FAT.

Notes
A - Alarms

D - Databuoys

Fixed

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HA - Hearing Aids

Mobile
MC - Model Control
CA - Cordless Audio

Amateur
MD - Metal Detectors

Civil Use
IDL - Indoor Data Links

Military Use

Land Mobile
Broadcasting
IA - Induction Applications

LAN - Local Area Network

GP - General Purpose SRDs

the UK FAT Annexes H and D.

MB - Medical and Biological

Inter - Satellite

Radio Location
Space Research
Mobile Satellite

Space Operation
Maritime Mobile
Radio Astronomy

Radio Navigation

Amateur - Satellite

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Meteorological Aids
Aeronautical Mobile
DAV - Detection of Avalanche Victims

Fixed Satellite Service

Broadcasting - Satellite

Meteorological Satellite
Radionavigation Satellite
Maritime Radionavigation
Radio Service Legend

UHFs include bandings S and L

Earth Exploration - Satellite
Aeronautical Radionavigation
Shared Civil and Military Use

Standard Frequency and Time Signal

SHFs include bandings S, C, X, Ku, K, Ka and R

WA - Wireless Audio

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VD - Video Distribution
RM - Radio Microphones
RFID - Radio Frequency ID

Strategy, which contains guidance on future use on the spectrum in the UK.
VID-R - Vehicle ID - Railways

WVC- Wireless Video Cameras

Standard Frequency and Time Signal Satellite

UK6 ISM applications are designated for use within this band
MDA - Movement Detection or Alert

TTG - Telemetry and Telecommand General

The UK

RTTT- Road Transport and Traffic Telematics

EHFs include bandings Ka, R, Q, V, W and millimeter (mm)

TTC - Telemetry and Telecommand Commercial
Short Range Devices (SRDs) Shared Allocations Acronyms

accordance with decisions of the ITU, CEPT, European Commission, the UK Government or Ofcom.
Roke Manor Research in accordance with the latest version (issue 12) of this table, published by the
ULPAMI - Ultra-low Power Active Medical Implants
Frequency

FAT), published by Ofcom (www.ofcom.org.uk). This UK Frequency Allocation Chart was developed by

the purposes allocated. Ofcom publishes a frequency authorisation plan on its website which shows the
Allocations

The authoritative document for spectrum allocations for the UK is the UK Frequency Allocation Table (UK

Radiocommunications Agency (RA) in December 2002. UK spectrum allocations may change over time in

The Allocations table does not necessarily imply that the frequencies indicated are available for the use for
NS - Non Specified including Telemetry and Telecommand

Frequencies for distress and safety, search and rescue and emergencies and the protection of frequencies

frequencies for particular licence classes or for licence-exempt use. Ofcom also publishes the UK Spectrum
for Radioastronomy are protected bands and should be avoided wherever possible. Details may be found in
This chart does not differentiate between primary and secondary allocations. Details may be found in the UK
3

