Band Plan

Band Plan

A band along the bottom of the panadapter shows, at a glance, what each part of the band is used for and where you may transmit.

What it shows

• Labels: CW, DIGITAL, SSB, BEACONS, AM, SATELLITE or FM, with a divider where each section starts. From the ARRL band plan in the Americas, and the IARU Region 1 plan elsewhere.
• Tags above it at the popular frequencies: FT8, FT4, WSPR, PSK31, SSTV, AM and QRP.
• Colours for your licence:

Colour	Meaning
Gold	All modes (phone too)
Ice blue	CW and data
Violet	CW only
Red	Out of privileges: in the band, but not yours (labelled so)
Grey	Band edges only (countries without built-in privileges)

Setting it up

The band plan uses the country and licence class from the setup wizard. You can change them, or turn the band plan off, in Setup > Appearance > Kainos > Band plan.

Privileges are built in for:

• The United States: Technician, General and Amateur Extra, 160 to 10 m and 6 m (60 m's channels are left out).
• Canada: Basic (6 m on the HL2), Basic with Honours and Advanced.

Other countries show the band edges only.

It's a guide. Band plans are voluntary and simplified here; always check your own licence before transmitting.