📡 Australian Band Allocations (Advanced)

All amateur bands available to Advanced licensees. Power limit: 400W PEP.

HF Bands

BandFrequencyModesNotes
160 m1.800 – 1.875 MHzCW, SSB, DigitalNight-only DX, "Top Band"
80 m3.500 – 3.700 MHzCW, LSB, DigitalRegional night, local day
40 m7.000 – 7.300 MHzCW, LSB, DigitalWorkhorse band, day & night
30 m10.100 – 10.150 MHzCW & Digital ONLYWARC band, no contests
20 m14.000 – 14.350 MHzCW, USB, DigitalPrimary DX band
17 m18.068 – 18.168 MHzCW, USB, DigitalWARC band, no contests
15 m21.000 – 21.450 MHzCW, USB, DigitalGreat in solar highs
12 m24.890 – 24.990 MHzCW, USB, DigitalWARC band, no contests
10 m28.000 – 29.700 MHzCW, USB, FM, DigitalWide open in solar max

VHF / UHF / Microwave

BandFrequencyModesNotes
6 m50 – 54 MHzCW, USB, FM, Digital"Magic Band" — sporadic E
2 m144 – 148 MHzCW, USB, FM, Digital, SatFM repeaters, SSB, satellites
70 cm420 – 450 MHzCW, USB, FM, Digital, ATVFM, digital, satellites
23 cm1240 – 1300 MHzAllMicrowave experiments

Key Conventions

RuleDetail
Sideband conventionLSB below 10 MHz, USB at 10 MHz and above
30m restrictionCW and digital modes only — no voice
WARC bands30m, 17m, 12m — not used for contests
Power limit400W PEP (Advanced), 100W (Standard), 10W (Foundation)
IdentificationAt start, end, and every 10 minutes
Min powerUse the minimum necessary for satisfactory communication