BY FREQUENCY

BY WAVELENGTH

Kilohertz-Waves
(Kilo-Waves)
Megahertz-Waves
(Mega-Waves)

Kilometer-Waves
(k-Waves)

Spectrum

#1 U1 #3 U3
#2 U2 #4 U4
#1 & #2:
Frequencies
U1 & U2:
Frequency
Units
#3 & #4:
Wavelengths
U3 & U4:
Wavelength
Units
Decades

VLF

Very Low
Frequency
LF
Low
Frequency
MF
Medium
Frequency
HF
High
Frequency
VHF
Very High
Frequency
UHF
Ultra High
Frequency
SHF
Super High
Frequency
EHF
Extremely
High
Frequency

THF-FIR

Tremendously
High
Frequency
Far Infrared
Common
Ranges

Gigahertz-Waves
(Giga-Waves)

Radio
Frequency
Microwaves
MillimeterWaves
Terahertz
By
Frequency

Kilometer-Waves
(k-waves)
Meter-Waves
(m-Waves)
Millimeter-Waves
(mm-Waves)
MicrometerWaves
(um-Waves)
By
Wavelength

(Tera-Waves)

*1 The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) uses band

designations derived from early military use, and has adapted its
nomenclature for higher frequency regimes.
*2 The European Union (EU), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),
and some United States Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) companies use
a band designations using the letters A through M.
*3 The International Telecommunications Union uses numbered band
designations from 4 through 12 that is based upon the decades of the
relevant electromagnetic radiation wavelengths for radio operation.
*4 The Commone Ranges section is taken from leading informational
sources on Microwaves/RF, as well as company websites from product
definitions.
See MWRF References and Tools piece titled, Frequency Spectrum, for
more details on the electromagnetic spectrum.

SHF

100km
10km
1km
100m
10m
1m
100mm
10mm
1mm

EHF

3kHz
30kHz
300kHz
3MHz
30MHz
300MHz
3GHz
30GHz
300GHz

THF-FIR

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

LEGEND

Terahertz-Waves

ITU BAND ALLOCATIONS *3

BAND

COMMON RANGES

VLF

0.0m
1.2m
0.6m
300mm
150mm
100mm
75mm
50mm
37.5mm
30mm
15mm
7.5mm
5mm

(um-Waves)

0 GHz
.25 GHz
.5 GHz
1GHz
2GHz
3GHz
4GHz
6GHz
8GHz
10GHz
20GHz
40GHz
60GHz

UHF

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M

Meter-Waves
m-Waves

BAND

MWRF.COM

km
km
km
km
km
km
km
km
km
km
km
km
km
km
km
km
km
km
km
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
um
um
um
um
um
um
um
um
um

Millimeter-Waves
(mm-Waves)

EU-NATO- US ECM BANDS *2

100
50
33.3
25
20
16.7
14.3
12.5
11.1
10
5
3.33
2.5
2
1.67
1.43
1.25
1.11
1
500
333
250
200
167
143
125
111
100
50
33.3
25
20
16.7
14.3
12.5
11.1
10
5
3.33
2.5
2
1.67
1.43
1.25
1.11
1
500
333
250
200
167
143
125
111
100
50
33.3
25
20
16.7
14.3
12.5
11.1
10
5
3.33
2.5
2
1.67
1.43
1.25
1.11
1
500
333
250
200
167
143
125
111
100

Micrometer-Waves

100m
10m
1m
300mm
150mm
75mm
37.5mm
25mm
16.7mm
11.1mm
7.5mm
4mm
2.73mm

LF

3MHz
30MHz
300MHz
1GHz
2GHz
4GHz
8GHz
12GHz
18GHz
27GHz
40GHz
75GHz
110GHz

VHF

HF
VHF
UHF
L
S
C
X
Ku
K
Ka
V
W
mm

DECADE DESIGNATIONS

IEEE BAND ALLOCATIONS *1

BAND

MF

Kilohertz to Terahertz

HF

FREQUENCY
NOMENCLATURE:

3 kHz
6 kHz
9 kHz
12 kHz
15 kHz
18 kHz
21 kHz
24 kHz
27 kHz
30 kHz
60 kHz
90 kHz
120 kHz
150 kHz
180 kHz
210 kHz
240 kHz
270 kHz
300 kHz
600 kHz
900 kHz
1200 kHz
1500 kHz
1800 kHz
2100 kHz
2400 kHz
2700 kHz
3000 kHz
6 MHz
9 MHz
12 MHz
15 MHz
18 MHz
21 MHz
24 MHz
27 MHz
30 MHz
60 MHz
90 MHz
120 MHz
150 MHz
180 MHz
210 MHz
240 MHz
270 MHz
300 MHz
600 MHz
900 MHz
1200 MHz
1500 MHz
1800 MHz
2100 MHz
2400 MHz
2700 MHz
3000 MHz
6 GHz
9 GHz
12 GHz
15 GHz
18 GHz
21 GHz
24 GHz
27 GHz
30 GHz
60 GHz
90 GHz
120 GHz
150 GHz
180 GHz
210 GHz
240 GHz
270 GHz
300 GHz
600 GHz
900 GHz
1200 GHz
1500 GHz
1800 GHz
2100 GHz
2400 GHz
2700 GHz
3000 GHz

Kilohertz-Waves
(Kilo-Waves)
Gigahertz-Waves
(Giga-Waves)
Megahertz-Waves
(Mega-Waves)
TerahertzWaves
(Tera-Waves)