US Amateur HF, VHF and UHF privileges/band plan, as granted by the FCC to the Technician licensee.

This chart shows privileges and band plan recommendations for each of the frequencies, as granted by the FCC to the Technician licensee. It is good amateur practice to follow the band plan established by the Amateur Radio community. The band plan is developed so that spectrum allocated for our use is used most effectively. You’ll find a complete description of the band plan online at wwww.arrl.org/band-plan.

Novice/Technician Class HF Allocation (200 Watts PEP maximum)
3.525
3.600
CW Only
3.5 MHz
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
4.0 MHz
*    Primary. Calling frequencies are + or - 10kHz. SKCC members who use bugs are
      encouraged to make higher speed calls/CQs 2 KHz above the calling frequency.
**  The calling frequency is only 2 KHz below the QRP calling frequencies.
      Please be considerate to the QRP CW ops.

80 m (3.5 - 4 MHz) Band
Novice/Technician allocation is CW Only between 3.525 MHz and 3.600 MHz. Best at night, with significant daytime signal absorption. Works best in winter due to atmospheric noise in summer.

40 m (7.0 - 7.3 MHz) Band
Novice/Technician allocation is CW Only between 7.025 MHz and 7.125 MHz. Considered the most reliable all-season DX band. Popular for DX at night, 40 meters is also reliable for medium distance (1,500KM) contacts during the day.

15 m (21.0 - 21.45 MHz) Band
Novice/Technician allocation is CW Only between 21.025 MHz and 21.200 MHz. Most useful during solar maximum, and generally a daytime band. Daytime sporadic-E propagation (1500 km) occasionally occurs on this band.

10 meters (28.0 - 29.7 MHz) Band
Novice/Technician allocation is CW Only between 3.525 MHz and 3.600 MHz. Best long distance (e.g., across oceans) activity is during solar maximum; during periods of moderate solar activity the best activity is found at low latitudes. The band offers useful short to medium range groundwave propagation, day or night. During the late spring and most of the summer, regardless of sunspot numbers, afternoon short band openings into small geographic areas of up to 1500 km occur due to Sporadic-E propagation. "Sporadic-E" is caused by areas of intense ionization in the E layer of the ionosphere. The causes of Sporadic-E are not fully understood, but these "clouds" of ionization can provide short term propagation from 17 meters all the way up to occasional 2 meter openings.

Novice/Technician Class VHF Allocation (1500 Watts PEP maximum)
SSB, AM, FM, TV,
CW, Digital
50.0
50.1
CW Only
50.0 MHz
50.5
51.0
51.5
52.0
52.5
53.0
53.5
54.0 MHz

6 m (50.0 - 54.0 MHz) Band

SSB, AM, FM, TV,
CW, Digital
144.0
144.1
CW Only
144 MHz
145
146
147
148 MHz

2 m (144.0 - 148.0 MHz) Band

SSB, AM, FM, TV,
CW, Digital
Point to Point
Digital Links Only
Amateur
operation
not allowed
See FCC Part 97.303(l)
219 MHz
220
221
222
223
224
225 MHz

1.25 m (219-220 and 222-225) Band

Novice/Technician Class UHF Allocation (1500 Watts PEP maximum)
SSB, AM, FM, TV,
CW, Digital
Not available north of line A,
near the Canadian border
See FCC Part 97.303(l)
420 MHz
425
430
435
440
445
450 MHz

70 cm (420 - 450) Band

SSB, AM, FM, TV,
CW, Digital
902 MHz
904
906
908
910
912
914
916
918
920
922
924
926
928 MHz

33 cm (902 - 928 MHz) Band

SSB, AM, FM, TV,
CW, Digital
1240 MHz
1250
1260
1270
1280
1290
1300 MHz

23 cm (1240 - 1300 MHz) Band

Notes:
Technician Licenses may use up to 1500 Watts PEP on the VHF and higher bands, but are limited to 200 Watts on the HF bands. You also have privileges to explore these microwave bands with CW, Digital, SSB, AM, FM and TV:

2300-2310 MHz 2390-2450 MHz 3300-3500 MHz 5650-5925 MHz 10.0-10.5 GHz 24.0-24.25 GHz
47.0-47.2 GHz 76.0-81.0 GHz 122.25-123.0 GHz 134-141 GHz 241-250 GHz All above 275 GHz