10 Meters

28.000 – 29.700 MHz · USB voice & FM · 1700 kHz wide

Key takeaways

Huge band, over 3 times larger than 80 m.

Verticals for local/budget DX, Yagis/beams for contesting.

Similar propagation to CB (11 m).

Opens more in late spring and summer, often midday as well as evenings.

Listen for band opening beacon on 28.200 MHz.

DX repeaters (similar to 2 m) are available.

Band at a glance

Data / CW: 28.000 – 28.299
Phone: 28.300 – 29.700
Band center: 28.850
Center voice: 29.000
Center voice — General: N/A
Bandwidth: 1700 kHz · 566 × 3 kHz slots

Key frequencies

28.025.000 - DX Calling Freq. (CW)
28.050.000 - SKCC Calling Freq. 1 (CW)
28.058.000 - FISTS Calling Freq. (CW)
28.060.000 - QRP Calling Freq. (CW)
28.067.500 - ARRL Pract., Qual. Runs, Bulletins (CW)
28.074.000 - FT8
28.076.000 - JT65
28.078.000 - JT9 / JS8
28.095.000 - ARRL RTTY
28.114.000 - SKCC Calling Freq. 2 (CW)
28.120.150 - PSK
28.124.600 - WSPR
28.180.000 - FT4
28.200.000 - Int'l Beacon Project (CW)
28.385.000 - QRP Calling Freq. (USB)
28.495.000 - DX Calling Freq. (USB)
28.590.000 - ARRL Voice Bulletins (USB)
28.680.000 - SSTV (Assum.'d USB)
29.520.000 - Repeater 1 TRX (FM)
29.540.000 - Repeater 2 TRX (FM)
29.560.000 - Repeater 3 TRX (FM)
29.580.000 - Repeater 4 TRX (FM)
29.620.000 - Repeater 1 RCV (FM)
29.640.000 - Repeater 2 RCV (FM)
29.660.000 - Repeater 3 RCV (FM)
29.680.000 - Repeater 4 RCV (FM)

Band plan

.       Range         |    Advised Use
----------------------|---------------------
28.000.000-28.069.999 | CW
28.070.000-28.119.999 | RTTY
28.120.000-28.180.000 | Packet
28.150.000-28.190.000 | CW
28.200.000-28.299.999 | Beacons
28.300.000-29.299.999 | Phone
*28.680               | SSTV
29.000.000-29.200.000 | AM
29.300.000-29.510.000 | Satellite Downlinks
29.520.000-29.590.000 | FM Repeater Inputs
29.600.000            | FM Simplex
29.610.000-29.700.000 | FM Repeater Outputs

Last confirmed good · 2026-11-11