160 Meters

1.800 – 2.000 MHz · All modes · 200 kHz wide

Key takeaways

Amateur radio's oldest band.

Challenges — element lengths, wire strength, coax runs, and the like.

DX tends to be more difficult.

Band can be noisy.

Allocations vary widely between countries.

All modes allowed throughout the band.

Band at a glance

Data / Phone: Full band
Band center: 1.900
Bandwidth: 200 kHz · 66 × 3 kHz slots
Avoid: 1.900 – 2.000shared — radiolocation ops

Key frequencies

1.808.000 - FISTS Calling Freq. (CW)
1.810.000 - QRP Calling Freq. (CW)
1.812.150 - PSK
1.817.500 - ARRL Pract., Qual. Runs, Bulletins (CW)
1.820.000 - SKCC Calling Freq. (CW)
1.836.600 - WSPR
1.836.800 - FST4W
1.838.000 - JT65
1.838.150 - DX PSK
1.839.000 - FST4 / JT9
1.840.000 - FT8
1.842.000 - JS8
1.855.000 - ARRL Voice Bulletins (LSB/SSB)
1.890.000 - SSTV
1.910.000 - QRP Calling Freq. (LSB/SSB)

Band plan

.       Range           |    Advised Use
------------------------|---------------------
1.800.000 - 2.000.000   | CW
1.800.000 - 1.810.000   | Digital Modes
1.810.000               | CW QRP
1.843.000 - 2.000.000   | SSB, SSTV and other wideband modes
1.910.000               | SSB QRP
1.995.000 - 2.000.000   | Experimental
1.999.000 - 2.000.000   | Beacons

Last confirmed good · 2026-11-11