The Voluntary Band Plan Chart covers frequencies that are in the normal band plan. These frequencies are set aside for particular users, like SSTV, AM, RTTY, Digital, and DX windows. Good operators will respect this and not operate on these frequencies unless there is an emergency.
Most hams have seen the ARRL band plan chart, but this takes it a step further. There may be additions or changes since I made this list, please contact me with them and I will update the list.
160 Meters (1.8-2.0 MHz)
- 1.800 – 2.000 CW– SSB
- 1.810 Digital Modes
- 1.810 CW QRP
- 1.843-2.000 SSB, SSTV and other wideband modes
- 1.910 SSB QRP
- 1.995 – 2.000 Experimental
- 1.999 – 2.000 Beacons
80 Meters (3.5-4.0 MHz)
- 3.590 RTTY/Data DX
- 3.570-3.600 RTTY/Data
- 3.600-4.000 Phone
- 3.790-3.800 DX window
- 3.845 SSTV
- 3.885 AM calling frequency
60 Meters (5 MHz channels)
- 5.332 USB, CW/RTTY/data USB is limited to 2.8 kHz
- 5.348 USB, CW/RTTY/data
- 5.358.5 USB, CW/RTTY/data
- 5.373 USB, CW/RTTY/data
- 5.405 USB, CW/RTTY/data
40 Meters (7.0-7.3 MHz)
- 7.040 RTTY/Data DX
- 7.080-7.125 RTTY/Data
- 7.125-7.300 Phone
- 7.171 SSTV
- 7.290 AM calling frequency
30 Meters (10.1-10.15 MHz)
- 10.130-10.140 RTTY
- 10.136 Digital
- 10.140-10.150 Packet
20 Meters (14.0-14.35 MHz)
- 14.070-14.095 RTTY
- 14.174 Digital
- 14.095-14.0995 Packet
- 14.100 NCDXF Beacons
- 14.1005-14.112 Packet
- 14.150-14.350 SSB
- 14.230 SSTV
- 14.286 AM calling frequency
17 Meters (18.068-18.168 MHz
- 18.100-18.105 RTTY
- 18.105-18.110 Packet
- 18.110-18.169 Phone
15 Meters (21.0-21.45 MHz)
- 21.070-21.110 RTTY/Data
- 21.200-21.450 Phone
- 21.340 SSTV
12 Meters (24.89-24.99 MHz)
- 24.920-24.925 RTTY
- 24.925-24.930 Packet
- 24.93-24.99 SSB and SSTV
10 Meters (28-29.7 MHz)
- 28.000-28.070 CW
- 28.070-28.150 RTTY
- 28.150-28.190 CW
- 28.200-28.300 Beacons
- 28.300-29.300 Phone
- 28.680 SSTV
- 29.000-29.200 AM
- 29.300-29.510 Satellite Downlinks
- 29.520-29.590 Repeater Inputs
- 29.600 FM Simplex
- 29.610-29.700 Repeater Outputs
6 Meters (50-54 MHz)
- 50.0-50.1 CW, beacons
- 50.060-50.080 beacon subband
- 50.1-50.3 SSB, CW
- 50.1-50.125 DX window
- 50.125 SSB calling frequency
- 50.3-50.6 All modes
- 50.6-50.8 Nonvoice communications
- 50.62 Digital(packet) calling
- 50.8-51.0 Radio remote control(20-kHz channels)
- 51.0-51.1 Pacific DX window
- 51.12-51.48 Repeater inputs (19 channels)
- 51.12-51.18 Digitalrepeater inputs
- 51.5-51.6 Simplex (six channels)
- 51.62-51.98 Repeater outputs (19 channels)
- 51.62-51.68 Digitalrepeater outputs
- 52.0-52.48 Repeater inputs (except as noted; 23 channels)
- 52.02, 52.04 FM simplex
- 52.2 TEST PAIR (input)
- 52.5-52.98 Repeater output (except as noted; 23 channels)
- 52.525 Primary FM simplex
- 52.54 Secondary FM simplex
- 52.7 TEST PAIR (output)
- 53.0-53.48 Repeater inputs (except as noted; 19 channels)
- 53.0 Remote base FM simplex
- 53.02 Simplex
- 53.1, 53.2, 53.3, 53.4 Radio remote control
- 53.5-53.98 Repeater outputs (except as noted; 19 channels)
- 53.5, 53.6, 53.7, 53.8 Radio remote control
- 53.52, 53.9 Simplex
Voluntary Band Plan Chart
This was set up so that everyone would have a spot to do their particular modes without problems. When all these frequencies are respected it makes the bands less problematic without the fighting.
Hams use to always respect each other, but that has been changing with the lower entry standards. It does not have to be this way, because I came into amateur radio under these lower standards and respect others and my license. I learned CW and moved up to a K4D.