Mnemonics/General Class License

Chapter 3

Operating Privileges

Spectrum Sequence:

Frequency	Wavelength
1.8	160
3.5	80
7	40
14	20
21	15
28	10

10 meters:

twenty-eight-zero to twenty-nine-seven
working ham satellites up in the heavens

12 meters:

twelve-to-twenty-four, 8 to 9,
if there are sunspots 12 meters is fine

15 meters:

twenty-one-zero to twenty-one-four
15 in the daytime will open the door

17 meters:

seventeen-eighteen, zero-to-one,
mobile DX-ing for profit and fun

20 meters:

fourteen and a quarter, a buck and a half
for data on 20, you need to do math

two-two-five to three-fifty
phone contests are nifty

30 meters:

ten-ten to ten-fifteen
for data on 30, be squeaky clean

40 meters:

seven-point-zero to seven-point-three
use an antenna that's tied to a tree

60 meters:

6-5-4-3,
don't go on a power spree

80 meters:

three-five to three-six, three-eight to four-oh
the ragchewer's band has quite a noise floor

160 meters:

one-point-eight to two-point-oh
the Gentleman's Band's the way to go