RF Channel Number
Last updated: April 27, 2013
The range of RF channels available varies by cell bands.
CDMA Channel Number to CDMA Frequency Assignment
|
Cell Band
|
Channel Number
|
Preferred Channel Number
|
Center Frequency for Forward Channel N (MHz)
|
Center Frequency for Reverse Channel N (MHz)
|
|
US Cellular
|
1-799
|
384
|
0.03*N+870.000
|
0.03*N+825.000
|
|
991-1023
|
0.03*(N-1023)+870.000
|
0.03*(N-1023)+825.000
|
|
1024-1323
|
0.030*(N-1024) + 860.000
|
0.030*(N-1024) + 815.000
|
|
1324-1424
|
0.030*(N-1324) + 866.010
|
0.030*(N-1324) + 821.010
|
|
US PCS
|
0-1199 |
525
|
1930.000+0.05*N
|
1850.000+0.05*N
|
|
Japan CDMA
|
1-799 |
76
|
0.0125*N+860.000
|
0.0125*N+915.000
|
|
801-1039 |
0.0125*(N-800)+843.000
|
0.0125*(N-800)+898.000
|
|
1041-1199 |
0.0125*(N-1040)+832.000
|
0.0125*(N-1040)+887.000
|
|
1201-1600 |
0.0125*(N-1200)+838.000
|
0.0125*(N-1200)+893.000
|
|
Korean PCS
|
0-599 |
325
|
1840.000+0.05*N
|
1750.000+0.05*N
|
|
NMT-450
|
1-400 |
210
|
0.025*(N-1)+460.000
|
0.025*(N-1)+450.000
|
|
472-871 |
0.025*(N-472)+420.000
|
0.025*(N-472)+410.000
|
|
1039-1473 |
0.020*(N-1024)+461.000
|
0.020*(N-1024)+451.000
|
|
1536-1715 |
0.025*(N-1536)+489.000
|
0.025*(N-1536)+479.000
|
|
1792-2016
|
0.020*(N-1792)+489.000
|
0.020*(N-1792)+479.000
|
|
IMT-2000
* |
0-1199 |
525
|
2110.000+0.05*N
|
1920.000+0.05*N
|
|
Cellular
Upper 700
|
0-240 |
70 |
746.000+0.050*N
|
776.000+0.050*N |
|
Secondary 800
|
0-719 |
820
|
0.025*N+851.000
|
0.025*N+806.000
|
|
720-919 |
0.025*(N-720)+935.000
|
0.025*(N-720)+896.000
|
|
US PCS 1900
|
0-1299 |
525
|
1930.000+0.05*N
|
1850.000+0.05*N
|
|
AWS
|
0 - 899
|
300
|
2110.000+0.05*N
|
1710.000+0.05*N
|
|
PAMR 400
|
1-400
|
160
|
460.000+0.025*(N-1) |
450.000+ 0.025*(N-1) |
|
472 -871
|
420.000+ 0.025*(N-472) |
410.000+ 0.025*(N-472) |
|
1536 -1715
|
489.000+ 0.025*(N-1536) |
479.000+0.025*(N-1536) |
|
PAMR 800
|
0 -239
|
139
|
915.0125 + 0.025*N
|
870.0125 + 0.025*N
|
|
Public Safety
700 |
0 -240
|
70
|
757 + 0.050*N
|
787 + 0.050*N
|
|
Cellular
Lower 700
|
0 -360
|
193
|
728.000 + 0.050*N
|
698.000 + 0.050*N
|
|
TACS
|
1 - 1000 |
79 |
934.9875 + 0.025*N |
889.9875 + 0.025*N |
|
1329 - 2047
|
916.9875 + 0.025*(N-1328)
|
871.9875 + 0.025*(N-1328) |
|
2048 - 2108
|
849.000 + 0.025*(N-2048)
|
894.000 + 0.025*(N-2048) |
|
1800 MHz
|
0 - 1499 |
25 |
1805.000 + 0.050*N |
1710.000 + 0.050*N |
|
900 MHz
China Cellular
|
0 - 699
|
25
|
925 + 0.050*N
|
880.0 + 0.050*N
|
|
2.5 GHz
IMT-2000 Ext
*
|
0 - 1399 |
525 |
2620.000 + 0.050*N |
2500.000 + 0.050*N |
|
US 2.5 GHz
|
140 - 1459 |
520 |
2617.000 + 0.050*N |
2495.000 + 0.050*N |
|
US 2.5 GHz F
orward
L
ink
|
140 - 1459 |
520 |
2617.000 + 0.050*N |
NA |
|
*
Only applicable when system type is IS-2000. |
Channel can be changed at any time. Changing channel initiates an implicit handoff (see
Performing a Hard Handoff
).