2-meter band

The 2-meter amateur radio band is a portion of the VHF radio spectrum that comprises frequencies stretching from 144 MHz to 148 MHz[1] in International Telecommunication Union region (ITU) Regions 2 (North and South America plus Hawaii) and 3 (Asia and Oceania) [2] [3] and from 144 MHz to 146 MHz in ITU Region 1 (Europe, Africa, and Russia). [4] [5] The license privileges of amateur radio operators include the use of frequencies within this band for telecommunication, usually conducted locally with a line-of-sight range of about 100 miles (160 km).

  1. ^ "Graphical Frequency Allocations". www.arrl.org. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  2. ^ US Amateur Radio Frequency Allocations. http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/allocate.html accessed 12 May 2008.
  3. ^ "FCC ONLINE TABLE OF FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS - 47 C.F.R. § 2.106 - 5.216,5.217 - 144-148 : United States Federal Communications Commission" (PDF). fcc.gov.
  4. ^ "Spectrum Forum - Radio Society of Great Britain - Main Site : Radio Society of Great Britain – Main Site". www.rsgb.org.
  5. ^ Sharing spectrum with other services a ham radio reality. The ARRL Letter, Vol. 20, No. 2. http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/01/1102/ Accessed 14 May 2008