
Spratly Is.
MonacoAgalega & St. Brandon Is.
Mauritius
Rodriguez I.
Equatorial Guinea
Annobon I.
Fiji Is.
Rotuma I.
Conway Reef
Swaziland
Tunisia
VietnamGuineaBouvet I.
Peter I I.
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Sri Lanka
United Nations HQ
ITU Headquarters
Timor-Leste
Israel
Libya
CyprusTanzania
Nigeria
Madagascar
Mauritania
Niger
Togo
Western Samoa
UgandaKenya
SenegalJamaica
Yemen
Lesotho
MalawiAlgeria
Barbados
Maldive Is.
GuyanaCroatia
Ghana
MaltaZambia
KuwaitSierra Leone
Spratly Is.
West Malaysia
East Malaysia
Nepal
Democratic Rep. of Congo
BurundiSingapore
RwandaTrinidad & Tobago
Botswana
Tonga
Oman
BhutanUnited Arab Emirates
Qatar
BahrainUSA
Pakistan
Scarborough Reef
China
TaiwanPratas I.
China
Nauru
Andorra
The Gambia
Bahamas

C8-C9
CA-CE
CEØX
CEØYCEØZ
CE9CM
CN
COCPCT
CT3
CU
CV-CXCYØ
CY9
D2, D3
D4
D6DA-DL
DU-DZ
E2
E3
E4
EA-EH
EA6-EH6EA8-EH8EA9-EH9
EI-EJ
EK
EL
EM-EO
EP-EQ
ER
ES
ET
EU-EW
EX
EY
EZF
FG
FH
FJ
FK
FK/C
FM
FO
FO
FO
FO
FP
FR
FR/E
FR/G
FR/J
FR/T
FS
FT5W
FT5X
FT5Z
FW
FY
GGC
GD
GHGI
GJ
GM
GN
GP
GS
GT
GU
GW
GX

Mozambique
Chile
San Felix & San Ambrosio Is.
Easter I.
Juan Fernandez Is.
Antarctica
Cuba
MoroccoCuba
Bolivia
Portugal
Madeira Is.
AzoresUruguay
Sable I.
St. Paul I.
AngolaCape Verde
Comoros
Germany
Philippines
ThailandEritrea
Palestine
Spain
Balearic Is.
Canary Is.
Ceuta & Melilla
Ireland
ArmeniaLiberia
Ukraine
Iran
Moldova
Estonia
Ethiopia
Belarus
Kyrgzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
FranceGuadeloupe
MayotteSaint Martin
New Caledonia
Chesterfield Is.
MartiniqueAustral I.
Clipperton I.
French Polynesia
Marquesas I.
St. Pierre & Miquelon
Reunion I.
Europa Is.
Glorioso Is.
Juan de Nova Is.
Tromelin I.
Saint Martin
Crozet Is.
Kerguelen Is.
Amsterdam & St. Paul Is.
Wallis & Futuna Is.
French Guiana
EnglandWales
Isle of Man
JerseyNorthern Ireland
JerseyScotlandNorthern Ireland
Guernsey
Scotland
Isle of Man
Guernsey
WalesEngland

H4H4Ø
HAHBHBØ
HC-HD
HC8-HD8HFØ
HG
HHHI
HJ-HK
HKØHKØHL
HO-HP
HQ-HR
HS, E2HV
HZI
ISØ, IMØ
J2
J3
J5
J6J7
J8JA-JSJD1JD1
JT-JV
JW
JX
JY
K
KC4
KC6KG4KHØKH1KH2
KH3KH4KH5
KH5K
KH6-KH7KH7K
KH8KH9KL7KP1KP2
KP3-KP4
KP5
LA-LN
LO-LW
LU
LU
LU
LU
LX
LY
LZ
M
MDMI
MJ
MM
MU
MW
N
OA-OC
OD
OE
OF-OI
OHØSolomon Is.
Temotu Province
Hungary
Switzerland
Liechtenstein
EcuadorGalapagos Is.
South Shetland Is.
Hungary
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Colombia
San Andres & Providencia
Malpelo I.
South Korea
PanamaHondurasThailand
Vatican
Saudi Arabia
Italy
Sardinia
Djibouti
GrenadaGuinea-Bissau
St. Lucia
Dominica
St. Vincent
Japan
Minami-Torishima
Ogasawara
Mongolia
Svalbard
Jan Mayen
JordanU.S.A.
Antarctica
Palau
Guantanamo Bay
Marianas Is.
Baker & Howland Is.
GuamJohnston I.
Midway I.
Palymra & Jarvis Is.
Kingman Reef
HawaiiKure I.
American Samoa
Wake I.
AlaskaNavassa I.
Virgin Is.
Puerto Rico
Desecheo I.
NorwayArgentina
South Georgia I.
South Shetland Is.
South Orkney Is.
South Sandwich Is.
Luxembourg
Lithuania
Bulgaria
EnglandIsle of Man
Northern Ireland
JerseyScotland
Guernsey
Wales
USAPeru
LebanonAustria
Finland
Aland Is.

