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Table 1-26.—Frequency Spectrum Usage
DIVISION
RANGE
USAGE
ELF
Long
Communication, Navigation,
Experimental
ILF
Long
Communication, Navigation,
Experimental
VLF
Long
Communication, Navigation
LF
Long Medium
Communication, Broadcasting, Navigation
MF
Medium
Communication, Broadcasting,
Navigation
HF
Long
Communication, Broadcasting
VHF
Communication Television, Radar
(Lower) (Upper)
Medium Beyond
horizon
UHF
Beyond line of sight
Communication
Line of sight
Radar
SHF
Line of sight
Radar, Doppler
EHF
Line of sight
Short-range radar
THF
Line of sight
Experimental
Television Channel Assignments
Table 1-27 lists the VHF and UHF television channel frequencies. The video carrier is 1.25 MHz
above the lower channel limit. The sound carrier is .25 MHz below the upper channel limit. For example:
Channel 10 sound carrier is 197 MHz, and the video carrier is 193.25 MHz.
