Bands and Modes

 
Bands:
2190m
560m
160m
80m
40m
30m
20m
17m
15m
12m
10m
6m
4m
2m
125cm
70cm
33cm
23cm
13cm
9cm
6cm
3cm
12mm
6mm
4mm
2mm
1mm
 
Transmission Modes:
AM
AMTOR
ASCI
ATV
BPSK31
BPSK63
BPSK125
CHIP64
CHIP128
CLOVER
CW
DOMINO
DOMINOF
DV (DSTAR)
FAX
FM
FMHELL
FSK31
FSK144
GMSK
GTOR
HELL
HELL80
HFSK
JT44
JT6M
JT65
JT65A
JT65B
JT65C
MCW
MFSK8
MFSK16
MT63
OLIVIA
PAC2
PAC3
PACKET
PACTOR
PAX
PAX2
PCW
PSK10
PSK31
PSK63
PSK63F
PSK125
PSKAM10
PSKAM31
PSKAM50
PSKFEC31
PSKHELL
Q15
QPSK31
QPSK63
QPSK125
ROS
RTTY
RTTYM
SSB
SSTV
THOR
THROB
THRBX
TOR
 
Propagation Modes:
AUR (Aurora)
AUE (Aurora-E)
BS (Backscatter)
ECH (Echolink)
EME (Earth-Moon-Earth)
ES (Sporadic-E)
FAI (Field Aligned Irregularities)
F2 (F2 Reflection)
ION (Ionoscatter)
IRL (IRLP)
MS (Meteor scatter)
RPT (Terrestrial or athmospheric repeater or transponder)
RS (Rain scatter)
SAT (Satellite)
TEP (Trans-equatorial)
TR (Tropospheric ducting)
 
Satellite Modes:

A: This mode requires a 2 meter SSB/CW transmitter and a 10 meter SSB/CW receiver and supports CW and voice.

B: This mode requires a 70 cm SSB/CW transmitter and a 2 meter SSB/CW receiver and supports CW and voice. Some satellites also support RTTY and SSTV in this mode.

BS  (B+S)

JA: This mode stands for J Analog and requires a 2 meter SSB/CW transmitter and a 70 cm SSB/CW receiver and supports CW, voice.

JD: This mode stands for J Digital and requires a 2 meter FM transmitter and a 70 cm SSB/CW receiver and supports packet.

K: This mode requires a 15 meter SSB/CW transmitter and a 10 meter SSB/CW receiver and supports CW and voice. This mode is unique in that it can be done with a simple HF rig.

KA (K+A)
KT (K+T)
L: This mode requires a 23 cm SSB/CW transmitter and a 70 cm SSB/CW receiver and support CW and voice.

S: This mode requires a 70 cm SSB/CW transmitter and a 2.4 GHz SSB/CW receiver and supports CW and voice. Many people use a 2.4 GHz to 2 meter converter with a 2 meter SSB/CW receiver instead of buying a 2.4 GHz SSB/CW receiver.

T: This mode requires a 15 meter SSB/CW transmitter and a 2 meter SSB/CW receiver and supports CW and voice.