20 Meters

14.000 – 14.350 MHz · USB voice · 350 kHz wide

Key takeaways

Popular band, especially for daytime contacts.

Easy to set up a good DX antenna.

Darling band for POTA operators.

Band at a glance

Data / CW: 14.000 – 14.149
Phone: 14.150 – 14.350
Band center: 14.175
Center voice: 14.250
Center voice — General: 14.287.5
Bandwidth: 350 kHz · 116 × 3 kHz slots

Key frequencies

14.020.000 - DX Calling Freq. 1 (CW)
14.047.500 - ARRL Pract., Qual. Runs, Bulletins (CW)
14.050.000 - SKCC Calling Freq. 1 (CW)
14.058.000 - FISTS Calling Freq. (CW)
14.060.000 - QRP Calling Freq. 1 (CW)
14.070.150 - PSK
14.074.000 - FT8
14.076.000 - JT65
14.078.000 - JT9 / JS8
14.080.000 - FT4
14.095.000 - ARRL (Baudot, PSK31, MFSK16)
14.095.600 - WSPR
14.100.000 - NCDXF + Int'l Beacon Project (CW)
14.114.000 - SKCC Calling Freq. 2 (CW)
14.195.000 - DX Calling Freq. 2 (USB)
14.230.000 - SSTV (Assum.'d USB)
14.285.000 - QRP Calling Freq. (USB)
14.286.000 - Calling Freq. (AM)
14.290.000 - ARRL Voice Bulletins (USB)

Band plan

.        Range          |    Advised Use
------------------------|---------------------
14.070.000 - 14.094.000 | RTTY
14.095.000 - 14.099.500 | Packet
14.100.000              | NCDXF Beacons
14.100.500 - 14.112.000 | Packet
14.230.000              | SSTV
14.286.000              | AM Calling Frequency

Last confirmed good · 2026-11-11