ITU Radio Bands

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ITU Radio Band Numbers 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

ITU Radio Band Symbols VLF LF MF HF VHF UHF SHF EHF

NATO Radio bands A B C D E F G H I J K L M

IEEE Radar bands HF VHF UHF L S C X Ku K Ka V W edit

Provision No. 2.1 of the ITU Radio Regulations states:

2.1 The radio spectrum shall be subdivided into nine frequency bands, which shall be designated by progressive whole numbers in accordance with the following table." ^[1]

These bands are:

Table of ITU Radio Bands

Band Number	Symbols	Frequency Range
4	VLF	3 to 30 kHz
5	LF	30 to 300 kHz
6	MF	300 to 3000 kHz
7	HF	3 to 30 MHz
8	VHF	30 to 300 MHz
9	UHF	300 to 3000 MHz
10	SHF	3 to 30 GHz
11	EHF	30 to 300 GHz
12		300 to 3000 GHz

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