Difference between revisions of "Radio Spectrum Management and Allocations"

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United States

In the United States the radio spectrum is managed by various agencies.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) assigns frequencies and issues licenses to non-federal radio spectrum users.

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration's Office of Spectrum Management manages the Federal government’s use of the radio frequency spectrum.

The Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee (IRAC) assigns frequencies to federal government users and maintains the Government Master File (GMF) database of federal frequencies and users.

The Federal Aviation Administration's Spectrum Engineering Services secures, manages, and protects all civil aviation radio frequency spectrum resources.

The FCC rules and regulations are contained in the Code of Federal Regulations Title 47 Telecommunication

The NTIA rules and regulations are contained in the NTIA Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management (Redbook)

US Links

FCC

Spectrum Tables and Charts

FCC Online Frequency Allocation Table (.pdf file)
eCFR Table of Frequency Allocations - This should be the same as, or more current than, the .pdf file directly above.
NTIA US Frequency Allocation Chart
FCC Spectrum Dashboard
47CFR74.402 - Remote Pickup frequencies
47CFR74.502 - Aural Broadcast Auxiliary frequencies
47CFR74.602 - Television Broadcast Auxiliary frequencies
47CFR74.802 - Low Power Broadcast Auxiliary frequencies
47CFR80.351 to 80.393 - Maritime Service frequencies
47CFR87.169 to 87.173 - Aviation Service frequencies
47CFR90.20 - Private Land Mobile Services - Public Safety Pool frequencies
47CFR90.35 - Private Land Mobile Services - Industrial/Business Pool frequencies
47CFR97.301 - Amateur Radio Service frequencies
47CFR101.101 - Fixed Microwave Services frequencies
FCC Part 22 Paging Band Plans - Some of the VHF/UHF paging frequencies are used by Public Safety and Business/Industrial trunked and conventional systems in some areas.

Miscellaneous

Federal VHF/UHF Channel Plans
VHF/UHF Plan for Aeronautical Radionavigation
CAPRAD public safety frequency coordination database 700/800 MHz & 4.9 GHz
FCC List of Wireless Services
FCC Radio Service Codes
FCC Station Class Codes
FCC Emission Designators

Canada

In Canada the radio spectrum is managed by Industry Canada (IC).

Canada Links

Canadian Table of Frequency Allocations
Spectrum Direct - IC license search

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 * [http://reboot.fcc.gov/reform/systems/spectrum-dashboard FCC Spectrum Dashboard]
+* [http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=aae1a08011356b19c83d08b38506621a&rgn=div8&view=text&node=47:4.0.1.1.3.4.3.2&idno=47 47CFR74.402] - Remote Pickup frequencies
+* [http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=aae1a08011356b19c83d08b38506621a&rgn=div8&view=text&node=47:4.0.1.1.3.5.3.2&idno=47 47CFR74.502] - Aural Broadcast Auxiliary frequencies
+* [http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=aae1a08011356b19c83d08b38506621a&rgn=div8&view=text&node=47:4.0.1.1.3.6.3.3&idno=47 47CFR74.602] - Television Broadcast Auxiliary frequencies
+* [http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=aae1a08011356b19c83d08b38506621a&rgn=div8&view=text&node=47:4.0.1.1.3.8.3.2&idno=47 47CFR74.802] - Low Power Broadcast Auxiliary frequencies
 * [http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=fb867ed0fb29a7bb38e0288872dc3e51&rgn=div6&view=text&node=47:5.0.1.1.1.8&idno=47 47CFR80.351 to 80.393] - Maritime Service frequencies
 * [http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=fb867ed0fb29a7bb38e0288872dc3e51&rgn=div6&view=text&node=47:5.0.1.1.2.5&idno=47 47CFR87.169 to 87.173] - Aviation Service frequencies