THIS CHART WAS CREATED 

BY 

DELMON C. MORRISON

JUNE 1, 2011

UNITED

STATES

THE RADIO SPECTRUM

NON-GOVERNMENT EXCLUSIVE

GOVERNMENT EXCLUSIVE GOVERNMENT/NON-GOVERNMENT SHARED

RADIO SERVICES COLOR LEGEND

ACTIVITY CODE

PLEASE NOTE: THE SPACING ALLOTTED THE SERVICES IN THE SPECTRUM 

SEGMENTS SHOWN IS NOT PROPORTIONAL TO THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF 

SPECTRUM OCCUPIED.

ALLOCATION USAGE DESIGNATION

SERVICE EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION

Primary FIXED Capital Letters

Secondary Mobile 1st Capital with lower case letters

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Office of Spectrum Management

August 2011

 * EXCEPT AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)

** EXCEPT AERONAUTICAL MOBILE

ALLOCATIONS

FREQUENCY

STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL (20 kHz)

FIXED

MARITIME MOBILE

Radiolocation

FIXED

MARITIME

MOBILE

FIXED

MARITIME

MOBILE

MARITIME

MOBILE

FIXED

AERONAUTICAL 

RADIONAVIGATION

Aeronautical

Mobile

AERONAUTICAL

RADIONAVIGATION

Maritime

Radionavigation

(radiobeacons)

Aeronautical 

Mobile

AERONAUTICAL 

RADIONAVIGATION

Aeronautical Radionavigation

(radiobeacons)

NOT ALLOCATED RADIONAVIGATION

MARITIME MOBILE

FIXED

Fixed

FIXED

MARITIME MOBILE

3 kHz

MARITIME RADIONAVIGATION

(radiobeacons)

391419.9520.0559617090110130160190200275285300

Radiolocation

300 kHz

FIXED

MARITIME 

MOBILE

STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL (60 kHz)

 Aeronautical

Radionavigation

(radiobeacons)

MARITIME

RADIONAVIGATION

(radiobeacons)

Aeronautical 

Mobile

Maritime

Radionavigation

(radiobeacons)

Aeronautical

Mobile

Aeronautical Mobile RADIONAVIGATION

 Aeronautical

Radionavigation

MARITIME

MOBILE

Aeronautical

Radionavigation

MARITIME MOBILE

MOBILE

BROADCASTING

(AM RADIO)

MARITIME MOBILE

(telephony)

MOBILE

FIXED

STANDARD FREQ. AND TIME SIGNAL (2500kHz)

FIXED

AERONAUTICAL

MOBILE (R)

RADIOLOCATION

FIXED

MOBILE

AMATEUR

RADIOLOCATION

MOBILE FIXED MARITIME MOBILE

MARITIME MOBILE 

FIXED

MOBILE BROADCASTING

 AERONAUTICAL

RADIONAVIGATION

(radiobeacons)

MOBILE (distress and c alling)

MARITIME MOBILE

(ships only)

AERONAUTICAL

RADIONAVIGATION

(radiobeacons)

AERONAUTICAL

RADIONAVIGATION

MARITIME MOBILE

(telephony)

MOBILE

except aeronautical mobile

MOBILE

except aeronautical mobile

MOBILE

MOBILE

MARITIME MOBILE

MOBILE (distress and calling)

MARITIME MOBILE

MOBILE

except aeronautical mobile

BROADCASTING

AERONAUTICAL

RADIONAVIGATION

(radiobeacons)

Non-Federal Travelers Information Stations (TIS), a mobile service, are authorized in the 535-1705 kHz band. Federal TIS operates at 1610 kHz.

300 kHz 3 MHz

Maritime

Mobile

3MHz 30 MHz AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR) FIXED MOBILE except aeronautical mobile (R)

FIXED

MOBILE

except aeronautical 

mobile

AERONAUTICAL

MOBILE (R)

AMATEUR

MARITIME MOBILE FIXED

MARITIME

MOBILE

FIXED MOBILE except aeronautical mobile (R)

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)

MOBILE

except aeronautical mobile (R) FIXED

STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL (5 MHz)

FIXED MOBILE

FIXED

FIXED

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)

FIXED MOBILE except aeronautical mobile (R)

MARITIME MOBILE

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)

FIXED

AMATEUR SATELLITE AMATEUR

AMATEUR

BROADCASTING

FIXED

MOBILE

except aeronautical 

mobile (R)

MARITIME MOBILE FIXED

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)

FIXED

BROADCASTING

FIXED

STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL (10 MHz)

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)

AMATEUR

FIXED

Mobile

except

aeronautical mobile 

(R)

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)

FIXED

BROADCASTING

FIXED

MARITIME

MOBILE

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)

RADIO ASTRONOMY

 FIXED Mobile except aeronautical mobile (R)

BROADCASTING

 FIXED Mobile except aeronautical mobile (R)

AMATEUR

Mobile

except aeronautical mobile (R) FIXED

STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL (15 MHz)

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)

BROADCASTING

MARITIME

MOBILE

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)

