Canadian Band Plan



Canadian HF Band Plan

160 Metre Band - Maximum bandwidth 6 kHz

1.800 - 1.820 MHz - CW
1.820 - 1.830 MHz - Digital Modes
1 830 - 1.840 MHz - DX Window
1.840 - 2.000 MHz - SSB and other wide band modes

80 Metre Band - Maximum bandwidth 6 kHz

3.500 - 3.580 MHz - CW
3.580 - 3.620 MHz - Digital Modes
3.620 - 3.635 MHz - Packet/Digital Secondary
3.635 - 3.725 MHz - CW
3.725 - 3.790 MHz - SSB and other side band modes*
3.790 - 3.800 MHz - SSB DX Window
3.800 - 4.000 MHz - SSB and other wide band modes

* 80 metres normally LSB, to stay within Band Plan SSB should not be lower than 3.728 MHz.

  As example note US stations cannot operate below 3.753 MHz

40 Metre Band - Maximum bandwidth 6 kHz

7.000 - 7.035 MHz - CW
7.035 - 7.050 MHz - Digital Modes
7.040 - 7.050 MHz - International packet
7.050 - 7.100 MHz - SSB
7.100 - 7.120 MHz - Packet within Region 2
7.120 - 7.150 MHz - CW
7.150 - 7.300 MHz - SSB and other wide band modes

30 Metre Band - Maximum bandwidth 1 kHz

10.100 - 10.130 MHz - CW only
10.130 - 10.140 MHz - Digital Modes
10.140 - 10.150 MHz - Packet

20 Metre Band - Maximum bandwidth 6 kHz

14.000 - 14.070 MHz - CW only
14.070 - 14.095 MHz - Digital Mode
14.095 - 14.099 MHz - Packet
14.100 MHz - Beacons
14.101 - 14.112 MHz - CW, SSB, packet shared
14.112 - 14.350 MHz - SSB
14.225 - 14.235 MHz - SSTV

17 Metre Band - Maximum bandwidth 6 kHz

18.068 - 18.100 MHz - CW
18.100 - 18.105 MHz - Digital Modes
18.105 - 18.110 MHz - Packet
18.110 - 18.168 MHz - SSB and other wide band modes

15 Metre Band - maximum bandwidth 6 kHz

21.000 - 21.070 MHz - CW
21.070 - 21.090 MHz - Digital Modes
21.090 - 21.125 MHz - Packet
21.100 - 21.150 MHz - CW and SSB
21.150 - 21.335 MHz - SSB and other wide band modes
21.335 - 21.345 MHz - SSTV
21.345 - 21.450 MHz - SSB and other wide band modes

12 Metre Band - Maximum bandwidth 6 kHz

24.890 - 24.930 MHz - CW
24.920 - 24.925 MHz - Digital Modes
24.925 - 24.930 MHz - Packet
24.930 - 24.990 MHz - SSB and other wide band modes

10 Metre Band - Maximum band width 20 kHz

28.000 - 28.200 MHz - CW
28.070 - 28.120 MHz - Digital Modes
28.120 - 28.190 MHz - Packet
28.190 - 28.200 MHz - Beacons
28.200 - 29.300 MHz - SSB and other wide band modes
29.300 - 29.510 MHz - Satellite
29.510 - 29.700 MHz - SSB, FM and repeaters

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Priviledges

Frequency (MHz)
Lower edge
Frequency (MHz)
Upper edge
Maximum Bandwidth
Qualifications
1.8
2.0
6 kHz
B+, B5 or BA
3.5
4.0
6 kHz
B+, B5 or BA
7.0
7.3
6 kHz
B+, B5 or BA
10.1
10.15
1 kHz
B+, B5 or BA
14.0
14.350
6 kHz
B+, B5 or BA
18.068
18.168
6 kHz
B+, B5 or BA
21.0
21.450
6 kHz
B+, B5 or BA
24.890
24.990
6 kHz
B+, B5 or BA
28.0
29.7
20 kHz
B+, B5 or BA
50.0
54.0
30 kHz
B
144
148
30 kHz
B
220
225
100 kHz
B
430
450
12 MHz
B **
902
928
12 MHz
B **
1,240
1300
Not Specified
B **
2,300
2,450
Not Specified
B **
3,300
3,500
Not Specified
B **
5,650
5,925
Not Specified
B **
10,000
10,500
Not Specified
B **
24,000
24,050
Not Specified
B
24,050
24,250
Not Specified
B **
47,000
47,200
Not Specified
B
75,500
76,000
Not Specified
B
76,000
81,000
Not Specified
B **
142,000
144,000
Not Specified
B
144,000
149,000
Not Specified
B **
241,000
248,000
Not Specified
B **
248,000
250,000
Not Specified
B
Notes:
"B" means an Amateur Operators Certificate with Basic Qualification
"B+" means an Amateur Operators Certificate with Basic Qualification "with Honours" (where the holder achieved 80% or higher on the examination
"B5" means an Amateur Operators Certificate with Basic Qualification and Morse Code (5 w.p.m.) Qualification
"BA" means an Amateur Operators Certificate with Basic and Advanced Qualification
Radio Amateurs are secondary users in the bands marked with asterisks **, and may not cause interference to primary users.

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