RADAR ITU

US Industry Standard (IEEE 521-2002) International Telecommunication Union (Radio Regulations)

Band Frequency Wavelength Origin Frequency Band Acronym Designation Metric Designation Typical Use

VLF 3 - 30 kHz 100 - 10 km Very Low Frequency 3 - 30 kHz 4 VLF Very Low Frequency Navigation, Sonar

LF 30 - 300 kHz 10 - 1 km Low Frequency 30 - 300 kHz 5 LF Low Frequency Radio beacons, Navigational aids
AM broadcast, Maritime radio, Coast Guard
MF 300 - 3,000 kHz 1,000 - 100 m Medium Frequency 300 - 3,000 kHz 6 MF Medium Frequency
communication, Direction finding
Telephone, Telegraph, Facsimile, Amateur radio,
HF 3 - 30 MHz 100 - 10 m High Frequency 3 - 30 MHz 7 HF High Frequency Dekametric Waves
Citizen's band, Maritime communication
Television, FM broadcast, Air-traffic control, Police,
VHF 30 - 300 MHz 10 - 1 m Very High Frequency 30 - 300 MHz 8 VHF Very High Frequency Metric Waves
Taxicab radio, Navigational aids
UHF 300 - 1,000 MHz 100 - 30 cm Ultra High Frequency
Television, Satellite communication, Radiosonde,
L 1-2 GHz 30 - 15 cm Long Wave 30 - 3,000 MHz 9 UHF Ultra High Frequency Decimetric Waves
Surveillance radar, Navigational aids

S 2-4 GHz 15 - 7.5 cm Short Wave

C 4-8 GHz 7.5 - 3.8 cm Compromise between S and X

Airborne radar, Microwave links, Land mobile
X 8 - 12 GHz 3.8 - 2.5 cm X for cross(hair) WWII fire control 3 - 30 GHz 10 SHF Super High Frequency Centrimetric Waves
communication, Satellite communication

Ku 12 - 18 GHz 2.5 - 1.7 cm Kurz - under

K 18 - 27 GHz 1.7 - 1.1 cm Kurz (German for short)

Ka 27 - 40 GHz 11 - 7.5 mm Kurz - above

V 40 - 75 GHz 7.5 - 4.0 mm Very high frequency band

30 - 300 GHz 11 EHF Extreme High Frequency Millimetric Waves Radar, Experimental
W 75 - 110 GHz 4.0 - 2.7 mm W is after V in the alphabet

mm 110 - 300 GHz