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This is a high frequency band guide detailing the various
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services throughout the HF band. Listed are such things as the
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SW broadcast, Amateur, Marine, Aircraft, Fixed, Mobile and CB
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services.
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USATVS SHORTWAVE FREQUENCIES BAND GUIDE
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FREQ BAND KHZ CODE SERVICE COMMENTS
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--------------- ------- ----------------------- -----------------------------
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535 - 1705 LOCAL AM Broadcast Standard North America AM
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1705 - 1800 FIXED Fixed Service Land/Mobile/Marine
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1800 - 2000 HAM Amateur 160 Meters
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2000 - 2107 MARINE Maritime Mobile
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2107 - 2170 FIXED Fixed Service Land/Mobile/Marine
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2170 - 2194 MOBILE Land Mobile Service
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2194 - 2300 FIXED Fixed Service
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2300 - 2495 SWBC Shortwave Broadcast 120 Meters
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2495 - 2505 TIME Time Standard
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2505 - 2850 FIXED Fixed Service Land/Mobile/Marine
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3155 - 3200 FIXED Fixed Service
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3200 - 3400 SWBC Shortwave Broadcast 90 Meters
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3400 - 3500 AIR Aeronautical Mobile Transoceanic Flights
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3500 - 4000 HAM Amateur 80/75 Meters
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3500 - 3750 CW Amateur 80 Meter CW Extra
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3525 - 3750 CW Amateur 80 Meter CW Advanced, General
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3700 - 3750 CW Amateur 80 Meter CW Novice, Technician
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3750 - 4000 PHONE Amateur 75 Meter PHONE Extra
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3775 - 4000 PHONE Amateur 75 Meter PHONE Advanced
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3850 - 4000 PHONE Amateur 75 Meter PHONE General
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3900 - 4000 SWBC Shortwave Broadcast 75 Meters, Not in Region 2
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4000 - 4000 TIME Time Standard New WARC Allocation Region 3
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4000 - 4063 FIXED Fixed Service
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4063 - 4438 MARINE Maritime Mobile Ship / Shore
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4438 - 4650 FIXED Fixed Service
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4650 - 4750 AIR Aeronautical Mobile Transoceanic Flights
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4750 - 5060 SWBC Shortwave Broadcast 60 Meters
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5000 - 5000 TIME Time Standard WWV
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5005 - 5450 FIXED Fixed Service
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5450 - 5730 AIR Aeronautical Mobile Transoceanic Flights
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5730 - 5950 FIXED Fixed Service
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5950 - 6200 SWBC Shortwave Broadcast 49 Meters
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6525 - 6765 AIR Aeronautical Mobile Transoceanic Flights
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6765 - 7000 FIXED Fixed Service
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7000 - 7300 HAM Amateur 40 Meters
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7000 - 7150 CW Amateur 40 Meter CW Extra
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7025 - 7150 CW Amateur 40 Meter CW Advanced, General
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7100 - 7150 CW Amateur 40 Meter CW Novice, Technician
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7150 - 7300 PHONE Amateur 40 Meter PHONE Extra, Advanced
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7225 - 7300 PHONE Amateur 40 Meter PHONE General
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7100 - 7300 SWBC Shortwave Broadcast 41 Meters, Not in Region 2
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7300 - 8195 FIXED Fixed Service
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7335 - 7335 TIME Time Standard CHU Canada
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8000 - 8000 TIME Time Standard New WARC Allocation Region 3
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8195 - 8815 MARINE Maritime Mobile Ship / Shore
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8815 - 9040 AIR Aeronautical Mobile Transoceanic Flights
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9040 - 9500 FIXED Fixed Service
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9500 - 9900 SWBC Shortwave Broadcast 31 Meters
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9775 - 9995 FIXED Fixed Service
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10000 - 10000 TIME Time Standard WWV
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10005 - 10100 AIR Aeronautical Mobile Transoceanic Flights
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10100 - 10150 HAM Amateur 30 Meters CW Only
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10100 - 10150 CW Amateur 30 Meters Extra, Advanced, General
