Canada Band Plans
This article gathers all information regarding band plans in Canada. This band plan only covers bands that have repeaters operating on them, from 10-meters and up.
Repeaterbook does not conduct any enforcement of the band plans and does not refuse to document stations that are outside of the coordination guidelines or band plan. A repeater listing on Repeaterbook does not, in any way, endorse a particular repeater or establish the legality of the repeater's operation.
This band plan is provided as a courtesy to users and is used as a template to help administrators and users determine the correlated input frequency of a repeater channel.
Radio Amateur Canada (RAC)
The Canadian band plans are established by Radio Amateur Canada (RAC). The list below is abbreviated. Please consult RAC materials for a complete band plan.
6 Meters (50 MHz - 54 MHz)
| Frequency | Designation |
|---|---|
| 50.000 - 50.600 | Narrow band modes |
| 50.000 - 50.050 | CW / beacons / moon bounce |
| 50.050 - 50.1 | CW / beacons |
| 50.100 | CW calling frequency |
| 50.100-50.600 | SSB and AM modes(bandwidth ⇐ 2.3 kHz) |
| 50.105 - 50.115 | DX window (listen for DX here) |
| 50.110 | DX window calling frequency |
| 50.125 | National SSB calling frequency |
| 50.400 | AM calling freuquency |
| 50.600 - 51.000 | Eexperimental modes |
| 50.700 | RTTY, AMTOR calling frequency |
| 50.800 - 50.980 | Radio control of models |
| 51.000 - 51.100 | Pacific (ZL) DX window (SSB/CW only) |
| 51.100 - 52.000 | FM voice simplex, and packet |
| 51.700 | National simplex packet calling |
| 52.000 - 52.05 | Pacific(VK) DX window (SSB/CW only) |
| 52.525 | national FM calling frequency |
| 52.000 - 53.000 | FM voice repeater inputs |
| 53.000 - 54.000 | FM voice repeater outputs |
Repeaters have an offset of -1.0 MHz.
2 Meters (144 MHz - 148 MHz)
| Frequency | Designation |
|---|---|
| 144.000 - 144.100 | Moon bounce and terrestrial CW |
| 144.100 | CW calling |
| 144.100 - 144.200 | CW/SSB weak signal |
| 144.200 - 144.275 | AM narrowband (< 3 kHz exclusice SSB (ACSSB, SSB, CW, TY ) calling |
| 144.275 - 144.300 | Propagation beacon network |
| 144.300 - 144.500 | Digital |
| 144.340 | National ATV coordination |
| 144.390 | National APRS |
| 144.500 - 144.600 | Repeater inputs |
| 144.600 - 144.900 | Repeater inputs |
| 144.900 - 145.100 | Digital |
| 145.100 - 145.200 | Repeater outputs |
| 145.200 - 145.500 | Repeater outputs |
| 145.500 - 145.590 | SAREX/ARISS links |
| 145.590 - 145.790 | Digital |
| 145.800 - 146.000 | Amateur Satellite Service, ARISS |
| 146.010 - 146.370 | Repeater inputs |
| 146.400 - 146.580 | FM simplex |
| 146.520 | National FM calling |
| 146.610 - 147.390 | Repeater outputs |
| 147.420 - 147.570 | FM simplex |
| 147.435 - 147.585 | Digital |
| 147.600 - 147.990 | Repeater inputs |
Repeaters have an offset of .6 MHz up/down depending on frequency.
135 Centimeters (220 MHz - 222 MHz)
| Frequency | Designation |
|---|---|
| 200.000 - 221.000 | High data rate digital |
| 220.550 - 220.950 | Duplexed TO 430.05 430.45 MHz |
| 221.010 - 221.090 | PACKET |
| 221.100 - 221.950 | Digital |
| 222.000 - 222.300 | CW, SSB |
| 222.000 - 222.050 | EME |
| 222.050 - 222.100 | CW |
| 222.100 | National CW calling frequency |
| 222.100 - 222.275 | SSB |
| 222.200 | National SSB calling frequency |
| 222.275 - 222.300 | Propagation beacons |
| 222.310 - 223.370 | Repeater inputs |
| 223.390 - 223.490 | High speed data |
| 223.490 - 223.590 | FM voice simplex |
| 223.590 - 223.890 | Data |
| 223.592 - 223.690 | High speed data |
| 223.685 - 223.805 | Narrow band packet |
| 223.790 - 223.890 | High speed data |
| 223.910 - 225.000 | Repeater outputs |
Repeaters have an offset of -1.6 MHz.
70 Centimeters (430 MHz - 450 MHz)
Radiolocation is primary on this band. Amateurs are secondary.
| Frequency | Designation |
|---|---|
| 430.025 - 431.500 | Digital Modes |
| 431.500 - 433.000 | CW, SSB, MOONBOUNCE (Global Allocation), Amplitude Modulation narrowband modes |
| 432.000 | Centre frequency for EME, globally coordinated frequency allocations exist above and below 432.0 MHz |
| 432.100 - National | CW calling frequency |
| 432.200 - National | SSB calling frequency |
| 432.300 - 432.400 | Propagation beacon network exclusive |
| 432.400 - 433.000 | Experimental narrow bandwidth modes |
| 433.000 - 434.800 | Digital modes |
| 434.800 - 434.900 | Analog repeater links |
| 434.900 - 435.000 | Guard band |
| 435.000 - 438.000 | Amateur Satellites (Global Secondary Allocation) Remote Sensing Satellite Radar secondary |
| 438.000 - 444.000 | ATV |
| 439.250 | Video arrier frequency |
| 442.000 - 445.000 | Repeater outputs |
| 444.000 | Spread Spectrum |
| 445.000 - 445.775 | Analog and digital links |
| 445.800 - 445.975 | Digital |
| 446.000 - 446.175 | FM simplex |
| 446.000 | National FM calling frequency |
| 446.200 - 446.375 | FM remote base (uncoordinated) |
| 446.400 - 446.775 | Analog and digital link |
| 446.800 - 446.975 | Digital modes |
| 447.000 - 450.000 | Repeater inputs |
Repeaters have an offset of +5.0 MHz.