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2.3.4 VHF Band (30 - 300 MHz)

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30.005-30.01 MHz
SPACE OPERATION (satellite identification)
FIXED
MOBILE
SPACE RESEARCH
UNALLOCATED
 
 
30.01-37.5 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
FIXED
MOBILE
 
30.4 - 37.5 MHz Government Fixed and Land Mobile services
 
30.05 - 30.8 MHz Cordless Telephone “CT1 Band” base transmit
 
30.8 – 31.5 MHz SRD usage
 
31.3 - 31.6 Radio Paging usage
 
31.5 – 32 MHz  Aeronautical model control SRDs
 
33.40 MHz  TV Sound IF
 
35 – 37 MHz Aeronautical model control SRDs
 
35.5-37.2 MHz SRD unrestricted usage
 
General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices
 
General User Radio Licence for Cordless Telephones
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Model Control Short Range Devices
37.5-38.25 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
Radio astronomy
 
5.149
FIXED
MOBILE
Government Fixed and Land Mobile services
 
 
 
 
 
 
38.25-39.986 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
 
Government Fixed and Land Mobile services
 
38.90 MHz TV Vision IF
 
39 - 39.7 MHz Aeronautical model control SRDs
 
39.7 - 40.5 MHz Cordless Telephone “CT1 Band” Mobile Transmit
 
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Model Control Short Range Devices
 
General User Radio Licence for Cordless Telephones
 
 
 
39.986-40.02 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
Space research
FIXED
MOBILE
 
40.020-40.980 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
 
5.150
 
Government Fixed and Land Mobile services
 
40.5 – 40.66 MHz  Aeronautical model control SRDs
 
40.66 – 40.7 MHz  SRD usage
Telemetry and Telecommand
 
40.7 – 41 MHz Aeronautical model control SRDs
 
40.8 – 41 MHz SRD usage
 
Auroral Radar at Birdlings Flat
 
General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices
 
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Model Control Short Range Devices
 
40.98 – 41.015
FIXED
MOBILE
Space research
 
 
 
41.015-44 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
 
44-47 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
 
5.162
BROADCASTING
44-51 MHz
VHF television broadcasting under MR regime (MR47)
Radio Spectrum Auctions
44-51 MHz
VHF television broadcasting under MR regime (MR47)
Radio Spectrum Auctions
 
Broadcasting POLDOCs
 
Radio Spectrum Auctions
 
47-50 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
BROADCASTING
BROADCASTING
50-54 MHz
AMATEUR
 
5.166 5.170
50 - 51 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
BROADCASTING
AMATEUR
51 - 54 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
AMATEUR
 
Government Fixed and Land Mobile services
 
Amateur 6m Band
General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators
54-68 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
BROADCASTING
FIXED
MOBILE
BROADCASTING
 
VHF television broadcasting under MR regime (MR48)
 
Broadcasting POLDOCs
 
Radio Spectrum Auctions
 
68-74.8 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
 
5.149
FIXED
MOBILE
 
 
Government and Commercial Fixed and Land Mobile Services
 
72 – 72.5 MHz  SRD usage
 
72 - 72.8 MHz Aeronautical Model Control
 
72.8 - 73 MHz Cordless Telephone “CT1 Band” Mobile Transmit
 
 
General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices
 
General User Radio Licence for Cordless Telephones
 
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Model Control Short Range Devices
 
 
74.8-75.2 MHz
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
 
5.180
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
 
 
 
75.2-75.4 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
MOBILE
75.2 - 77.1 MHz Land Mobile “ESA” Band Base Transmit
 
76.1 – 78.1 MHz Land Mobile “ESA” Band Simplex
 
78.1 - 80 MHz
Land Mobile “ESA” Band Mobile Transmit
 
81 – 87.475 MHz Land Mobile “A” Band
 
PIB23: Mobile Service bands in New Zealand
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
PIB23: Mobile Service bands in New Zealand
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
75.4-87 MHz
 
 
FIXED
MOBILE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MOBILE
 
 
87-100 MHz
 
 
FIXED
MOBILE
BROADCASTING
FIXED
MOBILE
BROADCASTING
81 – 87.475 MHz Land Mobile “A” Band
 
87.5 - 88.4 MHz  Low power FM sound broadcasting
 
87.5 - 108 MHz SRD usage
 
88 - 108 MHz under Ministerial Directive
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
PIB23: Mobile Service bands in New Zealand
 
