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EEE3033: Basic Microwave Filter Design

Peter H. Aaen

Department of Engineering and Physical Sciences


University of Surrey, Guildford
Surrey, United Kingdom, GU2 7HX
p.aaen@surrey.ac.uk

Oct 26, 2015

University of Surrey 2016 EEE3033 Dr. P. H. Aaen


Overview
Introduction to filters
Insertion loss method
Low-pass
High-pass
Band-pass
Examples & demonstration design

University of Surrey 2016 EEE3033 Dr. P. H. Aaen 2


Primary
Secondary
SERVICE
FIXED
MOBILE

current status of U.S. allocations.


AMATEUR

SATELLITE
SATELLITE

Mobile
FIXED
ACTIVITY CODE
AERONAUTICAL

BROADCASTING

BROADCASTING
AERONAUTICAL
AERONAUTICAL

EXAMPLE
FIXED SATELLITE
RADIONAVIGATION
MOBILE SATELLITE

August 2011
AMATEUR SATELLITE

EARTH EXPLORATION

GOVERNMENT EXCLUSIVE

NON-GOVERNMENT EXCLUSIVE

Capital Letters
DESCRIPTION
MOBILE
MARITIME

Office of Spectrum Management


SATELLITE
SATELLITE

SATELLITE

ALLOCATION USAGE DESIGNATION


LAND MOBILE
LAND MOBILE
INTER-SATELLITE

METEOROLOGICAL
METEOROLOGICAL

MOBILE SATELLITE
RADIONAVIGATION

1st Capital with lower case letters


MARITIME MOBILE
MARITIME MOBILE

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of Frequency Allocations. Therefore, for complete information, users should consult the Table to determine the
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STATES

GOVERNMENT/NON-GOVERNMENT SHARED
RADIOLOCATION

SPACE RESEARCH

AND TIME SIGNAL


SPACE OPERATION
RADIONAVIGATION
RADIO ASTRONOMY
UNITED

THE RADIO SPECTRUM

RADIODETERMINATION

STANDARD FREQUENCY

TIME SIGNAL SATELLITE


RADIOLOCATION SATELLITE
ALLOCATIONS

STANDARD FREQUENCY AND


FREQUENCY

RADIONAVIGATION SATELLITE
30.0 3.0 300.0 30.6 3.0 300 3
MARITIME FIXED MOBILE AERONAUTICAL
FIXED - MOBILE - RADIONAVIGATION RADIOLOCATION Radiolocation FIXED MOBILE 30.56 MOBILE (OR)
SATELLITE SATELLITE 3.1 3.155
(Earth-to-space)

and
(Earth-to-space) 328.6 MOBILE

Satellite
Space research
3 kHz

RADIOLOCATION FIXED LAND MOBILE FIXED

Time Signal
31.0

Earth
Radiolocation AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION

3MHz
except aeronautical mobile (R)

(active)
satellite

(space-to-Earth)
exploration-

3 GHz
3.23
MARITIME

FIXED MOBILE (active) 335.4

Standard Frequency

30GHz
Aeronautical

300 kHz
(radiobeacons)
(radiobeacons)
Radionavigation

30 MHz
3.3 32.0

3GHz
SPACE EARTH
31.3 FIXED MOBILE
RADIONAVIGATION

300 MHz
RADIO RESEARCH EXPLORATION -

BY
ASTRONOMY (passive) SATTELLITE (passive) Radiolocation Radiolocation 399.9 FIXED MOBILE 325
Amateur MOBILE SATELLITE

mobile
Maritime AERONAUTICAL
FIXED

31.8 RADIONAVIGATION SATELLITE Aeronautical


SPACE RESEARCH (Earth-to-space) RADIONAVIGATION

MOBILE
33.0 Radionavigation

Radiolocation
RADIONAVIGATION 3.5 400.05 Mobile

except aeronautical
(deep space) (space-to-Earth) (radiobeacons) (radiobeacons)
32.3 AERONAUTICAL STANDARD FREQUECY AND TIME SIGNAL - SATELLITE 3.4 335
RADIONAVIGATION RADIOLOCATION Radiolocation FIXED
(ground based) (400.1 MHz) AERONAUTICAL

** EXCEPT AERONAUTICAL MOBILE


RADIONAVIGATION INTER-SATELLITE 3.6 400.15 LAND MOBILE
AERONAUTICAL MET. AIDS MOBILE SPACE RES. Space Opn. MET. SAT. MOBILE (R)

* EXCEPT AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)


FIXED-SATELLITE (Radiosonde) SAT (S-E) (S-E) (S-E) (S-E)
RADIONAVIGATION RADIOLOCATION 34.0

JUNE 1, 2011
33.0 (ground based) (space-to-Earth) Radiolocation 401.0 3.5
RADIONAVIGATION MET-SAT. EARTH Met-Satellite
3.65 MET. AIDS SPACE OPN. EXPL Earth Expl Sat
33.4 FIXED-SATELLITE (Radiosonde) (S-E) (E-S) SAT. (E-S) (E-S) (E-S) FIXED MOBILE
RADIOLOCATION Radiolocation MOBILE** (space-to-Earth) FIXED 402.0
3.7 MET. AIDS MET-SAT. EARTH EXPL Met-Satellite Earth Expl Sat 35.0
34.2 (Radiosonde) (E-S) SAT. (E-S) (E-S) (E-S)
Space research
(deep space) Radio- SPACE RESEARCH RADIO- 403.0
(Earth-to-space) location (deep space) (Earth-to-space) LOCATION METEOROLOGICAL AIDS (RADIOSONDE) FIXED
34.7 406.0 LAND MOBILE

DELMON C. MORRISON
RADIOLOCATION Radiolocation MOBILE SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
Mobile

35.5 406.1 36.0


(radiobeacons)

Earth EARTH RADIO


AERONAUTICAL

FIXED MOBILE
Aeronautical

AMATEUR

EXPLORATION -
RADIONAVIGATION

exploration - ASTRONOMY

THIS CHART WAS CREATED


(active)
SPACE
RADIO

Radio

Space
FIXED MOBILE

LOCATION

(active)
location
RESEARCH
SATTELLITE (active) 410.0

research
sattellite (active)
SPACE EARTH EXPLORATION -
36.0 SPACE RESEARCH
FIXED MOBILE (space-to-space) 37.0
FIXED MOBILE RESEARCH SATELLITE 420.0 LAND MOBILE

FIXED
(passive) (passive) 37.5
SPACE RESEARCH
37.0
FIXED-SATELLITE Radio astronomy LAND MOBILE
MOBILE FIXED (space-to-Earth)

(space-to-Earth)
(space-to-Earth) RADIOLOCATION Amateur 38.0
37.5

FIXED-SATELLITE
RADIO ASTRONOMY MOBILE FIXED 4.0
MOBILE FIXED SPACE RESEARCH 38.25
(space-to-Earth) 450.0 FIXED MARITIME MOBILE 405
38.0 LAND MOBILE FIXED MOBILE 4.063 Aeronautical Mobile RADIONAVIGATION
454.0 39.0
NOT ALLOCATED

MOBILE FIXED FIXED-SATELLITE FIXED LAND MOBILE LAND MOBILE 415


(space-to-Earth) 455.0 40.0
38.6 4.2 LAND MOBILE 456.0 AERONAUTICAL MARITIME
MOBILE FIXED-SATELLITE FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE
(space-to-Earth) 460.0 FIXED MOBILE RADIONAVIGATION MOBILE
39.5 AERONAUTICAL LAND MOBILE FIXED
462.5375 435
FIXED-SATELLITE MOBIL-ESATELLITE
MOBILE

MOBILE FIXED RADIONAVIGATION LAND MOBILE


MARITIME

(space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) 462.7375 42.0


40.0 LAND MOBILE FIXED
467.5375
Earth exploration EARTH EXPLORATION

Satellite
satellite SATELLITE
4.4 LAND MOBILE

FIXED-

Mobile-
SPACE

satellite
467.7375

SATELLITE
4.438

RESEARCH
Meteorological
(space-to-Earth) (Earth-to-space)

(space-to-Earth)

(space-to-Earth)
(Earth-to-space)
(space-to-Earth)
40.5 FIXED MOBILE LAND MOBILE FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE
470.0
BROADCASTING-
4.5 MOBILE
BROADCASTING except aeronautical mobile (R)
FIXED

MOBILE-

SATELLITE
SATELLITE 43.69

(space-to-Earth)
(space-to-Earth)
FIXED-SATELLITE
Mobile

41.0 4.65

ISM - 40.68 .02 MHz


Maritime
Aeronautical

FIXED
FIXED- BROADCASTING-

BROADCASTING
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
Radionavigation

LAND MOBILE
SATELLITE BROADCASTING

(TV CHANNELS 14 - 20)

FIXED
SATELLITE LAND MOBILE 4.7

Fixed FIXED
MOBILE
(space-to-Earth)

Mobile MOBILE
(space-to-Earth)
512.0

FIXED-SATELLITE
42.0 AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
BROADCASTING SATELLITE BROADCASTING MOBILE FIXED 4.8 4.75
42.5 46.6 MOBILE
RADIO ASTRONOMY FIXED-SATELLITE FIXED
(EARTH-to-space)
MOBILE** FIXED FIXED MOBILE FIXED MOBILE except aeronautical mobile (R) 495
43.5 4.94 47.0 4.85
MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
MOBILE (distress and c alling)
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) FIXED MOBILE**
45.5 FIXED MOBILE 505
RADIONAVIGATION- 4.99 MARITIME MOBILE
SATELLITE MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) MOBILE
46.9 RADIO ASTRONOMY Space Research (Passive) LAND MOBILE 4.995 510
RADIO- 5.0
NAVIGATION- MOBILE-SATELLITE RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL (5 MHz) AERONAUTICAL
MOBILE FIXED AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION 5.005 9
SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) (Earth-to-space) MARITIME MOBILE
47.0 5.01 49.6 FIXED RADIONAVIGATION
AMATEUR AMATEUR-SATELLITE AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE (ships only)
47.2 (space-to-Earth)(space-to-space) FIXED MOBILE 5.06 (radiobeacons)
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) MOBILE FIXED 5.03 50.0
48.2 525
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION AERONAUTICAL

BROADCASTING
MOBILE FIXED
50.2 MOBILE RADIONAVIGATION
mobile

(TV CHANNELS 21-36)


SPACE RESEARCH EARTH EXPLORATION- 5.15
FIXED

MOBILE

(passive) SATELLITE (passive) AERONAUTICAL FIXED-SATELLITE 535


except aeronautical

50.4 (Earth-to-space)
RADIONAVIGATION 5.25
MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) 5.45
AMATEUR

FIXED
MOBILE
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) RADIOLOCATION 608.0 54.0

Earth
51.4 LAND MOBILE AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)

(active)
(active)
EARTH
(medical telemetry and

SATELLITE
exploration-
MOBILE FIXED medical telecommand)
RADIO ASTRONOMY

Radiolocation
satellite (active)
Space research

SPACE RESEARCH
52.6 614.0
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive) SPACE RESEARCH (passive) 5.255 5.68
SPACE RESEARCH
54.25 AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
(passive) INTER- SATELLITE EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
55.78 5.73
RADIOLOCATION

Earth
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)

(active)
(active)
(active)

EARTH
INTER- MOBILE

exploration-
RADIONAVIGATION

SATELLITE
MOBILE FIXED

Radiolocation
except aeronautical mobile (R)

Space research
satellite (active)
SATELLITE SPACE RESEARCH (passive) 5.59
56.9 5.35
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
INTER-
SPACE RESEARCH (passive) SATELLITE

Earth
BROADCASTING

(active)
(active)

(active)
EARTH
exploration-
57.0

SATELLITE

AERONAUTICAL
RADIOLOCATION
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)

Space research
satellite (active)
Radiolocation

RADIONAVIGATION
INTER- 5.46
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
6.2 14
SATELLITE
(TV CHANNELS 38-51)
BROADCASTING

58.2
SPACE

Earth
EARTH EXPLORATION-

(active)
(active)

(active)
EARTH
RESEARCH

exploration-

SATELLITE
SATELLITE (passive)

FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED

MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE


RADIOLOCATION
Space research
satellite (active)
Radiolocation
(passive) MARITIME MOBILE

SPACE RESEARCH SPACE RESEARCH SPACE RESEARCH

RADIONAVIGATION
EXPLORATION- EXPLORATION- EXPLORATION- EXPLORATION-
59.0 5.47 698.0
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
RADIO- INTER- MARITIME BROADCASTING
LOCATION SATELLITE RADIONAVIGATION FIXED MOBILE
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)

