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2.3.3 HF Band (3 - 30 MHz)

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Frequency Range

International Region 3 Allocation

New Zealand Allocation

Summary of Usage

References and
Policies

3 025-3 155 kHz
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
Commercial and Government aeronautical services
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Purposes
 
IRR Appendix 26
3 155-3 200 kHz
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile (R)
 
5.116
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile (R)
Land Mobile simplex and Aeronautical Mobile (OR)
 
3180 – 3380 kHz SRD usage
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices
3 200-3 230 kHz
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile (R)
BROADCASTING 5.113
 
5.116
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile (R)
Predominantly Land Mobile with a few Fixed assignments
 
3180 – 3380 kHz SRD usage
3 230-3 400 kHz
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical
    mobile
BROADCASTING 5.113
 
5.116
3 400-3 500 kHz
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
 
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
Aeronautical base transmitters at Auckland Airport
 
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Purposes
 
IRR Appendix 27
3 500-3 900 kHz
AMATEUR
FIXED
MOBILE
 
AMATEUR
MOBILE
80m Amateur Band
 
3640 – 4040 kHz SRD usage
General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators
 
General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices
3 900-3 950 kHz
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE
BROADCASTING
 
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE
BROADCASTING
Government Land and Aeronautical Mobile services
 
3640 – 4040 kHz SRD usage
 
General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
3 950-4 000 kHz
FIXED
BROADCASTING
 
5.126
FIXED
Government Fixed and Aeronautical Mobile services
 
3640 – 4040 kHz SRD usage
4 000-4 063 kHz
FIXED
MARITIME MOBILE 5.127
 
5.126
FIXED
MARITIME MOBILE
Government Fixed Services
 
3640 – 4040 kHz SRD usage
 
4 063-4 438 kHz
MARITIME MOBILE 5.79A 5.109 5.110 5.130 5.131 5.132
 
5.128
MARITIME MOBILE
Maritime mobile and coast stations
 
4125 kHz distress, safety and calling
General User Radio Licence for Maritime Purposes
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
IRR Appendix 17
4 438-4 650 kHz
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
FIXED
MOBILE
Heavily used for Fixed and Mobile services
 
Range of 'All New Zealand' Fixed Services. Fixed service to South Pacific and sub-Antarctic islands. Extensive land mobile service to remote locations.
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
4 650-4 700 kHz
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
 
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
Aeronautical base stations
 
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Purposes
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
IRR Appendix 27
4 700-4 750 kHz
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
 
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
Government Aeronautical Mobile services.
 
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Purposes
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
IRR Appendix 26
4 750-4 850 kHz
FIXED
BROADCASTING 5.113
Land mobile
 
FIXED
Land Mobile
Government Services
 
4 850-4 995 kHz
FIXED
LAND MOBILE
BROADCASTING 5.113
 
LAND MOBILE
Land Mobile Simplex Services
 
4 995-5 003 kHz
STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL (5 000 kHz)
 
STANDARD FREQUENCY
5 MHz
 
 
5 003-5 005 kHz
STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL
Space research
 
5 005-5 060 kHz
FIXED
BROADCASTING 5.113
 
FIXED
 
Government Fixed Service
 
5 060-5 250 kHz
FIXED
Mobile except aeronautical mobile
 
FIXED
Land Mobile
Government Fixed and Land Mobile services
 
5 250-5 450 kHz
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
FIXED
LAND MOBILE
Fixed and Land Mobile services
 
Extensive Government and Civil Defence use
 
 
5 450-5 480 kHz
FIXED
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
LAND MOBILE
 
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
LAND MOBILE
Aeronautical and Land Mobile services
IRR Appendix 27
5 480-5 680 kHz
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
 
5.111 5.115
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
Flight operations based in Auckland, Christchurch, Invercargill, Queenstown and Milford
 
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Purposes
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
IRR Appendix 27
5 680-5 730 kHz
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
 
5.111 5.115
 
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
Aeronautical Mobile and SAR (5680 kHz)
 
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Purposes
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
IRR Appendix 26
5 730-5 900 kHz
FIXED
Mobile except aeronautical mobile (R)
 
Mobile except aeronautical mobile (R)
 
