MINNESOTA REPEATER COUNCIL (MRC)

440 Mhz BAND PLAN

Frequency

in Mhz Use

*420.00 - 426.00 ATV Repeater Output (421.25 Video Carrier) (Shared with Aux links

and experimential)

420.10 - 420.20 Auxiliary Links and experimental

426.00 - 432.00 ATV Simplex (427.25 Video Carrier)

430.05 - 430.95 Digital Simplex ( Six 100 Khz wide channels)

431.025 Digital Simplex (25 Khz wide channel)

432.00 - 432.07 EME

432.07 - 432.10 Weak Signal CW

432.10 CW calling frequency

432.10 - 432.30 Mixed mode and weak signal

432.30 - 432.40 Propagation Beacons

432.40 - 433.00 Mixed mode and weak signal

*433.00 - 435.00 Auxiliary Links on 25 Khz spacing starting at 433.025 and

going to 434.975 Mhz

435.00 - 438.00 Satelite only (International)

*438.00 - 444.00 ATV repeater input (439.250 Video Carrier) (Shared by digital

and repeater outputs)

440.975 Digital Simplex (25 Khz wide channel)

441.00 - 441.075 Digital Simplex (Four 25 Khz wide channels)

441.10 - 441.20 Digital full duplex frequencies (Paired with 446.100-446.200 Mhz)

*442.00 - 445.00 FM repeater Outputs on 25 Khz spacing starting at 444.975 and going

to 442.000 Mhz

*445.00 - 447.00 Auxiliary Links on 12.5 Khz spacing starting at 445.025 and going

to 446.975 Mhz

446.00 National FM Simplex frequency

**446.025 - 446.20 Digital full-duplex frequencies on 25 Khz spacing (nine frequencies)

*447.00 - 450.00 FM repeater Inputs on 25 Khz spacing starting at 449.975 and going

to 447.000 Mhz

NOTES:

* Frequencies coordinated by Minnesota Repeater Council (MRC) Repeater

Frequency Coordinator

NOTES - continued

** These digital frequencies are coordinated by the MRC Repeater Fre-

quency Coordinator as they are shared with existing voice auxiliary

links. Contact your local packet liaison person or the MRC repeater frequency

coordinator for details

1) The above band plan comes from the band plan published in the ARRL

Repeater Directory (Page 45 & 46 of the 1995-1996 issue) and is fol-

lowed by the Minnesota Repeater Council (MRC) in the activities of

their appointed Repeater Frequency Coordinator.

2) Per FCC rule 97.205 (b) a repeater station or auxiliary station MAY

NOT operate in the 431.000 to 433.000 Mhz and 435.000 to 438.000 Mhz

area of this band.

3) Operation "North of Line A" on 420.000 to 430.000 MHz IS NOT ALLOWED

in northern Minnesota.

4) Digital operations on simplex frequencies on this band ARE NOT

frequency coordinated by any party in the state of Minnesota. Use of

normal FM voice repeater frequencies by FULL DUPLEX digital stations or

digital stations operating on auxiliary link frequencies are coordinated

by the MRC Repeater Frequency Coordinator. A digital signal cannot

exceed 100 Khz in width with a maximum baud rate of 56K baud.

5) The use of CTCSS or other means to protect all receivers is encouraged

on all paired and non-paired frequencies coordinated by the MRC

Repeater Frequency Coordinator. See the MRC CTCSS frequency plan for

details.

6) As a lot of the frequencies in this band are shared between

multiple uses, it is important that FCC rule 97.101 be followed. This rule

states that:

(b) "Each station licensee and each control operator must cooperate in

selecting transmitting channels and in making the most effective use of

the amateur service frequencies. No frequency will be assigned for the

exclusive use of any station".

440 Mhz Repeater Frequencies (25 khz matrix)

Input/Output

447.025/442.025. 447.050/442.050, 447.075/442.075. 447.100/442.100, 447.125/442.125. 447.150/442.150, 447.175/442.175. 447.200/442,200, 447.225/442.225, 447.250/442.250, 447.275/442.275. 447.300/442.300, 447.325/442,325. 447.350/442.350, 447.375/442.375 447.400/442.400, 447.425/442.425, 447.450/442.450, 447.475/442.475. 447.500/442.500, 447.525/442.525. 447.550/442.550, 447.575/442.575, 447.600/442.600, 447.625/442.625, 447.650/442.650, 447.675/442.675, 447.700/442.700, 447.725/442.725, 447.750/442.750, 447.775/442.775, 447.800/442.800, 447.825/442.825. 447.850/442.850, 447.875/442.875, 447.900/442.900, 447.925/442.925, 447.950/442.950, 447.975/442.975.

Note: 447.800/442.800, 447.825/442.825, 447.850/442.850, 447.875/442.875 (near to the ATV color burst frequency) & 448.750/443.750,448.775/443.775 (on and near to the ATV sound frequency) will not be used in the Twin Cities Metro area until all other 440 repeater pairs are assigned.