MOBILE
FIXED
(TV CHANNELS 52-61)
6.525

Earth

(active)
59.3

(active)
EARTH
(active)
763.0

exploration-

SATELLITE

ISM 5.8 .075 GHz


INTER- RADIOLOCATION

Space research
satellite (active)
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)

SPACE RESEARCH
EXPLORATION-
MOBILE FIXED RADIOLOCATION SATELLITE 5.57 FIXED MOBILE 6.85
64.0 RADIOLOCATION MARITIME RADIONAVIGATION
BROADCASTING

5.6 775.0 AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)


Fixed

MARITIME METEOROLOGICAL
(TV CHANNELS 2-4)

INTER- 6.765
FIXED

RADIONAVIGATION AIDS RADIOLOCATION


MOBILE** FIXED SATELLITE 5.65 FIXED MOBILE BROADCASTING MOBILE
65.0 RADIOLOCATION Amateur
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE
INTER- Amateur-satellite
5.83 793.0 except aeronautical mobile (R) FIXED
MOBILE ** FIXED RADIOLOCATION

ISM - 61.25 0.25 GHz


SATELLITE Amateur
MARITIME MOBILE

SPACE RESEARCH (space-to-Earth) 7.0


66.0 FIXED-SATELLITE
5.85 FIXED MOBILE
RADIO RADIOLOCATION MOBILE Amateur AMATEUR AMATEUR SATELLITE
MOBILE- RADIO INTER- (Earth-to-space)
ISM - 6.78 .015 MHz

MOBILE SATELLITE NAVIGATION- NAVIGATION 5.925 805.0 7.1


SATELLITE SATELLITE FIXED SATELLITE
71.0 FIXED (Earth-to-space) FIXED MOBILE BROADCASTING
6.425 19.95
FIXED-SATELLITE AMATEUR
(Earth-to-space) MOBILE 806.0
LAND MOBILE

Earth)
6.525 STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL (20 kHz)

MOBILE
FIXED

Earth)
809.0

(space-to-

FIXED-
MOBILE

SATELLITE
FIXED-SATELLITE 72.0

(space-to-
(Earth-to-space) FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE 7.3
74.0 6.7 849.0 FIXED MOBILE 20.05
BROADCASTING FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)(space-to-Earth) AERONAUTICAL MOBILE 73.0 BROADCASTING
FIXED 6.875 851.0 7.4
BROADCASTING

Earth)
Space
Earth)
MOBILE FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)(space-to-Earth) LAND MOBILE

research
FIXED-
FIXED RADIO ASTRONOMY

(space-to-

SATELLITE FIXED
MOBILE
(space-to-
854.0

SATELLITE
SATELLITE 7.025 74.6
76.0 MOBILE FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE FIXED MOBILE
Space research RADIO 7.075 894.0
(space-to-Earth)
RADIOLOCATION Amateur AERONAUTICAL MOBILE 74.8
ASTRONOMY MOBILE FIXED
77.0 7.125 896.0 AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
mobile (R)
FIXED

Space research RADIO 75.2


MOBILE

(space-to-Earth)
RADIOLOCATION Amateur-satellite Amateur FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE MOBILE
ASTRONOMY FIXED
except aeronautical

77.5 7.145 901.0 75.4


Space research RADIO FIXED SPACE RESEARCH (deep space)(Earth-to-space) FIXED MOBILE
Amateur-satellite AMATEUR 902.0 FIXED MOBILE 8.1
(space-to-Earth) ASTRONOMY 7.19 76.0
78.0 RADIOLOCATION MARITIME MOBILE FIXED
Space research RADIO FIXED SPACE RESEARCH (Earth-to-space)
RADIOLOCATION Amateur- Amateur 7.235 928.0 8.195
(space-to-Earth) ASTRONOMY satellite 81.0 FIXED FIXED
7.25 929.0
(AM RADIO)

FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) MOBILE-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) Fixed FIXED LAND MOBILE MARITIME MOBILE
930.0
BROADCASTING

Space
7.3

RADIO
FIXED-

research

FIXED
MOBILE

MOBILE-
FIXED 8.815

MOBILE
SATELLITE

SATELLITE
(Earth-to-space)
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) Mobile-satellite (space-to-Earth)

ASTRONOMY
FIXED

(space-to-Earth)
931.0
ISM - 915.0 .13 MHz

84.0 METEOROLOGICAL
7.45 FIXED LAND MOBILE AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
Mobile-satellite 932.0 8.965
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) FIXED
SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
RADIO 7.55 FIXED 9.04
FIXED-
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) Mobile-satellite (space-to-Earth)
935.0
ASTRONOMY FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE

FIXED
SATELLITE FIXED

MOBILE
(Earth-to-space) (Earth-to-space)
7.75 940.0 9.4
86.0 METEOROLOGICAL-
BROADCASTING

FIXED FIXED MOBILE


(TV CHANNELS 5-6)

SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) 7.85 941.0


FIXED FIXED
7.9 944.0 BROADCASTING
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) Fixed FIXED

RADIO
960.0

SPACE
EARTH

8.025 88.0

(passive)
(passive)
Mobile-satellite
SATELLITE

RESEARCH
EARTH EXPLORATION- 9.9

ASTRONOMY
FIXED SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
EXPLORATION-

SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) (Earth-to-space) FIXED FIXED


92.0 (no airborne) 9.995
METEOROLOGICAL- Mobile-satellite
8.175 STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL (10 MHz)
SATELLITE
FIXED-SATELLITE EARTH EXPLORATION-
(Earth-to-space)
1.005
RADIO- RADIO (Earth-to-space) SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) FIXED AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
FIXED MOBILE LOCATION (space-to-Earth) (no airborne) 1.01
ASTRONOMY 8.215 AMATEUR
94.0 Mobile-satellite
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) 10.15
(space-to-Earth) (Earth-to-space) FIXED
(no airborne)
FIXED

University of Surrey 2016 EEE3033 Dr. P. H. Aaen


8.4
RADIO FIXED SPACE RESEARCH (deep space)(space-to-Earth) Space research (deep space)(space-to-Earth)
AERONAUTICAL
(R)

8.45
(active)
EARTH

(active)
SPACE
except

RADIONAVIGATION

ASTRONOMY
(FM RADIO)

RADIO-
SATELLITE

SPACE RESEARCH (space-to-Earth) FIXED


RESEARCH
FIXED

Mobile

LOCATION
EXPLORATION-

8.5
BROADCASTING

94.1 RADIOLOCATION
aeronautical mobile

Radiolocation
8.55 1164.0 11.175
RADIO
MARITIME MOBILE

FIXED MOBILE RADIO- RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE AERONAUTICAL


Earth

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)


EARTH
(active)

(active)
satellite

Space

RADIO-

LOCATION ASTRONOMY
Radio-

SPACE
SATELLITE

(active)
(active)

(space-to-Earth)(space-to-space) RADIONAVIGATION
research
location
exploration -

LOCATION
EXPLORATION-

RESEARCH

95.0 1215.0 11.275


8.65 RADIONAVIGATION-
RADIOLOCATION Radiolocation SATELLITE AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
Earth

(active)
EARTH
satellite
(active)

(active)
(active)

SPACE

RADIO-

9.0 (space-to-Earth)
SATELLITE
exploration-

RESEARCH

LOCATION
Space research

AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
EXPLORATION-

Radiolocation (space-to-space)
11.4
RADIO

RADIO-
RADIO-
FIXED

RADIO-

9.2 108.0
MOBILE

FIXED
SATELLITE

1240.0
ASTRONOMY

NAVIGATION-
LOCATION

MARITIME RADIONAVIGATION
NAVIGATION

Radiolocation 11.6
100.0 9.3
Earth

RADIONAVIGATION
(active)

(active)

Meteorological Aids Radiolocation


EARTH
satellite

RADIO -
(active)

RADIO-

EARTH
SPACE
Amateur

(active)

SATELLITE
exploration-

SPACE
NAVIGATION

BROADCASTING
LOCATION
Space research

AERONAUTICAL
EXPLORATION-

9.5
RESEARCH

RESEARCH RADIO EXPLORATION-


ASTRONOMY SATELLITE 1300.0 12.1
Earth

EARTH

(active)
(active)
satellite

(passive)
Space

RADIO-
Radio-

SPACE
SATELLITE
(active)

(active)
location
exploration -

research

(passive) AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION Radiolocation FIXED


LOCATION
EXPLORATION

RESEARCH

102.0 1350.0
9.8 12.23
RADIO RADIOLOCATION Radiolocation FIXED MOBILE RADIOLOCATION
MOBILE FIXED 10.0 1390.0
ASTRONOMY RADIOLOCATION Radiolocation Amateur FIXED MOBILE ** Fixed-satellite (Earth-to-space)
MARITIME
105.0 10.45 1392.0
AERONAUTICAL

RADIOLOCATION Radiolocation Amateur Amateur-satellite MOBILE ** MOBILE


SPACE FIXED
RADIONAVIGATION

10.5 1395.0
RESEARCH RADIO MOBILE RADIOLOCATION LAND MOBILE (medical telemetry and medical telecommand)
ASTRONOMY
FIXED 10.55 1400.0 117.975 13.2
(passive) FIXED EARTH EXPLORATION - SATELLITE SPACE RESEARCH AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
109.5 10.6 (passive) RADIO ASTRONOMY (passive)
AERONAUTICAL
EARTH SPACE RESEARCH (passive) EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive) 1427.0 13.26
SPACE EXPLORATION-
FIXED MOBILE (R)
RADIO 10.68 LAND MOBILE LAND MOBILE Fixed AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
Non-Federal Travelers Information Stations (TIS), a mobile service, are authorized in the 535-1705 kHz band.

RESEARCH SATELLITE RADIO ASTRONOMY SPACE RESEARCH (passive) EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive) (medical telemetry and 121.9375 13.36
ASTRONOMY 10.7 medical telecommand (telemetry and telecommand) (telemetry) AERONAUTICAL MOBILE
(passive) (passive) 1429.5 123.0875 RADIO ASTRONOMY
111.8 FIXED FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) FIXED (telemetry and 13.41
LAND MOBILE (telemetry & telecommand) AERONAUTICAL MOBILE
SPACE 11.7 telecommand) 123.5875 FIXED Mobile
RESEARCH
RADIO FIXED (telemetry and Fixed-satellite
1430.0 except aeronautical mobile (R)
FIXED MOBILE FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) LAND MOBILE
ASTRONOMY telecommand) (telemetry & telecommand) (space-to-Earth)
AERONAUTICAL 13.57
(passive) 12.2 1432.0
114.25 BROADCASTING-SATELLITE FIXED FIXED MOBILE **
BROADCASTING
SPACE EARTH 12.7 1435.0 MOBILE (R) 13.87
RADIO EXPLORATION- FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) MOBILE FIXED 59
RESEARCH 13.25 MOBILE (aeronautical telemetry) 128.8125 FIXED Mobile
ASTRONOMY SATELLITE 1525.0
(passive) Aeronatuical AERONAUTICAL except aeronautical mobile (R) STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL (60 kHz)
(passive)
Earth

116.0 MOBILE SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)


(active)
(active)

EARTH
satellite

14.0
Space

SPACE

(active)
(active)

SATELLITE
exploration -

research

EARTH MOBILE (R) 61


EXPLORATION -

RESEARCH

SPACE Radionavigation 1559.0 132.0125 AMATEUR AMATEUR SATELLITE


INTER- EXPLORATION- 13.4 RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE AERONAUTICAL
RESEARCH SATELLITE AERONAUTICAL AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R) 14.25
SATELLITE (passive) (space-to-Earth)(space-to-space) RADIONAVIGATION
Earth

(passive)
Earth

136.0 AMATEUR
(active)
satellite

(active)
satellite
SPACE

Radio-

Space
exploration -

location

1610.0
RADIO -

exploration -

research

122.25
RESEARCH
LOCATION

FIXED MOBILE INTER-SATELLITE Amateur RADIODETERMINATION- AERONAUTICAL MOBILE SATELLITE AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R) 14.35
ISM - 122.5 0.500 GHz
Spectrum Allocation

123.0 13.75 SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) (Earth-to-space) 137.0 Mobile


ISM - 13.560 .007 MHz

RADIONAVIGATION MET. SATELLITE FIXED


MOBILE-SATELLITE SPACE RESEARCH SPACE OPERATION except aeronautical mobile (R)
satellite

1610.6 (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth)


RADIO
FIXED

RADIODETERMINATION- AERONAUTICAL MOBILE SATELLITE 14.99


MOBILE

and time signal


Space

RADIONAVIGATION 137.025
RADIO -

FIXED-

(Earth-to-space)
Space

(Earth-to-space)
research

SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL (15 MHz)


