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2.3.7 EHF Band (30 - 1 000 GHz)

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30-31 GHz
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) 5.338A
MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
Standard frequency and time signal-satellite (space-to-Earth)
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
 
 
 
31-31.3 GHz
FIXED 5.338A
MOBILE
Standard frequency and time signal-satellite (space-to-Earth)
Space research 5.544
5.149
FIXED
 
 
31.3-31.5 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
RADIO ASTRONOMY
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
5.340
RADIO ASTRONOMY
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
 
 
31.5-31.8 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
RADIO ASTRONOMY
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
Fixed
Mobile except aeronautical mobile
 
5.149
RADIO ASTRONOMY
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
Fixed
Mobile except aeronautical mobile
 
 
31.8-32 GHz
 
FIXED 5.547A
RADIONAVIGATION
SPACE RESEARCH (deep space) (space-to-Earth)
 
5.547 5.548
FIXED
RADIONAVIGATION
 
 
 
32-32.3 GHz
FIXED 5.547A
RADIONAVIGATION
SPACE RESEARCH (deep space) (space-to-Earth)
 
5.547 5.548
FIXED
RADIONAVIGATION
 
 
32.3-33 GHz
FIXED 5.547A
INTER-SATELLITE
RADIONAVIGATION
SPACE RESEARCH (deep space ) (spaceto-Earth)
5.547 5.548
FIXED
RADIONAVIGATION
 
 
33-33.4 GHz
FIXED 5.547A
RADIONAVIGATION
 
5.547
FIXED
RADIONAVIGATION
 
 
33.4-34.2 GHz
RADIOLOCATION
 
RADIOLOCATION
33.4 – 36 GHz  SRD usage
General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices
 
34.2-34.7 GHz
RADIOLOCATION
SPACE RESEARCH
(deep space) (Earth-to-space)
RADIOLOCATION
34.7-35.2 GHz
RADIOLOCATION
Space research
 
RADIOLOCATION
35.2-35.5 GHz
METEOROLOGICAL AIDS
RADIOLOCATION
METEOROLOGICAL AIDS
RADIOLOCATION
35.5-36 GHz
METEOROLOGICAL AIDS
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (active)
RADIOLOCATION
SPACE RESEARCH (active)
 
5.549 5.549A
METEOROLOGICAL AIDS
RADIOLOCATION
SPACE RESEARCH (active)
36-37 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
FIXED
MOBILE
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
5.149 5.550A
FIXED
MOBILE
SPACE RESEARCH
 
 
37-37.5 GHz
FIXED
MOBILE
SPACE RESEARCH (space-to-Earth)
 
5.547
FIXED
 
37 – 40 GHz Fixed “38G” Band
 
 
 
PIB22: Fixed Service Bands in New Zealand
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
37.5-38 GHz
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
MOBILE
SPACE RESEARCH (space-to-Earth)
Earth exploration-satellite (space-to-Earth)
 
5.547
38-39.5 GHz
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
MOBILE
Earth exploration-satellite (space-to-Earth
 
5.547
39.5-40 GHz
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) 5.516B
MOBILE
MOBILE-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
Earth exploration-satellite (space-to-Earth)
 
5.547
 
 
 
40-40.5 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) 5.516B
MOBILE
MOBILE-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
SPACE RESEARCH (Earth-to-space)
SPACE RESEARCH (Earth-to-space)
Earth exploration-satellite (space-to-Earth)
 
 
 
 
40.5-41 GHz
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
BROADCASTING
BROADCASTING-SATELLITE
Mobile
 
5.547
 
 
 
41-42.5 GHz
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space to Earth) 5.516B
BROADCASTING
BROADCASTING-SATELLITE
Mobile
 
5.547 5.551H 5.551I
 
 
 
42.5-43.5 GHz
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) 5.552
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
RADIO ASTRONOMY
 
5.149 5.547
 
 
 
43.5-47 GHz
MOBILE .5.553
MOBILE-SATELLITE
RADIONAVIGATION
RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE
 
5.554
 
46.7 – 46.9 GHz  SRD usage
General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices
 
47-47.2 GHz
AMATEUR
AMATEUR-SATELLITE
 
AMATEUR
AMATEUR-SATELLITE
Amateur radio usage
General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators
47.2-47.5 GHz
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) 5.552
MOBILE
 
5.552A
 
 
 
47.5-47.9 GHz
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) 5.552
MOBILE
 
 
 
47.9-48.2 GHz
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) 5.552
MOBILE
 
5.552A
 
 
 
48.2-50.2 GHz
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) 5.516B 5.338A 5.552
MOBILE
 
5.149 5.340 5.555
 
 
 
50.2-50.4 GHz
 
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
5.340
 
 
 
50.4-51.4 GHz
 
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) 5.338A
MOBILE
Mobile-satellite (Earth-to-space)
FIXED
 
50.4 – 51.15 GHz Fixed “50G” Band
 
 
PIB22: Fixed Service Bands in New Zealand
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
51.4-52.6 GHz
FIXED 5.338A
MOBILE
 
