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weechat-radio:$ Calling frequencies

Places other WeeChat Radio stations may listen. Mode is the radio setting: USB or LSB on HF, FM or AM elsewhere. Suggestions, not assignments. WW = worldwide.

Check your band plan

You are the control operator. Verify the frequency is legal for your licence and country before you transmit. The setup wizard only sets the radio via rigctl if you confirm. Do not use APRS channels (144.800 UK/EU, 144.390 US) for chat.

HF data is USB, including 160/80/40 (voice on those bands is LSB). 60m is USB. CB is listed per region: AM/FM for typical sets, USB/LSB for SSB-capable radios. Channel numbers are not the same in every country.

HF

160m to 10m. All USB except the 10m FM spot.

Where	Band	Frequency	Mode	Preset
WW	160m	1.838 MHz	USB	`hf-poor`
WW	80m	3.580 MHz	USB	`hf-poor`
WW	60m	5.357 MHz	USB	`hf-poor`
UK/EU	40m	7.045 MHz	USB	`hf-poor`
US/AU	40m	7.090 MHz	USB	`hf-poor`
WW	30m	10.140 MHz	USB	`hf-poor`
WW	20m	14.070 MHz	USB	`hf-poor`
WW	17m	18.100 MHz	USB	`hf-poor`
WW	15m	21.070 MHz	USB	`hf-poor`
WW	12m	24.920 MHz	USB	`hf-poor`
WW	10m	28.120 MHz	USB	`hf-poor`
WW	10m	29.250 MHz	FM	`vhf-fm`

CB

Around 27 MHz, listed per region. Channel numbers are not the same in every country.

Where	Band	Frequency	Mode	Preset
DE	CB	26.565 MHz (ch 41)	FM	`vhf-fm`
NZ	CB	26.720 MHz (26ch 35)	LSB	`hf-poor`
DE	CB	26.965 MHz (ch 1)	FM	`vhf-fm`
AU	CB	27.085 MHz (ch 11)	AM	`vox-safe`
NZ	CB	27.085 MHz (ch 11)	AM	`vox-safe`
EU	CB	27.135 MHz (ch 15)	USB	`hf-poor`
UK	CB	27.135 MHz (CEPT ch 15)	USB	`hf-poor`
AU	CB	27.155 MHz (ch 16)	LSB	`hf-poor`
US/CA	CB	27.185 MHz (ch 19)	AM	`vox-safe`
EU	CB	27.185 MHz (ch 19)	FM	`vhf-fm`
UK	CB	27.185 MHz (CEPT ch 19)	FM	`vhf-fm`
AU	CB	27.355 MHz (ch 35)	LSB	`hf-poor`
AU	CB	27.355 MHz (ch 35)	USB	`hf-poor`
NZ	CB	27.355 MHz (ch 35)	USB	`hf-poor`
US/CA	CB	27.365 MHz (ch 36)	USB	`hf-poor`
US/CA	CB	27.385 MHz (ch 38)	LSB	`hf-poor`
UK	CB	27.781 MHz (UK ch 19)	FM	`vhf-fm`

VHF and UHF

6m and up, plus licence-free PMR446, FRS and MURS.

Where	Band	Frequency	Mode	Preset
WW	6m	50.230 MHz	USB	`hf-poor`
UK/EU	6m	50.620 MHz	FM	`vhf-fm`
UK/EU	4m	70.488 MHz	FM	`vhf-fm`
UK/EU	2m	144.950 MHz	FM	`vhf-fm`
US	2m	145.010 MHz	FM	`vhf-fm`
US	2m	145.530 MHz	FM	`vhf-fm`
AU	2m	146.550 MHz	FM	`vhf-fm`
US	MURS	151.820 MHz	FM	`vhf-fm`
US	1.25m	223.400 MHz	FM	`vhf-fm`
UK/EU	70cm	433.625 MHz	FM	`vhf-fm`
AU	70cm	439.950 MHz	FM	`vhf-fm`
US	70cm	441.000 MHz	FM	`vhf-fm`
UK/EU	PMR446	446.006 MHz	FM	`vhf-fm`
US	FRS	462.562 MHz	FM	`vhf-fm`
WW	23cm	1296.800 MHz	FM	`vhf-fm`

Same list in the program: wcr help calling. Not sure which band? The Path planner drops two pins and picks one.

To see where each spot sits in its band, see the band plan.

On a rough HF path use hf-weak or hf-deep instead of hf-poor. See weak signals.

Stations on different bands talk through a gateway and the hub. See cross-frequency chat.

Need a radio cable first? Radio setup.

weechat-radio:$ Calling frequencies

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