448.000/443.000, 448.025/443.025, 448.050/443.050, 448.075/443.075, 448.100/443.100, 448.125/443.125. 448.150/443.150, 448.175/443.175, 448.200/443.200, 448.225/443.225, 448.250/443.250, 448.275/443.275, 448.300/443.300, 448.325/443.325, 448.350/443.350, 448.400/443.400, 448.425/443.425, 448.450/443.450, 448.475/443.475, 448.500/443.500, 448.525/443.525, 448.550/443.550, 448.575/443.575, 448.600/443.600, 448.625/443.625. 448.650/443.650, 448.675/443.675, 448.700/443.700, 448.725/443.725. 448.750/443.750, 448.775/443.775, 448.800/443.800, 448.825/443.825, 448.850/443.850, 448.875/443.875, 448.900/443.900, 448.925/443.925. 448.950/443.950, 448.975/443.975

449.000/444.000, 449.025/444.025, 449.050/444.050, 448.075/444.075, 448.100/444.100, 449.125/444.125, 449.150/444.150, 449.175/444.175, 449.200/444.200, 449.225/444.225. 449.250/444.250, 449.275/444.275, 449.300/444.300, 449.325/444.325, 449.350/444.350, 449.400/444.400, 449.425/444.425, 449.450/444.450, 449.475/444.475, 449.500/444.500, 449.525/444.525, 449.550/444.550, 449.575/444.575, 449.600/444.600, 449.625/444.625. 449.650/444.650, 449.675/444.675, 449.700/444.700, 449.725/444.725. 449.750/444.750, 449.775/444.775, 449.800/444.800, 449.825/444.825, 449.850/444.850, 449.875/444.875, 449.900/444.900, 449.925/444.925, 449.950/444.950, 449.975/444.975

Auxiliary Link Frequencies (between 433.000 & 435.000) (25 Khz matrix)

433.025, 433.050, 433.075, 433.100, 433.125, 433.150, 433.175, 433.200

433.225, 433.250, 433.275, 433.300, 433.325, 433.350, 433.375, 433.400

433.425, 433.450, 433.475, 433.500, 433.525, 433.550, 433.575, 433.600

433.625, 433.650, 433.675, 433.700, 433.725, 433.750, 433.775, 433.800

433.825, 433.850, 433.875, 433.900, 433.925, 433.950, 433.975

434.000, 434.025, 434.050, 434.075, 434.100, 434.125, 434.150, 434.175, 434.200

434.225, 434.250, 434.275, 434.300, 434.325, 434.350, 434.375, 434.400

434.425, 434.450, 434.475, 434.500, 434.525, 434.550, 434.575, 434.600

434.625, 434.650, 434.675, 434.700, 434.725, 434.750, 434.775, 434.800

434.825, 434.850, 434.875, 434.900, 434.925, 434.950, 434.975

NOTE: Be careful when using the 433 & 434 Mhz auxiliary link frequencies for 2 meter repeaters, located in the 145 Mhz part of 2 meters, as some of the 144 & 145 Mhz frequencies have a 3^rd harmonic at 433 & 434 Mhz..

Auxiliary Link Frequencies (between 445.000 & 447.000) (12.5 Khz matrix)

445.025, 445.0375, 445,050, 445.0625, 445.075, 445.0875, 445.100, 445.1125, 445.125, 445.1375, 445.150, 445.1725, 445.175, 445.1875, 445.200, 445.2125, 445.225, 445.2375, 445.250, 445.2725, 445.275, 445.2875, 445.300, 445.3125, 445.325, 445.3375, 445.350, 445.3725, 445.375, 445.3875, , 445.400, 445.4125, 445.425, 445.4375, 445.450, 445.4725, 445.475, 445.4875, 445.500, 445.5125, 445.525, 445.5375, 445.550, 445.5725, 445.575, 445.5875, 445.600, 445.6125, 445.625, 445.6375, 445.650, 445.6725, 445.675, 445.6875, 445.700, 445.7125, 445.725, 445.7375, 445.750, 445.7725, 445.775, 445.7875, 445.800, 445.8125, 445.825, 445.8375, 445.850, 445.8725, 445.875, 445.8875, 445.900, 445.9125, 445.925, 445.9375, 445.950, 445.9725, 445.975, 445.9875

446.225, 446.2375, 446.250, 446.2725, 446.275, 446.2875, 446.300, 446.3125, 446.325, 446.3375, 446.350, 446.3725, 446.375, 446.3875, 446.400, 446.4125, 446.425, 446.4375, 446.450, 446.4725, 446.475, 446.4875, 446.500, 446.5125, 446.525, 446.5375, 446.550, 446.5725, 446.575, 446.5875, 446.600, 446.6125, 446.625, 446.6375, 446.650, 446.6725, 446.675, 446.6875, 446.700, 446.7125, 446.725, 446.7375, 446.750, 446.7725, 446.775, 446.7875, 446.800, 446.8125, 446.825, 446.8375, 446.850, 446.8725, 446.875, 446.8875, 446.900, 446.9125, 446.925, 446.9375, 446.950, 446.9725, 446.975

Note: 25 Khz steps will be assigned first. 12.5 Khz offsets will be assigned with 50 mile spacing between users on adjacent 25 Khz spaced frequencies. The exception is if the same user is assigned the 25 khz frequency on each side of the 12.5 Khz offset frequency, then the user on the 25 khz channels can use the 12.5 Khz in the same area as the 25 Khz frequencies are used. (should only interfere with himself).

Digital (packet radio only) frequencies (simplex) (25 Khz matrix-due to signal bandwidth)

446.025, 446.050, 446.100, 446.125, 446.150, 446.175, 446.200

NOTE: 446.025 Mhz shared with FM voice simplex (as it is right next to the National Simplex frequency), so use other frequencies first.

Recommended simplex 440 Mhz frequencies (Simplex or remote base) ( 12.5 Khz matrix)

446.000, 446.0125, 446.025, 445.975, 445.9875

NOTE: The additional simplex frequencies beyond 446.000 Mhz are recommended only for use in the State of Minnesota. Check with other states for additional simplex frequencies in use there.