5.547 5.556
 
 
 
52.6-54.25 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
5.340 5.556
 
 
 
54.25-55.78 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
INTER-SATELLITE.5.556A
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
 
55.78-56.9 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
FIXED 5.557A
INTER-SATELLITE.5.556A
MOBILE 5.558
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
5.547 
 
 
 
56.9-57 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
FIXED
INTER-SATELLITE 5.558A
MOBILE 5.558
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
5.547
 
 
 
57-58.2
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
FIXED
INTER-SATELLITE 5.556A
MOBILE 5.558
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
5.547
FIXED
MOBILE
57 – 66 GHz SRD usage
General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices
58.2-59 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
FIXED
MOBILE
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
5.547.5.556
 
FIXED
MOBILE
57 – 66 GHz SRD usage
 
61 – 61.5 GHz  ISM band
General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices
 
 
 
59-59.3 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
FIXED
INTER-SATELLITE 5.556A
MOBILE 5.558
RADIOLOCATION 5.559
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
59.3-64 GHz
FIXED
INTER-SATELLITE
MOBILE.5.558
RADIOLOCATION 5.559
 
5.138
64-65 GHz
FIXED
INTER-SATELLITE
MOBILE except aeronautical
    mobile
 
5.547 5.556
 
65-66 MHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE
FIXED
INTER-SATELLITE
MOBILE except aeronautical  
    mobile
SPACE RESEARCH
 
5.547
 
66-71 GHz
INTER-SATELLITE
MOBILE 5.553 5.558
MOBILE-SATELLITE
RADIONAVIGATION
RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE
 
5.554
 
 
 
 
71-74 GHz
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE -(space to Earth)
MOBILE
MOBILE-SATELLITE (space to Earth)
 
FIXED
71.125 – 75.875 GHz Fixed “80G” Band
 
PIB22: Fixed Service Bands in New Zealand
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
74-76 GHz
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE ( space to Earth)
MOBILE
BROADCASTING
BROADCASTING-SATELLITE
Space research (space-to-Earth)
 
5.561
75.5 – 81 GHz Amateur radio usage
General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators
76-77.5 GHz
RADIO ASTRONOMY
RADIOLOCATION
Amateur
Amateur-Satellite
Space research (space-to-Earth)
 
5.149
 
76 – 77 GHz  SRD usage
 
75.5 – 81 GHz Amateur radio usage
 
 
General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices
 
General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators
77.5-78 GHz
AMATEUR
AMATEUR-SATELLITE
Radio astronomy
Space research (space to Earth)
 
5.149
AMATEUR
AMATEUR-SATELLITE
75.5 – 81 GHz Amateur radio usage
 
General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators
 
 
78-79 GHz
RADIOLOCATION
Amateur
Amateur-satellite
Radio astronomy
Space research (space to Earth)
 
5.149 5.560
AMATEUR
AMATEUR-SATELLITE
75.5 – 81 GHz Amateur radio usage
 
 
General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators
79-81 GHz
RADIO ASTRONOMY
RADIOLOCATION
Amateur
Amateur-satellite
Space research (space-to-Earth)
 
5.149
81-84 GHz
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth to space)
MOBILE
MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
RADIO ASTRONOMY
Space research (space-to-Earth)
 
5.149 5.561A
FIXED
RADIOLOCATION
Amateur
Amateur-satellite
81.125 – 85.875 GHz Fixed “80G” Band
 
 
PIB22: Fixed Service Bands in New Zealand
 
PIB58: Radio Licence Policy Rules
 
84-86 GHz
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth to space)
MOBILE
RADIO ASTRONOMY
 
5.149
86-92 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
RADIO ASTRONOMY
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
5.340
 
 
 
 
92-94 GHz
FIXED
MOBILE
RADIO ASTRONOMY
RADIOLOCATION
 
5.149
 
All emissions prohibited
 
94-94.1 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (active)
RADIOLOCATION
SPACE RESEARCH (active)
Radio astronomy
 
.5.562 5.562A
 
 
 
94.1-95 GHz
FIXED
MOBILE
RADIO ASTRONOMY
RADIOLOCATION
 
5.149
 
 
 
95-100 GHz
FIXED
MOBILE
RADIO ASTRONOMY
RADIOLOCATION
RADIONAVIGATION
RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE
Radiolocation
 
5.149 5.554
 
 
 
100-102 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
RADIO ASTRONOMY
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
5.340 5.341
 
 
 
102-105 GHz
FIXED
MOBILE
RADIO ASTRONOMY
 
5.149 5.341
 
All emissions prohibited
 
105-109.5 GHz
FIXED
MOBILE
RADIO ASTRONOMY
SPACE RESEARCH (Passive) 5.562B
 
5.149 5.341
 
 
 
109.5-111.8 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
RADIO ASTRONOMY
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
5.340 5.341
 
 
 
