Biomedical Engineering Reference
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COMMON PREFIXES OF COUNTRIES (2004)
UPDATED 4/04
Ø = Zero; “I.” = Island; “Is.” = Islands
PREFIX
COUNTRY
PREFIX
COUNTRY
PREFIX
COUNTRY
PREFIX
COUNTRY
PREFIX
COUNTRY
1AØ
Sov. Mil. Order of Malta
C8-C9
Mozambique
H4
Solomon Is.
OJØ
Market Reef
VK9L
Lord Howe I.
1S, 9MØ
Spratly Is.
CA-CE
Chile
H4Ø
Temotu Province
OK-OL
Czech Republic
VK9M
Mellish Reef
3A
Monaco
CEØX
San Felix & San Ambrosio Is.
HA
Hungary
OM
Slovak Republic
VK9N
Norfolk I.
3B6, 3B7
Agalega & St. Brandon Is.
CEØY
Easter I.
HB
Switzerland
ON-OT
Belgium
VK9W
Willis I.
3B8
Mauritius
CEØZ
Juan Fernandez Is.
HBØ
Liechtenstein
OX
Greenland
VK9X
Christmas I.
3B9
Rodriguez I.
CE9
Antarctica
HC-HD
Ecuador
OY
Faroe Is.
VO
Canada
3C
Equatorial Guinea
CM
Cuba
HC8-HD8
Galapagos Is.
OZ
Denmark
VP2E
Anguilla
3CØ
Annobon I.
CN
Morocco
HFØ
South Shetland Is.
P2
Papua New Guinea
VP2M
Montserrat
3D2
Fiji Is.
CO
Cuba
HG
Hungary
P4
Aruba
VP2V
British Virgin Is.
3D2
Rotuma I.
CP
Bolivia
HH
Haiti
P5
North Korea
VP5
Turks & Caicos Is.
3D2
Conway Reef
CT
Portugal
HI
Dominican Republic
PA-PI
Netherlands
VP6
Pitcairn I.
3DA
Swaziland
CT3
Madeira Is.
HJ-HK
Colombia
PJ2, PJ4
Bonaire, Curacao
VP8
Antarctica
3V
Tunisia
CU
Azores
HKØ
San Andres & Providencia
PJ5-PJ8
St. Maarten, Saba, St. Eustatius
VP8
Falkland Is.
3W
Vietnam
CV-CX
Uruguay
HKØ
Malpelo I.
PJ9
Netherlands Antilles
VP8
South Georgia I.
3X
Guinea
CYØ
Sable I.
HL
South Korea
PP-PY
Brazil
VP8
South Shetland Is.
3Y
Bouvet I.
CY9
St. Paul I.
HO-HP
Panama
PPØ-PYØF
Fernando de Noronha
VP8
South Orkney Is.
3Y
Peter I I.
D2, D3
Angola
HQ-HR
Honduras
PPØ, PYØS
St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks
VP8
South Sandwich Is.
4J-4K
Azerbaijan
D4
Cape Verde
HS, E2
Thailand
PPØ, PYØT
Trindade I. & Martim Vaz Is.
VP9
Bermuda
4L
Georgia
D6
Comoros
HV
Vatican
PZ
Surinam
VQ9
Chagos Is.
4P-4S
Sri Lanka
DA-DL
Germany
HZ
Saudi Arabia
RA-RZ
European Russia
VS6
Hong Kong
4U_UN
United Nations HQ
DU-DZ
Philippines
I
Italy
RA-RZ
Asiatic Russia
VU
Andaman & Nicobar Is.
4U_ITU
ITU Headquarters
E2
Thailand
ISØ, IMØ
Sardinia
R1FJ
Franz Josef Land
VU
Laccadive Is.
4W
Timor-Leste
E3
Eritrea
J2
Djibouti
R1MV
Malyj Vysotskij I.
VU
India
4X, 4Z
Israel
E4
Palestine
J3
Grenada
SØ
Western Sahara
VY
Canada
5A
Libya
EA-EH
Spain
J5
Guinea-Bissau
S2
Bangladesh
W
USA
5B
Cyprus
EA6-EH6
Balearic Is.
J6
St. Lucia
S5
Slovenia
XA-XI
Mexico
5H-5I
Tanzania
EA8-EH8
Canary Is.