 FIXED

AMATEUR SATELLITE

AMATEUR SATELLITE

 FIXED

3.03.1553.233.43.54.04.0634.4384.654.74.754.854.9955.0055.065.455.685.735.596.26.5256.856.7657.07.17.37.48.18.1958.8158.9659.049.49.99.9951.0051.0110.1511.17511.27511.411.612.112.2313.213.2613.3613.4113.5713.8714.014.2514.3514.9915.0115.115.816.3617.4117.4817.917.9718.0318.06818.16818.7818.919.0219.6819.819.9920.0121.021.4521.8521.92422.022.85523.023.223.3524.8924.9925.0125.0725.2125.3325.5525.6726.126.17526.4826.9526.9627.2327.4127.5428.029.729.829.8929.9130.0

BROADCASTING

MARITIME MOBILE

BROADCASTING

 FIXED

 FIXED

MARITIME MOBILE

 FIXED

STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL (20 MHz)

Mobile

Mobile

 FIXED

BROADCASTING

 FIXED

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)

MARITIME MOBILE

AMATEUR SATELLITE AMATEUR

 FIXED

Mobile

except aeronautical mobile (R) FIXED

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)

MOBILE

except aeronautical mobile FIXED

AMATEUR SATELLITE AMATEUR

STANDARD FREQ. AND TIME SIGNAL (25 MHz)

 LAND MOBILE

MARITIME MOBILE

 LAND MOBILE

 FIXED MOBILE except aeronautical mobile

RADIO ASTRONOMY

BROADCASTING

MARITIME MOBILE

 LAND MOBILE

MOBILE

except aeronautical mobile

MOBILE except aeronautical mobile FIXED

 LAND MOBILE

 FIXED MOBILE except aeronautical mobile

 FIXED

 FIXED

 MOBILE FIXED

AMATEUR SATELLITE AMATEUR

 LAND MOBILE

 FIXED

 FIXED MOBILE

 FIXED

AMATEUR

MOBILE

except aeronautical mobile (R)

AMATEUR

 FIXED

BROADCASTING

MOBILE

MARITIME MOBILE

except aeronautical 

mobile

3003253354054154354955055105255351605161517051800190020002065210721702173.52190.521942495250528503000

30 MHz 300 MHz FIXED MOBILE LAND MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE LAND MOBILE LAND MOBILE FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILELAND MOBILE Radio astronomy FIXED MOBILE FIXED MOBILE LAND MOBILE MOBILE FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE LAND MOBILE FIXED MOBILE LAND MOBILE FIXED MOBILE

AMATEUR BROADCASTING

(TV CHANNELS 2-4)

FIXED MOBILE

RADIO ASTRONOMY

MOBILE FIXED

AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION

MOBILE

MOBILE

FIXED

FIXED

BROADCASTING

(TV CHANNELS 5-6)

BROADCASTING

(FM RADIO)

AERONAUTICAL

RADIONAVIGATION

AERONAUTICAL

MOBILE (R)

AERONAUTICAL

MOBILE (R)

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)

MOBILE-SATELLITE

(space-to-Earth)

MOBILE-SATELLITE

Mobile-satellite

(space-to-Earth)(space-to-Earth)

Mobile-satellite

(space-to-Earth)

SPACE RESEARCH

(space-to-Earth)

SPACE RESEARCH

(space-to-Earth)

SPACE RESEARCH

(space-to-Earth)

SPACE RESEARCH

(space-to-Earth)

SPACE OPERATION

(space-to-Earth)

SPACE OPERATION

(space-to-Earth)

SPACE OPERATION

(space-to-Earth)

SPACE OPERATION

(space-to-Earth)

MET. SATELLITE

(space-to-Earth)

MET. SATELLITE

(space-to-Earth)

MET. SATELLITE

(space-to-Earth)

MET. SATELLITE

(space-to-Earth)

FIXED MOBILE

AMATEUR- SATELLITE AMATEUR

AMATEUR

FIXED MOBILE

MOBILE-SATELLITE

(Earth-to-space)

FIXED MOBILE

FIXED LAND MOBILE

FIXED LAND MOBILE

RADIONAV-SATELLITE

 MARITIME MOBILE

 MARITIME MOBILE MARITIME MOBILE

MOBILE except aeronautical mobile

FIXED LAND MOBILE

 MARITIME MOBILE

MOBILE except aeronautical mobile

 MARITIME MOBILE (AIS)

MOBILE except aeronautical mobile

FIXED

FIXED Land mobile

FIXED MOBILE

FIXED MOBILE except aeronautical mobile

Mobile FIXED MOBILE except aeronautical mobile

FIXED

MOBILE

LAND MOBILE

MARITIME MOBILE (distress, urgency, safety and calling)

 MARITIME MOBILE (AIS)

MOBILE

 except aeronautical 

mobile

FIXED

Amateur

AERONAUTICAL

MOBILE (R)

MOBILE-SATELLITE

(Earth-to-space)

BROADCASTING

(TV CHANNELS 7 - 13)