30.0 3.0 300.0 30.01 Aeronautical Mobile

300

Maritime Aeronautical Radio 3.025

Fixed Fixed Satellite Radionavigation Radionavigation
IA

Location
3.1
3kHz

31.0 Aeronautical Mobile Aeronautical

3GHz
Fixed Space Research Mobile SFTS.Sat. Maritime

3MHz

30GHz
Space Research Radio Astronomy Earth Exp.Sat.
300kHz

31.5 Radionavigation Radionavigation

30MHz

300MHz
3.155

Fixed
31.8 Fixed Radio Navigation Space Research

IA

Mobile
Fixed Radio Navigation Space Research Inter Satellite 32.0 Mobile Fixed

Space
Radio
3.2

Satellite
Radio Location
32.3

Research
Location
Mobile Satellite
Radio

Radio Astronomy
Inter

Earth Exploration
325

Fixed 3.3 328.6

Navigation Satellite Aeronautical Radionavigation
33.4
Fixed

Mobile

335.4

30GHz
Broadcast

Radio Location

Fixed

S
Radio
Mobile
34.2 3.4

Amateur
Location
Radio Location Space Research Aeronautical Mobile

MC
3.6
Radio Location Meteorological Aids 35.2 3.5
35.5

Ka (R)
Radio Location Meteorological Earth Exp.Sat. Space Research
Aids

Earth Space
36.0
Fixed Mobile Exp.Sat. Research

D, A, MC

Fixed
Mobile
37.0
Land
Radio

Fixed Mobile Space Research

Mobile

Fixed
Location
Amateur

Mobile

Fixed Fixed Satellite Space Research Earth Exp.Sat.

37.5 37.5

CA
38.0 Radio Astronomy
Aeronautical

Fixed
Fixed Mobile

Fixed
Mobile Satellite
Fixed

RM
Earth 3.8

Satellite
Fixed 38.25
Radionavigation

Satellite Exp.Sat. Land Aeronautical

Fixed Mobile
39.5 Mobile Mobile 3.9
Aeronautical Mobile

4GHz
40.0 399.9 3.95
40.5 400.15 39.986 Fixed Broadcast 4.0

Q
Met. Sat. Space Ops.
401.0

MC
Fixed Mobile Met. Aids Fixed Maritime Mobile 405
4.2 Mobile 4.063

NS
Radio Navigation

MC
Fixed 406.1 406.0

40GHz
Broadcast Satellite Aeronautical Fixed Mobile Radio Location Radio Astron.
40.98
Fixed Space 410.0 41.015 415
Mobile
Not Allocated

42.5 Radionavigation Research Aeronautical

Fixed Radio Maritime Mobile

ULPAMI TTG
Fixed Mobile 4.4 Fixed Radio 420.0 Radionavigation
Satellite Astronomy Mobile Location
Maritime Mobile
43.5 Fixed Mobile 430.0
Am. Radio

;;
UK6
4.5 UK6
435

Mobile

Fixed Mobile Location

Amateur Sat.
Radio
440.0 44.0

Mobile
Mobile
Satellite
4.438

NS MC
Fixed Mobile Location
Radio
45.5 450.0
Mobile Radio
Mobile

Fixed

Fixed
Mobile
Satellite Navigation Navigation
Land

Fixed
Mobile

Satellite
Mobile

Satellite
Mobile

Fixed Mobile

A
VID-R
Maritime

47.0
Aeronautical

4.8

MC
MB
TTC
4.65
DAV

Radio Aeronautical Mobile

Mobile

Fixed Mobile Astronomy

470.0 Aeronautical Mobile
Mobile

4.75
Maritime

Land Aeronautical
5.0 47.0 Fixed Broadcast Mobile

Fixed

Fixed
Mobile
A

Mobile
4.85

Satellite
Aeronautical Radionavigation
50.2 Broadcast Land 495
5.15 Fixed Mobile

50GHz
Fixed Fixed Satellite Mobile Aeronautical 4.995 Mobile
Fixed Satellite Mobile Radionavigation Standard Frequency and Time Signal
Land

51.4 5.005 505

Mobile

Fixed Mobile 5.25 Fixed Broadcast

Earth Space Aeronautical
GP

52.6 Exp. Satellite

Mobile Research Radio Location 50.0 5.06 Maritime Mobile
Radionavigation
9

Amateur

LAN LAN
Aeronautical Earth
5.35
Radio Location 51.0
Radionavigation Exp. Satellite

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5.46 Amateur Land Mobile

Earth
Mobile

Space
526.5

Maritime
52.0

Satellite

Research
Mobile

V
Radionavigation
Broadcast
Land Mobile

Exploration
VLF

Fixed

Radio
55.78

Location
UHF
5.65

C
5.45
Radio
5.725 5.480

Earth
Land

Inter
Space
Fixed UK6 Amateur

Exp.Sat.

Fixed
Research
Satellite Location

Mobile
Satellite
Satellite Amateur Mobile Aeronautical Mobile

IDL
58.2

RTTT
5.850

MDA
Fixed Mobile Space Research Earth Exp.Sat.