OJØOK-OL
OM
ON-OT
OX
OY
OZ
P2P4P5PA-PI
PJ2, PJ4PJ5-PJ8PJ9PP-PY
PPØ-PYØFPPØ, PYØSPPØ, PYØT
PZ
RA-RZ
RA-RZ
R1FJ
R1MV
SØS2
S5S7
S9SA-SM
SN-SR
ST
SU
SV/A
SV-SZ
SV5SV9T2
T3Ø
T31
T32
T33
T5
T7
T8
T9TA-TC
TD
TE
TF
TG
TI
TI9TJ
TK
TL
TN
TR
TT
TU
TY
TZ
UA2UJ-UM
UN-UQ
UR-UZ
V2V3V4V5V6V7V8VE
VKVKØ
VKØ
VK9C

Market Reef
Czech Republic
Slovak Republic
Belgium
GreenlandFaroe Is.
Denmark
Papua New Guinea
Aruba
North Korea
Netherlands
Bonaire, Curacao
St. Maarten, Saba, St. Eustatius
Netherlands Antilles
BrazilFernando de Noronha
St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks
Trindade I. & Martim Vaz Is.
Surinam
European Russia
Asiatic Russia
Franz Josef Land
Malyj Vysotskij I.
Western Sahara
Bangladesh
Slovenia
Seychelles
Sao Tome & Principe
SwedenPolandSudan
Egypt
Mount Athos
GreeceDodecaneseCreteTuvalu
West Kiribati Is.
Central Kiribati Is.
East Kiribati Is.
Banaba I.
Somalia
San Marino
Palau
Bosnia-Herzegovina
TurkeyGuatemalaCosta Rica
Iceland
GuatemalaCosta Rica
Cocos I.
Cameroon
Corsica
Central African Republic
Congo
Gabon
Chad
Ivory CoastBenin
Mali
Kaliningrad
Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan
Ukraine
Antigua & Barbuda
BelizeSt. Kitts & Nevis
Namibia
Micronesia
Marshall Is.
Brunei, Darussalam
CanadaAustralia
Heard I.
Macquarie I.
Cocos (Keeling) Is.

VK9L
VK9M
VK9N
VK9W
VK9X
VO
VP2E
VP2M
VP2V
VP5
VP6
VP8
VP8
VP8
VP8
VP8VP8VP9VQ9VS6VU
VU
VU
VYW
XA-XI
XA4-XI4XT
XU
XV
XW
XX9
XY-XZ
YA
YB-YH
YI
YJ
YK
YL
YN
YO-YR
YS
YT-YU
YU3
YV-YY
YVØYZ
Z2
Z3
ZA
ZB2
ZC4
ZD7
ZD8
ZD9
ZF
ZK1
ZK1
ZK2
ZK3
ZL-ZM
ZL7
ZL8
ZL9
ZP
ZR-ZU
ZS8

Lord Howe I.
Mellish Reef
Norfolk I.
Willis I.
Christmas I.
CanadaAnguillaMontserrat
British Virgin Is.
Turks & Caicos Is.
Pitcairn I.
Antarctica
Falkland Is.
South Georgia I.
South Shetland Is.
South Orkney Is.
South Sandwich Is.
BermudaChagos Is.
Hong Kong
Andaman & Nicobar Is.
Laccadive Is.
India
CanadaUSA
MexicoRevilla Gigedo
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Vietnam
Laos
Macao
MyanmarAfghanistan
Indonesia
Iraq
Vanuatu
Syria
LatviaNicaragua
Romania
El Salvador
Serbia & Montenegro
Slovenia
Venezuela
Aves I.
Serbia & Montenegro
Zimbabwe
Macedonia
Albania
Gibraltar
UK Sov. Base on Cyprus
St. Helena I.
Ascension I.
Tristan da Cunha & Gough Is.
Cayman Is.
South Cook Is.
North Cook Is.
Niue
Tokelau Is.
New Zealand
Chatham Is.
Kermadec Is.
Auckland & Campbell Is.
Paraguay
South Africa
Prince Edward & Marion Is.

BAND PLAN FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENTS
23-cm, 1240-1300 MHz ARRL Band Plan

ARRL 70-cm Wavelength Band Plan, 420-450 MHz

ARRL 33-cm Wavelength Band Plan, 902-928 MHz (cont.)