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10100 - 11175 FIXED Fixed Service
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11400 - 11650 FIXED Fixed Service
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11650 - 12050 SWBC Shortwave Broadcast 25 Meters
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12050 - 12330 FIXED Fixed Service
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12330 - 13200 MARINE Maritime Mobile Ship / Shore
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13200 - 13360 AIR Aeronautical Mobile Transoceanic Flights
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13360 - 13600 FIXED Fixed Service
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13600 - 13800 SWBC Shortwave Broadcast New WARC Allocation
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13800 - 14000 FIXED Fixed Service
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14000 - 14350 HAM Amateur 20 Meters
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14000 - 14150 CW Amateur 20 Meters Extra
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14025 - 14150 CW Amateur 20 Meters Advanced, General
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14150 - 14350 PHONE Amateur 20 Meters Extra
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14175 - 14350 PHONE Amateur 20 Meters Advanced
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14225 - 14350 PHONE Amateur 20 Meters General
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14350 - 14995 FIXED Fixed Service
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15000 - 15000 TIME Time Standard WWV
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15010 - 15100 AIR Aeronautical Mobile Transoceanic Flights
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15100 - 15600 SWBC Shortwave Broadcast 19 Meters
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15600 - 16460 FIXED Fixed Service
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16460 - 17360 MARINE Maritime Mobile Ship / Shore
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17360 - 17550 FIXED Fixed Service
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17550 - 17900 SWBC Shortwave Broadcast 16 Meters
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18030 - 18780 FIXED Fixed Service
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18780 - 18900 MARINE Maritime Mobile Ship / Shore
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18900 - 19680 FIXED Fixed Service
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19680 - 19800 MARINE Maritime Mobile Ship / Shore
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19800 - 21000 FIXED Fixed Service
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21000 - 21450 HAM Amateur 15 Meters
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21000 - 21200 CW Amateur 15 Meters Extra
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21025 - 21200 CW Amateur 15 Meters Advanced, General
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21100 - 21200 CW Amateur 15 Meters Novice, Technician
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21200 - 21450 PHONE Amateur 15 Meters Extra
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21225 - 21450 PHONE Amateur 15 Meters Advanced
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21300 - 21450 PHONE Amateur 15 Meters General
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21450 - 21850 SWBC Shortwave Broadcast 13 Meters
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21850 - 22000 AIR Aeronautical Mobile
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22000 - 22720 MARINE Maritime Mobile Ship / Shore
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22720 - 23200 FIXED Fixed Service
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23200 - 23350 AIR Aeronautical Mobile
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23350 - 24990 FIXED Fixed Service
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24890 - 24990 HAM Amateur 12 Meters Shared with above Fixed Sve.
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24890 - 24930 CW Amateur 12 Meter Extra, Advanced, General
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24930 - 24990 PHONE Anateur 12 Meter Extra, Advanced, General
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25000 - 25000 TIME Time Standard
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25330 - 25600 GOVERN Government Freq.
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25600 - 26100 SWBC Shortwave Broadcast 11 Meters
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26100 - 26480 MOBILE Land Mobile Service
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26480 - 26950 GOVERN Government
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26950 - 26960 FIXED International Fixed Sve
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26960 - 27410 CB Citizen's Band Channels start at 26965 by 10
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27410 - 27540 MOBILE Land Mobile Service
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27540 - 28000 GOVERN Government
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28000 - 29700 HAM Amateur 10 Meters
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28000 - 28300 CW Amateur 10 Meter Extra, Advanced, Genral
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28100 - 28200 CW Amateur 10 Meter Novice, Technician
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28300 - 28500 PHONE Amateur 10 Meter Novice, Technician
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28300 - 29700 PHONE Amateur 10 Meter Extra, Advanced, General
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29700 - 29800 INDUST Forestry Service
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29800 - 29890 FIXED Fixed Service
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29890 - 29910 GOVERN Government
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29910 - 30000 FIXED Fixed Service