LAN NS, CA
UK6 Fixed Fixed Satellite Mobile 5.68
59.0 5.925
5.73
Fixed Land Mobile
Aero. Radionav. Land Mobile 590.0 5.9

UK6
Fixed
598.0

Mobile
Inter Satellite
Broadcast

Radio Location
Land

64.0

RTTT
Radio Navigation

Mobile

Fixed Mobile Inter Satellite 6.2

Fixed
Fixed
Inter Space Earth
65.0

Mobile
Fixed

Satellite
Mobile Satellite Research Exp.Sat.

;
RM

66.0 Maritime Mobile

14

6.525
Aeronautical Mobile

Radio

Radio
6.685

Satellite

Mobile
Mobile
Navigation

Satellite
IA

Navigation
6.765

Inter Satellite
7.075 Land
71.0 Fixed Land Mobile Fixed
Mobile
UK6

Mobile Satellite Fixed Satellite

7.25 68.0 7.0
7.3 Amateur Amateur - Satellite

Fixed

Fixed
Fixed Satellite Amateur 7.1

Mobile

Satellite
Fixed Mobile

Satellite

Mobile
Fixed

74.0 Mobile Fixed Met. Sat.

7.45 70.5 Broadcast
Fixed Space Broadcast
Fixed Satellite Mobile Broadcast
Broadcast

7.55
Mobile

Research Satellite Land Mobile

76.0 Fixed Satellite Fixed Mobile 7.35
7.75 72.8

75GHz
Fixed Mobile Met. Sat. Land Mobile

RTTT
Radio
Astronomy

Space
Radio
Fixed Mobile
7.85

Amateur
Satellite

Research
Maritime Mobile

Amateur
Location
7.90 Fixed Land Mobile Fixed Satellite Mobile Satellite 75.2 74.8
Amateur Space Radio 79.0 Mobile Satellite Fixed Satellite
7.975 Land Mobile 19.95
Amateur 8.025 Fixed Mobile Standard Frequency and Time Signal
Satellite Research Location Earth
Land

;;;
; Fixed Mobile Exp. Satellite
76.7 20.05
Mobile

Fixed

81.0 Satellite Satellite Fixed Mobile

Fixed Mobile Met. Sat. Fixed Sat. Mobile Sat. 8.175 78.0
8.215

Radio
Fixed Fixed Satellite Mobile Satellite

Astronomy
Land Mobile

Fixed

Fixed
Space

Mobile

Mobile
Satellite
Satellite
Research
8.4
IA

84.0 Space Research Fixed Radio Location

80.0 Maritime Mobile
8.1
Fixed Fixed Radio Fixed
Satellite Mobile Astronomy
8.5 8.195
Radio Location Earth Exp. Satellite Space Research
86.0 Radio Location 8.65
Aeronautical Radionavigation Radio Location
8.75
UK6

8.85 Maritime Mobile

Land

Maritime Radionavigation Mobile

854.0
Radio

Fixed
Broadcast

Radio Location
Mobile

UK6 Mobile 862.0

9.0

Earth
Radio Mobile
Astronomy

Radio

Space
Satellite
Aeronautical Radionavigation
870

Exploration

Research
Location 880.0
NS, A, WA

87.5 8.815

Astronomy
Maritime Radionavigation Radio Location
9.2 Radio

W
92.0 Aeronautical Mobile
MDA

Radio Radio 9.3 Mobile

Fixed Mobile Maritime Aeronautical Radio Location Aeronautical Mobile 9.04
UK6

Location Astronomy Radionavigation Radionavigation Location

94.0 9.5 Mobile Radio Location
915.0
Radio Earth Exp. Space
95.0 Location Satellite Research
925.0
Fixed

Radio 9.4
9.8 Mobile Broadcast
Location
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MB