Radio -
MARITIME

LOCATION

location

ASTRONOMY
research

Mobile-satellite SPACE RESEARCH SPACE OPERATION MET. SATELLITE


SATELLITE

MOBILE-
FIXED-
Standard frequency

Radio
RADIO-
RADIO-
SATELLITE
(Earth-to-space)

15.01
SATELLITE

1613.8 (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth)


SATELLITE

(space-to-Earth)
(space-to-Earth)

(space-to-Earth)
NAVIGATION

astronomy

14.0
NAVIGATION-

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE SATELLITE


(space-to-Earth)

Space Mobile-satellite RADIODETERMINATION- 137.175 AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR) 70


130.0 FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) (space-to-Earth) SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) RADIONAVIGATION (Earth-to-space) MOBILE-SATELLITE SPACE RESEARCH SPACE OPERATION MET. SATELLITE 15.1
Mobile-satellite (Earth-to-space)
EARTH research (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth)
EXPLORATION- RADIO 14.2 1626.5 137.825
Mobile-satellite (space-to-Earth) FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) MOBILE SATELLITE(Earth-to-space) Mobile-satellite SPACE RESEARCH SPACE OPERATION MET. SATELLITE 1605
SATELLITE ASTRONOMY
INTER-

FIXED

(space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) BROADCASTING


MOBILE
SATELLITE

(active) 14.4 1660.0 138.0 MOBILE BROADCASTING


134.0 Mobile-satellite FIXED-SATELLITE 1615
Fixed Mobile (Earth-to-space) (Earth-to-space) MOBILE SATELLITE
Radio astronomy AMATEUR AMATEUR - SATELLITE 14.5 RADIO ASTRONOMY (Earth-to-space) FIXED MOBILE 15.8
136.0 FIXED Mobile Space research 1660.5
RADIO RADIO 14.7145 144.0
Amateur Amateur - satellite MOBILE Fixed Space research
RADIO ASTRONOMY SPACE RESEARCH (passive) AMATEUR AMATEUR- SATELLITE
LOCATION ASTRONOMY 146.0 FIXED
141.0 1668.4
FIXED

14.8 AMATEUR
FIXED MOBILE RADIO ASTRONOMY RADIOLOCATION Fixed SPACE RESEARCH MOBILE METEOROLOGICAL AIDS 148.0
EARTH EXPLORATION-
148.5 15.1365 (radiosonde) RADIO ASTRONOMY MOBILE-SATELLITE
SPACE RESEARCH FIXED SPACE RESEARCH Mobile 1670.0 (Earth-to-space) FIXED MOBILE 16.36
Radiolocation

RADIO ASTRONOMY SATELLITE 15.35 149.9


(passive) (passive) RESEARCH EARTH EXPLORATION - FIXED MOBILE **
Federal TIS operates at 1610 kHz.

151.5 RADIO ASTRONOMY SPACE(passive) SATELLITE (passive) 1675.0 RADIONAV-SATELLITE MOBILE-SATELLITE MARITIME
MARITIME MOBILE

BROADCASTING

FIXED MOBILE RADIO ASTRONOMY RADIOLOCATION 15.4 METEOROLOGICAL METEOROLOGICAL AIDS (Earth-to-space) MOBILE
155.5 AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) (radiosonde) 150.05
EARTH EXPLORATION- SPACE 15.43 17.41 90
RADIO SATELLITE AERONAUTICAL FIXED-SATELLITE 1700.0 FIXED MOBILE FIXED
MOBILE RESEARCH METEOROLOGICAL 150.8
(Earth-to-space) Fixed FIXED 1705
FIXED

ASTRONOMY (passive) (passive) RADIONAVIGATION SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) FIXED LAND MOBILE 17.48
158.5 15.63 1710.0 152.855
MOBILE- FIXED- AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
15.7 LAND MOBILE
BROADCASTING
FIXED MOBILE 154.0 17.9
FIXED MOBILE SATELLITE SATELLITE Radiolocation RADIOLOCATION 1755.0 AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
(space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth)
16.6 SPACE OPERATION (Earth-to-space) MOBILE FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE
Space research (deep space)(Earth-to-space)
FIXED

17.97
RADIO-

Radiolocation RADIOLOCATION 156.2475


MOBILE

1850.0 AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)


LOCATION

164.0 17.1 MARITIME MOBILE Radiolocation


EARTH RADIO SPACE RESEARCH Radiolocation RADIOLOCATION MOBILE FIXED 156.725 FIXED
18.03
EXPLORATION- 17.2 2000.0 MARITIME MOBILE (distress, urgency, safety and calling) 1800
SATELLITE (passive) ASTRONOMY (passive) 18.068
MOBILE SATELLITE 156.8375 AMATEUR AMATEUR SATELLITE
167.0 MOBILE FIXED MARITIME MOBILE
Earth
(active)
EARTH

(Earth-to-space)
Space
RADIO-

SPACE

(active)

(active)
SATELLITE

Radio-

research
exploration-

FIXED-
location

157.0375
LOCATION
EXPLORATION-

satellite (active)
RESEARCH

INTER- 2020.0 MARITIME MOBILE FIXED 18.168


FIXED MOBILE SATELLITE 17.3 Mobile AMATEUR
SATELLITE FIXED-SATELLITE FIXED MOBILE 157.1875 110
(space-to-Earth) BROADCASTING-SATELLITE Radiolocation 2025.0 MOBILE except aeronautical mobile MARITIME MOBILE 18.78
(Earth-to-space)
174.5 17.7 157.45 18.9
INTER- FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) FIXED BROADCASTING
FIXED MOBILE 17.8 SPACE OPERATION FIXED LAND MOBILE 19.02 1900
SATELLITE FIXED FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) (Earth-to-space) 161.575 FIXED
EARTH

SPACE

174.8 18.3
RSEARCH
SATELLITE

(space-to-space) MARITIME MOBILE


FIXED

MOBILE

(Earth-to-space)
EXPLORATION-

19.68
(space-to-space)

(Earth-to-space)

FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
(space-to-space)

INTER- SPACE RESEARCH EARTH 161.625 MARITIME MOBILE


EXPLORATION- 18.6 2110.0 LAND MOBILE 19.8
SATELLITE (passive) SATELLITE (passive) SPACE RESEARCH FIXED-SATELLITE EARTH EXPLORATION - FIXED RADIOLOCATION
(passive) MOBILE FIXED 161.775
FIXED

182.0 (space-to-Earth) SATELLITE (passive) 19.99


MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
MOBILE

EARTH SPACE RESEARCH


18.8 2180.0 161.9625 STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL (20 MHz)
RADIO
MARITIME

EXPLORATION- FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) MOBILE SATELLITE MARITIME MOBILE (AIS) 20.01


(passive) 19.3 MOBILE FIXED 2000
Radiolocation

ASTRONOMY SATELLITE (passive) (space-to-Earth) FIXED Mobile


185.0 FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) FIXED 2200.0 161.9875
19.7 MOBILE except aeronautical mobile 21.0 MARITIME
SPACE RESEARCH INTER- EARTH AMATEUR AMATEUR SATELLITE MOBILE FIXED 130
EXPLORATION- FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) MOBILE-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) SPACE OPERATION 162.0125 MOBILE
(passive) SATELLITE SATELLITE (passive) 20.2 (space-to-Earth) MARITIME MOBILE (AIS) 21.45
EARTH

SPACE

190.0 163.0375 BROADCASTING 2065


SATELLITE

FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) (space-to-space)


FIXED

RESEARCH
(line of sight only)

(space-to-Earth)
MOBILE

EXPLORATION-

(space-to-space)

21.85
(space-to-Earth)
(space-to-space)

MARITIME MOBILE
(line of sight only)

SPACE RESEARCH
and

EARTH EXPLORATION- FIXED


Earth)
satellite
Standard
frequency

2107
(space-to-

SATELLITE (passive)
time signal

(passive) MOBILE-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) SPACE RESEARCH


2290.0 FIXED MOBILE 21.924
191.8 21.2 (space-to-Earth) FIXED AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R) MOBILE
RADIONAVIGATION SPACE RESEARCH EARTH EXPLORATION - (deep space)
MOBILE** 22.0 FIXED MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
(passive) SATELLITE (passive) MOBILE FIXED 173.2 MARITIME MOBILE
INTER- MOBILE 2300.0 2170
FIXED

RADIONAVIGATION- 21.4 FIXED Land mobile


MOBILE

SATELLITE SATELLITE Amateur 173.4 22.855


FIXED

FIXED FIXED
MARITIME

MOBILE
MOBILE

SATELLITE 22.0 2305.0 MARITIME MOBILE


200.0 Amateur RADIOLOCATION MOBILE** FIXED FIXED MOBILE Mobile 23.0 MARITIME MOBILE
FIXED MOBILE** 174.0 FIXED
(telephony)
RADIO EARTH SPACE RESEARCH 22.21 2310.0
BROADCASTING Radio- except aeronautical mobile (R)
EXPLORATION- RADIOLOCATION MOBILE FIXED SATELLITE location Mobile Fixed 2173.5
ASTRONOMY SATELLITE (passive) (passive) SPACE 2320.0 23.2 160
RADIO AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR) MOBILE (distress and calling)
EARTH

209.0 RESEARCH
(passive)

Radiolocation Fixed BROADCASTING - SATELLITE


SATELLITE

ASTRONOMY
FIXED
EXPLORATION-

23.35
MOBILE**

FIXED- (passive) 2345.0 MOBILE 2190.5


RADIO BROADCASTING Radio- FIXED
22.5 RADIOLOCATION MOBILE FIXED SATELLITE location Mobile Fixed
FIXED MOBILE SATELLITE except aeronautical mobile
(Earth-to-space) ASTRONOMY FIXED MOBILE 2360.0 24.89
22.55 MOBILE Fixed RADIOLOC ATION MARITIME MOBILE
217.0 FIXED MOBILE INTER-SATELLITE 2390.0 AMATEUR AMATEUR SATELLITE MARITIME MOBILE
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) 23.55 MOBILE AMATEUR 24.99 (telephony)
RADIO
FIXED

FIXED MOBILE 2395.0 STANDARD FREQ. AND TIME SIGNAL (25 MHz)
MOBILE

ASTRONOMY 23.6 25.01


FIXED

SPACE RESEARCH (passive) 2194


MOBILE

LAND MOBILE
MARITIME

RADIO SPACE RESEARCH EARTH EXPLORATION - AMATEUR


226.0 ASTRONOMY (passive) SATELLITE - (passive) MARITIME MOBILE
25.07
BROADCASTING

24.0 2417.0
Radiolocation 25.21 190
(TV CHANNELS 7 - 13)

RADIO AMATEUR AMATEUR-SATELLITE Amateur 2450.0 LAND MOBILE


24.05 25.33
SPACE
EARTH

ASTRONOMY
(Passive)
(Passive)

Radiolocation MOBILE FIXED MOBILE except aeronautical mobile


SATELLITE

FIXED
RESEARCH

RADIO- Radio- 2483.5 216.0 AERONAUTICAL


EXPLORATION-

Amateur MOBILE
Earth

231.5 location RADIODETERMINATION- 25.55


(active)

MOBILE SATELLITE
satellite

LOCATION except aeronautical


MOBILE

FIXED

FIXED Fixed RADIO ASTRONOMY RADIONAVIGATION


exploration -
MOBILE

FIXED MOBILE SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) mobile


Land mobile
Radiolocation 24.25 2495.0 BROADCASTING 25.67 200
232.0 FIXED RADIODETERMINATION- MOBILE SATELLITE
217.0
MOBILE** MOBILE except
except aeronautical mobile

FIXED- 24.45 SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) FIXED Land mobile FIXED aeronautical mobile FIXED MARITIME MOBILE 26.1
RADIONAVIGATION INTER-SATELLITE 2500.0 219.0
FIXED MOBILE SATELLITE Radiolocation 24.65 26.175
MOBILE except LAND MOBILE
SPECTRUM OCCUPIED.

