Frequency and Wavelength Designations

Frequency and Wavelength Radio Band designation

30-300 Hz, 10-1 Mm ELF (extremely low frequency)
300-3000 Hz, 1Mm-100 km
3-30 kHz, 100-10 km VLF (very low frequency)
30-300 kHz, 10-1 km LF (low frequency)
300-3000 kHz, 1 km-100 m MF (medium frequency)
3-30 MHz, 100-10 m HF (high frequency)
30-300 MHz, 10-1 m VHF (very high frequency)
300-3000 MHz, 1 m-10 cm UHF (ultra high frequency)
3-30 GHz, 10-1 cm SHF (super high frequency)
30-300 GHz, 1 cm-1 mm EHF (extremely high frequency)

Frequency and Wavelength of the IEEE Radar Band designation

1-2 GHz, 30-15 cm L Band
2-4 GHz, 15-7,5 cm S Band
4-8 GHz 7,5-3,75 cm C Band
8-12 GHz, 3,75-2,50 cm X Band
12-18 GHz, 2,5-1,67 cm Ku Band
18-27 GHz, 1,67-1,11 cm K Band
27-40 GHz 1,11 cm-7,5 mm Ka Band
40-75 GHz, 7,5 - 4 mm V Band
75-110 GHz, 4 - 2,73 mm W Band
110-300 GHz, 2,73 - 1 mm mm Band
300-3000 GHz, 1 - 0,1 mm submm Band

Satellite TVRO bands

Designation Frequency
S-Band 1700-3000 MHz
C-Band 3700-4200 MHz
Ku1-Band 10.9-11.75 GHz
Ku2-Band 11.75-12.5 GHz (DBS)
Ku3-Band 12.5-12.75 GHz
Ka-Band 18.0-20.0 GHz

C and Ku Band Satellite Downlink Frequency Assignments

• All C-Band downlink frequencies will fall between a minimum of 3.4 Ghz and a
maximum of 4.8 Ghz

• All Ku-Band downlink frequencies will fall between a minimum of 10.7 Ghz and a
maximum of 12.75 Ghz