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Service
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29800 - 29890 FIXED Fixed Service
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29890 - 29
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TRANSMISSION LINE LOSS TABLE FOR COAXIAL LINE
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---------------------------------------------
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(all values are DB per 100 feet)
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Frequency in MHZ
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Cable type RG/U 10 50 100 200 400 1000 3000
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6A .04 1.90 2.70 4.10 5.90 9.80 23.00
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8,8A,213 .55 1.30 1.90 2.70 4.10 8.00 16.00
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Belden 9913 ** .64 1.00 1.60 2.50 4.50 **
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Belden 9914 ** 1.10 1.60 2.40 3.50 6.00 **
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Belden 9888 .60 1.20 1.70 2.70 4.20 7.80 14.20
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Belden 8214 .60 1.20 1.70 2.70 4.20 7.70 14.20
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8X 1.10 2.50 3.70 5.40 8.00 13.50 26.00
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9,9A,9B,214 .66 1.50 2.30 3.30 5.00 8.80 18.00
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11,11A .66 1.60 2.30 3.30 4.80 7.80 16.50
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14,14A,217 .41 1.00 1.40 2.00 3.10 5.50 12.40
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218,219 .24 .62 .95 1.50 2.40 4.40 9.50
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34,34B .32 .85 1.40 2.10 3.30 5.80 16.00
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55B,223 1.20 3.20 4.80 7.00 10.00 16.50 30.50
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58 1.25 3.15 4.60 6.90 10.50 17.50 37.50
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58A,58C 1.40 3.30 4.90 7.40 12.00 24.00 54.00
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59,59B 1.10 2.40 3.40 4.90 7.00 12.00 26.50
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62,62A .85 1.90 2.70 3.80 5.30 8.70 18.50
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** -- No data available
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ITU USA RADIO CALLSIGN ASSIGNMENT LIST
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Assembled by Harold G. Peach, Jr., N4FLZ
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Part of A, all of W & K & N are assigned to the USA by the ITU. The
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USA has in turn broken down what services can use which letters and
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in what combinations.
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Here is the the USA assignments for each service.
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From To Service
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----- ----- --------
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AA0A AI9Z Amateur
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AA0AA AL9ZZ Amateur
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AA0AAA AL9WZZ Amateur
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AA0YAA AL9ZZZ Amateur
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AAA AEZ Department of the Army
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AFA AKZ Department of the Air Force
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ALA ALZ Department of the Army
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K0001 K9999 Personal radio in trust territories
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K02AA K83ZZ Television broadcast translator
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K0AAA K9ZZZ Amateur
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K0Y K9Z Amateur
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K0YA K9ZZ Amateur
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KA0A KZ9Z Amateur
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KA0AA KZ9ZZ Amateur
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KA0AAA KZ9WZZ Amateur
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KA0YAA KZ9ZZZ Amateur
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KA2000 KZ9999 Land Mobile (Telephone); Marine Utility; Shipyard Mobile
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KA2XAA KZ9XZZ Experimental (Letter "X" follows the digit)
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KAA KZZ Coast (Class I) except Alaska; Broadcasting (Standard)
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KAA00000 KZZ99999 Personal radio, temporary permit
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KAA0001 KZZ9999 Personal radio
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KAA2 KZZ9 Aeronautical
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KAA20 KZZ99 Coast (Class I) telephone in Alaska; Fixed
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KAA200 KZZ999 Coast (Cls 2 & 3) & maritime rdo; Land Mob; Marine Rcv Test
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KAAA KZZZ Broadcasting (Std, FM, TV); Ship Telephone and/or Telegraph
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KAAA-BT KZZZ-BT Cable-repair ship marker buoy
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KAAA-FM KZZZ-FM Broadcasting with suffix "FM"
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KAAA-TV KZZZ-TV Broadcasting with suffix "TV"
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KAAA0001 KZZZ9999 Personal radio
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KAAA2 KZZZ9 Disaster station, except US Govmt; Land Mobile (Mob Telgph)
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KAAA20 KZZZ99 Ship survival craft
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KAAAA2 KZZZZ9 Aircraft survival craft
