Amateur Radio HF Band Propagation Table
Band (metres) |
Frequency |
Sunrise |
Morning |
Noon |
Afternoon |
Sunset |
Night |
6 m |
50 MHz |
|
|
|
DX |
|
|
10 m |
28 MHz |
|
DX |
DX |
DX |
DX |
|
12 m |
24 MHz |
|
DX |
DX |
DX |
DX |
|
15 m |
21 MHz |
|
DX |
DX |
DX |
DX |
|
17 m |
18 MHz |
|
DX |
DX |
DX |
DX |
|
20 m |
14 MHz |
|
DX |
Region |
DX |
DX |
|
30 m |
10 MHz |
DX |
Region |
Region |
Region |
DX |
DX |
40 m |
7 MHz |
DX |
Region |
NVIS |
Region |
DX |
DX |
60 m |
5 MHz |
DX |
NVIS |
NVIS |
NVIS |
Region |
DX |
80 m |
3.5 MHz |
Region |
NVIS |
|
NVIS |
Region |
Region |
160 m |
1.8 MHz |
NVIS |
|
|
|
NVIS |
NVIS |
Amateur Radio VHF & UHF Band Propagation Table
Band (metres) |
Frequency |
Sunrise |
Morning |
Noon |
Afternoon |
Sunset |
Night |
2 m |
144 MHz |
Local |
Local |
Region |
Region |
Region |
Local |
70 cm |
430 MHz |
Local |
Local |
Local |
Local |
Local |
Local |
23 cm |
1.2 GHz |
Local |
Local |
Local |
Local |
Local |
Local |
Key:
- LONG DISTANCE - DX = Long Distance (Light blue) up to 2000 miles (-3200km)
- MEDIUM DISTANCE - Region = Medium Distance (Light green) up to 800 miles (-1300km)
- SHORT DISTANCE - NVIS (Near Vertical Incidence Skywave) = Short Distance (Light yellow) up to 300 miles (-500km)
- VERY SHORT DISTANCE - Local = Local Communication (Light red) within 50 miles (-80km)