INTER-SATELLITE RADIOLOCATION-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) MOBILE** FIXED Mobile FIXED 2495


(space-to-Earth) 24.75 Fixed aeronautical mobile Amateur 26.48
FIXED-SATELLITE 2655.0 MOBILE
ISM - 2450.0 .50 MHz

235.0 RADIONAVIGATION 220.0 FIXED except aeronautical mobile


FIXED-SATELLITE SPACE RESEARCH EARTH (Earth-to-space) FIXED LAND MOBILE
EXPLORATION- FIXED-SATELLITE
25.05 222.0 26.95 STANDARD FREQ. AND TIME SIGNAL (2500kHz)
(space-to-Earth) (passive) FIXED
satellite

SATELLITE (passive) AMATEUR


(passive)
(passive)

FIXED
Radio
FIXED

(Earth-to-space) 225.0
Space research

238.0 26.96
Earth exploration-
MOBILE**

MOBILE
astronomy

25.25
FIXED INTER-SATELLITE MOBILE 2690.0 except aeronautical mobile 2505
RADIO- RADIO- 25.5 27.23
Mobile

FIXED-

FIXED MOBILE except aeronautical mobile


RADIO-

NAVIGATION NAVIGATION-
ISM FIXED

SPACE RESEARCH
ISM - 245.0 1 GHz
SATELLITE

LOCATION
MOBILE

SATELLITE
(space-to-Earth)
EARTH

(passive)
RADIO
(passive)
ISM - 27.12 .163 MHz

SATELLITE

27.41
Aeronautical

EXPLORATION-

240.0
ASTRONOMY

EARTH

SPACE

FIXED LAND MOBILE


Inter-satellite
FIXED
SATELLITE

RESEARCH

(Earth-to-space)
MOBILE
AERONAUTICAL

2700.0
(space-to-Earth)

MOBILE
time signal satellite

FIXED
(space-to-Earth)
EXPLORATION -

RADIOLOCATION 27.54
Standard frequency and
INTER-SATELLITE

FIXED
MOBILE
RADIONAVIGATION

METEOROLOGICAL AERONAUTICAL MOBILE


24.125 0.125

Amateur-satellite
241.0
FIXED

RADIOLOCATION RADIOASTRONOMY Amateur 27.0 Radiolocation AIDS RADIONAVIGATION 28.0


MOBILE

248.0 Inter-satellite FIXED MOBILE INTER-SATELLITE AMATEUR AMATEUR SATELLITE


Radioastronomy AMATEUR-SATELLITE AMATEUR 2900.0
except aeronautical mobile

SPACE RESEARCH
250.0 27.5 29.7 275
EARTH EXPLORATION- LAND MOBILE
FIXED

RADIOASTRONOMY (passive) FIXED-SATELLITE AERONAUTICAL Aeronautical Maritime


MOBILE

SATELLITE (passive) FIXED MOBILE 29.8 Radionavigation


252.0 (Earth-to-space) FIXED RADIONAVIGATION Mobile
RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE MOBILE-SATELLITE 2850 (radiobeacons)
RADIO 29.5 29.89 285
FIXED
RADIO-

(Earth-to-space) MOBILE
FIXED

ASTRONOMY
MOBILE

RADIO NAVIGATION
MARITIME

MOBILE-SATELLITE 29.91 AERONAUTICAL MARITIME RADIONAVIGATION Aeronautical Radionavigation


NAVIGATION

FIXED-SATELLITE
Radiolocation

FIXED-SATELLITE 265.0
RADIOLOCATION

FIXED MOBILE RADIO ASTRONOMY (Earth-to-space) (Earth-to-space) MOBILE (R)


300 GHz

275.0 (Earth-to-space) FIXED (radiobeacons) (radiobeacons)


30 GHz
300 kHz

3 GHz
300 MHz

NOT ALLOCATED
3 MHz

30 MHz

PLEASE NOTE: THE SPACING ALLOTTED THE SERVICES IN THE SPECTRUM

30.0
SEGMENTS SHOWN IS NOT PROPORTIONAL TO THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF

300.0 3000.0 300.0 30.0 3000 300


3
M
ON Radiolocation FIXED MOBILE RADIOLOCATION

ON

NCY

LITE
10.0 1390.0
Fixed-satellite (Earth-to-space)

TELLITE
adiolocation
S

NCY AND
Amateur FIXED MOBILE **

SATELLITE
10.45 1392.0

TICAL
diolocation Amateur Amateur-satellite FIXED MOBILE **

GATION
10.5 1395.0
ADIOLOCATION LAND MOBILE (medical telemetry and medical telecommand)
10.55 1400.0 117.975
FIXED EARTH EXPLORATION - SATELLITE SPACE RESEARCH
10.6 (passive) RADIO ASTRONOMY (passive)
AERONAUTICAL
30.0 3.0 300.0 30.6
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive) MARITIME FIXED MOBILE AERO
RADIOLOCATION
FIXED FIXED - MOBILE - RADIONAVIGATION
1427.0 Radiolocation FIXED MOBILE 30.56 MOB
SATELLITE
LAND MOBILE (Earth-to-space)
SATELLITE 3.1
MOBILE (R)

and
(Earth-to-space) 328.6 MOBILE

Satellite
10.68 LAND MOBILE FixedSpace research
RADIOLOCATION FIXED LAND MOBILE

Time Signal
31.0

Earth
(medical telemetry and Radiolocation AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
3MHz

except aeronautical mobile (R)

(active)
satellite
SEARCH (passive) EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)

(space-to-Earth)
exploration-

3 GHz
MOBILE (active) 335.4
121.937

Standard Frequency

30GHz
medical telecommand telecommand)
(telemetry andFIXED (telemetry)

30 MHz
3.3 32.0

3GHz
10.7 SPACE EARTH
31.3 FIXED MOBILE
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE

300 MHz
RADIO RESEARCH EXPLORATION -

BY
ASTRONOMY Radiolocation Radiolocation Amateur (passive) SATTELLITE (passive)
1429.5 MOBILE SATELLITE
399.9 FIXED MOBILE
123.087
mobile

FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) FIXED (telemetry and 31.8 RADIONAVIGATION SATELLITE


SPACE RESEARCH (Earth-to-space) 33.0
Radiolocation

LAND MOBILE (telemetry & telecommand)


RADIONAVIGATION 3.5 400.05
except aeronautical

(deep space) (space-to-Earth)


AERONAUTICAL MOBILE


telecommand) 32.3 AERONAUTICAL STANDARD FREQUECY AND TIME SIGNAL - SATELLITE 123.587
11.7 RADIONAVIGATION RADIOLOCATION
(ground based) (400.1 MHz) FIXED
AERO

** EXCEPT AERONAUTICAL MOBILE


RADIONAVIGATION INTER-SATELLITE 1430.0 Radiolocation 3.6 400.15 LAND MOBILE
FIXED (telemetry and Fixed-satellite AERONAUTICAL MET. AIDS MOBILE SPACE RES. Space Opn. MET. SAT. MO

* EXCEPT AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)


LAND MOBILE FIXED-SATELLITE (Radiosonde) SAT (S-E) (S-E) (S-E) (S-E)
-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) RADIONAVIGATION RADIOLOCATION 34.0

JUNE 1, 2011
33.0 Radiolocation (ground based) (space-to-Earth) 401.0
RADIONAVIGATION (space-to-Earth) 3.65 MET. AIDS SPACE OPN. MET-SAT. EARTH Met-Satellite Earth Expl Sat
telecommand) (telemetry & telecommand)
33.4 EXPL
FIXED-SATELLITE (Radiosonde) (S-E) (E-S) SAT. (E-S) (E-S) (E-S) AERONAUTICAL FIXED MOBILE
12.2 RADIOLOCATION Radiolocation MOBILE** (space-to-Earth) 1432.0 FIXED
MET-SAT. EARTH EXPL Earth Expl Sat
402.0
35.0
3.7 MET. AIDS Met-Satellite
ELLITE 34.2 (Radiosonde) (E-S) SAT. (E-S) (E-S) (E-S)
Space research
FIXED FIXED MOBILE ** (deep space) Radio- SPACE RESEARCH RADIO- MOBILE (R) 403.0
(Earth-to-space) location (deep space) (Earth-to-space) LOCATION METEOROLOGICAL AIDS (RADIOSONDE) FIXED
12.7 34.7 1435.0 406.0 LAND MOBILE

DELMON C. MORRISON
pace) MOBILE FIXED RADIOLOCATION Radiolocation MOBILE SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
406.1
35.5 36.0
EARTH
13.25 MOBILE (aeronautical telemetry) Earth
exploration - EXPLORATION -
RADIO
ASTRONOMY FIXED MOBILE 128.812

THIS CHART WAS CREATED


(active)
SPACE
RADIO

Radio

Space
FIXED MOBILE

LOCATION

(active)
RESEARCH

location
SATTELLITE (active)
1525.0 410.0

research
sattellite (active)
SPACE EARTH EXPLORATION -
36.0 SPACE RESEARCH
FIXED MOBILE (space-to-space) AERONAUTICAL 37.0
FIXED MOBILE RESEARCH SATELLITE 420.0 LAND MOBILE

FIXED
(passive) (passive) 37.5

Earth
MOBILE SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)37.0 SPACE RESEARCH FIXED-SATELLITE

(active)
(active)

EARTH
satellite
Radio astronomy LAND MOBILE

Space
MOBILE FIXED (space-to-Earth)

(space-to-Earth)
(space-to-Earth)

SPACE
RADIOLOCATION Amateur

(active)
38.0

SATELLITE
exploration -

research
37.5

FIXED-SATELLITE
MOBILE (R) RADIO ASTRONOMY MOBILE FIXED

EXPLORATION -
SPACE RESEARCH

RESEARCH
MOBILE FIXED 450.0 38.25
(space-to-Earth) 1559.0 FIXED MOBILE FIXED
132.012
38.0 LAND MOBILE 39.0
13.4 RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE FIXED-SATELLITE AERONAUTICAL 454.0
MOBILE FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE LAND MOBILE
(space-to-Earth)
AERONAUTICAL 455.0 40.0
38.6 4.2 LAND MOBILE AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
(space-to-Earth)(space-to-space) RADIONAVIGATION 456.0
FIXED-SATELLITE MOBILE FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE

Earth
460.0

Earth
136.0

(active)
(space-to-Earth)

satellite
FIXED MOBILE

(active)
satellite
SPACE
LAND MOBILE FIXED

Radio-
39.5 AERONAUTICAL

exploration -
1610.0 462.5375

RADIO -

exploration -
FIXED-SATELLITE MOBIL-ESATELLITE

RESEARCH
LOCATION
(space-to-Earth)
MOBILE FIXED LAND MOBILE 462.7375 42.0
RADIODETERMINATION- AERONAUTICAL (space-to-Earth) MOBILE SATELLITE RADIONAVIGATION AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
40.0 LAND MOBILE FIXED
467.5375
Earth exploration EARTH EXPLORATION

Satellite
13.75 SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) satellite SATELLITE
(Earth-to-space) 4.4 LAND MOBILE
137.0

FIXED-

Mobile-
SPACE

satellite
RADIONAVIGATION 467.7375

SATELLITE
RESEARCH
(space-to-Earth) (Earth-to-space) Meteorological

(space-to-Earth)

(space-to-Earth)
(Earth-to-space)
LAND MOBILE
(space-to-Earth)
40.5 FIXED MOBILE MOBILE-SATELLITE SPACE RESEARCH SPACE FIXED OPERATION
LAND MOBILE FIXED MET. SATELLITE
1610.6 470.0
4.5 MOBILE
BROADCASTING (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) except aeronautical mobile (R)

MOBILE-

SATELLITE
RADIO SATELLITE
RADIODETERMINATION- BROADCASTING- AERONAUTICAL MOBILE SATELLITE 43.69

(space-to-Earth)
(space-to-Earth)
FIXED-SATELLITE
41.0
ISM - 40.68 .02 MHz

Space
RADIONAVIGATION 137.025

RADIO -
FIXED

FIXED-
Space
FIXED- (Earth-to-space)

research
SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)BROADCASTING-
BROADCASTING

AERONAUTI

LOCATION
ASTRONOMY SPACE OPERATION

research
LAND MOBILE

SATELLITE BROADCASTING MET. SATELLITE


(TV CHANNELS 14 - 20)

SPACE RESEARCH

FIXED
Mobile-satellite

SATELLITE
SATELLITE LAND MOBILE

Fixed FIXED
MOBILE
(space-to-Earth)

Mobile MOBILE
(space-to-Earth)
512.0

(Earth-to-space)
FIXED-SATELLITE
42.0 1613.8 (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) AERONAUTI
14.0 BROADCASTING SATELLITE BROADCASTING MOBILE FIXED 4.8 (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth)
Mobile-satellite RADIODETERMINATION- AERONAUTICAL
42.5 MOBILE SATELLITE 46.6 MOBILE
RADIO ASTRONOMY FIXED-SATELLITE 137.175
(EARTH-to-space)
MOBILE** FIXED FIXED MOBILE FIXED MOBILE except aeronautical mobile (R)
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) (space-to-Earth) SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) RADIONAVIGATION
43.5 (Earth-to-space) 4.94 MOBILE-SATELLITE SPACE RESEARCH SPACE OPERATION 47.0
MET. SATELLITE
(Earth-to-space) MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) FIXED MOBILE**
RADIONAVIGATION-
45.5 4.99 (space-to-Earth) FIXED
SATELLITE MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) MOBILE RADIO ASTRONOMY 1626.5 Space Research (Passive)
(space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth)
LAND MOBILE
14.2 RADIO- 46.9 5.0
MOBILE-SATELLITE RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE
NAVIGATION-
SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) MOBILE FIXED AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
(Earth-to-space) MET. SATELLITE
137.825
STANDARD FREQUENC
th) FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) 47.0 5.01 Mobile-satellite SPACE RESEARCH SPACE OPERATION 49.6 FI
MOBILE SATELLITE(Earth-to-space) AMATEUR AMATEUR-SATELLITE AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE
47.2 (space-to-Earth)(space-to-space) FIXED MOBILE
14.4 FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) MOBILE FIXED 5.03 (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) 50.0
(space-to-Earth)
48.2 1660.0
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION 138.0
BROADCASTING

