| RSGB Band Plan (effective from 1st January 2025) | ||||
| The following band plan is largely based on that agreed at IARU Region 1 General Conferences with some local differences on | ||||
| on frequencies above 430 MHz. | ||||
| 430 MHz (70cm) | Necessary | UK Usage | ||
| IARU Recommendation | Bandwidth | |||
| 430.0000-431.9810 MHz | 430.0125-430.1000 MHz FM Internet voice gateways (Notes 7, 8) | |||
| All modes | 430.1250-430.1375 MHz UK DV 9 MHz split repeaters - Inputs - (Note-10) | |||
| 430.250-430.300 MHz UK DV 9 MHz reverse-split repeaters - Outputs | ||||
| 430.4000-430.5750 | 430.400-430.775 MHz UK DV 9 MHz split repeaters - Inputs | |||
| digital links | 430.7875 MHz UR63 UK Reverse 7.6 MHz split repeater - Input | |||
| 430.6000-430.9250 | 430.8000 MHz 7.6 MHz Talkthrough (Note 10) | |||
| digital repeaters | 430.8125-430.9750 MHz RU65-RU78 7.6 MHz split repeaters – outputs | |||
| See licence exclusion note; 431-432 MHz | ||||
| 430.9900-431.9000 MHz Digital Communications | ||||
| 431.0250-431.2500 MHz DV Internet voice gateways (Note 8) | ||||
| 432.0000-432.4000 | 2700 Hz | 432.2000 MHz CW/SSB centre of activity | ||
| All narrowband modes | 432.3500 MHz Microwave talkback (Europe) | |||
| 432.4000-432.4900 | 500 Hz | Propagation Beacons only | ||
| 432.491-432.493 MHz Personal Weak Signal MGM Beacons (BW: 500 Hz max) | ||||
| 432.5000-432.9940 | 12 kHz | 432.5000 MHz Narrow band SSTV activity centre | ||
| All modes | (Note 11) | 432.6250-432.6750 MHz Digital communications | ||
| Non-channelised | 432.7750 MHz 1.6 MHz Talkthrough - Base TX (Note 10) | |||
| 432.9940-433.3810 | 12 kHz | 433.0000-433.3750 MHz (RB0-RB15) RU240-RU270… | ||
| FM repeater outputs | (Note 11) | and RBW0-RBW30 5 MHz split repeater outputs | ||
| in UK only (Note 1) | FM/DV repeater outputs in UK only | |||
| 433.3940-433.5810 | 12kHz | 433.4000 MHz U272; IARU Region 1 SSTV (FM/AFSK) | ||
| (Note 11) | 433.4250 MHz U274 | |||
| FM/DV (Notes 12, 13) | 433.4500 MHz U276 (Note 5) | |||
| Simplex | 433.4750 MHz U278 | |||
| Channels | 433.5000 MHz U280 FM Calling channel | |||
| 433.5250 MHz U282 | ||||
| 433.5500 MHz U284 Used for Rally/Exhibition talk-in | ||||
| 433.5750 MHz U286 | ||||
| 433.6000-434.0000 | 433.6250-433.6750 MHz Digital communications | |||
| All modes | 433.7000-433.7750 MHz (Note 10) | |||
| 433.800 MHz for APRS | ||||
| where 144.800 MHz | 433.8000-434.2500 MHz Digital communications & Experiments (Note 3) | |||
| cannot be used. | ||||
| 434.000-434.5940 | 12 kHz | 434.0000 Low Power Hot-Spot usage (Note 4) | ||
| (Note 11) | 433.9500-434.0500 MHz Internet voice gateways (Note 8) | |||
| 434.3750 MHz 1.6 MHz Talkthrough - Mobile TX (Note 10) | ||||
| 434.4750-434.5250 MHz DV Internet voice gateways (Note 8) | ||||
| 434.5940-434.9810 | 12 kHz | 434.6000-434.9750 MHz (RB0-RB15) RU240-RU270 | ||
| FM repeater inputs in UK | (Note 11) | FM/DV repeater inputs in UK only (Note 12). | ||
| 435.0000-436.0000 | Satellites only | |||
| 436.0000-438.0000 | Satellites and Experimental DATV/Data | |||
| 437.0000 Experimental DATV/Data Centre of Activity (Note 14) | ||||
| 438.0000-440.0000 | ||||
| 438.0000-438.3750 RBW00-RBW30 5 MHz split repeaters - inputs | ||||
| 438.0250-438.1750 MHz IARU Region 1 Digital communications | ||||
| All modes | 438.2000-439.4250 MHz (Note 1) | |||