IA

Radio Location
MB,

Radio

Radio

Radio
Radio

Mobile
MF

Mobile
HF

Location

Satellite
Satellite
10.0 960.0
Astronomy
Amateur

Navigation
Navigation
Mobile Radio Location
VHF

100.0 Fixed Mobile Radio Location

10.125 Broadcast
30kHz

Space Earth
Fixed Mobile Research Exp.Sat.
10.225 Radio 9.9
Amateur Mobile Fixed
102.0 Location Standard Frequency and Time Signal
1GHz

Fixed Fixed Satellite 10.45 Aeronautical Mobile

10.005
Broadcast
Fixed

10.5 10.150 10.1

MDA

105.0 10.6
IDL

10.7
Radio

Space

Fixed
Mobile
Research
Astronomy
MD

109.5
Maritime Mobile

Space Radio
Earth Exp.Sat.
Fixed

Research Astronomy
Mobile

111.8
Fixed
Fixed

Space Radio 108.0

Fixed Mobile
Mobile

Satellite

Research Astronomy 114.2

IA

Aeronautical

Space Research Radio Astronomy Earth Exp.Sat. Aeronautical Mobile

11.175

110GHz
5 11.7 Aeronautical Mobile
Radionavigation.

116.0 11.4
Earth Exploration
Inter Satellite Satellite
Fixed 11.6
;
119.9
Mobile
Aeronautical

Space Research Inter Satellite Earth Exp.Sat.

Satellite
Radionavigation

8
122.2
Broadcast

Fixed

Broadcast
UK6
Mobile
Aeronautical

12GHz

UK6 117.975
5 12.5 1215
Fixed Satellite Space Rad. Nav.
Rad. Lo.
Earth 12.23
12.75 Research Sat. Exp. Sat.
Fixed 1240
Radio
Radio

Am.
Fixed

Radio

Satellite

Fixed
Mobile
Satellite

Mobile
Satellite

Navigation

Satellite 1260
Astronomy

Navigation

130.0 13.25 Maritime Mobile

Aeronautical Radionavigation Space Research
Radio

Inter

13.4
Earth
Astronomy

Fixed

Std. Freq Space

Mobile

Radio Radio
Exp.Sat.

Satellite

+ Time
Earth Exp.
Space

Navigation
Mobile

Radio

134.0 Research Location

Research

Sig. Sat
Amateur

Amateur Satellite
Satellite

Radio Astronomy
Amateur

Amateur Satellite 13.2

Location

Aeronautical Mobile
Satellite

136.0 13.75 Aeronautical Mobile

Aeronautical

MDA

13.36
Earth Exploration

Radio 13.410 59.75

14.0 1350 UK6 Fixed Mobile Standard Frequency and Time Signal
Astronomy Fixed Satellite Land Mobile Radio Navigation Fixed Rad. Lo. 13.57 60.25
Radio

Mobile
Amateur
Location

Satellite
Amateur

14.25 Broadcast
NS, IA

141.0 Fixed Fixed Satellite Land Mobile Mobile 1375 13.8

14.4 Fixed Mobile 137.0 13.870 Fixed Mobile Maritime
Fixed Space Research Mobile
14.0
VD
CA

Space Radio 1400

L

Earth Exploration
138.0 Amateur - Satellite
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14.62 Satellite Research Astronomy
Amateur 14.25 Mobile
Amateur
Radio
Radio
Fixed

Space Research Land Mobile

Fixed
Location
Ku

1427
Mobile

Mobile 14.35
Astronomy

Fixed 1429 Fixed Mobile

Space Radio
148.5 1452 141.9 Fixed Mobile 70.0
Earth Exp.Sat. 15.23 Broadcast Radio Navigation
Research Astronomy Fixed Mobile Broadcast 144.0 72.0
151.5 15.35 Satellite Amateur Amateur - Satellite 14.99
Radio Radio Fixed Satellite Aeronautical Radionavigation
15.43 146.0
Fixed Mobile 1492 Standard Frequency and Time Signal
Location Astronomy Fixed Mobile Aeronautical Mobile 15.01
15.63 Fixed Mobile 149.0 15.100
Radio Radio
Earth Exp.Sat.
155.5 1525 149.9
Fixed Mobile Astronomy
150.05
Location 1533 Radio Astronomy Broadcast
Radio
Radio