General User Radio Licence for Low Power FM Broadcasting
 
General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices
 
Ministerial Directive to CEO MED
 
88.4 – 106.63 MHz FM Sound broadcasting band
 
Under MR regime (MR207)
Radio Spectrum Auctions
 
Broadcasting POLDOCs
100-108 MHz
BROADCASTING
BROADCASTING
88.4 - 106.63 MHz FM sound broadcasting band
 
Under MR regime (MR207)
 
Radio Spectrum Auctions
 
Broadcasting POLDOCs
106.63 - 108 MHz low power FM sound broadcasting
 
87.5 - 108 MHz SRD usage
 
88-108 MHz under Ministerial Directive
General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices
 
General User Radio Licence for Low Power FM Broadcasting
 
Ministerial Directive to CEO MED
108-117.975 MHz
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
 
5.197A
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
 
108 - 112 MHz ILS Localisers at some airports
 
 
112 - 117.975 MHz VOR Aeronautical Beacons
 
117.975-137 MHz
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
 
5.111 5.200 
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
 
117.975 - 130 MHz widespread aeronautical use
 
121.5 MHz Search and Rescue
 
123.1 MHz Low power search and rescue transceivers
 
132 - 132.6 MHz aeronautical repeaters base transmit
 
135.4 - 136 MHz aeronautical repeaters base receive
 
136 - 137 MHz Aeronautical data use
General User Radio Licence for Aeronautical Purposes
 
General User Radio Licence for Emergency Transmitters
 
PIB23: Mobile Service bands in New Zealand
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
 
137-137.025 MHz
SPACE OPERATION (space-to-Earth)
METEOROLOGICAL-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
MOBILE-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) 5.208A 5.208B 5.209
SPACE RESEARCH (space-to-Earth)
Fixed
Mobile except aeronautical mobile (R)
 
5.208
MOBILE-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
METEOROLOGICAL-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
Fixed
Mobile
137-138 MHz
Government service usage
 
137.025-137.175 MHz
SPACE OPERATION (space-to-Earth)
METEOROLOGICAL-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
SPACE RESEARCH (space-to-Earth)
Fixed
Mobile-satellite (space-to-Earth) 5.208A 5.208B 5.209
Mobile except aeronautical mobile (R)
 
5.208
 
137.175-137.825 MHz
SPACE OPERATION (space-to-Earth)
METEOROLOGICAL-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
MOBILE-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) 5.208A 5.208B 5.209
SPACE RESEARCH (space-to-Earth)
Fixed
Mobile except aeronautical mobile (R)
 
5.208
 
 
 
137.825-138 MHz
SPACE OPERATION (space-to-Earth)
METEOROLOGICAL-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
SPACE RESEARCH (space-to-Earth)
Fixed
Mobile-satellite (space-to-Earth) 5.208A 5.208B 5.209
Mobile except aeronautical mobile (R)
 
5.208
138-143.6 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
Space research (space-to-Earth)
MOBILE
 
138-144 MHz Land mobile “ESB Band”
 
 
PIB23: Mobile Service bands in New Zealand
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
 
 
 
143.6-143.65 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
SPACE RESEARCH(space-to-Earth)
143.65-144 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
Space research (space-to-Earth)
144-146 MHz
AMATEUR
AMATEUR-SATELLITE
AMATEUR
AMATEUR SATELLITE
144-148 MHz Amateur 2m Band
 
Limited Government service usage
 
 
 
 
 
General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators
146-148 MHz
AMATEUR
FIXED
MOBILE
AMATEUR
148.000-149.900 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) 5.209
 
5.218 5.219 5.221
MOBILE
MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
Mobile Satellite Services
 
Civil Defence and Emergency service use throughout New Zealand
General User Radio Licence for Satellite Services
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
149.900-150.050 MHz
MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) 5.209 5.224A
RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE 5.224B
5.220 5.222 5.223
RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE
MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
150.050-156.4875 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
 
5.226
MOBILE
150.05-156 MHz
Land Mobile “E” Band
 
PIB23: Mobile Service bands in New Zealand
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
156.4875-156.5625
MARITIME MOBILE
 (distress and calling via DSC)
5.111 5.226 5.227
MARITIME MOBILE
156-157.6 MHz Maritime Mobile VHF Band
 
