Table of Amateur Radio Frequency Allocations
Proposal by the South African Radio League
The national body for Amateur Radio in South Africa
Frequency bands in MHZ / The Amateur Service / Maximum Power in dB relative to 1 watt PEP / Satellite / Permitted types of transmission / (a) Remarks
135.7-137.8kHz / Secondary / Class A 1 watt erp / All except pulse or fast scan
1 810-1.850 / Primary / A = 26 dBW / All except pulse or
fast scan tv
3.500 - 3.800 / Co-primary /
A = 26 dBW
B = 20 dBW / All except pulse or
fast scan tv / Music transmissions permitted
7.000 - 7.200 / Primary. / A = 26 dBW / Allocated / All except pulse or~
B = 20 dBW / fast scan tv
10 100 - 10.150 / Secondary / A= 26 dBW / All except pulse or
fast scan tv
14.000 - 14.350 / Primary / A = 26 dBW / Allocated / All except pulse of fast scan tv
18.068 - 18.168 / Primary / A = 26 dBW / All except pulse or fast scan tv
Frequency bands in MHZ / The Amateur Service / Maximum Power in dB relative to 1 watt PEP / Satellite / Permitted types of transmission / (a) Remarks
21.000 - 21.450 / Primary / A = 26 dBW / Allocated / All except pulse or fast scan tv
24.890 - 24.990 / Primary / A = 26 dBW / All except pulse or fast scan tv
28.000 - 29.700 / Primary / A = 26 dBW / allocated / All except pulse or fast scan TV
28.050 - 28.150 / B= 20 dBW
28.300 - 28.500 / B= 20dBW
29.700 - 30.000 / Secondary / 26 dBW / All / Secondary basis during disaster exercises and emergency
40.675 - 40,685 / Primary / A = 26 dBW / All except pulse or fast scan tv / Propagation study only
50.000 - 54.000 / Co-primary / A = 26 dBW / All except pulse or fast scan tv / Music transmissions permitted
70.000 - 70.300 / Secondary / Class A
26 dBW / All except pulse or
fast scan tv
144 – 146 / Primary / A = 26 dBW
B= 20 dBW / Allocated / All except pulse or
fast scan tv
Frequency bands in MHZ / The Amateur Service / Maximum Power in dB relative to 1 watt PEP / Satellite / Permitted types of transmission / (a) Remarks
430-440
435-438 / Co-Primary. / A = 26 dBW
B= 20 dBW / Allocated / All except pulse or
fast scan tv / Music transmissions permitted
1240 – 1300
1260 - 1270 / Secondary / A = 26 dBW / Allocated / All except pulse / Music transmissions permitted
2300 -2450 / Secondary.
Users must
accept
interference
from ISM
users / A = 26 dBW / All except pulse
5650 -5850 / Secondary.
Users must
accept
interference
from ISM
users / A = 26 dBW / Allocated / All except pulse
10000 -10450 / Secondary / A = 26 dBW / All - including pulse
Frequency bands in MHz / The Amateur
Service / Maximum Power(in dB relative to 1
watt PEP / Satellite / Permitted types of transmission / (a) Remarks
10450 -10500 / Secondary / A = 26 dBW / Allocated / All - including pulse
24000- 24050 / Primary / A = 26 dBW / Allocated / All - including pulse
24050 -24250 / Secondary.
Users must
accept
interference
from ISM users / A = 26 dBW / All - including pulse
47000 -47200 / Primary / A = 26 dBW / Allocated / All - including pulse
75500- 76000 / Primary. / A = 26 dBW / Allocated / All - including pulse
76000 -81000 / Secondary.
Users must
accept
interference
from ISM users / A = 26 dBW / Allocated / All - including pulse
142000 -144000 / Primary. / A = 26 dBW / Allocated / All - including pulse
Frequency bands in MHZ / The Amateur Service / Maximum Power in dB relative to 1 watt PEP / Satellite / Permitted types of transmission / (a) Remarks
144000 -149000 / Secondary.
Users must
accept
interference
from ISM users / A= 26 dBW / Allocated / All - including pulse
241000 -248000 / Secondary / A = 26 dBW / Allocated / All - including pulse
248000 -250000 / Primary / A = 26 dBW / Allocated / All - including pulse
Explanation of Modes
Mode Explanation
A1A.Telegraphy without the use of a modulating audio frequency (by on/off keying) for aural reception
A3CFacsimile (with modulation of the main carrier either directly or by frequency modulated sub-carrier
A3EDouble sided telephony
C3FTelevision by analogue modulation and vestigal-sideband operation.
F1ATelegraphy for aural reception including DATA by means of frequency shift keying without the
use of a modulating audio frequency one or two frequencies being emitted at any instant.
F1BTelegraphy including DATA by means of frequency shift keying without the use of a modulating
audio frequency one or two frequencies being emitted at any instant.
F1DData transmissions by means of frequency shift keying without the use of a modulating audiofrequency, with one frequency been emitted at any instant.
F2ATelegraphy for aural reception including RTTY and DATA by the on/off keying of a frequency or by means of the on/off keying off keying of a frequency modulated emission.
F2BTelegraphy including RTTY and DATA by the on/off keying of frequency modulating audio frequency or by means f the on/off keying of a frequency modulated emission.
F3CFacsimile by direct frequency modulation of the carrier
F3EFrequency modulated telephony.
G3EPhase modulated telephony.
J3ESingle sideband suppressed carrier telephony.
J3FSingle sideband suppressed carrier, modulated by slow scan television audio frequencies.
NONEmission of an unmodulated carrier
R3ESingle sideband, reduced or variable level carrier telephony
W9EDigital speech multiplexed up to twelve channels.
J2DData transmission with the use of a modulating auto frequency
J2E Digital telephony with the use of a modulating audio frequency