111.8-114.25 GHz
FIXED
MOBILE
RADIO ASTRONOMY
SPACE RESEARCH (passive) 5.562B
 
5.149 5.341
 
All emissions prohibited
 
114.25-116 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
RADIO ASTRONOMY
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
5.340 5.341
 
 
 
116-119.98 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
INTER-SATELLITE 5.562C
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
5.341
 
 
 
119.98-122.25 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
INTER-SATELLITE 5.562C
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
5.138 5.341
 
122 – 123 GHz  ISM band, SRD usage
General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices
 
122.25-123 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
INTER-SATELLITE
MOBILE 5.558
Amateur
 
5.138
 
122 – 123 GHz  ISM band, SRD usage
 
Amateur radio usage
General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices
 
General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators
123-130 GHz
FIXED-SATELLITE (space to Earth)
MOBILE-SATELLITE (space to Earth)
RADIONAVIGATION
RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE
Radio astronomy
 
5.149 5.554
 
 
 
 
130-134 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (active) 5.562E
FIXED
INTER-SATELLITE
MOBILE 5.558
RADIO ASTRONOMY
 
5.149 5.562A
 
 
 
134-136 GHz
AMATEUR
AMATEUR-SATELLITE
Radio astronomy
AMATEUR
AMATEUR-SATELLITE
134 – 141 GHz Amateur radio usage
General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators
 
136-141 GHz
RADIO ASTRONOMY
RADIOLOCATION
Amateur
Amateur-satellite
 
5.149
141-148.5 GHz
FIXED
MOBILE
RADIO ASTRONOMY
RADIOLOCATION
 
5.149
 
 
 
148.5-151.5 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
RADIO ASTRONOMY
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
5.340
 
 
 
151.5-155.5
FIXED
MOBILE
RADIO ASTRONOMY
RADIOLOCATION
 
5.149
 
 
 
155.5-158.5 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
FIXED
MOBILE
RADIO ASTRONOMY
SPACE RESEARCH (passive) 5.562B
 
5.149 5.562F 5.562G
 
 
 
158.5-164 GHz
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
MOBILE
MOBILE-SATELLITE (space to Earth)
 
 
 
164-167 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
RADIO ASTRONOMY
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
5.340
 
 
 
167-174.5 GHz
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space to Earth)
INTER-SATELLITE
MOBILE 5.558
 
5.149
 
 
 
174.5-174.8 GHz
FIXED
INTER-SATELLITE
MOBILE 5.558
 
 
 
174.8-182 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
INTER-SATELLITE 5.562H
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
 
 
182-185 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
RADIO ASTRONOMY
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
5.340
 
 
 
185-190 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
INTER-SATELLITE 5.562H
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
 
 
 
 
190-191.8 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
5.340
 
 
 
191.8-200 GHz
FIXED
INTER-SATELLITE
MOBILE 5.558
MOBILE-SATELLITE
RADIONAVIGATION
RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE
 
5.149 5.341 5.554
 
 
 
200-202 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
RADIO ASTRONOMY
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
5.340 5.341 5.563A
 
All emissions prohibited
 
202-209 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
RADIO ASTRONOMY
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
5.340 5.341 5.563A
 
All emissions prohibited
 
209-217 GHz
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
MOBILE
RADIO ASTRONOMY
 
5.149 5.341
 
 
 
217-226 GHz
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth to space)
MOBILE
RADIO ASTRONOMY
SPACE RESEARCH (passive) 5.562B
 
5.149 5.341
 
 
 
226-231.5 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
RADIO ASTRONOMY
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
5.340
 
 
 
231.5-232 GHz
FIXED
MOBILE
Radiolocation
 
 
 
232-235 GHz
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space to
    Earth)
MOBILE
Radiolocation
 
 
 
235-238 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to- 
    Earth)
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
5.563A 5.563B
 
 
 
238-240 GHz
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-
    Earth)
MOBILE
RADIOLOCATION
RADIONAVIGATION
RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE
 
 
 
240-241 GHz
FIXED
MOBILE
RADIOLOCATION
 
 
 
241-248 GHz
RADIO ASTRONOMY
RADIOLOCATION
Amateur
Amateur-satellite
 
5.138 5.149
RADIOLOCATION
Amateur
Amateur-satellite
 
241 – 250 GHz Amateur radio usage
 
244 – 246 GHz ISM band, SRD usage
General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators
 
General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices
248-250 GHz
AMATEUR
AMATEUR-SATELLITE
Radio astronomy
 
5.149
Amateur
Amateur-satellite
 
241 – 250 GHz Amateur radio usage
 
General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators
 
250-252 GHz
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
RADIO ASTRONOMY
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
 
5.340.5.563A
 
 
 
252-265 GHz
FIXED
MOBILE
MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth–to-space)
RADIO ASTRONOMY
RADIONAVIGATION
RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE
 
5.149 5.554
 
 
 
265-275 GHz
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-
    space)
MOBILE
RADIO ASTRONOMY
 
5.149 5.563A
 
 
 
275-1 000 GHz
(Not allocated) 5.565
 
 
 

Last updated 5 January 2012