158.5 Radio Location Mobile Satellite 1535 Mobile

Fixed

152.0
Mobile

Astronomy 15.6
Navigation

Maritime

Aeronautical
1559 Fixed Mobile 154.0 Broadcast
Radionavigation 15.8
Fixed

156.0
Fixed
Mobile

Radio 156.8375
Satellite

84.0
Satellite

16.60
Mobile

164.0 Space Satellite Radionavigation. Fixed Radio Navigation

Space Radio Locatio
Earth Exp.Sat. 1610 1606.5 86.0
Research Astronomy Research 1613.8 UK19
n Mobile Satellite Aeronautical Radionavigation. Radio
167.0 Radio Location 17.10 1626.5 16.36 UK20 UK20 1625 Maritime
A

Mobile Satellite 1635.0 Mobile

Fixed Navigation
Radio 17.20 1660
Inter

Fixed Satellite
Fixed

Fixed 90.0
Fixed

1668
Satellite
UK6

Satellite

Location Maritime Mobile

Mobile

1670
Fixed

Fixed Mobile Met. Sat Met. Aids

Mobile

174.5 17.70
Mobile

1690
LF

;
;

1698 Fixed Meteorological Satellite

Maritime

Space Earth Inter 1710

Fixed

Fixed Fixed Satellite 17.41

A

17.480
Radio

TTG/C
Mobile

Exp.Sat.
MB

Research Satellite
Maritime

174.0 Broadcast
Location

HA

182.0 Radio Navigation

18GHz

Space Research Earth Exp.Sat. Radio Astronomy

Fixed Fixed Satellite Earth Exp.Sat.
18.60 Aeronautical Mobile
17.9
Aeronautical Mobile 1800
Space Earth Inter 185.0 18.03 UK20 UK20
18.80 18.068
Fixed
Space

Mobile

mm

Research Exp.Sat. Satellite 18.168 1810.0

RM

Fixed Fixed Satellite Amateur 110.0

Operations

190.0 Fixed Mobile 1850 112.0

19.70 Maritime Mobile
18.78 Radio Navigation
1880 Broadcast 18.9 115.0
Inter

Radio

19.020
Radio
Mobile
Satellite

Satellite

Fixed

Maritime
Satellite

Radio
Mobile
Navigation
Navigation

Fixed Fixed
Radio

RM

200.0 Mobile
Mobile
Mobile

Navigation
Amateur

Location

Fixed

Fixed
Maritime

Mobile

19.800 Maritime Mobile

19.68
126.0
Mobile

1980 Fixed
Earth

Radio

Space

Fixed Mobile Mobile Satellite Standard Frequency and Time Signal 2000
Exp.Sat.

129.0
Fixed Satellite

Radio Location
Research

20.010 Mobile
Astronomy

Fixed
Mobile Satellite

209.0 Fixed Mobile Space Research Earth Exp.Sat.

21.2 Fixed Mobile
2010 2025 130.0
21.4 2025 Fixed Mobile
Broadcast 2045
2GHz

Fixed Mobile Fixed

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TTG/C

Earth

Radio

Fixed

Satellite
Space

Satellite
Space

Fixed
Exploration

22.0
Mobile

Satellite
Research
Mobile

Astronomy

Fixed Mobile Space Research Radio Astronomy

Operations

21.0
Fixed

217.0
K

Fixed Mobile Space Rsrch Earth Exp.Sat. Radio Astron.

