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70 cm band

430 to 440 MHz, 10 MHz wide. Amateur radio is the primary user here. All three classes may transmit: A (750 W PEP), E (75 W PEP) and N (6.1 W ERP). The power limits are set by the Amateurfunkverordnung (AFuV, German amateur radio regulations), the segments are an agreement of IARU Region 1 and the DARC.

6.1 W ERP

Class N

75 W PEP

Class E

750 W PEP

Class A

Where you can transmit

Class Mode

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Allocation under Annex 1 AFuV

Which class may transmit with how much power. The numbers refer to the additional conditions of use below; they are summarised here, the text of the regulations is binding.

Range	Status	Class A	Class E	Class N	Provisions
430 bis 440 MHz	primary	750 W PEP	75 W PEP	6,1 W ERP	7, 13

7: Bandwidth at most 2 MHz, 7 MHz for amplitude-modulated television.

13: Parts of the range are also allocated to the amateur-satellite service.

Band plan segments

Which mode goes where on the 70 cm band. This is not a rule but an agreement of IARU Region 1 (on 70 cm the DARC band plan); people stick to it so that telegraphy, digital modes and voice don't get in each other's way.

Range	Group	max. bandwidth	Mode	Use
430 bis 431,975 MHz	Special use	25000 Hz	Subregional band planning
430 bis 430,325 MHz	All modes		NBFM/DV simplex	not networked
430,35 bis 430,375 MHz	Digital, narrowband	25000 Hz	Tetra DVR and DV simplex gateways
430,4125 bis 430,575 MHz	Digital, narrowband	25000 Hz	Digital voice, packet radio
430,6 bis 430,9375 MHz	Digital, narrowband	12500 Hz	Digital voice, packet radio, duplex +7.6 MHz (input)	Legacy simplex 430.600 to 430.675 MHz
430,95 bis 431,8375 MHz	All modes		NBFM repeaters, duplex +7.6 MHz (input)
431,85 bis 431,9875 MHz	All modes		Digital voice, duplex +7.6 MHz (input)
432 bis 432,1 MHz	Telegraphy	500 Hz	Telegraphy
432 bis 432,025 MHz	Digital, narrowband		EME
432,1 bis 432,399 MHz	All modes	2700 Hz	SSB and telegraphy
432,4 bis 432,49 MHz	Special use	500 Hz	Beacons exclusive	do not transmit
432,49 bis 432,5 MHz	Special use		Guard band	do not transmit
432,5 bis 432,994 MHz	All modes	20000 Hz	All modes
432,5 bis 432,6 MHz	Special use	20000 Hz	Linear transponders, input
432,6 bis 432,7 MHz	Special use	20000 Hz	Linear transponders, output
433 bis 435 MHz	All modes	25000 Hz	All modes, ATV
433,05 bis 434,775 MHz	All modes	25000 Hz	NBFM simplex, U244 to U382
433,6125 bis 433,6875 MHz	Digital, narrowband	25000 Hz	Digital U289 to U295, e.g. attended DV hotspots
434 bis 438 MHz	Special use	2000000 Hz	DATV, at most 2 MHz bandwidth	Shared use, keep your signal as narrow as possible
434 bis 434,2 MHz	Special use	200000 Hz	Wideband digital experiments	Respect the 433/435 MHz boundaries
434,7125 bis 434,7875 MHz	All modes		Digital voice simplex repeaters
434,8 bis 435 MHz	Digital, narrowband	200000 Hz	Digital experiments, unattended stations
435 bis 438 MHz	Special use	2000000 Hz	Satellites and ATV	Modes as per satellite band plan
438,0125 bis 438,1875 MHz	Digital, narrowband	25000 Hz	Digital voice, packet radio
438,2 bis 438,5375 MHz	Digital, narrowband	25000 Hz	Digital voice, packet radio, duplex −7.6 MHz (output)	Legacy simplex 438.200 to 438.275 MHz
438,55 bis 439,4375 MHz	All modes	12500 Hz	NBFM repeaters, duplex −7.6 MHz (output)
439,45 bis 439,5875 MHz	All modes	12500 Hz	Digital voice, duplex −7.6 MHz (output)
439,6 bis 439,8 MHz	Digital, narrowband	200000 Hz	Digital experiments, unattended stations
439,8125 bis 439,975 MHz	Digital, narrowband	25000 Hz	Digital voice, packet radio

Meeting points on the 70 cm band

The band plan says where a mode is allowed. The meeting points say where people actually are: the dial frequency you type into the radio to find someone.

Mode	Dial frequency (MHz)	Note
FT8	432,174	Dial frequency in USB, the signal sits 0 to 3 kHz above it.
SSB calling	432,2	Calling frequency: call, then move aside, don't stay there.
FM calling	433,5	Same here: call, then move to another frequency.
DAPNET	439,9875	Paging network run by radio amateurs, sends to pagers. Receive only, transmitting is done by the network's transmitters.

From the band plan

430.025 MHz FM internet gateway
430.05 MHz FM internet gateway
430.075 MHz Tetra
432.025 MHz CW
432.05 MHz CW calling
432.088 MHz PSK31 calling
432.174 MHz FT8
432.2 MHz SSB calling
432.35 MHz Microwave talkback
432.37 MHz FSK441 calling
432.4 MHz Beacons, no transmitting
432.5 MHz APRS
432.8 MHz FM internet gateway
432.825 MHz FM internet gateway
432.85 MHz FM internet gateway
432.875 MHz FM internet gateway
433.175 MHz Meshcom (250 kHz)
433.3 MHz RTTY FM/AFSK local (U264)
433.4 MHz SSTV FM/AFSK (U272)
433.45 MHz DV calling
433.5 MHz FM calling, emergency IARU Region 1
433.6 MHz RTTY FM/AFSK local (U288)
433.7 MHz Fax FM/AFSK (U296)
433.775 MHz NBFM simplex U302, LoRa APRS receive
433.9 MHz LoRa APRS transmit
434.1 MHz Meshtastic (125 kHz)
437 MHz DATV, at most 2 MHz bandwidth
439.9875 MHz Paging (network transmitters only)

Dial frequency in upper sideband. Established meeting points, not rules; the band plan is what counts. Sources: FT8, FT4, WSPR: default frequencies of WSJT-X; JS8: default frequencies of JS8Call; Calling frequencies, mode windows: IARU Region 1 band plan; Emergency: Emergency Centres of Activity, IARU Region 1; Emergency DL: DARC emergency communications desk, emergency frequencies; Beacons: NCDXF/IARU International Beacon Project.

Repeaters on the 70 cm band

1578

repeaters on 70 cm in the list

With output, offset, tone and location. To the repeater list with radius search, or by federal state, e.g. repeaters in Bavaria.

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Legal details from Annex 1 AFuV (conditions of use for the amateur service), retrieved 23 Aug 2026. Segments and markers from DARC: 70 cm band plan (VHF/UHF/SHF desk, May 2025), DARC emergency communications desk: emergency frequencies. Where they differ, the text of the regulations applies.