17 Meters

18.068 – 18.168 MHz · USB voice · 100 kHz wide

Key takeaways

WARC band — no contesting.

Affected slightly more by the solar cycle than 20 m.

Smaller band, but tends to be quiet.

Useful for conversation during contest events.

Band at a glance

Data / CW: 18.068 – 18.109
Phone: 18.110 – 18.168
Band center: 18.118
Center voice: 18.139
Center voice — General: N/A
Bandwidth: 100 kHz · 33 × 3 kHz slots

Key frequencies

18.080.000 - SKCC Calling Freq. 1
18.085.000 - FISTS Calling Freq.
18.097.500 - ARRL Pract., Qual. Runs, Bulletins (CW)
18.100.000 - FT8
18.100.150 - PSK
18.102.000 - JT65
18.102.500 - ARRL (Baudot, PSK31, MFSK16)
18.104.000 - FT4 / JT9 / JS8
18.104.600 - WSPR
18.110.000 - Int'l Beacon Project (CW)
18.160.000 - ARRL Bulletins (USB)

Band plan

.        Range          |    Advised Use
------------------------|---------------------
18.100.000 - 18.104.000 | RTTY
18.105.000 - 18.110.000 | Packet

Last confirmed good · 2026-11-11