A band (NATO)

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NATO A band
Frequency range
0 to 250 MHz
Wavelength range
≥ 1.2 m

The NATO A band is the obsolete designation given to the radio frequencies from 0 to 250 MHz (equivalent to wavelengths from 1.2 m upwards) during the cold war period. Since 1992 frequency allocations, allotment and assignments are in line to NATO Joint Civil/Military Frequency Agreement. [1] However, in order to identify military radio spectrum requirements, e.g. for crises management planning, training, Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) activities, or in military operations, this system is still in use.

NATO Radio spectrum designation

NATO LETTER BAND DESIGNATION[ citation needed ]BROADCASTING
BAND
DESIGNATION
[ citation needed ]
NEW[ when? ] NOMENCLATUREOLD[ when? ] NOMENCLATURE
BANDFREQUENCY (MHz)BANDFREQUENCY (MHz)
A 0 – 250I100 – 150Band I
47 – 68 MHz (TV)
Band II
87.5 – 108 MHz (FM)
G150 – 225Band III
174 – 230 MHz (TV)
B 250 – 500P225 – 390
C 500 – 1 000L390 – 1 550Band IV
470 – 582 MHz (TV)
Band V
582 – 862 MHz (TV)
D 1 000 – 2 000
S1 550 – 3 900
E 2 000 – 3 000
F 3 000 – 4 000
G 4 000 – 6 000C3 900 – 6 200
H 6 000 – 8 000 X 6 200 – 10 900
I 8 000 – 10 000
J 10 000 – 20 000 Ku 10 900 – 20 000
K 20 000 – 40 000 Ka 20 000 – 36 000
L 40 000 – 60 000Q36 000 – 46 000
V46 000 – 56 000
M 60 000 – 100 000W56 000 – 100 000
US- MILITARY / SACLANT [ citation needed ]
N 100 000 – 200 000
O100 000 – 200 000
Examples to military frequency utilization in this particular band

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References

  1. ↑ "NATO Joint Civil/Military Frequency Agreement (NJFA)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-05.


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