J7
Dominica
S7
Seychelles
XA4-XI4
Revilla Gigedo
5N-5O
Nigeria
EA9-EH9
Ceuta & Melilla
J8
St. Vincent
S9
Sao Tome & Principe
XT
Burkina Faso
5R-5S
Madagascar
EI-EJ
Ireland
JA-JS
Japan
SA-SM
Sweden
XU
Cambodia
5T
Mauritania
EK
Armenia
JD1
Minami-Torishima
SN-SR
Poland
XV
Vietnam
5U
Niger
EL
Liberia
JD1
Ogasawara
ST
Sudan
XW
Laos
5V
Togo
EM-EO
Ukraine
JT-JV
Mongolia
SU
Egypt
XX9
Macao
5W
Western Samoa
EP-EQ
Iran
JW
Svalbard
SV/A
Mount Athos
XY-XZ
Myanmar
5X
Uganda
ER
Moldova
JX
Jan Mayen
SV-SZ
Greece
YA
Afghanistan
5Y-5Z
Kenya
ES
Estonia
JY
Jordan
SV5
Dodecanese
YB-YH
Indonesia
6V-6W
Senegal
ET
Ethiopia
K
U.S.A.
SV9
Crete
YI
Iraq
6Y
Jamaica
EU-EW
Belarus
KC4
Antarctica
T2
Tuvalu
YJ
Vanuatu
7O
Yemen
EX
Kyrgzstan
KC6
Palau
T3Ø
West Kiribati Is.
YK
Syria
7P
Lesotho
EY
Tajikistan
KG4
Guantanamo Bay
T31
Central Kiribati Is.
YL
Latvia
7Q
Malawi
EZ
Turkmenistan
KHØ
Marianas Is.
T32
East Kiribati Is.
YN
Nicaragua
7T-7Y
Algeria
F
France
KH1
Baker & Howland Is.
T33
Banaba I.
YO-YR
Romania
8P
Barbados
FG
Guadeloupe
KH2
Guam
T5
Somalia
YS
El Salvador
8Q
Maldive Is.
FH
Mayotte
KH3
Johnston I.
T7
San Marino
YT-YU
Serbia & Montenegro
8R
Guyana
FJ
Saint Martin
KH4
Midway I.
T8
Palau
YU3
Slovenia
9A
Croatia
FK
New Caledonia
KH5
Palymra & Jarvis Is.
T9
Bosnia-Herzegovina
YV-YY
Venezuela
9G
Ghana
FK/C
Chesterfield Is.
KH5K
Kingman Reef
TA-TC
Turkey
YVØ
Aves I.
9H
Malta
FM
Martinique
KH6-KH7
Hawaii
TD
Guatemala
YZ
Serbia & Montenegro
9I, 9J
Zambia
FO
Austral I.
KH7K
Kure I.
TE
Costa Rica
Z2
Zimbabwe
9K
Kuwait
FO
Clipperton I.
KH8
American Samoa
TF
Iceland
Z3
Macedonia
9L
Sierra Leone
FO
French Polynesia
KH9
Wake I.
TG
Guatemala
ZA
Albania
9MØ
Spratly Is.
FO
Marquesas I.
KL7
Alaska
TI
Costa Rica
ZB2
Gibraltar
9M2, 9M4
West Malaysia
FP
St. Pierre & Miquelon
KP1
Navassa I.
TI9
Cocos I.
ZC4
UK Sov. Base on Cyprus
9M6, 9M8
East Malaysia
FR
Reunion I.
KP2
Virgin Is.
TJ
Cameroon
ZD7
St. Helena I.
9N
Nepal
FR/E
Europa Is.
KP3-KP4
Puerto Rico
TK
Corsica
ZD8
Ascension I.
9Q-9T
Democratic Rep. of Congo
FR/G
Glorioso Is.
KP5
Desecheo I.
TL
Central African Republic
ZD9
Tristan da Cunha & Gough Is.
9U
Burundi
FR/J
Juan de Nova Is.
LA-LN
Norway
TN
Congo
ZF
Cayman Is.
9V
Singapore
FR/T
Tromelin I.
LO-LW
Argentina
TR
Gabon
ZK1
South Cook Is.