MHzMHzMHz

1240-1246
1246-1248

Use

ATV #1
Narrow-bandwidth FM point-to-point links anddigital, duplex with 1258-1260 MHz
1248-1252
Digital communications
1252-1258
ATV #21258-1260
Narrow-bandwidth FM point-to-point links anddigital, duplexed with 1246-1252 MHz
1260-1270
Satellite uplinks
1260-1270
Wide-bandwidth experimental, simplex ATV
1270-1276
Repeater inputs, FM and linear, paired with
1282-1288 MHz, 239 pairs every 25 kHz,e.g., 1270.025, 1270.050, 1270.075, etc.,
1271.0-1238.0 MHz uncoordinated test pair1276-1282
ATV #31282-1288
Repeater outputs, paired with 1270-1276 MHz
1288-1294
Wide-bandwidth experimental, simplex ATV
1294-1295
Narrow-bandwidth FM simplex services,
25 kHz channels
1294.5National FM simplex calling frequency
1295-1297
Narrow bandwidth weak-signal communications (no FM)
1295.0-1295.8 SSTV, FAX, ACSB, experimental
1295.8-1296.0 Reserved for EME, CW expansion
1296.0-1296.05 EME exclusive
1296.07-1296.08 CW beacons
1296.1CW, SSB calling frequency
1296.4-1296.6 Crossband linear translator input
1296.6-1296.8 Crossband linear translator output
1296.8-1297.0 Experimental beacons (exclusive)
1297-1300
Digital communications

Use

420.00-426.00 ATV repeater or simplex with 421.25 MHz video
carrier control links and experimental
426.00-432.00 ATV simplex with 427.250 MHz video carrier frequency
432.00-432.08 EME (Earth-Moon-Earth)432.08-432.10 Weak-signal CW
432.100
70 cm CW/SSB calling frequency
432.10-433.00 Mixed-mode and weak-signal work
432.30-432.40 New beacon band
433.00-435.00 Auxiliary/repeater links
435.00-438.00 Satellite only uplink/downlink
438.00-444.00 ATV repeater input with 439.250 MHz video
carrier frequency and repeater links
442.00-445.00 Repeater inputs and outputs (local option)
445.00-447.00 Shared by auxiliary and control links, repeaters
and simplex (local option); 446.00 MHz national
simplex frequency
447.00-450.00 Repeater inputs and outputs
ARRL 33-cm Wavelength Band Plan, 902-928 MHzMHz

Use

902-904
902.0-902.8
902.8-903.0
903.0-903.05
903.07-903.08
903.1
903.4-903.6
903.6-903.8
903.8-904.0

Narrow-bandwidth, weak-signal communications
SSTV, FAX, ACSB, experimental
Reserved for EME, CW expansion
EME exclusive
CW beacons
CW, SSB calling frequency
Crossband linear translator inputs
Crossband linear translator outputs
Experimental beacons exclusiveUse

904-906
906-907906.50907-910

Digital communications
Narrow bandwidth FM-simplex services, 25 kHz channels
National simplex frequency
FM repeater inputs paired with 919-922 MHz; 119 pairs
every 25 kHz; e.g., 907.025, 907.050, 907.075, etc.,
908-920 MHz uncoordinated pair910-916ATV
916-918
Digital communications
918-919
Narrow-bandwidth, FM control links and remote bases
919-922FM repeater outputs, paired with 907-910 MHz922-928
Wide-bandwidth experimental, simplex ATV, Spread Spectrum
ARRL 2 Meter Wavelength Band Plan, 144-148 MHzMHzUse

144.00-144.05 EME (CW)
144.275-144.300 Propagation beacons
144.06-144.10 General CW and weak signals
144.10-144.20 EME and weak-signal SSB
144.200
National SSB calling frequency
144.200-144.275 General SSB operation, upper sideband
144.275-144.300 Beacon band
144.30-144.50 OSCAR subband plus simplex
144.50-144.60 Linear translator outputs
144.60-144.90 FM repeater inputs
144.90-145.10 Weak signal and FM simplex
145.10-145.20 Linear translator outputs plus packet
145.20-145.50 FM repeater outputs
145.50-145.80 Miscellaneous and experimental modes
145.80-146.00 OSCAR subband – satellite use only!
146.01-146.37 Repeater inputs146.40-146.58 Simplex
146.61-146.97 Repeater outputs
ARRL 2 Meter Wavelength Band Plan, 144-148 MHz (cont.)
MHzUse147.00-147.39 Repeater outputs
147.42-147.57 Simplex
147.60-147.99 Repeater inputs
ARRL 6 Meter Wavelength Band Plan, 50.0-54.0 MHzMHzUse

