Microwave Frequency Bands
PrintStandard Radar Frequency Letter-Band
Nomenclature(IEEE Standard 521-1984)
Band Designator |
Frequency Range(GHz) |
Wavelength in Free Space(cm) |
L band |
1 to 2 |
30.0 to 15.0 |
S band |
2 to 4 |
15.0 to 7.5 |
C band |
4 to 8 |
7.5 to 3.8 |
X band |
8 to 12 |
3.8 to 2.5 |
Ku band |
12 to 18 |
2.5 to 1.7 |
K band |
18 to 27 |
1.7 to 1.1 |
Ka band |
27 to 40 |
1.1 to 0.75 |
V band |
40 to 75 |
0.75 to 0.40 |
W band |
75 to 110 |
0.40 to 0.27 |
New Bands
Band Designator |
Frequency Range |
I band |
up to 200 MHz |
G band |
200 to 250 MHz |
P band |
250 to 500 MHz |
L band |
0.5 to 1.5 GHz |
S band |
2 to 4 GHz |
C band |
4 to 8 GHz |
X band |
8 to 12 GHz |
Ku band |
12.4 to 18 GHz |
K band |
18 to 26.5 GHz |
Ka band |
26.5 to 40 GHz |
Q band |
33 to 50 GHz |
U band |
40 to 60 GHz |
V band |
50 to 75 GHz |
E band |
60 to 90 GHz |
W band |
75 to 110 GHz |
F band |
90 to 140 GHz |
D band |
110 to 170 GHz |
G band |
140 to 220 GHz |
EW Letter Bands
Band Designator |
Frequency Range(MHz) |
Channel Width(MHz) |
A |
0 to 250 |
15 |
B |
250 to 500 |
25 |
C |
500 to 1,000 |
50 |
D |
1,000 to 2,000 |
100 |
E |
2,000 to 3,000 |
100 |
F |
3,000 to 4,000 |
100 |
G |
4,000 to 6,000 |
200 |
H |
6,000 to 8,000 |
200 |
I |
8,000 to 10,000 |
200 |
J |
10,000 to 20,000 |
1000 |
K |
20,000 to 40,000 |
2000 |
L |
40,000 to 60,000 |
4000 |
M |
60,000 to 100,000 |
4000 |