SPACE COMMUNICATION FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS ----------------------------------------- Source: Popular Communications Reprinted by: John Johnson, KWV8BP For more information concerning these frequencies, see the May 89 issue of Popular Communications pages 52 - 54. Frequency Range Description --------------- ----------- 21.000 - 21.450 Mhz. Amateur Radio Satellites 24.890 - 29.4990 Mhz. Amateur Radio Satellites 28.000 - 29.700 Mhz. Amateur Radio Satellites 30.000 - 30.560 Mhz. Satellites and Research Beacons 39.980 - 40.020 Mhz. Space Research 137.00 - 138.00 Mhz. Weather Satellites 144.00 - 146.00 Mhz. Amateur Radio Satellites 149.90 - 150.05 Mhz. Radio Navagational Satellites 267.00 - 273.00 Mhz. Military Communications Satellite Downlink 328.60 - 335.40 Mhz. Aeronautical Navagational Aids 399.90 - 400.00 Mhz. Navigational Satellites 400.00 - 400.15 Mhz. Standard Time Signal Satellites 400.15 - 412.00 Mhz. Meterological & Research Satellites 402.00 - 403.00 Mhz. Research Uplink 403.00 - 405.00 Mhz. Radiosonde (radio equiped research balloons) 406.00 Mhz. International Distress (uplink to SARSAT/ COSPAS) 460.00 - 470.00 Mhz. Meterological Satellites 1215 - 1240 Mhz. Navigational Satellites 1240 - 1260 Mhz. Amateur Satellites 1427 - 1429 Mhz. Research Uplink 1525 - 1530 Mhz. General Satellite Downlink 1530 - 1544 Mhz. Maritime Satellites 1544 - 1545 Mhz. Mobile Satellites 1545 - 1559 Mhz. Aeronautical Navigational Satellites 1626.5 - 1645.5 Mhz. Uplink for Maritime Satellites 1645.5 - 1666.5 Mhz. Uplink for Mobile Satellites 1670.0 - 1710.0 Mhz. Meterological Satellites 2200.0 - 2300.0 Mhz. Uplink & Satellite Crosslink (intersatellite) 2483.5 - 2500.0 Mhz. Radio Determination Satellites 2500.0 - 2655.0 Mhz. Mobile and Broadcast Satellite Downlink 2655.0 - 2690.0 Mhz. Broadcast and Research Satellites 3400.0 - 3500.0 Mhz. Amateur Radio Satellites 3700.0 - 4200.0 Mhz. Fixed Service Downlink 4500.0 - 4800.0 Mhz. Fixed Service Downlink 5850.0 - 5925.0 Mhz. Amateur Satellite Uplink 7250.0 - 7750.0 Mhz. Weather & Fixed service Downlink 7900.0 - 7975.0 Mhz. General Uplink 8025.0 - 8175.0 Mhz. Mobile & Reasearch Uplink & Downlink 8175.0 - 8400.0 Mhz. Mobile & Weather Uplink & Downlink 10.7 - 12.2 Ghz. Broadcast Satellite Downlink 12.2 - 12.7 Ghz. Broadcast Satellite Uplink 13.25 - 13.40 Ghz. Aeronautical Navigational Satellites 13.4 - 14.0 Ghz. Radiolocation & Time Standard Uplink 14.0 - 14.3 Ghz. Radio Navigation & Research Uplink 16.6 - 17.1 Ghz. Deep Space Probe Uplink 17.2 - 17.3 Ghz. Earth Exploration Satellites 17.3 - 17.7 Ghz. Fixed Service Uplink 17.7 - 20.2 Ghz. Fixed & Mobile Downlink 20.2 - 21.2 Ghz. Standard Time Signal Satellites 22.50 - 22.55 Ghz. Fixed, Mobile & Broadcast 22.55 - 23.55 Ghz. Inter-Satellite (Crosslink) 24.00 - 24.05 Ghz. Amateur Satellites 24.05 - 24.25 Ghz. Earth Exploration/Government 25.25 - 27.00 Ghz. Standard Time Signal/Government 27.5 - 30.0 Ghz. Fixed, Mobile Uplink 30.0 - 31.3 Ghz. Government Fixed & Mobile 32.0 - 33.0 Ghz. Inter-Satellite (Crosslink) 37.0 - 40.5 Ghz. Mobile & Fixed Downlink 40.5 - 42.5 Ghz. Broadcast Satellites 42.5 - 45.5 Ghz. Fixed & Mobile Uplink 45.5 - 47.0 Ghz. Radio Navigation Uplink 47.0 - 47.2 Ghz. Amateur Satellites 47.2 - 50.2 Ghz. Fixed, Mobile Uplink 50.2 - 400.0 Ghz. Various Satellite & Space Research This file was brought to you by the Hotline BBS, give us a call, we have an entire section dedicated to Scanner & Radio related topics... The Hotline BBS 304-736-9169 or 304-743-7909