Government Fixed and Land Mobile services
 
 
5 900-5 950 kHz
BROADCASTING 5.134
 
5.136
BROADCASTING
FIXED
 
HF Sound Broadcasting and Government Fixed services
 
5 950-6 200 kHz
BROADCASTING
BROADCASTING
HF sound broadcasting to the Pacific Islands
 
6 200-6 525 kHz
MARITIME MOBILE 5.109 5.110 5.130 5.132
 
5.137
MARITIME MOBILE
Maritime mobile and coast stations
 
6215 kHz distress, safety and calling
General User Radio Licence for Martitime Purposes
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
IRR Appendix 17
6 525-6 685 kHz
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
 
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
Flight operations based in Auckland
 
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Purposes
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
IRR Appendix 27
6 685-6 765 kHz
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
Government Aeronautical Mobile services
 
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Purposes
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
IRR Appendix 26
6 765-7 000 kHz
 
 
 
 
 
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile (R)
 
5.138 5.138A
 
FIXED
Mobile
6765-6795 kHz
ISM and SRD Determination, Telemetry and Telecommand usage
 
Government Fixed and Land Mobile services
 
6911.4 kHz SAR.
 
General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices
 
 
7 000-7 100 kHz
AMATEUR
AMATEUR-SATELLITE
AMATEUR
AMATEUR-SATELLITE
Amateur 40m Band
General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators
 
7 100-7 200 kHz
AMATEUR
 
5.141B 5.141C 5.142
AMATEUR
Amateur
 
7 200 7300
BROADCASTING
BROADCASTING
Amateur
HF Sound Broadcasting
 
7 300-7 400 kHz
BROADCASTING 5.134
 
5.143 5.143A 5.143B 5.143C 5.143D
FIXED
Land mobile
Government Fixed Services
 
7 400 7450 kHz
BROADCASTING
5.143A 5.143C
 
HF Sound Broadcasting
 
Land Mobile and Government Fixed Services
 
7 450-8 100 kHz
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile (R)
 
5.143E 5.144
 
FIXED
Land Mobile
 
Government Fixed and Land Mobile services for both national and international coverage within the South Pacific and sub-Antarctic Islands.
 
 
8 100-8 195 kHz
FIXED
MARITIME MOBILE
 
FIXED
MARITIME MOBILE
Maritime Mobile services
 
8 195-8 815 kHz
MARITIME MOBILE 5.109 5.110 5.132 5.145
 
5.111
MARITIME MOBILE
Maritime mobile and coast stations
 
8291 kHz distress, safety and calling
 
General User Radio Licence for Maritime Purposes
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
IRR Appendix 17
8 815-8 965 kHz
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
Flight operations based in Auckland
 
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Purposes
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
IRR Appendix 27
8 965-9 040 kHz
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
Government Aeronautical services
 
Flight operations based in Auckland
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Purposes
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
IRR Appendix 26
9 040-9 400 kHz
FIXED
FIXED
Government Fixed and Land Mobile services for national and international coverage within the South Pacific and sub-Antarctic Islands.
 
9 400-9 500 kHz
BROADCASTING 5.134
 
5.146
BROADCASTING
FIXED
HF Sound Broadcasting
 
Government Fixed services
 
9 500-9 900 kHz
BROADCASTING
 
5.147
HF Sound Broadcasting
 
 
 
 
 
9 900-9 995 kHz
FIXED
 
FIXED
Government Fixed and Land Mobile services for both national and international coverage within the South Pacific and sub-Antarctic Islands
 
9 995-10 003 kHz
STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL (10 000 kHz)
 
5.111
STANDARD FREQUENCY
10 MHz
 
 
10. 003-10. 005 MHz
STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL
Space research
5.111
 
10.005-10.100 MHz
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
5.111
 
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
Flight operations based in Auckland
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Purposes
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
IRR Appendix 27
10.100-10.150 MHz
FIXED
Amateur
 
Amateur
 
Amateur 30m Band
General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators
10.150-11.175 MHz
FIXED
Mobile except aeronautical mobile (R)
 
FIXED
Government Fixed services for both national and international coverage
 
10.44 – 10.76 MHz SRD usage
General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices
11.175-11.275 MHz
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
Government Aeronautical services
 
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Purposes
 
IRR Appendix 26
11.275-11.400 MHz
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
Flight operations based in Auckland
 
