Amateur Radio on HF

HF Amateur Radio Bands

160 Meters (1.800-2.000 MHz)

80 Meters (3.500-4.000 MHz)

60 Meters (see 60 Meter Frequently Asked Questions (via ARRL) for the five USB channels)

40 Meters (7.000-7.300 MHz)

30 Meters (10.100-10.150 MHz) **

20 Meters (14.000-14.350 MHz)

17 Meters (18.068-18.168 MHz)

15 Meters (21.000-21.450 MHz)

12 Meters (24.890-24.990 MHz)

10 Meters (28.000-29.700 MHz)

** NOTE US Amateurs are limited to 200w PEP, and must use CW or digital modes (no voice). This is a shared band, and hams must avoid causing interference to other users. There is an encrypted RTTY station (assumed by many to be the US Navy) in the low portion of this band.

Amateur Related and RF Safety websites

For storm-related nets, see...

• Hugh Stegman's Hurricane Frequency List
• Bill Snyder's Hurricane Frequency List

Some popular ham websites:

• AC6V Amateur Radio and DX Reference Guide
• ARRL
• DX Zone
• Eham.net
• QRZ.com
• RenoHams.com

US Navy

• Introduction to HF and Lower Frequency Radiation

Amateur DX

• DX Summit
• HFPack
• HamMaps
• Mike's Amateur Radio Page
• OK1RR DX and Contesting Page
• NCDXF/IARU International Beacon Project
• Ten Ten International

News Services

• Amateur Radio Newsline
• ARRL Audio News
• Radio Society of Great Britian News
• This Week in Amateur Radio

Software Applications

• Receiver Software Applications - Some packages also incorporate ham transceiver controls at various levels
• Amateur Radio Transceiver Control - many ham transceivers can be controlled via a PC
• HF Digital Decoding - Software for decoding modes like PSK31, Olivia, MFSK16 and many others are linked here