FIXED

AMATEUR

Land mobile

Fixed

30.630.5632.033.034.035.036.037.037.538.038.2539.040.042.043.6946.647.049.650.054.072.073.074.674.875.275.476.088.0108.0117.975121.9375123.0875123.5875128.8125132.0125136.0137.0137.025137.175137.825138.0144.0146.0148.0149.9150.05150.8152.855154.0156.2475156.725156.8375157.0375157.1875157.45161.575161.625161.775161.9625161.9875162.0125163.0375173.2173.4174.0216.0217.0219.0220.0222.0225.0300.0

FIXED

Fixed Land mobile

 LAND MOBILE

 LAND MOBILE

300.0328.6335.4399.9400.05400.15401.0402.0403.0406.0406.1410.0420.0450.0454.0455.0456.0460.0462.5375462.7375467.5375467.7375470.0512.0608.0614.0698.0763.0775.0793.0805.0806.0809.0849.0851.0854.0894.0896.0901.0902.0928.0929.0930.0931.0932.0935.0940.0941.0944.0960.01164.01215.01240.01300.01350.01390.01392.01395.01400.01427.01429.51430.01432.01435.01525.01559.01610.01610.61613.81626.51660.01660.51668.41670.01675.01700.01710.01755.01850.02000.02020.02025.02110.02180.02200.02290.02300.02305.02310.02320.02345.02360.02390.02395.02417.02450.02483.52495.02500.02655.02690.02700.02900.03000.0

300 MHz AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION FIXED MOBILE

 RADIONAVIGATION SATELLITE MOBILE SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)

STANDARD FREQUECY AND TIME SIGNAL - SATELLITE 

(400.1 MHz)

MET. AIDS

(Radiosonde)

MOBILE

SAT (S-E)

SPACE RES.

(S-E) Space Opn. (S-E) MET. SAT. (S-E)

MET. AIDS

(Radiosonde)

SPACE OPN.

 (S-E)

MET-SAT.

 (E-S)

EARTH 

EXPL 

SAT. (E-S)

Earth Expl Sat (E-S)

Earth Expl Sat (E-S) EARTH EXPL SAT. (E-S) MET-SAT. (E-S) MET. AIDS (Radiosonde)

Met-Satellite

 (E-S)

Met-Satellite

 (E-S)

METEOROLOGICAL AIDS (RADIOSONDE)

MOBILE SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)

RADIO

ASTRONOMY FIXED MOBILE

FIXED MOBILE SPACE RESEARCH (space-to-space)

RADIOLOCATION Amateur

LAND MOBILE

FIXED LAND MOBILE

LAND MOBILE

FIXED LAND MOBILE

Meteorological Satellite

(space-to-Earth) LAND MOBILE FIXED LAND MOBILE FIXED LAND MOBILE LAND MOBILE LAND MOBILE FIXED

BROADCASTING

(TV CHANNELS 14 - 20)

FIXED

BROADCASTING

(TV CHANNELS 21-36)

LAND MOBILE

(medical telemetry and

medical telecommand) RADIO ASTRONOMY

BROADCASTING

(TV CHANNELS 38-51)

BROADCASTING

(TV CHANNELS 52-61)

MOBILE

FIXED MOBILE

FIXED MOBILE

FIXED MOBILE

FIXED MOBILE

LAND MOBILE

FIXED LAND MOBILE

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE 

LAND MOBILE

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE 

FIXED LAND MOBILE

FIXED LAND MOBILE

FIXED MOBILE

RADIOLOCATION

FIXED

FIXED LAND MOBILEFIXED MOBILEFIXED LAND MOBILE

FIXED

FIXED LAND MOBILEFIXED MOBILE

FIXEDFIXED

AERONAUTICAL

RADIONAVIGATION

RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE

(space-to-Earth)(space-to-space)

EARTH

EXPLORATIONSATELLITE

(active)

RADIOLOCATION RADIONAVIGATION- SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) (space-to-space)

SPACE

RESEARCH

(active)

Space research

(active)

Earth

explorationsatellite

 (active)

RADIOLOCATION

SPACE RESEARCH (active)

AERONAUTICAL

RADIO - 

NAVIGATION

Amateur

AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION

FIXED MOBILE RADIOLOCATIONFIXED MOBILE ** Fixed-satellite (Earth-to-space)

FIXED MOBILE ** 

LAND MOBILE (medical telemetry and medical telecommand)

SPACE RESEARCH

(passive) RADIO ASTRONOMY EARTH EXPLORATION - SATELLITE (passive)

LAND MOBILE

(telemetry and telecommand)

LAND MOBILE

(medical telemetry and 

medical telecommand 

Fixed-satellite

(space-to-Earth)

FIXED (telemetry and

telecommand)

LAND MOBILE

(telemetry & telecommand)

FIXED MOBILE ** 

MOBILE (aeronautical telemetry)

MOBILE SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)

AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)(space-to-space)

MOBILE SATELLITE

(Earth-to-space)

RADIODETERMINATIONSATELLITE (Earth-to-space)

MOBILE SATELLITE

(Earth-to-space)