9X
Rwanda
FS
Saint Martin
LU
South Georgia I.
TT
Chad
ZK1
North Cook Is.
9Y-9Z
Trinidad & Tobago
FT5W
Crozet Is.
LU
South Shetland Is.
TU
Ivory Coast
ZK2
Niue
A2
Botswana
FT5X
Kerguelen Is.
LU
South Orkney Is.
TY
Benin
ZK3
Tokelau Is.
A3
Tonga
FT5Z
Amsterdam & St. Paul Is.
LU
South Sandwich Is.
TZ
Mali
ZL-ZM
New Zealand
A4
Oman
FW
Wallis & Futuna Is.
LX
Luxembourg
UA2
Kaliningrad
ZL7
Chatham Is.
A5
Bhutan
FY
French Guiana
LY
Lithuania
UJ-UM
Uzbekistan
ZL8
Kermadec Is.
A6
United Arab Emirates
G
England
LZ
Bulgaria
UN-UQ
Kazakhstan
ZL9
Auckland & Campbell Is.
A7
Qatar
GC
Wales
M
England
UR-UZ
Ukraine
ZP
Paraguay
A9
Bahrain
GD
Isle of Man
MD
Isle of Man
V2
Antigua & Barbuda
ZR-ZU
South Africa
AA-AK
USA
GH
Jersey
MI
Northern Ireland
V3
Belize
ZS8
Prince Edward & Marion Is.
AP-AS
Pakistan
GI
Northern Ireland
MJ
Jersey
V4
St. Kitts & Nevis
BS7
Scarborough Reef
GJ
Jersey
MM
Scotland
V5
Namibia
BT
China
GM
Scotland
MU
Guernsey
V6
Micronesia
BV
Taiwan
GN
Northern Ireland
MW
Wales
V7
Marshall Is.
BV9P
Pratas I.
GP
Guernsey
N
USA
V8
Brunei, Darussalam
BY
China
GS
Scotland
OA-OC
Peru
VE
Canada
C2
Nauru
GT
Isle of Man
OD
Lebanon
VK
Australia
C3
Andorra
GU
Guernsey
OE
Austria
VKØ
Heard I.
C5
The Gambia
GW
Wales
OF-OI
Finland
VKØ
Macquarie I.
C6
Bahamas
GX
England
OHØ
Aland Is.
VK9C
Cocos (Keeling) Is.
BAND PLAN FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENTS
23-cm, 1240-1300 MHz ARRL Band Plan
MHz Use
1240-1246 ATV #1
1246-1248 Narrow-bandwidth FM point-to-point links and
digital, duplex with 1258-1260 MHz
1248-1252 Digital communications
1252-1258 ATV #2
1258-1260 Narrow-bandwidth FM point-to-point links and
digital, duplexed with 1246-1252 MHz
1260-1270 Satellite uplinks
1260-1270 Wide-bandwidth experimental, simplex ATV
1270-1276 Repeater inputs, FM and linear, paired with
1282-1288 MHz, 239 pairs every 25 kHz,
e.g., 1270.025, 1270.050, 1270.075, etc.,
1271.0-1238.0 MHz uncoordinated test pair
1276-1282 ATV #3
1282-1288 Repeater outputs, paired with 1270-1276 MHz
1288-1294 Wide-bandwidth experimental, simplex ATV
1294-1295 Narrow-bandwidth FM simplex services,
25 kHz channels
1294.5 National FM simplex calling frequency
1295-1297 Narrow bandwidth weak-signal communications (no FM)
1295.0-1295.8 SSTV, FAX, ACSB, experimental
1295.8-1296.0 Reserved for EME, CW expansion
1296.0-1296.05 EME exclusive
1296.07-1296.08 CW beacons
1296.1
ARRL 70-cm Wavelength Band Plan, 420-450 MHz
MHz Use
420.00-426.00 ATV repeater or simplex with 421.25 MHz video
carrier control links and experimental
426.00-432.00 ATV simplex with 427.250 MHz video carrier frequency
432.00-432.08 EME (Earth-Moon-Earth)
432.08-432.10 Weak-signal CW
432.100 70 cm CW/SSB calling frequency
432.10-433.00 Mixed-mode and weak-signal work
432.30-432.40 New beacon band
433.00-435.00 Auxiliary/repeater links
435.00-438.00 Satellite only uplink/downlink
438.00-444.00 ATV repeater input with 439.250 MHz video
carrier frequency and repeater links
442.00-445.00 Repeater inputs and outputs (local option)
445.00-447.00 Shared by auxiliary and control links, repeaters
and simplex (local option); 446.00 MHz national
simplex frequency
447.00-450.00 Repeater inputs and outputs
ARRL 33-cm Wavelength Band Plan, 902-928 MHz
MHz
ARRL 33-cm Wavelength Band Plan, 902-928 MHz (cont.)