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Purposes
 
IRR Appendix 27
11.400-11.600 MHz
FIXED
FIXED
Government Fixed services
 
 
11.600-11.650 MHz
BROADCASTING S.134
 
5.146
 
FIXED
 
11.650-12.050 MHz
BROADCASTING
5.147
 
BROADCASTING
HF Sound Broadcasting
 
12.050-12.100 MHz
BROADCASTING 5.134
 
5.146
FIXED
Government Fixed services
 
12.100-12.230 MHz
FIXED
FIXED
12.230-13.200 MHz
MARITIME MOBILE 5.109 5.110 5.132 5.145
 
MARITIME MOBILE
Maritime mobile and coast stations
 
12.290 MHz distress, safety and calling
 
General User Radio Licence for Maritime Purposes
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
IRR Appendix 17
13.200-13.260 MHz
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
Government Aeronautical services
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Purposes
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
IRR Appendix 26
13.260-13.360 MHz
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
Flight operations based in Auckland
 
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Purposes
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
IRR Appendix 27
13.360-13.410 MHz
FIXED
RADIO ASTRONOMY
 
5.149
FIXED 
Governmet Fixed services
 
13.410-13.570 MHz
FIXED
Mobile except aeronautical mobile (R)
 
5.150
FIXED
Mobile
Government Fixed and Land Mobile services
 
13.550-13.570 MHz
ISM & SRD Telemetry and Telecommand usage
General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices
 
13.570-13.600 MHz
BROADCASTING 5.134
 
5.151
BROADCASTING
 
HF Sound Broadcasting
 
13.600-13.800 MHz
BROADCASTING
 
13.800-13.870 MHz
BROADCASTING 5.134
5.151
 
13.870-14.000 MHz
FIXED
Mobile except aeronautical mobile (R)
FIXED
Fixed and Land Mobile services
 
 
14.000-14.250 MHz
AMATEUR
AMATEUR-SATELLITE
 
AMATEUR
AMATEUR-SATELLITE
Amateur 20m Band
General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators
 
14.250-14.350 MHz
AMATEUR
AMATEUR
14.350-14.990 MHz
FIXED
Mobile except aeronautical mobile (R)
FIXED
Government Fixed services
 
14.990-15.005 MHz
STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL (15 000 kHz)
 
5.111
 
STANDARD FREQUENCY
15 MHz
 
 
15.005-15.010 MHz
STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL
Space research
 
15.010-15.100 MHz
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
 
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
Government Aeronautical services
 
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Purposes
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
IRR Appendix 26
15.100-15.600 MHz
BROADCASTING
BROADCASTING
HF Sound Broadcasting
 
 
15.600-15.800 MHz
BROADCASTING 5.134
 
5.146
FIXED
Government Fixed services
 
HF Sound Broadcasting
 
15.800-16.360 MHz
FIXED
 
5.153
FIXED
Government Aeronautical and Fixed services
 
 
16.360-17.410 MHz
MARITIME MOBILE 5.109 5.110 5.132 5.145
MARITIME MOBILE
Maritime mobile and coast stations
 
16.420 MHz distress, safety and calling
General User Radio Licence for Maritime Purposes
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
IRR Appendix 17
17.410-17.480 MHz
FIXED
FIXED
Government Fixed services
 
 
17.480-17.550 MHz
BROADCASTING 5.134
 
5.146
FIXED
17.550-17.900 MHz
BROADCASTING
BROADCASTING
Fixed
Government Fixed services
 
HF Sound Broadcasting
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
17.900-17.970 MHz
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
Flight operations based in Auckland
 
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Purposes
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
IRR Appendix 27
17.970-18.030 MHz
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
Government Aeronautical services
 
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Purposes
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
IRR Appendix 26
18.030-18.052 MHz
FIXED
FIXED
Government Fixed services
 
 
18.052-18.068 MHz
FIXED
Space research
FIXED
 
 
18.068-18.168 MHz
AMATEUR
AMATEUR-SATELLITE
 
AMATEUR
 
Amateur 17m Band
General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators
18.168-18.780 MHz
FIXED
Mobile except aeronautical mobile
FIXED
Government Fixed and Land Mobile services
 
 
18.780-18.900 MHz
MARITIME MOBILE
MARITIME MOBILE
Maritime mobile ship station
IRR Appendix 17
18.900-19.020 MHz
BROADCASTING 5.134
 
