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The WARC bands — edited Aug 30, 2026 by Unknown editor

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WARC bands.[^communicator]
- "What are the WARC bands?" — video introduction by The Smoking Ape.[^ape]
 
[^warc79]: The 1979 World Administrative Radio Conference allocated 10.100–10.150, 18.068–18.168
and 24.890–24.990 MHz to the amateur service; the FCC phased US access in during the 1980s.
[^nocontest]: See the general rules for ARRL® contests and the CQ contest rules, which restrict
entrants to the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 m bands.
[^part97]: 47 CFR §97.303 (secondary status and coordination on 30 m) and §97.313 (200 W PEP limit
on 10.100–10.150 MHz). See [FCC Part 97](/wiki/reference/fcc-part-97).
[^communicator]: *The Communicator*, May–June 2025:
<https://ve7sar.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-communicator-may-june-2025.html>
+ [^warc79]: The 1979 World Administrative Radio Conference allocated 10.100–10.150, 18.068–18.168 and 24.890–24.990 MHz to the amateur service; the FCC phased US access in during the 1980s.
+ [^nocontest]: See the general rules for ARRL® contests and the CQ contest rules, which restrict entrants to the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 m bands.
+ [^part97]: 47 CFR §97.303 (secondary status and coordination on 30 m) and §97.313 (200 W PEP limit on 10.100–10.150 MHz). See [FCC Part 97](/wiki/reference/fcc-part-97).
+ [^communicator]: *The Communicator*, May–June 2025: <https://ve7sar.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-communicator-may-june-2025.html>
[^ape]: The Smoking Ape, "WARC bands": <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faVeHVb75JU>
 
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