F band (NATO)

NATO F band
Frequency range	3–4 GHz
Wavelength range	10–7.5 cm
Related bands	S (IEEE); SHF (ITU);

The NATO F band is the obsolete designation given to the radio frequencies from 3,000 to 4,000 MHz (equivalent to wavelengths between 10 and 7.5 cm) during the cold war period. Since 1992, frequency allocations, allotment and assignments are in line with the NATO Joint Civil/Military Frequency Agreement (NJFA).^[1] However, in order to identify military radio spectrum requirements, e.g. for crisis management planning, training, electronic warfare activities, or in military operations, this system is still in use.

D	1 000 – 2 000	S	1 550 – 3 900
NATO LETTER BAND DESIGNATION^{[citation needed]}				BROADCASTING BAND DESIGNATION ^{[citation needed]}
NEW^[when?] NOMENCLATURE		OLD^[when?] NOMENCLATURE
BAND	FREQUENCY (MHz)	BAND	FREQUENCY (MHz)

A	0 – 250	I	100 – 150	Band I 47 – 68 MHz (TV)
		I	100 – 150	Band II 87.5 – 108 MHz (FM)
		G	150 – 225	Band III 174 – 230 MHz (TV)
B	250 – 500	P	225 – 390
C	500 – 1 000	L	390 – 1 550	Band IV 470 – 582 MHz (TV)
C	500 – 1 000			Band V 582 – 862 MHz (TV)
D	1 000 – 2 000
E	2 000 – 3 000
F	3 000 – 4 000
G	4 000 – 6 000	C	3 900 – 6 200
H	6 000 – 8 000	X	6 200 – 10 900
I	8 000 – 10 000	X	6 200 – 10 900
J	10 000 – 20 000	Ku	10 900 – 20 000
K	20 000 – 40 000	Ka	20 000 – 36 000
L	40 000 – 60 000	Q	36 000 – 46 000
L	40 000 – 60 000	V	46 000 – 56 000
M	60 000 – 100 000	W	56 000 – 100 000

US- MILITARY / SACLANT^{[citation needed]}
N	100 000 – 200 000
O	100 000 – 200 000

^ "NATO Joint Civil/Military Frequency Agreement (NJFA)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-05.

[1] "NATO Joint Civil/Military Frequency Agreement (NJFA)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-05.

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