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N0AA N9ZZ Amateur
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N0AAA N9ZZZ Amateur
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NA0A NZ9Z Amateur
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NA0AA NZ9ZZ Amateur
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NA0AAA NZ9WZZ Amateur
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NA0YAA NZ9ZZZ Amateur
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NAA NZZ Department of the Navy; US Coast Guard
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W02AA W83ZZ Television broadcast translator
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W0AA W9ZZ Amateur
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W0AAA W9ZZZ Amateur
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WA0A WZ9Z Amateur
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WA0AA WZ9ZZ Amateur
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WA0AAA WZ9WZZ Amateur (example: WA2ISE :-)
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WA0YAA WZ9ZZZ Amateur
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WA2000 WZ9999 Land mobile (telephone); Ship Radar and/or Telephone
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WA2XAA WZ9XZZ Experimental (Letter "X" follows the digit)
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WAA WWU Coast (Class I) except Alaska; Broadcasting (Standard)
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WWW WZZ Coast (Class I) except Alaska; Broadcasting (Standard)
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WAA0000 WZZ9999 Ship radar and/or Telephone
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WAA0001 WPZ9999 Personal radio
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WAA2 WZZ9 Aeronautical
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WAA200 WZZ999 Coast (Cl 2&3) & Martim Rdo; Lnd Mob; Marine Rcv Tst; Fixed
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WAAA WWUZ Broadcasting (Std, FM, TV); Ship Telephone and/or Telegraph
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WWVA WWVA Broadcasting (Std, FM, TV); Ship Telephone and/or Telegraph
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WWVJ WWVK Broadcasting (Std, FM, TV); Ship Telephone and/or Telegraph
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WWVM WWVR Broadcasting (Std, FM, TV); Ship Telephone and/or Telegraph
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WWVT WWVZ Broadcasting (Std, FM, TV); Ship Telephone and/or Telegraph
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WAWA WZZZ Broadcasting (Std, FM, TV); Ship Telephone and/or Telegraph
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WAAA-BT KZZZ-BT Cable-repair ship marker buoy
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WAAA-FM WZZZ-FM Broadcasting with suffix "FM"
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WAAA-TV WZZZ-TV Broadcasting with suffix "TV"
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WAAA2 WZZZ9 Disaster station, except US Govmt; Land Mobile (Telegrph)
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WAAA20 WZZZ99 Ship survival craft
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WAAAA WZZZZ Aircraft Telegraph and/or Telephone
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WAAAA2 WZZZZ9 Aircraft survival craft
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WT2200000WT9999999 Business radio, Gen Mob Rdo Svc, & Part 90 Temp. Permits
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WWV WWV Std Freq; Broadcasting (Std, FM, TV); Ship Tele ph a/o grph
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WWVB WWVI Std Freq; Broadcasting (Std, FM, TV); Ship Tele ph a/o grph
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WWVL WWVL Std Freq; Broadcasting (Std, FM, TV); Ship Tele ph a/o grph
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WWVS WWVS Std Freq; Broadcasting (Std, FM, TV); Ship Tele ph a/o grph
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WZZ200 WZZ999 Coast telephone in Alaska
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WVS WWVS Std Freq; Broadcasting (Std, FM, TV); Ship Tele ph a/o grph
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U.S. AMATEUR FREQUENCIES, MODE & RF POWER LEVELS
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(As of January 1989)
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All powers are PEP output.
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* means all modes are OK.
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NOVICE CLASS:
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3700-3750KHz CW 200 watts
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7100-7150KHz CW 200 watts
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21100-21200KHz CW 200 watts
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28100-28300KHz CW/RTTY 200 watts
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28300-28500KHz CW/SSB 200 watts
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222.1-223.91MHz * 25 watts
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1270-1295MHz * 5 watts
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TECHNICIAN CLASS:
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Above privileges plus:
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50-50.1MHz CW 1500 watts
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144-144.1MHz CW 1500 watts
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144.1-148MHz * 1500 watts
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220-225MHz * 1500 watts
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420-450MHz * 1500 watts Note 1
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902-928MHz * 1500 watts
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1240-1300MHz * 1500 watts
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plus several microwave bands.