| 438.4000 MHz 7.6 MHz Talkthrough (Note 10) | ||||
| 438.4125-438.5750 MHz RU65-RU78 7.6MHz split repeaters – inputs | ||||
| 438.6125 MHz UK DV calling (Note 12) (Note 13) | ||||
| 438.8000 Low Power Hot-Spot usage (Note 4) | ||||
| 438.3875 MHz UR63 Reverse 7.6 MHz split repeaters output | ||||
| 439.1250-439.1375 MHz UK DV 9 MHz split repeaters - Outputs (Note-10) | ||||
| 439.250-439.300 MHz UK DV 9 MHz reverse-split repeaters - Inputs | ||||
| 439.6000-440.0000 MHz Digital communications | ||||
| 439.400-439.775 MHz UK DV 9 MHz split repeaters - Outputs | ||||
| 439.900 - 439.9875 MHz Digital Communications including | ||||
| Low Power Lora Gateways; Pagers etc (Note-9) | ||||
| Note 1: UK Repeaters in this band are based on 1.6, 5.0, 7.6 and 9MHz frequency splits | ||||
| and 12kHz BW to support 12.5kHz spacing. | ||||
| European systems may be different or reverse of our splits - See RSGB and ETCC websites for further information. | ||||
| Note 2: 430-440 MHz FM/DV maximum bandwidths are 12.5 or 25 kHz as appropriate | ||||
| Note 3: Digital Experiments include adhoc new and/or wider bandwidth modes such as Lora etc - also see Note 9 re 439.9MHz | ||||
| Note 4: Hot Spots - 438.775 and 438.7875 MHz are also options if preferred channels above are not available | ||||
| Note 5: In other countries IARU Region-1 recommend 433.450 MHz for DV calling | ||||
| Note 7: Users must accept interference from repeater output channels in France and the Netherlands at 430.025-430.575 MHz. | ||||
| Users with sites that allow propagation to other countries (notably France and the Netherlands) must survey the proposed | ||||
| frequency before use to ensure that they will not cause interference to users in those countries. | ||||
| Note 8: All Internet voice gateways: 12.5kHz channels, maximum deviation +-2.4kHz, maximum erp 5W (7 dBW), | ||||
| Note 9: Coordinated usage includes - Low-power Lora 125kHz Max BW at 439.9125 MHz, POCSAG Pagers at 439.9875MHz | ||||
| Note 10: May be used for Emergency Communications and Community Events | ||||
| Note 11: IARU Region 1 recommended maximum bandwidths are 12kHz to support 12.5kHz channel spacing | ||||
| Note 12: Embedded data traffic is allowed with digital voice (DV) | ||||
| Note 13: Simplex use only - no DV gateways | ||||
| Note 14: QPSK 2 Mega-symbols/second maximum recommended | ||||
| LICENCE NOTES: Amateur Service: Secondary User. Amateur Satellite Service: 435-438MHz: Secondary User | ||||
| Note specific conditions within 430-440MHz | ||||
| Exclusion: 431-432 MHz not available within 100km radius of Charing Cross, London. | ||||
| Power Restriction: 430-432 MHz is 40W erp maximum | ||||
| Notes to the Band Plan | ||||
| ITU-R Recommendation SM.328 (extract) | ||||
| Necessary bandwidth: For a given class of emission, the width of the frequency band which is just sufficient to | ||||
| ensure the transmission of information at the rate and with the quality required under specified conditions. | ||||
| The use of Amplitude Modulation (AM) is acceptable in the all modes segments but users are asked to consider | ||||
| adjacent channel activity when selecting operating frequencies. | ||||
| Foundation and Intermediate Licence holders are advised to check their licences for the permitted power limits and | ||||
| conditions applicable to their class of licence. | ||||