The Australian Amateur Band Plan – 160M

The 160M band is accessible to the Advanced licence class only

• Transmission bandwidth should not exceed 8KHz
• Advanced operators using emission modes J3E or R3E are limited to 400 watts pX
• Advanced operators using other modes are limited to 120 watts pY

• 1.800 – 1.875 MHz is a Primary Amateur allocation

• 1.800 to 1.875 MHz is available for CW operation.
• 1.800 to 1.810 MHz is available for digital data modes – IARU Region 2
• 1.830 to 1.843 MHz is available for digital data modes, including FT8 – IARU Region 3
• 1.838 to 1.843 MHz is available for digital data modes – IARU Region 1
• 1.839 to 1.843 MHz is available for digital data modes – IARU Region 2
• 1.843 to 1.875 MHz is available for SSB & AM operation.

Additional notes:

• 1.838 MHz – PSK
• 1.838 MHz – JT65
• 1.839 MHz – JT9
• 1.8366 MHz – WSPR
• 1.840 MHz – FT8

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