5.146
 
BROADCASTING
 
 
19.020-19.680 MHz
FIXED
 
FIXED
Government Fixed services
 
 
19.680-19.800 MHz
MARITIME MOBILE 5.132
 
MARITIME MOBILE
Maritime mobile coast station
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
IRR Appendix 17
19.800-19.990 MHz
FIXED
FIXED
Government Fixed services
 
 
19.990-19.995 MHz
STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL
Space research
 
5.111
STANDARD FREQUENCY
20 MHz
 
 
 
19.995-20.010 MHz
STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL (20 000 kHz)
 
5.111
 
STANDARD FREQUENCY
20 MHz
 
 
 
20.010-21.000 MHz
FIXED
Mobile
FIXED
Government Fixed and Land Mobile services
 
 
21.000-21.450 MHz
AMATEUR
AMATEUR-SATELLITE
AMATEUR
 
Amateur 15m Band
General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators
21.450-21.850 MHz
BROADCASTING
BROADCASTING
Fixed 4.4
 
Government Fixed services
 
 
21.850-21.870 MHz
FIXED
FIXED
21.870-21.924 MHz
FIXED 5.155B
FIXED
21.924-22.000 MHz
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
 
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
Flight operations based in Auckland
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Purposes
 
IRR Appendix 27
22.000-22.855 MHz
MARITIME MOBILE 5.132
MARITIME MOBILE
Maritime mobile and coast stations
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
IRR Appendix 17
22.855-23.000 MHz
FIXED
 
FIXED
Government Fixed services
 
 
23.000-23.200 MHz
FIXED
Mobile except aeronautical mobile
    (R)
23.200-23.350 MHz
FIXED 5.156A
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
Government Aeronautical services
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
23.350-24.000 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile 5.157
FIXED
Government Fixed services
 
 
 
24.000-24.890 MHz
FIXED
LAND MOBILE
 
FIXED
LAND MOBILE
 
Government Fixed and Land Mobile Services
24.890-24.990 MHz
AMATEUR
AMATEUR-SATELLITE
AMATEUR
AMATEUR-SATELLITE
Amateur 12m band
General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators
24.990-25.005 MHz
STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL(25 000 kHz)
 
STANDARD FREQUENCY
25 MHz
 
 
25.005-25.010 MHz
STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL
Space research
 
25.010-25.070 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical
    mobile
 
FIXED
MOBILE
Government Fixed services
 
25.070-25.210 MHz
MARITIME MOBILE
MARITIME MOBILE
Government Maritime services
 
IRR Appendix 17
25.210-25.550 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical
    mobile
FIXED
MOBILE
Government Fixed and Land Mobile services
 
 
 
25.550-25.670 MHz
RADIO ASTRONOMY
 
5.149
FIXED 4.4
Government Fixed services
 
 
25 670-26 100 MHz
BROADCASTING
BROADCASTING
 
26.100-26.175 MHz
MARITIME MOBILE 5.132
 
MARITIME MOBILE
 
IRR Appendix 17
26.175-27.500 MHz
 
 
 
 
 
 
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical
    mobile
 
5.150
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
Government Fixed Services
 
26.175 - 26.3 MHz
Meteorological (auroral radar) at Birdlings Flat
 
26.325 – 27.41 MHz
Citizen Band "CB" radio service
 
 
 
 
General User Radio Licence for Citizen Band Radio
 
26.175-27.500 MHz
(Continued)
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical
    mobile
 
5.150
(Continued)
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
26.95 - 27.3 MHz
Local area paging services
ISM usage
SRD unrestricted usage
Aeronautical model control
Amateur
General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices
 
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Model Control Short Range Devices
 
General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators
 
27.500-28.000 MHz
METEOROLOGICAL AIDS
FIXED
MOBILE
FIXED
MOBILE
Government Fixed and Land Mobile services
 
28.000-29.700 MHz
AMATEUR
AMATEUR-SATELLITE
AMATEUR
AMATEUR-SATELLITE
Amateur 10m Band
General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators
29.700-30.005 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
FIXED
MOBILE
29.7 - 30.0 MHz SRD unrestricted usage
Aeronautical model control
 
Government Fixed and Land Mobile services
 
29.8 - 30.00 MHz Telemetry and telecommand
 
General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices
 
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Model Control Short Range Devices

 

Last updated 5 January 2012