MHz Use
904-906 Digital communications
906-907 Narrow bandwidth FM-simplex services, 25 kHz channels
906.50 National simplex frequency
907-910 FM repeater inputs paired with 919-922 MHz; 119 pairs
every 25 kHz; e.g., 907.025, 907.050, 907.075, etc.,
908-920 MHz uncoordinated pair
910-916 ATV
916-918 Digital communications
918-919 Narrow-bandwidth, FM control links and remote bases
919-922 FM repeater outputs, paired with 907-910 MHz
922-928 Wide-bandwidth experimental, simplex ATV, Spread Spectrum
ARRL 2 Meter Wavelength Band Plan, 144-148 MHz
MHz Use
144.00-144.05 EME (CW)
144.275-144.300 Propagation beacons
144.06-144.10 General CW and weak signals
144.10-144.20 EME and weak-signal SSB
144.200 National SSB calling frequency
144.200-144.275 General SSB operation, upper sideband
144.275-144.300 Beacon band
144.30-144.50
146.40-146.58 Simplex
146.61-146.97 Repeater outputs
ARRL 2 Meter Wavelength Band Plan, 144-148 MHz (cont.)
MHz Use
147.00-147.39 Repeater outputs
147.42-147.57 Simplex
147.60-147.99 Repeater inputs
ARRL 6 Meter Wavelength Band Plan, 50.0-54.0 MHz
MHz Use
50.000-50.100 CW and beacons
50.060-50.080 U.S. beacons
50.100-50.600 SSB
50.125 SSB DX calling frequency
50.200 SSB domestic calling frequency (Note: Suggest
QSY up for local & down for long-distance QSOs)
50.400 AM calling frequency
50.600-51.000 Experimental and special modes
50.700 RTTY calling frequency
50.800-50.980 Radio Control (R/C) channels, 10 channels spaced
20 kHz apart (new)
51.000-51.100 Pacific DX window
51.000-52.000 Newly authorized FM repeater allocation
51.100-52.000 FM simplex
52.000-52.050 Pacific DX window
52.000-53.000 FM repeater and simplex
53.000-54.000 Present radio control (R/C) channels, 10 channels
spaced 100 kHz apart
Use
902-904
Narrow-bandwidth, weak-signal communications
OSCAR subband plus simplex
902.0-902.8
SSTV, FAX, ACSB, experimental
144.50-144.60
Linear translator outputs
902.8-903.0
Reserved for EME, CW expansion
144.60-144.90
FM repeater inputs
903.0-903.05
EME exclusive
144.90-145.10
Weak signal and FM simplex
CW, SSB calling frequency
903.07-903.08
CW beacons
145.10-145.20
Linear translator outputs plus packet
1296.4-1296.6
Crossband linear translator input
903.1
CW, SSB calling frequency
145.20-145.50
FM repeater outputs
1296.6-1296.8
Crossband linear translator output
903.4-903.6
Crossband linear translator inputs
145.50-145.80
Miscellaneous and experimental modes
1296.8-1297.0
Experimental beacons (exclusive)
903.6-903.8
Crossband linear translator outputs
145.80-146.00
OSCAR subband - satellite use only!
1297-1300
Digital communications
903.8-904.0
Experimental beacons exclusive
146.01-146.37
Repeater inputs
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL NOTE:
Southern California, plus other major metropolitan cities throughout the country, may adopt local 2 Meter band plans slightly different than what appears here. See your local Icom dealer for more local details.© 2004 Icom America Inc. The Icom logo is a registered trademark of Icom Inc. 6836
Figure 17.1
Amateur Radio Spectrum Chart showing band allocations [12].
