Allocations

 
U.S. Non-Federal-Government Allocations
14 - 19.95 kHz
Fixed

US2

U.S. Federal Government Allocations
14 - 19.95 kHz
FIXED
MARITIME MOBILE 5.57

US2

ITU Region 1 Allocations
14 - 19.95 kHz
FIXED
MARITIME MOBILE 5.57


ITU Region 2 Allocations
14 - 19.95 kHz
FIXED
MARITIME MOBILE 5.57


ITU Region 3 Allocations
14 - 19.95 kHz
FIXED
MARITIME MOBILE 5.57


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Footnotes

5.55   Additional allocation: in Armenia, the Russian Federation, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, the frequency band 14-17 kHz is also allocated to the radionavigation service on a primary basis. (WRC 15)

5.56   The stations of services to which the bands 14-19.95 kHz and 20.05-70 kHz and in Region 1 also the bands 72-84 kHz and 86-90 kHz are allocated may transmit standard frequency and time signals. Such stations shall be afforded protection from harmful interference. In Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, the Russian Federation, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, the frequencies 25 kHz and 50 kHz will be used for this purpose under the same conditions. (WRC 12)

5.57   The use of the bands 14-19.95 kHz, 20.05-70 kHz and 70-90 kHz (72-84 kHz and 86 90 kHz in Region 1) by the maritime mobile service is limited to coast radiotelegraph stations (A1A and F1B only). Exceptionally, the use of class J2B or J7B emissions is authorized subject to the necessary bandwidth not exceeding that normally used for class A1A or F1B emissions in the band concerned.

US2   In the band 9-490 kHz, electric utilities operate Power Line Carrier (PLC) systems on power transmission lines for communications important to the reliability and security of electric service to the public. These PLC systems operate under the provisions of 47 CFR part 15, or Chapter 8 of the NTIA Manual, on an unprotected and non-interference basis with respect to authorized radio users. Notification of intent to place new or revised radio frequency assignments or PLC frequency uses in the band 9-490 kHz is to be made in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the FCC and NTIA, and users are urged to minimize potential interference to the extent practicable. This footnote does not provide any allocation status to PLC radio frequency uses.


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Engineering Data

Lower Frequency Center Frequency Upper Frequency
Frequency 14 kHz 16.975 kHz 19.95 kHz
Wavelength 21.4 km 17.7 km 15.0 km
Band designator(s) VLF VLF VLF
Isotropic collecting area 36,490,135.0 m2 24,820,582.9 m2 17,969,903.4 m2
Free space loss (1 m) N/A (near field) N/A (near field) N/A (near field)
Free space loss (1 km) N/A (near field) N/A (near field) N/A (near field)
Free space loss (10 km) 15.4 dB 17.0 dB 18.4 dB
Free space loss (100 km) 35.4 dB 37.0 dB 38.4 dB
Free space loss (1000 km) 55.4 dB 57.0 dB 58.4 dB
Free space loss
(35,786 km = GEO orbit)
86.4 dB 88.1 dB 89.5 dB
Free space loss (378,370 km = Moon) 106.9 dB 108.6 dB 110.0 dB
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