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80 m band

3.5 to 3.8 MHz, 300 kHz wide. Amateur radio is the primary user here. Class A (750 W PEP) and E (100 W PEP) may transmit. 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.

not allowed

Class N

100 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
3,5 bis 3,8 MHz	primary	750 W PEP	100 W PEP	not allowed	3

3: Occupied bandwidth at most 2.7 kHz.

Band plan segments

Which mode goes where on the 80 m 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
3,5 bis 3,51 MHz	Telegraphy	200 Hz	CW, priority for intercontinental contacts
3,51 bis 3,56 MHz	Telegraphy	200 Hz	CW, contests preferred
3,56 bis 3,57 MHz	Telegraphy	200 Hz	CW
3,57 bis 3,58 MHz	Digital, narrowband	200 Hz	Narrowband, digital modes
3,58 bis 3,59 MHz	Digital, narrowband	500 Hz	Narrowband, digital modes
3,59 bis 3,6 MHz	Digital, narrowband	500 Hz	Narrowband, digital modes, unattended stations
3,6 bis 3,62 MHz	All modes	2700 Hz	All modes, digital modes, unattended stations	SSB contests too; set LSB no lower than 3.603 MHz
3,62 bis 3,65 MHz	All modes	2700 Hz	All modes, SSB contests preferred
3,65 bis 3,7 MHz	All modes	2700 Hz	All modes, SSB
3,7 bis 3,775 MHz	All modes	2700 Hz	All modes, SSB contests preferred
3,775 bis 3,8 MHz	All modes	2700 Hz	All modes, SSB, priority for intercontinental contacts

SSB limit

Lowest LSB dial frequency on the 80 m band: 3.603 MHz. The phone range starts at 3.6 MHz, and on LSB the signal sits below the carrier shown. The sideband extends up to 2.7 kHz from the carrier, and the radio displays the carrier. Check this frequency

Meeting points on the 80 m 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
CW QRP	3,56	Meeting point for low power telegraphy.
WSPR	3,5686	Beacon mode with a few milliwatts. Who hears me where?
FT8	3,573	Dial frequency in USB, the signal sits 0 to 3 kHz above it.
FT4	3,575	The fast sibling of FT8, mainly in contests.
JS8	3,578	Like FT8, but for text instead of reports. Bring patience.
PSK31	3,58	Keyboard to keyboard, narrow and frugal.
RTTY	3,580 bis 3,600	Radioteletype. In contests it fills the windows listed.
Emergency DL	3,643	German emergency frequencies of the DARC emergency communications desk: the national emergency nets on 80 m, USB on 2 m.
SSTV	3,73	Pictures in slow motion, mostly on USB.
Emergency comms	3,76	IARU Region 1 centres of activity. Keep clear during an emergency, otherwise normal operation.

From the band plan

3.555 MHz Slow CW (QRS)
3.56 MHz CW QRP
3.63 MHz Digital voice (DV)
3.643 MHz Emergency DL, national emergency nets
3.69 MHz SSB QRP
3.735 MHz Image transmission (SSTV)
3.76 MHz Emergency IARU Region 1

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.

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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 IARU Region 1 HF Band Plan (valid from 16 Oct 2020), DARC: simplified HF band plan for DL, v3.01 (10 m FM after Vienna 2026, emergency DL), DARC emergency communications desk: emergency frequencies. Where they differ, the text of the regulations applies.