Mobile-satellite FIXED-SATELLITE MOBILE FIXED


50.2
mobile

(TV CHANNELS 21-36)

SPACE RESEARCH EARTH EXPLORATION- 5.15


MOBILE

bile (passive) SATELLITE (passive)


MOBILE SATELLITE AERONAUTICAL FIXED-SATELLITE
except aeronautical

(Earth-to-space) (Earth-to-space) 50.4 (Earth-to-space)


RADIO ASTRONOMY (Earth-to-space) RADIONAVIGATION 5.25
MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
AMATEUR

14.5 FIXED MOBILE

FIXED
MOBILE
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) RADIOLOCATION
1660.5 608.0 54.0
Earth

Space research 51.4 LAND MOBILE AERONAUTI

(active)
(active)
EARTH
Mobile SATELLITE (medical telemetry and
exploration-

MOBILE FIXED medical telecommand)


RADIO ASTRONOMY
Radiolocation
satellite (active)
Space research

SPACE RESEARCH
14.7145 52.6 614.0
144.0
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive) SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
SPACE RESEARCH (passive) 5.255
RADIO ASTRONOMY SPACE RESEARCH
54.25 AMATEUR AMATEUR- SATELLITE AERONAUTI
Fixed Space research (passive) INTER- SATELLITE EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
55.78 RADIOLOCATION 146.0
Earth

EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)


(active)
(active)
(active)

EARTH

INTER- MOBILE
exploration-

SATELLITE

MOBILE 1668.4
Radiolocation

except aeronautical mobile (R


Space research
satellite (active)

14.8 SATELLITE SPACE RESEARCH (passive)


5.35
AMATEUR
CE RESEARCH MOBILE EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
56.9 148.0
METEOROLOGICAL AIDS INTER-
15.1365 SPACE RESEARCH (passive) SATELLITE
Earth

BROA
(active)

MOBILE-SATELLITE
(active)

(active)
EARTH

RADIO ASTRONOMY
exploration-

57.0
SATELLITE

(radiosonde)
AERONAUTICAL
RADIOLOCATION

EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)


Space research
satellite (active)
Radiolocation

RADIONAVIGATION
CE RESEARCH Mobile INTER- 5.46 (Earth-to-space) FIXED MOBILE
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
SATELLITE
1670.0
(TV CHANNELS 38-51)

15.35
BROADCASTING

58.2 149.9
SPACE
Earth

EARTH EXPLORATION-
(active)

EARTH EXPLORATION -
(active)

(active)
EARTH

ACE RESEARCH FIXED RESEARCH MOBILE **


exploration-

SATELLITE

SATELLITE (passive)

FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED

MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE


RADIOLOCATION
Space research
satellite (active)
Radiolocation

(passive) MARITI
SPACE RESEARCH SPACE RESEARCH SPACE RESEARCH

RADIONAVIGATION
EXPLORATION- EXPLORATION- EXPLORATION- EXPLORATION-

(passive) SATELLITE (passive) 59.0 1675.0 5.47 698.0 MOBILE-SATELLITE


EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive) RADIONAV-SATELLITE
RADIO- INTER- MARITIME BROADCASTING
LOCATION SATELLITE RADIONAVIGATION FIXED MOBILE
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)

MOBILE
15.4

FIXED
METEOROLOGICAL METEOROLOGICAL AIDS (TV CHANNELS 52-61)
(Earth-to-space)
Earth

(active)

59.3
(active)
EARTH
(active)

763.0
exploration-

SATELLITE

ISM 5.8 .075 GHz


INTER-
Space research
satellite (active)

AERONAUTI
SPACE RESEARCH
EXPLORATION-

ICAL RADIONAVIGATION SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)


FIXED RADIOLOCATION MOBILE (radiosonde) RADIOLOCATION
SATELLITE 5.57 FIXED
150.05 MOBILE
15.43 64.0 RADIOLOCATION MARITIME RADIONAVIGATION
BROADCASTING

5.6 775.0 AERONAUTI


MARITIME METEOROLOGICAL 1700.0
(TV CHANNELS 2-4)

INTER- RADIOLOCATION
FIXED MOBILE
FIXED-SATELLITE MOBILE** FIXED RADIONAVIGATION AIDS
L SATELLITE 5.65 BROADCASTING
METEOROLOGICAL RADIOLOCATION Amateur FIXED MOBILE
150.8 MOBILE
65.0
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE 5.83 except aeronautical mobile (R)
(Earth-to-space) Fixed INTER- FIXED Amateur-satellite 793.0
SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
FIXED MOBILE ** RADIOLOCATION

ISM - 61.25 0.25 GHz


N SPACE RESEARCH SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
Amateur FIXED LAND MOBILE
15.63 66.0 FIXED-SATELLITE
5.85 FIXED MOBILE
RADIO RADIOLOCATION MOBILE Amateur AMATEUR
MOBILE- RADIO (Earth-to-space)
INTER-
1710.0 152.855
ISM - 6.78 .015 MHz

MOBILE SATELLITE NAVIGATION-


NAVIGATION 5.925 805.0
ICAL RADIONAVIGATION SATELLITE SATELLITE FIXED SATELLITE
71.0 FIXED (Earth-to-space) FIXED LAND MOBILE MOBILE BROADCASTING
15.7 FIXED MOBILE 6.425
FIXED-SATELLITE
(Earth-to-space) MOBILE 806.0
RADIOLOCATION LAND MOBILE 154.0 AM
Earth)
on MOBILE 6.525
FIXED

Earth)
809.0
(space-to-

FIXED-
1755.0
MOBILE

FIXED-SATELLITE
SATELLITE
72.0

(space-to-
(Earth-to-space) FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE
16.6 74.0 6.7 FIXED LAND MOBILE 849.0 FIXED MOBILE
SPACE OPERATION (Earth-to-space) BROADCASTING FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)(space-to-Earth) AERONAUTICAL MOBILE 73.0 BROA
Space research (deep space)(Earth-to-space) MOBILE FIXED FIXED 6.875 851.0
BROADCASTING
Earth)
Space

OCATION 156.247
Earth)

MOBILE FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)(space-to-Earth) LAND MOBILE


research
FIXED-

(space-to-
FIXED RADIO ASTRONOMY
SATELLITE FIXED
MOBILE
(space-to-

854.0
SATELLITE

SATELLITE 1850.0 7.025 74.6


17.1 76.0 MOBILE FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE FIXED MOBILE
Space research RADIO 7.075 MARITIME MOBILE 894.0
(space-to-Earth)
RADIOLOCATION Amateur AERONAUTICAL MOBILE 74.8
ASTRONOMY MOBILE FIXED
MOBILE 77.0 7.125 896.0 AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
mobile (R)

RADIOLOCATION Space research RADIO


FIXED 156.725 75.2
MOBILE

(space-to-Earth)
RADIOLOCATION Amateur-satellite Amateur FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE MOBILE
ASTRONOMY FIXED
except aeronautical

77.5 7.145 901.0 75.4


17.2 Space research RADIO FIXED SPACE RESEARCH (deep space)(Earth-to-space) 2000.0 FIXED
MARITIME MOBILE (distress, urgency, safety and calling) MOBILE
Amateur-satellite AMATEUR 902.0 FIXED MOBILE
(space-to-Earth) ASTRONOMY 7.19 76.0
78.0 RADIOLOCATION MARITIME MOBILE
Space research RADIO FIXED
MOBILE SATELLITE SPACE RESEARCH (Earth-to-space) 156.837
RADIOLOCATION Amateur- Amateur 7.235 928.0
(space-to-Earth) ASTRONOMY

University of Surrey 2016


MOBILE FIXED satellite 81.0 FIXED MARITIME MOBILE FIXED

Earth
(active)
929.0

EARTH
(Earth-to-space) 7.25

RADIO-

SPACE
MARITI LAND MOBILE

(active)
FIXED

SATELLITE
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) MOBILE-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) Fixed

exploration-
157.037 930.0

LOCATION
Space

7.3
RADIO

EXPLORATION-
FIXED-

research

satellite (active)
FIXED

MOBILE
MOBILE-

FIXED

RESEARCH
MOBILE
SATELLITE

SATELLITE
(Earth-to-space)

FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) Mobile-satellite (space-to-Earth)


2020.0
ASTRONOMY

FIXED
(space-to-Earth)

931.0
ISM - 915.0 .13 MHz

17.3 84.0 METEOROLOGICAL Mobile-satellite


7.45 MARITIME MOBILE
FIXED AERONAUTI LAND MOBILE
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) FIXED 932.0
FIXED-SATELLITE SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) 157.187 AERONAUTI
FIXED RADIO MOBILE 7.55 FIXED
935.0
FIXED-

LITE Radiolocation ASTRONOMY FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) Mobile-satellite (space-to-Earth) FIXED FIXED LAND MOBILE
FIXED
SATELLITE

FI
MOBILE
(Earth-to-space) (Earth-to-space)

(Earth-to-space) 2025.0 7.75 MOBILE except aeronautical mobile 940.0


86.0 METEOROLOGICAL-
BROADCASTING

FIXED FIXED MOBILE


(TV CHANNELS 5-6)

17.7 SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) 7.85 941.0


FIXED 157.45

performance from one another


ace) FIXED 944.0 BROAD
FIXED 7.9 FIXED
SPACE OPERATION FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) Fixed
RADIO

960.0
SPACE

FIXED
EARTH

8.025
LAND MOBILE88.0
(passive)
(passive)

Mobile-satellite
17.8
SATELLITE

RESEARCH

EARTH EXPLORATION-
ASTRONOMY

FIXED SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)


EXPLORATION-

FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) (Earth-to-space) FIXED 161.575 F


(no airborne)
(Earth-to-space) 92.0
EARTH

SPACE

METEOROLOGICAL- Mobile-satellite
8.175 STANDARD FREQUENC
FIXED-SATELLITE EARTH EXPLORATION-
18.3
RSEARCH
SATELLITE

(space-to-space) SATELLITE
MARITIME MOBILE
FIXED

RADIO- RADIO (Earth-to-space) AERONAUTI


FIXED MOBILE (Earth-to-space) SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) FIXED
(space-to-Earth)
MOBILE

(no airborne)
(Earth-to-space)
EXPLORATION-

(space-to-space)

LOCATION
(Earth-to-space)

TELLITE (space-to-Earth) ASTRONOMY 8.215


(space-to-space)

94.0 Mobile-satellite 161.625 AM


EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
18.6 (space-to-Earth) (Earth-to-space) FIXED
(no airborne)
8.4 2110.0 LAND MOBILE
SATELLITE RADIO FIXED SPACE RESEARCH (deep space)(space-to-Earth) Space research (deep space)(space-to-Earth)
AERONAUTICAL

EARTH EXPLORATION -
(R)

8.45
(active)
EARTH

(active)
SPACE
except

RADIONAVIGATION
(FM RADIO)

RADIO-
SATELLITE

SPACE RESEARCH (space-to-Earth) FIXED 161.775


RESEARCH
Mobile

LOCATION
EXPLORATION-

MOBILE ASTRONOMY FIXED 8.5


BROADCASTING

e-to-Earth) 94.1 RADIOLOCATION


aeronautical mobile

SATELLITE (passive) Radiolocation


8.55 1164.0
18.8 RADIO- RADIO RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
AERONAUTICAL
FIXED MOBILE
Earth

2180.0 AERONAUTIC
EARTH
(active)

(active)
satellite

Space

RADIO-

LOCATION ASTRONOMY
Radio-

SPACE
SATELLITE

(active)
(active)

(space-to-Earth)(space-to-space) RADIONAVIGATION
research
location
exploration -

LOCATION
EXPLORATION-

RESEARCH

ELLITE (space-to-Earth) 95.0 MOBILE SATELLITE 8.65 RADIONAVIGATION-


1215.0
161.962
RADIOLOCATION Radiolocation SATELLITE AERONAUTI
Earth

(active)
EARTH
satellite
(active)

MARITIME MOBILE (AIS)


(active)
(active)

