[VHFcontesting] Band Names

[Jeffrey Guenther]

| 0.3 to 1 GHz | Ultra High Frequency[11] |
| L | 1 to 2 GHz | Long wave |
| S | 2 to 4 GHz | Short wave |
| C | 4 to 8 GHz | Compromise between S and X |
| X | 8 to 12 GHz | Used in WW II for fire control, X for cross (as in crosshair). Exotic.[12] |
| Ku | 12 to 18 GHz | Kurz-under |
| K | 18 to 27 GHz | Kurz (German for "short") |


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  On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 11:53 AM, Jay RM<w9rm at calmesapartners.com> wrote:   ...and..here it is :)

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8999849

-W9RM

Keith J Morehouse
Managing Partner
Calmesa Partners G.P.
Olathe, CO


On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 9:45 AM Scott Armstrong <aa5am at vntx.net> wrote:

> Here you go ,  If you believe everything is true on the internet.  ;-)
>
> https://www.microwaves101.com/encyclopedias/frequency-letter-bands
>
> Scott AA5AM
>
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 9:51 AM Tom Mayo <tmayo6 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Folks,
> >
> > Does someone have an explanation behind the band names like "L", "S",
> "C",
> > "X", etc?
> >
> > Why were they named this way?  Any official explanation someone could
> > reference (not hearsay)?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Tom, N1MU.
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