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Quick Guide to the Shortwave Spectrum
By Larry Van Horn, Monitoring Times Assistant Editor
SHORTWAVE BROADCAST BANDS (AM) UNITED STATES TIME ZONES
2300-2495 kHz 120 Meters PDT MDT CDT EDT
3200-3400 kHz 90 Meters UTC PST MST CST EST AST
3900-4000 kHz 75 Meters ---------------------------------------------
4750-5060 kHz 60 Meters 0000 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
5900-6200 kHz 49 Meters 0100 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
7100-7350 kHz 41 Meters 0200 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10PM
9400-9900 kHz 31 Meters 0300 7PM 8PM 9PM 10PM 11PM
11600-12100 kHz 25 Meters 0400 8PM 9PM 10PM 11PM 12PM
13570-13870 kHz 22 Meters 0500 9PM 10PM 11PM 12AM 1AM
15100-15800 kHz 19 Meters 0600 10PM 11PM 12AM 1AM 2AM
17480-17900 kHz 16 Meters 0700 11PM 12AM 1AM 2AM 3AM
18900-19020 kHz 15 Meters 0800 12AM 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM
21450-21850 kHz 13 Meters 0900 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
25600-26100 kHz 11 Meters 1000 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM
1100 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM
AMATEUR CW BANDS 1200 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM
1800-2000 kHz 160 Meters 1300 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM
3500-3750 kHz 80 Meters 1400 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10AM
7000-7150 kHz 40 Meters 1500 7AM 8AM 9AM 10AM 11AM
10100-10150 kHz 30 Meters 1600 8AM 9AM 10AM 11AM 12PM
14000-14150 kHz 20 Meters 1700 9AM 10AM 11AM 12PM 1PM
18068-18110 kHz 17 Meters 1800 10AM 11AM 12PM 1PM 2PM
21000-21200 kHz 15 Meters 1900 11AM 12PM 1PM 2PM 3PM
24890-24930 kHz 12 Meters 2000 12PM 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM
28000-28300 kHz 10 Meters 2100 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
2200 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
2300 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
AMATEUR PHONE BANDS
1800-2000 kHz 160 Meters (LSB) MISCELLANEOUS BANDS
3750-4000 kHz 75 Meters (LSB) 535-1705 AM Broadcast (MW)
7150-7300 kHz 40 Meters (USB) 2170-2194 Land Mobile Service
14150-14350 kHz 20 Meters (USB) 25010-25330 Petroleum Industry
18110-18168 kHz 17 Meters (USB) 26100-26480 Land Mobile Service
21200-21450 kHz 15 Meters (USB) 26960-27410 Citizens' Band
24930-24990 kHz 12 Meters (USB) 27410-27540 Land Mobile Service
28300-29700 kHz 10 Meters (USB) 29700-29800 Forestry Service
FIXED SERVICE BANDS AIRCRAFT BANDS MARINE BANDS TIME FREQS
1705-1800 12050-12300 2850-3155 2065-2107 2500 10000
2107-2170 13360-13600 3400-3500 2170-2194 3330 12000
2194-2300 13800-14000 4650-4750 4063-4438 4500 14670
2505-2850 14350-14995 5450-5730 6200-6525 5000 15000
3155-3200 15600-16460 6525-6765 8195-8815 7335 20000
4000-4063 17360-17550 8815-9040 12330-13200 8000
4438-4650 18030-18068 10005-10100 16360-17410
5005-5450 18168-18780 11175-11400 18780-18900
5730-5950 18900-19680 13200-13360 19680-19800
6765-7000 19800-21000 15010-15100 22000-22855
7300-8195 22720-23200 17900-18030 26100-28175
9040-9500 23350-24890 21850-22000 GOVERNMENT BANDS
9775-9995 26950-26960 23200-23350 25330-25600 26480-26950
10100-11175 29800-29890 27540-28000 29890-29910
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