The 20m band: frequencies, band plan and propagation
The 20 metre band: the main DX band, open to long distance through most of the day in any part of the cycle.
Band plan
| CW | 14.000–14.070 MHz |
| Digital modes | 14.070–14.099 MHz |
| Beacons | 14.099–14.101 MHz |
| Phone (SSB) | 14.101–14.350 MHz |
Simplified from the IARU Region 1 band plan. Your national rules and licence class decide what you may use.
- CW
- Digital modes
- Beacons
- Phone (SSB)
20 metres is the band DXers come back to. It opens to long distance in daylight in every part of the solar cycle, and in the good years it stays open well into the night.
Most of the world is here at some point of the day, and so are most DXpeditions. The CW and digital segments at the bottom are where the rare ones are usually found; phone DX fills the upper part.
Expect the cluster to be busiest on 20 metres. Filtering by mode or by continent is what keeps the list readable.
Allocation
| Region 1 | 14.000–14.350 MHz |
| Region 2 | 14.000–14.350 MHz |
| Region 3 | 14.000–14.350 MHz |
Region 1 is Europe, Africa, the Middle East and northern Asia; Region 2 the Americas; Region 3 Asia-Pacific.