RADIODETERMINATIONSATELLITE (Earth-to-space) RADIO ASTRONOMY

MOBILE SATELLITE

(Earth-to-space)

RADIODETERMINATIONSATELLITE (Earth-to-space) Mobile-satellite (space-to-Earth)

MOBILE SATELLITE(Earth-to-space)

MOBILE SATELLITE

(Earth-to-space) RADIO ASTRONOMY

RADIO ASTRONOMY

FIXED MOBILE ** 

METEOROLOGICAL AIDS

(radiosonde)

METEOROLOGICAL 

SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)

METEOROLOGICAL 

SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)

FIXED

FIXED

MOBILE

FIXED MOBILE SPACE OPERATION (Earth-to-space) 

FIXED MOBILE

MOBILE SATELLITE

(Earth-to-space)

FIXED

MOBILE

SPACE RESEARCH (passive)

RADIO ASTRONOMY

METEOROLOGICAL AIDS

(radiosonde)

SPACE

RSEARCH

(Earth-to-space)

(space-to-space)

EARTH

EXPLORATION-

 SATELLITE

(Earth-to-space)

(space-to-space)

FIXED

MOBILE SPACE OPERATION (Earth-to-space) (space-to-space)

MOBILE FIXED

SPACE

RESEARCH

(space-to-Earth)

(space-to-space)

EARTH

EXPLORATIONSATELLITE

(space-to-Earth)

(space-to-space) SPACE OPERATION (space-to-Earth) (space-to-space)

MOBILE

(line of sight only)

FIXED

(line of sight only)

FIXED

SPACE RESEARCH

(space-to-Earth)

(deep space)

MOBILE**

Amateur

FIXED MOBILE** Amateur RADIOLOCATION

RADIOLOCATION MOBILE FIXED Radio- location Mobile Fixed

BROADCASTING - SATELLITE Fixed Radiolocation

Fixed Mobile Radio- location BROADCASTING SATELLITE FIXED MOBILE RADIOLOCATION

RADIOLOC ATION MOBILE

MOBILE AMATEUR

AMATEUR

Radiolocation

MOBILE FIXED

Fixed

Amateur

Radiolocation

MOBILE SATELLITE

(space-to-Earth)

RADIODETERMINATIONSATELLITE (space-to-Earth)

MOBILE SATELLITE

(space-to-Earth)

RADIODETERMINATIONSATELLITE (space-to-Earth) FIXED MOBILE**

MOBILE** FIXED

Earth explorationsatellite

(passive)

Space research

(passive)

Radio

astronomy

MOBILE**

FIXED

EARTH

EXPLORATIONSATELLITE

(passive)

RADIO

ASTRONOMY SPACE RESEARCH (passive)

AERONAUTICAL

RADIONAVIGATION

METEOROLOGICAL 

AIDS Radiolocation

Radiolocation

RADIOLOCATION

MARITIME

RADIONAVIGATION

MOBILE FIXED

BROADCASTING

BROADCASTING

Radiolocation

Fixed

(telemetry)

FIXED (telemetry and

telecommand) LAND MOBILE (telemetry & telecommand)

AERONAUTICAL

RADIONAVIGATION

AERONAUTICAL

RADIONAVIGATION

AERONAUTICAL

RADIONAVIGATION

AERONAUTICAL

RADIONAVIGATION

AERONAUTICAL

RADIONAVIGATION

Space research

(active)

Earth

explorationsatellite

 (active)

EARTH

EXPLORATIONSATELLITE

(active)

Fixed

FIXED

FIXED MOBILE

ISM – 5.8 ± .075 GHz ISM – 24.125 ± 0.125 

3GHz

Radiolocation Amateur

AERONAUTICAL

RADIONAVIGATION

(ground based) RADIOLOCATION Radiolocation

FIXED-SATELLITE

 (space-to-Earth) Radiolocation

fixed

AERONAUTICAL

 RADIONAVIGATION

MOBILE

FIXED MOBILE

RADIO ASTRONOMY Space Research (Passive)

RADIOLOCATION

RADIOLOCATION

RADIOLOCATION

METEOROLOGICAL 

AIDS

Amateur

FIXED

SPACE RESEARCH (deep space)(Earth-to-space)

Fixed FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)

AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION

RADIOLOCATION Radiolocation

MARITIME RADIONAVIGATION

RADIONAVIGATION

Amateur

FIXED

RADIO ASTRONOMY

BROADCASTING-SATELLITE

Fixed Mobile

Mobile

Fixed

FIXED

MOBILE

Space Research

(passive) RADIO ASTRONOMY EARTH EXPLORATION - SATELLITE (passive)

FIXED

FIXED

Mobile

FIXED-SATELLITE

 (space-to-Earth)

FIXED

MOBILE

MOBILE

Standard frequency

AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION

and time signal satellite

(Earth-to-space)

FIXED

FIXED MOBILE**

FIXED MOBILE**

FIXED SATELLITE 

(Earth-to-space)

Amateur

MOBILE

BROADCASTING-SATELLITE

FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)