50.000-50.100 CW and beacons50.060-50.080 U.S. beacons50.100-50.600 SSB
50.125SSB DX calling frequency
50.200
SSB domestic calling frequency (Note: Suggest
QSY up for local & down for long-distance QSOs)
50.400AM calling frequency
50.600-51.000 Experimental and special modes50.700
RTTY calling frequency
50.800-50.980 Radio Control (R/C) channels, 10 channels spaced
20 kHz apart (new)51.000-51.100 Pacific DX window
51.000-52.000 Newly authorized FM repeater allocation
51.100-52.000 FM simplex
52.000-52.050 Pacific DX window
52.000-53.000 FM repeater and simplex
53.000-54.000 Present radio control (R/C) channels, 10 channels
spaced 100 kHz apart

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL NOTE: Southern California, plus other major metropolitan cities throughout the country, may adopt local 2 Meter band plans slightly different than what appears here. See your local Icom dealer for more local details.© 2004 Icom America Inc. The Icom logo is a registered trademark of Icom Inc. 6836

AMATEUR RADIO BAND PLAN
UHF/VHF
1240 46

1240
900

NOVICE VOICE AND DATA*5258 60

7076

82
N O V I C E

8894 95 97 1300 MHz

V O I C E

1296.1 SSB
1294.5 FMband
902 904

06 07910

916

918 919922

928 MHzband

902.1 SSBAMATEUR TELEVISION FAST SCANSATELLITE (NO FM)440

CW AND WEAK SIGNAL (NO FM)DIGITAL

222

FM SIMPLEXband*420-430 MHz not available along Canadian corridor*420426432 32.125 33 35 438
222

222.34223442445 447

223.38N O V I C E

V O I C E

A L L

224

450 MHz432.1 SSB
446 FM

225 MHzB A N D

222.1 SSB
223.5 FM

band

SSB

2

FM REPEATER

144.1.3.5 .6 .9 145.1 .2.5.8 146 .4 .6 .61 147.39 .42 .6

148 MHzNO FM!
NO FM!
SSBmeters

144.2 SSB
146.52 FMSATELLITE ONLY (NO FM)

6DX WINDOW 50.100 - 50.125

50 .1

PACIFIC DX WINDOW 51.000 - 51.100

51 .1

52.05

5354 MHz50.125 SSB
52.525 FM

metersNO CODE TECHNICIANS HAVE ALL PRIVILEGES ON THESE BANDS

HF Bands

NATIONAL CALLING FREQUENCYCALLING FREQUENCY 28.4

10NOVICE/TECHNICIAN W/CODE, CW*12NOVICE/TECHNICIAN PLUS, VOICE*GENERAL VOICE, CW, SSTV, FAX

28 28.1

ADVANCED VOICE, CW, SSTV, FAX*

meters1729.33024.930

24.990 MHz
GEN
ADV*EXTRA

21.02521.1

21.2 21.225

21.3

60

160

21.450 MHz
NOV/TECH+/CODEGENADV*EXTRA

meters18.068

18.1

18.11

18.168 MHzGEN
ADV*EXTRA

meters1414.025

14.150 14.175

14.225SSTV 14.230

14.350 MHz
GEN
ADV*EXTRAmeters
CW & FSK ONLY – MAXIMUM POWER 200 WATTS OUTPUT

10.1

10.150 MHzGENADV*EXTRA

meters
7.025

DX WINDOWS

7.100

7.150

SSTV 7.171

7.225

7.300 MHzNOV/TECH+/CODEGENADV*EXTRACW ONLY

meters60 METERS IS CHANNELIZED – MAXIMUM 50 WATTS ERP USB ONLY

metersTUNING FREQUENCYCHANNEL CENTER

3.5 3.525

75/80

SSTV 21.340

CW ONLY

740

29.7 MHzNOV/TECH+/CODEGENADV*EXTRA

RTTY CW

20FM SIMPLEX 29.600

29.5 29.6

metersNO PRIVILEGES*Grandfathered

29.0

24.890EXTRA VOICE, CW, SSTV, FAX
CW, FSKSATELLITES DOWNLINK 29.300 - 29.510

28.5

CW & DATA

211528.3

5.330.50 MHz
5.332.00 MHz

5.346.50 MHz
5.348.00 MHz

5.366.50 MHz
5.368.00 MHz

5.371.50 MHz
5.373.00 MHz

DX WINDOW 3.790 - 3.800 SSTV 3.845

3.675 3.700 3.725 3.750 3.775

3.850

CW ONLY

meters
1.8

DX WINDOW 1.830 - 1.850 (UNOFFICIAL)

5.403.50 MHz
5.405.00 MHz

GEN/ADV/EXTRA

4.0 MHzNOV/TECH+/CODEGEN
ADV*EXTRA

2.0 MHzGENADV*EXTRA

metersAll old & new license classes retain theiroperating privileges after April 15, 2000.
Developed by Gordon West, WB6NOA,RADIO SCHOOL, INC., for exclusive use byIcom America Inc.
© 2004 Icom America Inc. The Icom logo is a registered trademark of Icom Inc. Visit us on the web at www.icomamerica.com.