SPACE

RADIO-

9.0 (space-to-Earth)
SATELLITE
exploration-

19.3
RESEARCH

MOBILE FIXED
LOCATION
Space research

AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
EXPLORATION-

Radiolocation (space-to-space)
RADIO

(space-to-Earth)
RADIO-
RADIO-
FIXED

RADIO-

9.2 108.0
MOBILE

F
SATELLITE

1240.0
ASTRONOMY

NAVIGATION-
LOCATION

MARITIME RADIONAVIGATION
NAVIGATION

FIXED Radiolocation 161.987


E (space-to-Earth) 100.0 9.3
Earth

RADIONAVIGATION 2200.0
(active)

(active)

Meteorological Aids Radiolocation


EARTH
satellite

RADIO -
(active)

RADIO-
SPACE

EARTH
Amateur

(active)

SATELLITE
exploration-

SPACE
NAVIGATION

BROA
LOCATION
Space research

AERONAUTICAL
EXPLORATION-

9.5
RESEARCH

19.7 RESEARCH RADIO EXPLORATION- MOBILE except aeronautical mobile


ASTRONOMY SATELLITE 1300.0
Earth

EARTH

(active)
(active)
satellite

(passive)
Space

RADIO-
Radio-

SPACE
SATELLITE
(active)

(active)
location
exploration -

research

(passive) AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION Radiolocation F


LOCATION
EXPLORATION

RESEARCH

rth) MOBILE-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) 102.0 1350.0


162.012
SPACE OPERATION 9.8
RADIO RADIOLOCATION Radiolocation FIXED MOBILE RADIOLOCATION
MOBILE FIXED 10.0 1390.0
MARITIME MOBILE (AIS)
ASTRONOMY RADIOLOCATION Radiolocation Fixed-satellite (Earth-to-space)

EEE3033 Dr. P. H. Aaen


20.2 (space-to-Earth) Amateur 10.45 FIXED MOBILE **
105.0 1392.0
AERONAUTICAL

EARTH

RADIOLOCATION
SPACE

Radiolocation Amateur Amateur-satellite FIXED MOBILE ** 163.037MAM


SPACE
RADIONAVIGATION

10.5 1395.0
SATELLITE

FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) (space-to-space)


RADIO RADIOLOCATION
FIXED

RESEARCH

RESEARCH MOBILE FIXED LAND MOBILE (medical telemetry and medical telecommand)
(line of sight only)

10.55 117.975
(space-to-Earth)
MOBILE

ASTRONOMY
EXPLORATION-

1400.0
(space-to-space)

(passive)
(space-to-Earth)

FIXED EARTH EXPLORATION - SATELLITE SPACE RESEARCH


(space-to-space)

RADIO ASTRONOMY AERONAUTIC


(line of sight only)

109.5 10.6 (passive) (passive)


AERONAUTICAL
EARTH SPACE RESEARCH (passive) EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive) 1427.0
SPACE EXPLORATION-
FIXED MOBILE (R)
RADIO 10.68 LAND MOBILE LAND MOBILE Fixed AERONAUTI
RESEARCH SATELLITE RADIO ASTRONOMY SPACE RESEARCH (passive) EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive) (medical telemetry and 121.9375
ASTRONOMY 2290.0 10.7 medical telecommand (telemetry and telecommand) (telemetry) AERONAUTICAL MOBILE
MOBILE-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) SPACE RESEARCH (passive) (passive) 1429.5 123.0875 RADIO AS
111.8 FIXED FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) FIXED (telemetry and
FIXED
LAND MOBILE (telemetry & telecommand)
MOBILE
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE
SPACE 11.7 telecommand) 123.5875 FIXED
(space-to-Earth) RESEARCH
RADIO FIXED (telemetry and Fixed-satellite
1430.0
21.2 FIXED MOBILE FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) LAND MOBILE
ASTRONOMY (space-to-Earth)
EARTH EXPLORATION - (deep space)
MOBILE** (passive)
FIXED 12.2 telecommand) (telemetry & telecommand)
1432.0 AERONAUTICAL BROAD
114.25 BROADCASTING-SATELLITE FIXED FIXED MOBILE ** MOBILE (R)
MOBILE FIXED SPACE EARTH 12.7 1435.0
RADIO EXPLORATION- FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) MOBILE FIXED
SATELLITE (passive) RESEARCH SATELLITE
2300.0 13.25 MOBILE (aeronautical telemetry) 128.8125
173.2 FIXED
ASTRONOMY 1525.0
(passive) (passive) Aeronatuical AERONAUTICAL
Earth

116.0 MOBILE SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)


(active)
(active)

EARTH
satellite

FIXED Land mobile


Space

21.4
SPACE

(active)
(active)

SATELLITE
exploration -

research

EARTH MOBILE (R)


EXPLORATION -

RESEARCH

Amateur SPACE Radionavigation 1559.0 132.0125 AMATEUR


INTER- EXPLORATION- 13.4 RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE AERONAUTICAL
173.4
MOBILE RESEARCH SATELLITE AERONAUTICAL AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
SATELLITE (passive) (space-to-Earth)(space-to-space) RADIONAVIGATION
Earth

(passive)
Earth

136.0 AM
(active)
satellite

(active)
satellite

2305.0
SPACE

Radio-

Space
exploration -

location

1610.0
RADIO -

exploration -

research

122.25
RESEARCH
LOCATION

22.0 FIXED MOBILE INTER-SATELLITE Amateur RADIODETERMINATION- AERONAUTICAL FIXED MOBILE SATELLITE MOBILE
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
ISM - 122.5 0.500 GHz

123.0 13.75 SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) (Earth-to-space) 137.0


ISM - 13.560 .007 MHz

RADIOLOCATION RADIONAVIGATION MET. SATELLITE FIXED


Amateur MOBILE** FIXED MOBILE-SATELLITE SPACE RESEARCH SPACE OPERATION
satellite

MOBILE** 1610.6 (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth)


RADIO RADIODETERMINATION- AERONAUTICAL MOBILE SATELLITE 174.0
and time signal
Space

RADIONAVIGATION 137.025
RADIO -

FIXED-

(Earth-to-space)
Space

(Earth-to-space)
research

SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) STANDARD FREQUENCY


Radio -
LOCATION

location

ASTRONOMY
research

MET. SATELLITE
2310.0 Mobile-satellite SPACE RESEARCH SPACE OPERATION
SATELLITE

MOBILE-
FIXED-
Standard frequency

Radio
RADIO-
RADIO-
SATELLITE
(Earth-to-space)

22.21 BROADCASTING
SATELLITE

1613.8 (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth)


SATELLITE

Radio- (space-to-Earth)
(space-to-Earth)

(space-to-Earth)
NAVIGATION

astronomy

14.0
NAVIGATION-

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE SATELLITE


(space-to-Earth)

RADIOLOCATION MOBILE FIXED Mobile Space Mobile-satellite RADIODETERMINATION- 137.175 AERONAUTIC


SATELLITE 130.0 Fixed FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) (space-to-Earth) SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) RADIONAVIGATION (Earth-to-space) MOBILE-SATELLITE SPACE RESEARCH SPACE OPERATION MET. SATELLITE
location Mobile-satellite (Earth-to-space)
EARTH research (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth)
CE EXPLORATION- RADIO 14.2 1626.5 137.825
Spectrum Allocation

SATELLITE ASTRONOMY Mobile-satellite (space-to-Earth)


2320.0 FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) MOBILE SATELLITE(Earth-to-space) Mobile-satellite SPACE RESEARCH SPACE OPERATION MET. SATELLITE
INTER-

FIXED

(space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) (space-to-Earth) BROAD


MOBILE
SATELLITE

(active) 14.4 1660.0 138.0


Mobile-satellite FIXED-SATELLITE
EARTH

ARCH 134.0
(passive)

Radiolocation Fixed BROADCASTING - SATELLITE


Fixed Mobile (Earth-to-space) (Earth-to-space) MOBILE SATELLITE
SATELLITE

Radio astronomy AMATEUR AMATEUR - SATELLITE RADIO ASTRONOMY (Earth-to-space) FIXED


FIXED
14.5 1660.5 MOBILE
EXPLORATION-

136.0 Mobile Space research


MOBILE**

sive) RADIO
FIXED 2345.0 14.7145 144.0
RADIO RADIO ASTRONOMY SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
BROADCASTING
Amateur Amateur - satelliteRadio- MOBILE Fixed Space research AMATEUR AMATEUR- SATELLITE
LOCATION ASTRONOMY 146.0 FIX
RADIOLOCATION MOBILE FIXED 141.0 Mobile Fixed 14.8 1668.4 AMATEUR
22.5 SATELLITE
FIXED MOBILE RADIO ASTRONOMY RADIOLOCATIONlocation Fixed SPACE RESEARCH MOBILE METEOROLOGICAL AIDS 148.0
EARTH EXPLORATION-
148.5 15.1365 (radiosonde) RADIO ASTRONOMY MOBILE-SATELLITE
SPACE RESEARCH FIXED SPACE RESEARCH Mobile 1670.0 (Earth-to-space) FIXED MOBILE
RADIO ASTRONOMY SATELLITE 15.35
MOBILE (passive) (passive) ASTRONOMY SPACE RESEARCH
2360.0 EARTH EXPLORATION - FIXED MOBILE ** 149.9
MA
151.5
RADIOLOCRADIO
ATION (passive) SATELLITE (passive) 1675.0 RADIONAV-SATELLITE MOBILE-SATELLITE
22.55 MOBILE FIXED MOBILE RADIO ASTRONOMY Fixed RADIOLOCATION 15.4 METEOROLOGICAL METEOROLOGICAL AIDS (Earth-to-space) M
155.5 AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) (radiosonde) 150.05
EARTH EXPLORATION- SPACE 15.43
RADIO SATELLITE AERONAUTICAL
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Introduction to Filter Types
Filters named by their frequency response
LPF: low-pass filter
HPF: high-pass filter
BPF: band-pass filter

Many different circuits can be used as filters We are


focused on:
Passive circuits
Lumped element representations
Reactive components only

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Low-Pass Filter

L
|S21|
1
0.707 C

fc Frequency

Ideal filter response passes all signals below fc and nothing


above it. Ideal response is not physically possible
Realized by a series inductance and shunt capacitor
Cut-off frequency is defined by half power or -3 dB
10log(0.7072) = -3 dB

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High-Pass and Band-Pass Filters

|S21|
1

fc Frequency

|S21|
1

fc Frequency

High-pass rejects low frequency


Band-pass allows a band of frequencies to pass.

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Question
What is the circuit for a bandpass filter?

What is the circuit for a bandstop filter?

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Insertion Loss Method
Ideal filter has: infinite attenuation Zero insertion
loss, Linear phase
Not possible to build an ideal filter.
The insertion loss method allows control over the
pass-band and stop-band characteristics

PLR = power loss ratio Pinc 1


PLR = =
Pdel 1 |S11 |2
recall: 1 = |S11 |2 + |S21 |2

Insertion loss = 10 log(PLR)

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Insertion Loss Method
Pinc 1
PLR = =
Pdel 1 |S11 |2

|S11|2 is an even function this allows us to write the power loss as:

M (! 2 )
PLR =1+
N (! 2 )
For physically realizable filter (you can built it) it the power loss
ratio must be of this form.

Depending on the polynomials used this will dictate the filter


response.

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or order. For a low-pass filter, it is specified by
hysically realizable its power ! loss "2N ratio must be of the form in (8.52).
ing the powerPloss
LR =ratio
1 + ksimultaneously constrains the magnitude
(8.53)of the
2

Filter Types
,
nt, |!()|. We now discuss some c practical filter responses.
der of the filter and
is characteristic c is
is also the cutoff
called frequency.
the binomial The passbandresponse,
or Butterworth extends and
= c ; at theitband edge the
the power loss 2
1 + k . Ifresponse
ratio ispassband we choose this
sense that Maximally
provides flat: Binomial
flattest possible or Butterworth
nt, as is common, we have k = 1, which we will assume from now on. response
for a given for a given
or order. For
ttenuation order
increasesof
a low-passfilter
filter,this
it is gives
specified the
by maximally flat response:
monotonically with frequency, as shown in Figure
PLR k 2 (/c )2N , which shows ! that"2N the insertion loss increases at the
2
PLR = response
cade. Like the binomial 1 + k for multisection, quarter-wave matching(8.53)
first (2N 1) derivatives of (8.53) are c zero at = 0.

der of theEqual
Chebyshev filter ripple:
and
polynomial isc is A toChebyshev
the
used cutoff polynomial
specifyfrequency. Theloss
the insertion of an is
passband used to specify the filter
extends
N th-
=er insertion
asc ; at the band edgeloss:the power loss ratio is 1 + k 2 . If we choose this
t, as is common, we have k = ! 1, "which we will assume from now on.
ttenuation increases with frequency, as shown in Figure
PLR = 1monotonically
+ k 2 TN2 , (8.54)
2 2N
PLR k (/c ) , which shows c that the insertion loss increases at the
cade.
ff willLike Results
thealthough
result, inthearesponse
binomial sharper
passband for cutoff
multisection
response quarter-wave
will have matching
ripples of ampli-
first
own(2N 1) 8.21,
in Figure derivatives
since Tof (8.53)
N (x) are zero
oscillates at =
between 10.for |x|2 1. Thus,
but results in pass band
Chebyshev polynomial is used to specify the insertion loss of an N th-
er as
ripples
! "

PLR = 1 + k 2 TN2 , (8.54)
c
ff will result, although the passband response will have ripples of ampli-
own in Figure 8.21, since TN (x) oscillates between 1 for |x|2 1. Thus,
Figure from: Pozar p. 400, Fig. 8.21, copied under CLA

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Filter Types
Elliptic filters: specific a minimum stopband attenuation for
better cut-off rate

Linear phase filters: avoids signal distortions for wideband


signals.