MOBILE

FIXED MOBILE

INTER-SATELLITE

Amateur Amateur-SATELLITE

Radiolocation Amateur RADIO- LOCATION

FIXED

INTER-SATELLITE RADIONAVIGATION

RADIOLOCATION-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)

FIXED-SATELLITE

(Earth-to-space)

Mobile-Satellite

(Earth-to-space)

Mobile INTER-SATELLITE

30 GHz

Earth

explorationsatellite

(active) Space research (active) RADIOLOCATION

RADIOLOCATION

AERONAUTICAL

RADIONAVIGATION

(ground based)

FIXED-SATELLITE

(space-to-Earth)

FIXED

RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE

(Earth-to-space) AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION

AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)(space-to-space)

AERONAUTICAL

RADIONAVIGATION

FIXED-SATELLITE

 (Earth-to-space)

Earth

explorationsatellite (active)

Space research

Radiolocation

EARTH

EXPLORATIONSATELLITE

(active)

SPACE RESEARCH

(active)RADIOLOCATION

Earth

explorationsatellite (active)

Radiolocation

Space research

(active)

EARTH

EXPLORATIONSATELLITE

(active)

SPACE RESEARCH

(active)RADIOLOCATION

Radiolocation

Space research

(active)

EARTH

EXPLORATIONSATELLITE

(active)

SPACE RESEARCH

(active)

RADIOLOCATION

AERONAUTICAL

RADIONAVIGATION

Earth

explorationsatellite (active)

Radiolocation

Space research

(active)

EARTH

EXPLORATIONSATELLITE

(active)

SPACE RESEARCH

(active)

RADIOLOCATION

RADIONAVIGATION

Earth

explorationsatellite (active)

Space research

(active)

EARTH

EXPLORATIONSATELLITE

(active)

SPACE RESEARCH

(active)

MARITIME

RADIONAVIGATION

RADIOLOCATION

MARITIME RADIONAVIGATION RADIOLOCATION

MARITIME 

RADIONAVIGATION

Amateur RADIOLOCATION

MOBILE FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)

FIXED FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)

FIXED FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)(space-to-Earth)

FIXED FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)(space-to-Earth) MOBILE

FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) MOBILE

FIXED MOBILE

FIXED

FIXED

FIXED SPACE RESEARCH (Earth-to-space)

FIXED

MOBILE-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)

FIXED Mobile-satellite (space-to-Earth) FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)

FIXED Mobile-satellite (space-to-Earth) METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)

FIXED Mobile-satellite (space-to-Earth) FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)

FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) Fixed

FIXED

Mobile-satellite

(Earth-to-space)

(no airborne)

FIXED SATELLITE

 (Earth-to-space)

EARTH EXPLORATION-

 SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)

Mobile-satellite

(Earth-to-space)

(no airborne)

FIXED EARTH EXPLORATION- SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) METEOROLOGICAL- SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)

FIXED

Mobile-satellite

(Earth-to-space)

(no airborne)

FIXED-SATELLITE

 (Earth-to-space)

EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE

 (space-to-Earth)

Space research (deep space)(space-to-Earth) SPACE RESEARCH (deep space)(space-to-Earth) FIXED

SPACE RESEARCH (space-to-Earth) FIXED

Earth

exploration -

satellite 

(active)

Radiolocation

Space 

research

 (active)

EARTH

EXPLORATIONSATELLITE

 (active)

RADIOLOCATION

SPACE

RESEARCH

 (active)

Radiolocation RADIOLOCATION

Radiolocation

Radiolocation

Radiolocation Meteorological Aids

Earth

exploration - 

satellite 

(active)

Radiolocation

Space 

research

 (active)

EARTH

EXPLORATION

SATELLITE

 (active)

RADIOLOCATION

SPACE

RESEARCH

 (active)

Radiolocation

Radiolocation

Amateur-satellite Amateur Radiolocation RADIOLOCATION

RADIOLOCATION

FIXED EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive) SPACE RESEARCH (passive)

EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive) SPACE RESEARCH (passive)

FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) FIXED

FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)

FIXED

FIXED FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)

Space 

research

 (active)

EARTH

EXPLORATION -

SATELLITE 

(active)

SPACE

RESEARCH

 (active) Aeronatuical Radionavigation

Earth

exploration -

satellite 

(active)

RADIO -

LOCATION

SPACE

RESEARCH

Radiolocation

Space 

research

RADIO - 

LOCATION

Space 

research

FIXEDSATELLITE

(Earth-to-space)

Space 

research

Radio - 

location

FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) Mobile-satellite (Earth-to-space) Space research

Mobile-satellite (space-to-Earth) FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)

Mobile-satellite

(Earth-to-space)

Space research

MOBILE SPACE RESEARCH Fixed

FIXED SPACE RESEARCH Mobile

FIXED-SATELLITE 

(Earth-to-space)

AERONAUTICAL 

RADIONAVIGATION

AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION

RADIOLOCATION

Space research (deep space)(Earth-to-space) RADIOLOCATION

RADIOLOCATION

EARTH

EXPLORATIONSATELLITE 

(active)

