Fig. 8: ITU Radio Bands

ITU band	Name	Abbr	Frequency Range	Uses
1	Extremely Low Frequency	ELF	3–30 Hz	Submarine communications
2	Super Low Frequency	SLF	30–300 Hz	Submarine communications
3	Ultra Low Frequency	ULF	300–3000 Hz	Communication within mines
4	Very Low Frequency	VLF	3–30 kHz	Submarine communication, avalanche beacons, heart rate monitors, geophysics
5	Low Frequency	LF	30–300 kHz	Navigation, time signals
6	Medium Frequency	MF	300–3000 kHz	AM broadcasts
7	High Frequency	HF	3–30 MHz	Shortwave and aviation communications, RFID
8	Very High Frequency	VHF	30–300 MHz	FM, television, and aircraft communications
9	Ultra High Frequency	UHF	300–3000 MHz	Television, microwave ovens, mobile phones, wireless LAN, Bluetooth, GPS and Two-Way Radios, RFID
10	Super High Frequency	SHF	3–30 GHz	Microwave devices, wireless LAN, radar
11	Extremely High Frequency	EHF	30–300 GHz	Radio astronomy