Table of Radio Frequencies

Ok, as promised, here are the classifications of radio frequencies developed in a simple table, giving the Classification, Abbreviation and the Range of each frequency band.

Classification Abbreviation Range

1.) Very Low Freq. vlf or VLF 10-30khz/second

2.) Low Freq lf or LF 30-300khz/second

3.) Medium Freq mf or MF 300-3,000khz/second

4.) High Freq hf or HF 3,000-30,00khz/second

5.) Very High Freq vhf or VHF 30-300mhz/second

6.) Ultra High Freq uhf or UHF 300-3,000mhz/second

7.) Super High Freq shf or SHF 3,000-30,00mhz/second

8.) Extremely High Freq ehf or EHF 30,00-300,000mhz/second

Note: K = 1000 or Kilohertz
M= 1000000 or Megahertz
HZ= Hertz or cycles

Each of these frequency bands are used for different types of communications. Example: The high frequency (HF) portion from 3,000 to 30,000khz, is where the Amateur Radio operations are permitted, based on the type or class of licence each station holds. There are also different classes of station licences which determine what portion of a particular band that each station may operate in. More on this subject in a later session.

Welcome To The Studio of WA3UVP

Thanks for visiting with me at my AmateurRadio Station, call sign WA3UVP, issued by the FCC, Federal Communications Commission. My station was licenced in 1971 and I have been active in "ham" radio for most of the time between 1971 and 2009.



For those of you who might be visiting of a non-technical nature, let me explain the meaning of RF in the Title section of my Blog. RF is short for Radio Frequency. If your wondering what Radio Frequency means, Webster defines it as follows: A frequency in the range within which radio waves may be transmitted from about 10khz/second to about 300,00mhz/second. A radio wave generated by a transmitter has a specific frequence which is determined by the operating band. There are several classifications of radio frequencies and we will get into those later.