The Australian Amateur Band Plan – 17M

The 17M 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

• 18.068 – 18.168 MHz is a Primary Amateur allocation

• 18.068 to 18.168 MHz is available for CW operation
• 18.095 to 18.120 MHz is available for Digital modes
• 18.110 to 18.168 MHz is available for SSB operation
• 18.110 is reserved for Beacons

Additional notes:

• 18.098 MHz – PSK
• 18.102 MHz – JT65
• 18.104 MHz – JT9
• 18.105 MHz – RTTY
• 18.150 MHz – Digital Voice
• 18.1046 MHz – WSPR
• 18.100 MHz – FT8

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