RADIOLOCATION

SPACE

RESEARCH

 (active)

Earth

explorationsatellite (active)

Radiolocation

Space 

research

 (active)

Radiolocation

FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)

FIXED FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)

Space Research

(passive)

EARTH EXPLORATION -

SATELLITE (passive)

FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)

FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)

MOBILE-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)

Standard

frequency

and

time signal

satellite

(space-toEarth) FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) MOBILE-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)

FIXED EARTH EXPLORATION - SATELLITE (passive)

Space Research

(passive)

FIXED MOBILE**

EARTH

EXPLORATIONSATELLITE 

(passive)

MOBILE**

FIXED

Space Research

(passive)

RADIO

ASTRONOMY

MOBILE FIXED

FIXED MOBILE

FIXED MOBILE

EARTH EXPLORATION -

SATELLITE - (passive) Space Research (passive) RADIO ASTRONOMY

Earth

exploration -

satellite 

(active)

RADIONAVIGATION

FIXED-SATELLITE

(Earth-to-space) FIXED

Standard frequency and 

time signal satellite

(Earth-to-space)

FIXED

FIXED

EARTH

EXPLORATION -

SATELLITE

(space-to-Earth) 

SPACE

RESEARCH

(space-to-Earth)

Mobile

INTER-SATELLITE

Inter-satellite FIXED INTER-SATELLITE

FIXED-SATELLITE

(Earth-to-space)

FIXED-SATELLITE

(Earth-to-space)

RADIOLOCATION MARITIME RADIONAVIGATION

AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION

INTER-SATELLITE

Inter-satellite

Earth

exploration -

satellite 

(active)

FIXED

FIXED-SATELLITE

(Earth-to-space)

FIXED

Space research

Radiolocation

Radiolocation

Radiolocation

RADIOLOCATION

RADIOLOCATION

Earth

explorationsatellite (active)

3.03.13.33.53.63.653.74.24.44.54.84.944.995.05.015.035.155.255.2555.355.465.475.575.65.655.835.855.9256.4256.5256.76.8757.0257.0757.1257.1457.197.2357.257.37.457.557.757.857.98.0258.1758.2158.48.458.58.558.659.09.29.39.59.810.010.4510.510.5510.610.6810.711.712.212.713.2513.413.7514.014.214.414.514.714514.815.136515.3515.415.4315.6315.716.617.117.217.317.717.818.318.618.819.319.720.221.221.422.022.2122.522.5523.5523.624.024.0524.2524.4524.6524.7525.0525.2525.527.027.529.530.0

Mobile

FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)

FIXED-SATELLITE

(space-to-Earth)

FIXED-SATELLITE

(Earth-to-space)

Earth

exploration -

satellite 

(active)

Amateur-satellite

(space-to-Earth)

FIXED-SATELLITE

(Earth-to-space)

FIXED -

SATELLITE

(Earth-to-space)

MOBILE -

SATELLITE

(Earth-to-space)

Standard Frequency and 

Time Signal

Satellite

(space-to-Earth) FIXED MOBILE

RADIO

ASTRONOMY

SPACE

RESEARCH 

(passive)

EARTH

EXPLORATION -

SATTELLITE (passive)

RADIONAVIGATION

INTER-SATELLITE

RADIONAVIGATION

Radiolocation

FIXED

FIXED

MOBILE

Mobile

FixedBROADCASTING

MOBILE

SPACE RESEARCH 

(passive)

EARTH EXPLORATIONSATELLITE (passive)

SPACE RESEARCH (passive) EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)

EARTH EXPLORATIONSATELLITE (passive) SPACE RESEARCH (passive)

MOBILE

FIXED

MOBILE

SATELLITE

(space-toEarth)

MOBILESATELLITE RADIO NAVIGATION RADIO NAVIGATION- SATELLITE

FIXEDSATELLITE

(space-toEarth)

AMATEUR AMATEUR-SATELLITE

SPACE

RESEARCH

(passive)

RADIO

ASTRONOMY

EARTH 

EXPLORATIONSATELLITE

(passive)

MOBILE FIXED RADIO- LOCATION

INTER-SATELLITE

RADIONAVIGATION

RADIONAVIGATIONSATELLITE

AMATEUR AMATEUR - SATELLITE

RADIO

LOCATION

EARTH

EXPLORATIONSATELLITE (passive) SPACE RESEARCH (passive)

SPACE

RESEARCH

(passive)

RADIO

ASTRONOMY

MOBILE FIXED

RADIO

ASTRONOMY

INTERSATELLITE

RADIONAVIGATION

RADIONAVIGATIONSATELLITE

SPACE

RESEARCH

(Passive) RADIO ASTRONOMY

EARTH

EXPLORATIONSATELLITE

(Passive)

MOBILE FIXED

MOBILE FIXED

MOBILE

FIXED

FIXEDSATELLITE

(space-to-Earth)

RADIOLOCATION

AMATEUR AMATEUR-SATELLITE

Amateur Amateur-satellite

EARTH EXPLORATIONSATELLITE (passive)