156.8 MHz distress, safety, and calling
 
IRR Appendix 18
 
General User Radio Licence for Maritime Purposes
 
PIB23: Mobile Service bands in New Zealand
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
156.5625-156.7625 MHz
 
FIXED
MOBILE
5.226
156.7625-156.8375 MHz
 
MARITIME MOBILE
 (distress and calling)
 
5.111 5.226
MARITIME MOBILE (distress and calling)
 
 
156.8375-174 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
 
5.226 5.227A
FIXED
MOBILE
156.8375-174 MHz
(Continued)
FIXED
MOBILE
 
5.226 5.227A
(Continued)
FIXED
MOBILE
 
157.6-158.07 MHz Wide-Area Paging Band
 
158.07-160.575 MHz Land Mobile “MS” band: Mobile transmit
 
158.8 – 160.1 MHz Mobile Radio Reporter “RR” band
 
158.6-158.775 MHz “MS” Simplex band
 
159.1 – 159.375 MHz Bush winch simplex band
 
160.1-160.6 MHz SRD unrestricted usage
 
160.1 - 160.3 MHz Telemetry and Telecommand
 
160.3 - 160.6 MHz Radio Paging
 
160.6-160.875 MHz Maritime Mobile
 
160.925-160.95 MHz Maritime Mobile
 
160.975-161.475 MHz “MS” Base transmit band
 
161.5-162.2 MHz Maritime Mobile
 
PIB23: Mobile Service bands in New Zealand
 
General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices
 
General User Radio Licence for Maritime Purposes
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
 
156.8375-174 MHz
(Continued)
FIXED
MOBILE
 
5.226 5.227A
(Continued)
FIXED
MOBILE
 
162.2-162.46 MHz Fixed "EE" band
 
162.58 - 165.33 MHz Land Mobile "EE" band
 
165.47 - 165.7 MHz Fixed "EE” band
 
165.7 - 166.8 MHz Land Mobile "EE" band
 
166.8 - 167.0 MHz Fixed "EE" band
 
167.18 - 169.93 MHz Land Mobile "EE" band
 
170.05 - 170.3 MHz Fixed "EE" band
 
170.3 – 173 MHz Land Mobile “EE” band
 
173.7 – 173.975 MHz Bush winch simplex band
 
173 - 174 MHz SRDs with some fixed and land mobile simplex use
PIB22: Fixed Service Bands in New Zealand
 
PIB23: Mobile Service bands in New Zealand
 
General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
174-223 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
BROADCASTING
BROADCASTING
 
174-230 MHz
Under MR regime (MR49)
VHF Television (Band III)
 
Radiomicrophones
 
Radio Spectrum Auctions
 
Broadcasting POLDOCs
 
Cabinet decisions – CAB Min (09) 45/12 Digital Switchover
 
 
Radio Spectrum Auctions
 
Broadcasting POLDOCs
 
Cabinet decisions – CAB Min (09) 45/12 Digital Switchover
 
General User Spectrum Licence - VHF radiomicrophone
223-230 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
BROADCASTING
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
Radiolocation
BROADCASTING
(Continued)
174-230 MHz
Under MR regime (MR49)
VHF Television (Band III)
 
Radiomicrophones
 
 
230-235 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
FIXED
MOBILE
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
230-300 MHz Government Service usage
 
235-267 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
5.111 5.199 5.254 5.256
FIXED
MOBILE
230-300 MHz Government Service usage
 
235 – 300 MHz SRD determination, telemetry and telecommand
 
243 MHz Search and Rescue Service
 
General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices
 
General User Radio Licence for Emergency Transmitters
 
267-272 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
Space operation (space-to-Earth)
 
5.254 5.257
FIXED
MOBILE
272-273 MHz
SPACE OPERATION
 (space-to-Earth)
FIXED
MOBILE
 
5.254
FIXED
MOBILE
273-312 MHz
FIXED
MOBILE
 
5.254
FIXED
MOBILE
273 - 300 MHz Government usage
 
300-322 MHz SRD determination, telemetry and telecommand
General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices
 
 

 

 

Last updated 5 January 2012