Make sure you are aware of changes in the RSGB 2026 band plans

The RSGB 2026 Band Plans were published in the recently released February edition of RadCom.

They are now also available on the RSGB website in a wider variety of formats, including more detailed change notes.

This year’s changes address a handful of key topics including updates to the 5MHz band plan to emphasise correct operating, which comes in the light of out-of-band FT8 usage and Ofcom monitoring concerns.

Updates at 50MHz have been made to accommodate new repeater inputs which use a wider 1MHz split, easing the implementation of their duplex filters.

In the 430MHz UHF band, provision for low power ad-hoc repeaters and some editorial updates have also been made.

As Band Plans change over time, please ensure you only refer or link to the current ones on the RSGB website and remove any older ones you have locally. Unfortunately, the RSGB still notes some websites and unofficial usage charts have obsolete information and urge that these are all removed.

View the 2026 Band Plans on the RSGB website.

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