MOBILE

SPACE RESEARCH

(deep space) (space-to-Earth)

MOBILE

Mobilesatellite

(space-to-Earth)

SPACE

RESEARCH

(Earth-to-space)

FIXEDSATELLITE

(space-to-Earth)

BROADCASTINGSATELLITE

INTER- SATELLITE EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive) SPACE RESEARCH (passive)

FIXED MOBILE**

SPACE

RESEARCH

(passive)

EARTH

EXPLORATIONSATELLITE

(passive)

RADIONAVIGATION

RADIOLOCATION SPACE RESEARCH (deep space) (Earth-to-space) Radio- location Space research (deep space) (Earth-to-space)

Radiolocation RADIOLOCATION

EARTH

EXPLORATION -

SATTELLITE (active)

RADIO

LOCATION

SPACE

RESEARCH 

(active) Earth exploration - sattellite (active)

Radio

location

Space

research 

(active)

EARTH EXPLORATION -

SATELLITE

(passive)

FIXED MOBILE

SPACE

RESEARCH 

(passive)

SPACE RESEARCH

(space-to-Earth)

FIXED MOBILE FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)

EARTH EXPLORATION

SATELLITE

(Earth-to-space)

Earth exploration

satellite

(space-to-Earth)

FIXED-SATELLITE

(space-to-Earth)

FIXED

MOBILE BROADCASTING- SATELLITE BROADCASTING FIXED- SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)

FIXED MOBILE BROADCASTING BROADCASTING SATELLITE

FIXED MOBILE** FIXED-SATELLITE (EARTH-to-space) RADIO ASTRONOMY

FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)

MOBILE MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)

MOBILE-SATELLITE

(Earth-to-space) MOBILE FIXED

FIXED MOBILE FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)

FIXED MOBILE FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)

MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)

FIXED

MOBILEFIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)

EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)

SPACE RESEARCH (passive)

INTER-

 SATELLITE

INTER-

 SATELLITE

EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)

SPACE RESEARCH (passive)

FIXED

MOBILE

EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)

SPACE RESEARCH (passive)

INTER-

 SATELLITE

FIXED

MOBILE

INTER-

 SATELLITE

EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)

SPACE RESEARCH (passive)

MOBILE

FIXED RADIO- LOCATION

INTER-

 SATELLITE FIXED MOBILE

INTER-

 SATELLITE

INTER-

 SATELLITE

EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE 

SPACE RESEARCH FIXED MOBILE **

INTER-

 SATELLITE MOBILE

BROADCASTING

FIXEDSATELLITE

(space-toEarth)

Space

research

(space-toEarth)

MOBILE

Amateur RADIO ASTRONOMY RADIOLOCATION Space research (space-to-Earth)

Amateur RADIOLOCATION Space research (space-to-Earth)

AMATEUR

RADIOLOCATION

FIXEDSATELLITE

(Earth-to-space)

MOBILESATELLITE

(Earth-to-space)

Space

research

(space-to-Earth)

FIXED

MOBILE

FIXEDSATELLITE

(Earth-to-space)

FIXED

MOBILE

EARTH

EXPLORATIONSATELLITE

(active)

SPACE

RESEARCH

(active)

RADIOLOCATION

RADIOLOCATION MOBILE FIXED

FIXED

MOBILE

RADIO

ASTRONOMY

RADIOLOCATION

RADIONAVIGATION

RADIONAVIGATIONSATELLITE

RADIO

ASTRONOMY

SPACE

RESEARCH

(passive)

EARTH

EXPLORATIONSATELLITE

 (passive)

SPACE

RESEARCH

(passive)

FIXED MOBILE

SPACE

RESEARCH

(passive)

EARTH

EXPLORATIONSATELLITE

 (passive)

SPACE

RESEARCH

(passive)

EARTH

EXPLORATIONSATELLITE

 (passive)

SPACE

RESEARCH

(passive)

INTERSATELLITE

FIXED MOBILE Amateur

FIXEDSATELLITE

(space-to-Earth)

MOBILESATELLITE

(space-to-Earth)

Radio

astronomy FIXED

MOBILE

INTERSATELLITE EARTH EXPLORATION- SATELLITE (active) RADIO ASTRONOMY

Radio astronomy

Amateur - satellite Amateur

FIXED MOBILE RADIO ASTRONOMY

SPACE RESEARCH

(passive) RADIO ASTRONOMY

EARTH EXPLORATIONSATELLITE

 (passive)

FIXED MOBILE RADIO ASTRONOMY RADIOLOCATION

EARTH EXPLORATIONSATELLITE

 (passive)

FIXEDRADIO ASTRONOMY

FIXEDSATELLITE

(space-to-Earth)

MOBILESATELLITE

(space-to-Earth)

FIXED MOBILE

FIXED MOBILE

FIXEDSATELLITE

(space-to-Earth)

INTERSATELLITE

EARTH

EXPLORATIONSATELLITE (passive) SPACE RESEARCH (passive) INTER- SATELLITE

SPACE RESEARCH

(passive)

EARTH

EXPLORATIONSATELLITE (passive)