Figure from: Pozar p. 401, Fig. 8.22, copied under CLA

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General Filter Design Methodology

Many variations of filters required


General method normalized frequency and
impedance to simplify the design method
Implementation depends on the circuit and filter
technology available
In this course well design with lumped elements
with a bit of microstrip in the CAD laboratories

Figure from: Pozar p. 402, Fig. 8.23, copied under CLA

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for arbitrary frequency, impedance, and type (low-pass, N (high-pass,
) bandpass, or ba
mpedance, and type
(low-pass,2RThe low-pass
For a filter
high-pass,
prototypes
bandpass,
to be physically
or
are thenrealizable
bandstop).
scaled to its thepower
desiredloss frequency
ratio must andbeimpedance,
of the for
in +two-element
Z =
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nsider Zthe
s are then scaledinto the 1+ desired
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,
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frequency
filter prototype
components
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and specifying shown
andthe
replacedin Figure with 8.24; we will
distributed derive
circuit
thepower loss ratio simultaneously constrains the mag
elements for implem
Consider
normalized the two-element
element low-pass
values,atcircuit
microwave filterC,
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and prototype
for
frequencies.
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maximally in Figure
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process
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assumesomeapractical
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in Figurefilter8.23.
responses.
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% elements
& for 2
the normalized element values, L and C, for
2 a maximally flat response. 2 We assume a source
pedance
es. This |Z of+11|process
design !,2 andisaillustrated R
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1 +c8.23. L c = C R
1 rad/sec. From (8.53), the desired power
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frequency
2 =flat:
1 This
rad/sec. characteristic
1+ R C From
2 2 (8.53),
2
, the isdesired
also calledpowerthe binomial or Butterworth r
sloss
ratio will be, for N = 2,R C
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ratio will be, for N = 2, Two elements
is optimum in the sense that it provides the flattest possible N =passband
2 respons
K =1
filter PLR P=LR 1=
complexity, + 14+ . or 4order.
. For a low-pass filter, (8.57)it is specified
(8.57) by
nt low-pass filter prototype Consider the two-element
1 shown in LFigure 8.24; we will derive low-pass filter prototype shown in Figure 8.24; we wi
the normalized element ! "
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input
values, impedance
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and of
ofthis
C, for a maximally this filterflatisresponse.
filter is We assumevalues,
a sourceL and C, for a maximally flat
2Nresponse. We assume
a cutoff frequency c = 1 rad/sec. impedance From (8.53), of 1R(1 !,
the and
desired a cutoff
power frequency PLR = 1= + 1k 2rad/sec. From , (8.53), the desire

C R(1 jj RC) R. RC)
c
= 2, loss = jL
Z in ratio will+ be, for N = 2, (8.58) c
Z in = jL 1++ R C 2 2 2 . August 25, 2011 18:16
2 2 2 (8.58)
P = 1 + 4
. where N is the 1 +
order R of C
(8.57) the filter and c is the cutoff Normalized The passb
frequency.
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LR
P =
from = 0 to = c ; at the band edge the power loss ratio is 1 + k 2 . If we
LR 1 + .
cause
this filter is Zin Z in 1
as the
The input impedance# = 3 dB point,, of this as is common,
filter is we have k = 1, which we will assume fr
j RC)For
R(1 prototype, Z in +Z 1
in 1
c , the attenuation
RE 8.24 Low-pass filter
Z in = jL + N =
. 2. # >= , (8.58) increases monotonically with frequency, as show
the power loss ratio can 1 +be 2
written2 2
R C 8.21. as For Z in+c ,1PLR k 2 (/c )2N , which R(1 shows j RC) that the insertion loss inc
8.3 Filter Design by the Insertion Loss = jL +
Z inMethod .
power loss ratio 1 can be written rateas of 20N 1dB/decade. Like the binomial |Z in + +
1response 2 2 C 2 multisection quarter-wa
1|2 R for
LR =
(8.59)Pbecomes = 1 !"
2Z in
# "
transformers, #$!"
the first # "
(2N 1) #$ = "
derivatives #.
(8.53) are zero at = 0.
of
1 #= |#| 1 Z
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in 1 / Z in + 1 Z 1 / Z + 1 2 Z in + Z
1 Z in +#1 , $ % 1 in in
& 2
in
|Z in + 1|2
PLR = 1 + 2 R22 C=2 !" R Equal# ripple: " 2
If #$!"
a Chebyshev
C
R 2 # polynomial
" Z#$in= 1" to specify
(8.59)
is used
# . the insertion los
P =
LR 1as
be written |#| 4R
1 1 + Z2inR 2 1 / Z in + 1 1 +
+ 1
C 2 low-pass
+ L Z in 1 / Z in
2 R 2 C 2

#+ =1 2 ,Z in + Z in
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1 |Z in + 1| 2
!" 1# " 2 #$!" the 2R # " #$ = " # . ! (8.59)
"
=
Z in 4R 1Z / inZ+
(R +
in +
2R + 1 + 2power
2
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R C 2
+ loss
2
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+ 4
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)
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w c
= 1+
1 2%
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+ L !"
(8.59)
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C RC R].2 # (8.60)
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H. Aaen
(2 14
Design Approach

Capacitor or
Generator inductor
resistance or
conductance

Computing the coefficients for all terms with multiple sections


gets difficult quickly
Prototypes and design tabulated element values (gk)
Figure from: Pozar p. 403, Fig. 8.25, copied under CLA

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For Maximally Flat Filter

Cutoff frequency specified and at a frequency outside the band the


attenuation
Example: fc = 2 GHz, 30 dB attenuation at f=6 GHz, |6/2|-1 = 2
Scaled design complete by just reading table!
Figures from: Pozar p. 404-405, Fig. 8.26, copied under CLA

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Equal Ripple Filters
Pozar c08MicrowaveFilters
August 25, 2011 Pozar
18:16 September 14, 2011

8.3 Filter Design by the Insertion Loss Method Chapter 8: Microwave Filters

70 TABLE 8.4 Element Values for Equal-Ripple Low-Pass Filter Prototypes (g0 = 1, c =
1, N = 1 to 10, 0.5 dB and 3.0 dB ripple)
60
0.5 dB Ripple
50
N g1 g2 g3 g4 g5 g6 g7 g8 g9 g10 g11

1 0.6986 1.0000
n = 10
n= 9
Attenuation (dB)

n= 8
n=

40 2 1.4029 0.7071 1.9841


n= 7
6
n=
5
3 1.5963 1.0967 1.5963 1.0000
4 1.6703 1.1926 2.3661 0.8419 1.9841
30 4
n=
5 1.7058 1.2296 2.5408 1.2296 1.7058 1.0000
3
=
n
6 1.7254 1.2479 2.6064 1.3137 2.4758 0.8696 1.9841
20 2
n= 7 1.7372 1.2583 2.6381 1.3444 2.6381 1.2583 1.7372 1.0000
8 1.7451 1.2647 2.6564 1.3590 2.6964 1.3389 2.5093 0.8796 1.9841
10
9 1.7504 1.2690 2.6678 1.3673 2.7239 1.3673 2.6678 1.2690 1.7504 1.0000
1
n= 10 1.7543 1.2721 2.6754 1.3725 2.7392 1.3806 2.7231 1.3485 2.5239 0.8842 1.9841
0
0.01 0.02 0.03 0.05 0.07 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.50 0.70 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10.0 3.0 dB Ripple
! 1
!c N g1 g2 g3 g4 g5 g6 g7 g8 g9 g10 g11
(a) 1 1.9953 1.0000
70 2 3.1013 0.5339 5.8095
3 3.3487 0.7117 3.3487 1.0000
60 4 3.4389 0.7483 4.3471 0.5920 5.8095
The above plots and filter coefficients are for 0.5 dB
1.0000 ripple. 5 3.4817 0.7618 4.5381 0.7618 3.4817
n 10
n == 9
n=

0.6033 5.8095 6 3.5045 0.7685 4.6061 0.7929 4.4641


n= 8

50

Additional charts and tables for different ripple amounts


n= 7

0.7723 3.5182 1.0000 7 3.5182 0.7723 4.6386 0.8039 4.6386


6
Attenuation (dB)

0.8018 4.4990 0.6073 5.8095 8 3.5277 0.7745 4.6575 0.8089 4.6990


5
n=

40
4

9 3.5340 0.7760 4.6692 0.8118 4.7272 0.8118 4.6692 0.7760 3.5340 1.0000
n=

3
= 10 3.5384 0.7771 4.6768 0.8136 4.7425 0.8164 4.7260 0.8051 4.5142 0.6091 5.8095
30 n
2 Source: Reprinted from G. L. Matthaei, L. Young, and E. M. T. Jones, Microwave Filters, Impedance-Matching
n= Networks, and Coupling Structures, Artech House, Dedham, Mass.,1980, with permission.
20

1 Figure from: Pozar p. 406-407, Fig. 8.27, copied under CLA


n=
10 can be corrected with a quarter-wave transformer, or by using an additional filter element
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Completing the Design Example

g1 = 0.7654, g2 = 1.8478, g3 = 0.1878, g4 = 0.7654


These filters meet the specifications for filters that have
Ro & RL = 1 and c = 1 rad/s
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The low-pass filter prototypes of the previous section were normalized des
Filter Transformations
source impedance of Rs = 1 # and a cutoff frequency of c = 1 rad/sec. H
how these designs can be scaled in terms of impedance and frequency, and
give high-pass, bandpass, or bandstop characteristics. Several examples wil
The filter was o designed
to illustrate
L for
the design R & R = 1 and = 1
procedure.
c
rad/s.
Need to scale impedances and frequencies
Impedance scaling: In the prototype design, the source and load resistances
cept for equal-ripple filters with even N , which have nonunity load resistan
Impedanceresistance
scaling, of Rscale the impedance
0 can be obtained bytheRimpedances
by multiplying all o of the pro
by R0 . Thus, if we let primes denote impedance scaled quantities, the new filt
Z0 = R Z values are given by
o

Capacitor Scaling Inductor Scaling L = R0 L ,


C Summary of
j jRo 0
C = , impedance scaling
= j!L = Ro j!L
!C 0 !C R0

0 0
L = Ro L Rs = R0 ,
C = C/Ro
R L = R0 R L ,
Primed values are scaled
where L, C, and R L are the component values for the original prototype.
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LR
is the new cutoff frequency; cutoff occurs when /c = 1, or = c . This c
ation can be viewed as a stretching, or where
expansion, of the original passband, as
c is the new cutoff frequency; cutoff occurs when /c = 1, or

Filter Transformations
in Figure 8.28a, b. transformation can be viewed as a stretching, or expansion, of the original
ew element values are determined by applying
illustratedthe 8.4 b.Filter
substitution
in Figure 8.28a, Transformations
of (8.65) to the
tances, jL k , and shunt susceptances, jCThek , ofnew
theelement
prototype filter.
values are Thus,
determined by applying the substitution of
series reactances, jL , and shunt susceptances, jC , of the prototype filte
y scalingFrequency
for low-pass scaling for
filters: Tolow-pass
change

filters
the k
we
cutoff set
frequency / c
of=a for
k
the pro-
low-pass
m unity normalized
to c requires =that
j X kfrequency.
j weLk = jLthe
scale k , frequency dependenceof the filter
c j X k = j L k = jL k , by the
c
Scaling
c , which to the operational
is accomplished by frequency
replacing

by / wec : need to
j Bk = j Ck = jCk , j Bk = j

Ck = jCk ,
c c


ws that the new element values are givenwhich
.
by shows
(8.65)
c that the new element values are given by
This gives: Lk Lk
new power loss ratio will L k=
be , L k =
(8.66a) ,
c c

