E band (NATO)

The NATO E band is a designation given to the radio frequencies from 2 000 to 3 000 MHz (equivalent to wavelengths between 15 and 10 cm) during the cold war period. Since 1992 detailed frequency allocations, allotment and assignments are in line to NATO Joint Civil/Military Frequency Agreement (NJFA).[1] However, in order to generically identify military radio spectrum requirements, e.g. for crises management planning, training, Electronic warfare activities, radar or in military operations, the Nato band system is often used.

NATO LETTER BAND DESIGNATION						BROADCASTING BAND DESIGNATION
NEW NOMENCLATURE			OLD NOMENCLATURE
BAND	FREQUENCY (MHz)		BAND	FREQUENCY (MHz)
A	0 – 250		I	100 – 150		Band I 47 – 68 MHz (TV)
						Band II 87.5 – 108 MHz (FM)
			G	150 – 225		Band III 174 – 230 MHz (TV)
B	250 – 500		P	225 – 390
C	500 – 1 000		L	390 – 1 550		Band IV 470 – 582 MHz (TV)
						Band V 582 – 862 MHz (TV)
D	1 000 – 2 000
			S	1 550 – 3 900
E	2 000 – 3 000
F	3 000 – 4 000
G	4 000 – 6 000		C	3 900 – 6 200
H	6 000 – 8 000		X	6 200 – 10 900
I	8 000 – 10 000
J	10 000 – 20 000		Ku	10 900 – 20 000
K	20 000 – 40 000		Ka	20 000 – 36 000
L	40 000 – 60 000		Q	36 000 – 46 000
			V	46 000 – 56 000
M	60 000 – 100 000		W	56 000 – 100 000
US- MILITARY / SACLANT
N	100 000 – 200 000
O	100 000 – 200 000

NATO E band

Frequency range	2 – 3 GHz
Wavelength range	15 – 10 cm
Related bands	S (IEEE) UHF (ITU)

References

1. NATO Joint Civil/Military Frequency Agreement (NJFA)