| Band name | Symbol | ITU band | Frequency | Wavelength | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 3 Hz | > 100000 km | Natural electromagnetic noise | |||
| Extremely low frequency | ELF | 1 | 3-30 Hz | 10000-100000 km | Submarines |
| Super low frequency | SLF | 2 | 30-300 Hz | 1000-10000 km | Submarines |
| Ultra low frequency | ULF | 3 | 300-3000 Hz | 100-1000 km | Submarines, mines |
| Very low frequency | VLF | 4 | 3-30 kHz | 10-100 km | Navigation, time signals, submarines, heart rate monitors |
| Low frequency | LF | 5 | 30-300 kHz | 1-10 km | Navigation, time signals, AM (longwave), RFID |
| Medium frequency | MF | 6 | 300-3000 kHz | 100-1000 m | AM (medium-wave), avalanche beacons |
| High frequency | HF | 7 | 3-30 MHz | 10-100 m | Shortwave broadcasts, RFID, radar, Marine and mobile radio telephony |
| Very high frequency | VHF | 8 | 30-300 MHz | 1-10 m | FM, television, mobile communications, weather radio |
| Ultra high frequency | UHF | 9 | 300-3000 MHz | 10-100 cm | Television, microwave devices/communications, mobile phones, wireless LAN, Bluetooth, GPS, FRS/GMRS |
| Super high frequency | SHF | 10 | 3-30 GHz | 1-10 cm | Microwave devices/communications, wireless LAN, radars, satellites, DBS |
| Extremely high frequency | EHF | 11 | 30-300 GHz | 1-10 mm | High-frequency microwave radio relay, microwave remote sensing |
| Tremendously high frequency | THF | 12 | 300-3000 GHz | 0.1-1 mm | Terahertz imagin, molecular dynamics, spectroscopy, computing/communications, sub-mm remote sensing |
| Band | Frequency range |
|---|---|
| HF | 3 to 30 MHz |
| VHF | 30 to 300 MHz |
| UHF | 300 to 1000 MHz |
| L | 1 to 2 GHz |
| S | 2 to 4 GHz |
| C | 4 to 8 GHz |
| X | 8 to 12 GHz |
| Ku | 12 to 18 GHz |
| K | 18 to 27 GHz |
| Ka | 27 to 40 GHz |
| V | 40 to 75 GHz |
| W | 75 to110 GHz |
| G | 110 to 300 GHz |
| H | 220 to 325 GHz |
| Band | Frequency range |
|---|---|
| A | 0 to 0.25 GHz |
| B | 0.25 to0.5 GHz |
| C | 0.5 to 1.0 GHz |
| D | 1 to2 GHz |
| E | 2 to 3 GHz |
| F | 3 to 4 GHz |
| G | 4 to 6 GHz |
| H | 6 to 8 GHz |
| I | 8 to 10 GHz |
| J | 10 to 20 GHz |
| K | 20 to 40 GHz |
| L | 40 to 60 GHz |
| M | 60 to 100 GHz |
| Frequency range | Bandwidth | Center frequency | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.765 - 6.795 MHz | 30 kHz | 6.78 MHz | Subject to local acceptance |
| 13.553 - 13.567 MHz | 14 kHz | 13.56 MHz | Worldwide |
| 26.957 - 27.283 MHz | 326 kHz | 27.12 MHz | Worldwide |
| 40.660 - 40.700 MHz | 40 kHz | 40.68 MHz | Worldwide |
| 433.050 - 434.790 MHz | 1.74 MHz | 433.92 MHz | Region 1 only and subject to local acceptance (within the amateur radio 70 cm band) |
| 902.000 - 928.000 MHz | 26 MHz | 915.00 MHz | Region 2 only (with some exceptions) |
| 2.400 - 2.500 GHz | 100 MHz | 2.450 GHz | Worldwide |
| 5.725 - 5.875 GHz | 150 MHz | 5.800 GHz | Worldwide |
| 24.000 - 24.250 GHz | 250 MHz | 24.125 GHz | Worldwide |
| 61.000 - 61.500 GHz | 500 MHz | 61.250 GHz | Subject to local acceptance |
| 122.000 - 123.000 GHz | 1 GHz | 122.500 GHz | Subject to local acceptance |
| 244.000 - 246.000 GHz | 2 GHz | 245.000 GHz | Subject to local acceptance |