Ck ! " Ck =
Ck
.
Ck = . (8.66b) c
PLR () c = PLR ,
c
When both impedance and frequency scaling are required, the results of (8
Scaling
h impedance both frequency
and frequency and impedance
scaling arecombined
required, the(8.66)
with results offor
to give lowcan
(8.64) pass
be filters
with (8.66)
is the new cutoff frequency; cutoff occurs when /c = 1, or =
to give
R0 L k c . This

ation can be viewed as a stretching, or expansion, of the k =
Loriginal
c passband, as
,
R0 L k
in Figure 8.28a, b. L k = c , (8.67a)
Ck
Ck = .
new element values are determined
Ck by applying the substitution R 0 c (8.65) to the
of

Ck = . (8.67b)
ctances, jL k , and shunt susceptances,
R0 c jCk , of the prototype filter. Thus,
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Low-pass to high-pass transformation: The frequency substitution

Transformation to High-Pass Filter


c

(8.6

can be used to convert a low-pass response to a high-pass response, as shown


A8:frequency
Chapter transformation
Microwave Filters Figure 8.28c.can be usedmaps
This substitution toconvert
= 0 to = , the and
low-vice versa; cutoff occu
pass into high pass filter:
when = c . The negative sign is needed to convert inductors (and capacitors) to re
Low-pass to high-pass transformation: The frequency substitution
izable capacitors (and inductors). Applying (8.68) to the series reactances, jL k , and t
shunt susceptances, jCk , of the prototype filter gives
c
c 1
(8.68)

j Xk = j Lk = ,
jCk
After
can transformation
be used the cutoff
to convert a low-pass responseoccurs whenresponse,
to a high-pass = +/- in
as shown
1 c
c
Figure 8.28c. This substitution maps = 0 to = , Bk =vice
jand
A negative j versa;
Ck =cutoff ,occurs
jL k
when = c . The negative sign is needed to convert inductors (and capacitors) to real-
inductance isnt
izable capacitors (and inductors). shows c
Applying !
(8.68) to the possible
seriesLreactances, jL k , and the 1
Z = j!L
k k
which
shunt susceptances, jCk , of thepacitors
prototype j L
that
filter
series
k
begives
inductors k must be replaced with capacitors C k , and shunt c
replaced with inductors L . The new 0component values are given b
Ck must
! k j!Ck
c 1 1
j Xk = j Lk = ,
A negative
C k = , (8.69
jCcapacitance
k isnt c L k
!cc 1
possible
L k =
1 1
Yk = j!Ck j Bk =j j C Ckk= , c Ck
. (8.69
! jL k j!L0k
Impedance scaling can be included by using (8.64) to give
which shows that series inductors L k must be replaced with capacitors Ck , and shunt ca-
Combined frequency and
. The new 1
pacitors Ck must be replaced with inductors
impedanceLscaling
k component
C = values are
, given by (8.70
k
R0 c L k
1 R0
Ck = , L k = . (8.69a) (8.70
c L k c Ck
1
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imally flat response has a flatter attenuation characteristic in the passband but a
slightly lower cutoff rate. The linear phase filter has the worst cutoff rate but a
very good group delay characteristic.
Transformation to Band Pass-Filter 8.4 Filter Transformations
8.4 Filter Transformations
otype filter designs can also be transformed to have the bandpass or bandstop
low-pass response of Figure 8.31a asthe
follows:
The
trated in Figure
low-pass
8.31. If 1 and
low-pass prototype
2 denote
response of Figure
! 8.31a filter
edges
can be again
of the passband, then a
as"follows: scaled
onse Low-pass
can be obtained
prototypeusing
filter the following
designs can alsofrequency
be substitution:
transformed to have the bandpass or bandstop
differently
responses for
illustrated in When
Figure =bandpass
8.31.
1
, and 1denote
0If filter
0!
= 0. design
1 0 2 theedges 0
"
of the passband, then a
! "
When "!!0 ,
= "" # = 0. $
bandpass response
0 canbe obtained
0 using
1 1 thefollowing
" 0 0frequency
0! 1 "12 substitution:
02 # $
=
When =1 , 1 =, = 1.
(8.71)
2 2
2 1 0 When!" =
" 0 "
10,0
!" 0 0="11 1 0 = 1.

0
! "= "10 # 20 ",2 $ 0 1 (8.71)
1 0 " 1 2 0 # $
When2 =
1 2, 0 ! = 0 " =21. 2
" 0 1 " 0 0 21 2 0
When = 2 , = = 1.
where
2 1
" 0 " 0 2
The new" filter
= elements are determined by using (8.71) in the expressions
(8.72) for the series
reactance andThe
shunt
newsusceptances.
0 elements
filter Thus,2
are 1
determined
Bandby edges
using (8.71) in the expressions for the series
! " =
" (8.72)
reactance and j shunt
susceptances.
0 0 Thus,
L k 0 L k 1
j Xk =
al bandwidth of the passband. The center
! k = j"
Lfrequency, j0 , could be kchosen
= jL j ,
" 0 j 0 " 0 "
L k 0 L k C k 1
is theof
ic mean fractional
1 and bandwidth
2 , but the jofXequations
the passband. The
are center
L k =if jfrequency,
simpler j 0 ,ascould
it is chosen thejLbe chosen
For a series k =
" " "
= k j
C ,
n: as theinductor
arithmetic meanthat
which shows 1 andinductor,
of aseries 2 , but0Lthe
k , isequations
transformedaretosimpler
a0 series ifLC
it circuit
is chosen
withas the k
element
geometricvalues
mean:
which showsthat a series inductor, L k , is transformed to a series LC circuit with element
0 = 1 2 .
values L = L k , (8.73)
transformed 0 = k 1 2 .
"0
(8.74a)
(8.73)
formation of (8.71) maps
into
the
a seriescharacteristics
bandpass " L
of =
Lk
Figure ,8.31b to the (8.74a)
L &ofC circuit k
Then the transformation (8.71) Ck =
maps the bandpass "
characteristics
. 0 of Figure 8.31b to(8.74b)
the
0 L k
"
Similarly, C k = . (8.74b)
0 L k
! "
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Similarly, j k k 1
which shows that a series inductor, L k , is transformed to a series LC circuit with element
Lk
values L = k , (8.74a)
"L0
Transformation to Band Pass-Filter
k
, L k = (8.74a)
"" 0
C = . k (8.74b)
0 L"
k
Ck = . (8.74b)
Similarly for the shunt capacitor
Similarly, 0 L k
Similarly, ! "
j ! 0 " Ck 0 C k 1
j Bk = j C
0k
= j Ck j 0 C k = jC k j 1 ,
"
j Bk = 0 Ck "
= j 0 j " = jCk j L
" 0 "0 " k, L k
which shows that a shunt capacitor, Ck , is transformed to a shunt LC circuit with element
values which shows that a shunt capacitor, Ck , is transformed to a shunt LC circuit with element
values
"
transformed L k L= = ", , (8.74c)
(8.74c)
k 0 C k
into parallel L 0 Ck
& C circuit C kC k
Ck C=k = . . (8.74d)
(8.74d)
""0 0

The low-pass
The low-pass filter elements
filter elements are thusare thus converted
converted to toseries
seriesresonant
resonant circuits
circuits (having
(havinga alowlow
impedance at resonance)
in theinseries
the series arms,
andand
to to parallelresonant
resonant circuits
circuits (having
(havinga ahigh
Can also use the inverse of this transform to create a
impedance at resonance) arms, parallel high
impedance at resonance) in the shunt arms. Notice that both series
impedance at resonance) in the shunt arms. Notice that both series and parallel resonatorand parallel resonator
band
elements stop
elements have ahave filter
a resonant
resonant frequency of 0 .
frequency of 0 .
The inverse transformation can be used to obtain a bandstop response. Thus,
The
The prototype low-pass filter is"very
inverse transformation can be used to obtain a bandstop response. Thus,
! 1
useful
! "
0 1
" 0 , (8.75)
" 0 , (8.75)
0
where " and 0 have theUniversity
same definitions as in Dr.
of Surrey 2016 EEE3033 (8.72) and (8.73). Then series inductors of
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Filter Transformations Summary
Chapter 8: Microwave Filters
! "
1
TABLE 8.6 Summary of Prototype Filter Transformations ! = 2
0

Low-pass High-pass Bandpass Bandstop

L
1 L 1
L 0
cL 0 0 L

0L

1
1 C
C 0C
cC 0C 0
C
0

The table summarizes all of the prototype filter transformations


The shunt capacitor of the low-pass prototype is converted to series LC circuits having
element values given by
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n
3
=
n
Design
= 2 Example
n
Design a maximally flat low-pass filter with a cutoff of
2 GHz, impedance of 50 Ohm, 1
and at least 15 dB
=
insertion loss at 3 GHz. n

1. Determine the number of filter elements


7 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.50 0.70 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10.0
! 1 = 3/2 -1 = 0.5
!c
(b)
n=5
sus normalized frequency for equal-ripple filter prototypes.
The filter will have
level. (b) 3.0 five
dB ripple level.
elements
. Matthaei, L. Young, and E. M. T. Jones, Microwave Filters, Impedance-
s, and Coupling Structures, Artech House, Dedham, Mass., 1980, with

Figure from: Pozar p. 405, Fig. 8.26, copied under CLA


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Ck = , (8.70a)
R0 c L k
R0
L k = . (8.70b)
c Ck

Design Example EXAMPLE 8.3 LOW-PASS FILTER DESIGN COMPARISON


Design a maximally flat low-pass filter with a cutoff frequency of 2 GHz, imped-

Use the table to look up the element values


ance of 50 ", and at least 15 dB insertion loss at 3 GHz. Compute and plot the
2. amplitude response and group delay for f = 0 to 4 GHz, and compare with an
equal-ripple (3.0 dB ripple) and linear phase filter having the same order.

Solution
First find the required order of the maximally flat filter to satisfy the insertion loss
specification at 3 GHz. We have that |/c | 1 = 0.5; from Figure 8.26 we see
that N = 5 will be sufficient. Then Table 8.3 gives the prototype element values as

g1 = 0.618,
g2 = 1.618,
g3 = 2.000,
g4 = 1.618,
g5 = 0.618.

3. Pick either filter pro-type. Initial filter design


complete
4. Frequency and impedance scaling remain

Table from: Pozar p. 404, Table 8.3, copied under CLA

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and at least 15 dB insertion loss at 3 GHz. Compute and plot the
ponse and group delay for f = 0 to 4 GHz, and compare with an
3.0 dB ripple) and linear phase filter having the same order. C 1' C 3' C 5' RL = 50

Design Example
FIGURE
equired order of the maximally flat filter 8.29 the
to satisfy Low-pass, maximally
insertion loss flat filter circuit for Example 8.3.
at 3 GHz. We 5. have
Complete
that |/c | frequency and8.26
1 = 0.5; from Figure impedance
we see scaling
ll be sufficient. Then Table 8.3 gives the prototype
Then (8.67)element values
can be used as the scaled element values:
to obtain

g1 = 0.618, C1 = 0.984 pF,


g2 = 1.618, L 2 = 6.438 nH,
Filters Pozar August 25, 2011 18:16
g3 = 2.000, C3 = 3.183 pF,
g4 = 1.618, L 4 = 6.438 nH,
g5 = 0.618. C5 = 0.984 pF.

The final filter circuit is shown in Figure 8.29; the ladder circuit of Figure 8.25
8.4 Filter Transformations
was used, but that of Figure 8.25b could have been used just as well.
The component values for the equal-ripple filter and the linear phase filte
RS = 50 L 2' L 4'
for N = 5, can be determined from Tables 8.4 and 8.5. The amplitude and grou
delay results for these three filters are shown in Figure 8.30. These results clearl
show the trade-offs involved with the three types of filters. The equal-ripple re
RL = 50
C 1' C 3' C 5'
sponse has the sharpest cutoff but the worst group delay characteristics. The max
imally flat response has a flatter attenuation characteristic in the passband but
slightly lower cutoff rate. The linear phase filter has the worst cutoff rate but
Design completed.
FIGURE 8.29 Low-pass, maximally
veryflatgood
filtergroup
circuit delay
for Example 8.3.
characteristic.

Then (8.67) can be used to obtain the scaled element values: Figure from: Pozar p. 411, Fig. 8.29, copied under CLA

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Comparison of Filter Types

It is important to consider magnitude and phase changes in a


filter design

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Study Aid
Filters using the insertion loss method are very easy
to learn but require some practice.
Problems are very easy to construct and solve
Use ADS to understand how to build and scale

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Summary Points
Introduction to filters and how to construct low-pass,
high-pass, and band pass filters using the insertion
loss method.

Attenuation and tabulated coefficients allow easy


design of prototype scaled circuits.

Scaling is necessary to realize the performance at


desired frequency.

From Section 8.3, Pozar, 4th ed.

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