12 Meters

24.890 – 24.990 MHz · USB voice · 100 kHz wide

Key takeaways

WARC band — no contesting.

Mostly a daytime band.

Nighttime DX around solar max.

Can open more during summer.

Listen for band opening beacon on 24.930 MHz.

Band can be closed for long periods during solar min.

Band at a glance

Data / CW: 24.890 – 24.929
Phone: 24.930 – 24.990
Band center: 24.940
Center voice: 24.960
Center voice — General: N/A
Bandwidth: 100 kHz · 33 × 3 kHz slots

Key frequencies

24.908.000 - FISTS Calling Freq. (CW)
24.910.000 - SKCC Calling Freq. (CW)
24.915.000 - FT8
24.917.000 - JT65
24.919.000 - FT4 / JT9
24.920.150 - PSK
24.922.000 - JS8
24.924.600 - WSPR
24.930.000 - Int'l Beacon Project (CW)

Band plan

.       Range         |    Advised Use
----------------------|---------------------
24.920.000-24.924.999 | RTTY
24.925.000-24.929.000 | Packet

Last confirmed good · 2026-11-11