22.21 2100
Mobile

2120
Radio

Mobile

Amateur Amateur - Satellite

Maritime

Fixed
Maritime
Location

Space Radio
22.5 Fixed Mobile
Fixed Mobile 21.45 2170.0 2160 148.5
Fixed
Radio

Research Astronomy
Fixed

2170
Space

Satellite
Mobile

Fixed Mobile Mobile Satellite Broadcast Mobile

Astronomy

Research

226.0 Inter Radio

23.0 2200 217.5 21.85 2173.5
Radio Earth Exp.Sat. Fixed Mobile Astronomy 2190.5
Space Research Satellite 21.924 2190.5
Astronomy
Earth

23.55
Satellite
Space

Exploration
Space

231.5 Radio Broadcast

Earth Exp.Sat.
Research

232.0 Space Research

Mobile

Fixed Fixed Satellite Mobile Radio Location Astronomy

Operations

Maritime Mobile
Land

Radio

Fixed
Mobile

24.0 2290
Mobile

235.0
Mobile

Location

2300
Maritime

Space Research Fixed Satellite Earth Exp.Sat. Radio Location

Aeronautical

UK6 Amateur
MDA

238.0 24.25 230.0 22.855 Fixed 2300

Fixed Radio Fixed 23.0 Mobile
Radio Radio
241.0 24.5 Fixed Mobile Location 23.200 Fixed Aeronautical Mobile
Amateur Fixed Inter Satellite 23.35
Amateur 24.75 235.0
Astronomy
UK6

Satellite Location
Radio

UK6

Fixed Fixed Mobile

Location

Fixed
Mobile

Satellite

Amateur
Amateur

248.0 25.25
Fixed Mobile Inter Satellite
Land

Mobile

Space Research Radio Astronomy Earth Exp.Sat.

Fixed

250.0 24.0
Mobile
Mobile

25.5
Broadcast
Maritime

252.0 2450
Aeronautical

UK6 Fixed Mobile Radio Location

IA

Land
VID-R

Mobile Satellite UK6 Fixed Mobile Radio Location Fixed

NS, LAN

Mobile Satellite Fixed Mobile Radio Location

2500 Mobile
Inter
Earth

Fixed

2498
Radio

Standard Frequency and Time Signal

Mobile

Radio

;;;;;;
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;; ;
Mobile
Satellite
Exp.Sat.

Radio

Satellite

2520
Satellite

Fixed

26.5 24.89 2502.0

Mobile
Navigation
Navigation
Broadcast

Inter
Astronomy

Earth Standard Frequency and Time Signal

RFID, CA, IDL

Fixed
MDA, WVC,TTC

265.0 Mobile Satellite Exp.Sat. 25.010 25.07

27.0 25.210 Fixed Mobile
Fixed

Radio
Satellite
Radio

Fixed
Broadcast
Mobile

Mobile Inter Satellite

Land

25.55
Fixed
Mobile

Location
Radio

Astronomy
Mobile

Mobile

25.670
Location

Fixed

27.5
Maritime

Aeronautical

Broadcast
Fixed

2655
Satellite
Mobile

Fixed 2670 26.1 Maritime Mobile Radio Location 2625

27GHz

275.0 Fixed Mobile 2690 26.175 2650.0

Satellite 2700
Fixed
Mobile

28.5 Fixed Mobile

CB

UK6

Radio Location

Fixed Earth
Mobile Satellite

Fixed
Radio Astronomy
Fixed
Radio

Mobile Satellite Exp.Sat.

Mobile

Radio

27.5
Location

Location

Meteorological Aids
Aeronautical

255.0
VID-R

Fixed Mobile
IA, MC
TTG, A

Radionavigation

29.5 28.0 Aeronautical

IA

Not

2900 2850 Radionavigation

Broadcast
Earth
Ka (R)

Mobile Fixed Radio Amateur - Satellite

Maritime Aeronautical
Amateur
Satellite Exp.Sat. Radionavigation Radionavigation Aeronautical Mobile 283.5
Allocated

Satellite Location
29.7
RM

30.0 3000 300.0 3000

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3MHz

3GHz

30GHz
30MHz

300GHz
300kHz

300MHz