Effective 30 days from publication in the Federal Register, the FCC has made some sweeping changes to the Amateur Radio service. This includes changes in frequency privileges. The new band changes are as follows:
- 80 and 75 meters: Phone band now goes down to 3800 for General, 3700 for Advanced and 3600 for Extra. Top end of CW/Digital is now 3600. Novice and Tech Plus now has 3525-3600 for CW only.
- 40 meters: Phone band now goes down to 7175 for General and 7125 for Advanced and Extra. Novice and Tech Plus now has 7025-7125 for CW only.
- 15 meters: Phone band now goes down to 21275 for General. No changes to Advanced or Extra. Novice and Tech Plus now has 21025-21200 for CW only.
- 10 meters: Novice and Tech Plus now has 28000-28300 for CW and Digital modes. (They still have 28300-28500 for phone).
For more information on the rest of the provisions of the new amateur radio rules, see the FCC's Report and Order.