EARTH

EXPLORATIONSATELLITE (passive) INTER- SATELLITE SPACE RESEARCH (passive)

EARTH EXPLORATIONSATELLITE (passive) SPACE RESEARCH (passive)

FIXED

MOBILE MOBILE SATELLITE INTER- SATELLITE

SPACE RESEARCH

(passive)

EARTH

EXPLORATIONSATELLITE (passive) RADIO ASTRONOMY

FIXED MOBILE

FIXEDSATELLITE

(Earth-to-space)

RADIO

ASTRONOMY

SPACE RESEARCH (passive)

FIXED FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) RADIO ASTRONOMY

MOBILE

FIXED MOBILE

FIXEDSATELLITE

(space-to-Earth)

EARTH

EXPLORATIONSATELLITE (passive) SPACE RESEARCH (passive) FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)

RADIONAVIGATION RADIO- NAVIGATION- SATELLITE

RADIOLOCATION

RADIOLOCATION

RADIOASTRONOMY

Radioastronomy

SPACE RESEARCH

(passive) RADIOASTRONOMY

FIXED

MOBILE MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) RADIO ASTRONOMY RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE RADIO NAVIGATION

FIXED FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)

NOT ALLOCATED

MOBIL-ESATELLITE

(space-to-Earth)

RADIOLOCATION

RADIOLOCATION

MOBILE FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)

Amateur

FIXED FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) MOBILE

FIXED-SATELLITE

(space-to-Earth)

MOBILESATELLITE

(space-to-Earth)

MOBILE

FIXED

MOBILE

FIXED

FIXED

FIXED

30.031.031.331.832.333.033.434.234.735.536.037.037.538.038.639.540.040.541.042.042.543.545.546.947.047.248.250.250.451.452.654.2555.7856.957.058.259.059.364.065.066.071.074.076.077.077.578.081.084.086.092.094.094.195.0100.0102.0105.0109.5111.8114.25116.0122.25123.0130.0134.0136.0141.0148.5151.5155.5158.5164.0167.0174.5174.8182.0185.0190.0191.8200.0209.0217.0226.0231.5232.0235.0238.0240.0241.0248.0250.0252.0265.0275.0300.0

30GHz 300 GHz Amateur- satellite Amateur-satellite Amateur-satellite

RADIO

ASTRONOMY

RADIO

ASTRONOMY

RADIO

ASTRONOMY

RADIO

ASTRONOMY

BROADCASTING

SATELLITE

SPACE RESEARCH

(space-to-Earth)

RADIONAVIGATIONSATELLITE

RADIONAVIGATIONSATELLITE

Space research

(space-to-Earth)

Space research

(space-to-Earth)

RADIO

ASTRONOMY

RADIO

ASTRONOMY

ISM - 6.78 ± .015 MHz ISM - 13.560 ± .007 MHz ISM - 27.12 ± .163 MHz

ISM - 40.68 ± .02 MHz

3 GHz ISM - 915.0± .13 MHz ISM - 2450.0± .50 MHz

3 GHz

ISM - 122.5± 0.500 GHz

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ISM - 61.25± 0.25 GHz ISM - 245.0± 1 GHz

AERONAUTICAL

MOBILE

AERONAUTICAL

MOBILE SATELLITE

AERONAUTICAL

RADIONAVIGATION

AMATEUR

AMATEUR SATELLITE

BROADCASTING

BROADCASTING

SATELLITE

EARTH EXPLORATION

SATELLITE

FIXED

FIXED SATELLITE

INTER-SATELLITE

LAND MOBILE

LAND MOBILE

SATELLITE

MARITIME MOBILE

SATELLITE

MARITIME

RADIONAVIGATION

METEOROLOGICAL 

METEOROLOGICAL

SATELLITE

MARITIME MOBILE

MOBILE

MOBILE SATELLITE

RADIO ASTRONOMY

RADIODETERMINATION

SATELLITE

RADIOLOCATION

RADIOLOCATION SATELLITE

RADIONAVIGATION

RADIONAVIGATION SATELLITE

SPACE OPERATION

SPACE RESEARCH

STANDARD FREQUENCY 

AND TIME SIGNAL

STANDARD FREQUENCY AND 

TIME SIGNAL SATELLITE

MOBILE SATELLITE

(space-to-Earth) FIXED MOBILE

BROADCASTING

SATELLITE

RADIO

ASTRONOMY

MOBILE

FIXED

Radiolocation

Radiolocation

FIXED

RADIO ASTRONOMY

MOBILE

 LAND MOBILE

Radiolocation

FIXED-SATELLITE

 (space-to-Earth)

FIXED METEOROLOGICAL- SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)

RADIOLOCATION

RADIO

ASTRONOMY

RADIO

ASTRONOMY

RADIO

ASTRONOMY

MOBILE

MOBILE FIXED

FIXED RADIO ASTRONOMY

RADIO

ASTRONOMY

RADIO

ASTRONOMY

RADIO

ASTRONOMY

Radiolocation

Radiolocation

RadiolocationRadiolocation

RADIO ASTRONOMY