Band Plans and information

The RSGB Band Plans are normally published annually in the February edition of RadCom and additionally reviewed mid-year.

It is derived from the IARU Region 1 Band Plans taking into account any proposed national variations or special amendments, which are considered necessary by the relevant spectrum manager. Note that the master version is the Excel file which includes all change notes.

Online edition: January 2023

• Online Display of UK Band Plans
• View in plain tabbed HTML
• Download as Adobe PDF (32-page/406KB PDF)
• Download as Microsoft Excel Workbook (210KB XLSX)
• RadCom version (5-page/170KB PDF)

Background and information

• 2023: Background Article (1-page/75KB PDF)
• Previous changes: 2013, 2014, 2015, Jan 2016, Jun 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 (PDF)
• VHF Spectrum Release:  70.5-71.5 & 146-147 MHz
• Microwave Spectrum Release:  2.3 & 3.4 GHz
• Terahertz (>275 GHz)

Enquiries

For queries about the Band Plans please contact the relevant spectrum manager:-

• Up to 30MHz: HF Manager
• VHF and UHF Bands: VHF Manager
• Microwave Bands: Microwave Manager

For other background—see the Spectrum Forum pages