Radio & Satellite Frequency Bands

Radio & satellite frequency bands are both Historic Radar bands and ITU definitions.

Historic Radar Frequency Bands:

Band:

Frequency: (GHz)

Wavelength: (cm)

VHF

0.03 - 0.3 

1000 - 100 

UHF

0.3 - 1 

 100 - 30

L

 1 - 2

30 - 15 

S

2 - 4

15 - 7.5 

C

 4 - 8

7.5 - 3.75 

X

8 - 12 

3.75 - 2.5 

Ku

12 - 18 

2.5 - 1.6 

K

 18 - 27

1.6 - 1.1 

Ka

 27 - 40

1.1 - 0.75 

MM

 40 - 100

 0.75 - 0.3

ITU Definitions:

Band:

Frequency: (Hz)

Wavelength: (km)

ELF

 3 - 30

100,000 - 10,000 

SLF

 30 - 300

10,000 - 1000 

ULF

 300 - 3000

1000 - 100 

VLF

 3000 - 30k

100 - 10 

LF

 30k - 300k

10 - 1 

MF

 300k - 3M

1 - 0.1 

HF

 3M - 30M

 0.1 - 0.01

VHF

 30M - 300M

 0.01 - 0.001

UHF

 300M - 3G

 0.001 - 0.0001

SHF

 3G - 30G

 0.0001 - 0.00001

EHF

 30G - 300G

 0.00001 - 0.000001

 

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