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GENERAL CLASS:
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Above privileges plus:
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1800-2000KHz * 1500 watts
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3525-3750KHz CW/RTTY 1500 watts Note 2
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3850-4000KHz CW/SSB 1500 watts
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7025-7150KHz CW/RTTY 1500 watts Note 2
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7225-7300KHz CW/SSB 1500 watts
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10100-10150KHz CW/RTTY 200 watts
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14025-14150KHz CW/RTTY 1500 watts
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14225-14350KHz CW/SSB 1500 watts
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18068-18110KHz CW/RTTY 1500 watts
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18110-18168KHz CW/SSB 1500 watts
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21025-21200KHz CW/RTTY 1500 watts Note 2
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24890-24930KHz CW/RTTY 1500 watts
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24930-24990KHz CW/SSB 1500 watts
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28000-28300KHz CW/RTTY 1500 watts
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28300-29700KHz CW/SSB 1500 watts
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ADVANCED CLASS:
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Above privileges plus:
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3775-3850KHz CW/SSB 1500 watts
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7150-7225KHz CW/SSB 1500 watts
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14175-14225KHz CW/SSB 1500 watts
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21225-21300KHz CW/SSB 1500 watts
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EXTRA CLASS:
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Above privileges plus:
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3500-3525KHz CW/RTTY 1500 watts
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3750-3775KHz CW/SSB 1500 watts
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7000-7025KHz CW/RTTY 1500 watts
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14000-14025KHz CW/RTTY 1500 watts
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14150-14175KHz CW/SSB 1500 watts
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21000-21025KHz CW/RTTY 1500 watts
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Note 1:
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This band is only 430-450MHz above Line A.
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(roughly, within 50 miles of the Canadian border)
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Also, power is limited to 50 watts near certain
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military radars.
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Note 2:
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Power in these bands is limited to 200 watts
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when operating in the Novice segments. Note that
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this limitation does *NOT* apply on the 28MHz band!
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Comparison chart of 2m/70cm dual-band HTs -- 26 Mar 1991
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by Phil Benchoff
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Radios included:
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Alinco DJ-560T, DJ-500T
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Kenwood TH-77A
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Icom IC-24AT,IC-32AT
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Yaesu FT-470, Reviewed in Sept 90 QST
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Radio DJ-560T DJ-500T TH-77A IC24-AT IC-32AT FT-470
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RxCov 136-165 138-174 138-174 130-180
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438-450 440-450 440-450 430-450
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RxSens 0.18 0.25 0.158
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TxCov 140-150 140-150 144-148
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440-450 440-450 430-450
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FDX Yes Yes Yes Yes
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X-Band Yes Mod
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DualDsp Yes Yes No Yes
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CTCSS Yes Opt Yes Yes
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ToneSq Yes Opt Opt
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DTMFmem 10x15 4x15 None 10x15
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FacPwr 2.5 2.5 5W 2.3W
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PwrSet 2 4 2 2
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Scan BM BSML BML BML
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Clock Yes No
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Saver Yes Yes Yes Yes
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APO Yes Yes No Yes
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MSR 629 629 576
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RCUSA 380 464
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HRO 400 519 474
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AES 520 480 549
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EEB 560 580 399
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Acc Charg Charg Charg Case
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BeltClp BeltClp BeltClp Charger
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KbCov BeltClip
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Features:
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- Scan: B - band
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S - skip during band scan
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M - scan memory channels
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L - Lock out memory channels during scan
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- APO: Automatic power off
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- Tone Sq: DTMF operated tone squelch
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- Mem Chan: channels x freq/channel + calling channels
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- FDX: Cross-band full duplex
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- X-Band: cross-band repeat
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- DualDisp: Dual frequency Display
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- FacPwr - Transmit ppower from factory, all of these units are
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5W with 13.6V
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- PwrSet - Number of transmit power settings
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- MSR - Manufacturer's Suggested Retail
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- RCUSA - Radio Cebter USA
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- HRO - Ham Radio Outlet
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- AES - Amateur Electronics Supply
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- EEB - Electronic Equipment Bank
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Other features:
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The following information is based on things I have seen on the
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net and may not necessarily work. I have also put comments that
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don't fit in the chart in this section.
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- Kenwood TH-77A
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2m section is modifiable for MARS/CAP
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can be modified for 118-165MHz Rx
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- Icom IC-24AT
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A diode will extend UHF transmit range to 410-485
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A diode will extend VHF transmit range to 138-168
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Keyboard entry can enable 100-1000MHz Receive (diode has to
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be removed on older models).
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A diode can be removed to allow cross-band repeat
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Icom IC-32AT
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Simple mods for RX on 138-168 and 418-458. Tx on those
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ranges with a bit more work.
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- Yaesu 470
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There is a mod for transmit on 140-174
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Several people have mentioned that the backlit keyboard is a
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nice feature.
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Phil Benchoff
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