RF Channel Number

Last updated: December 11, 2008

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) + 860.040	0.030*(N-1024) + 815.040
US PCS	0-1199	525	1930.000+0.05*N	1850.000+0.05*N
Japan Cellular	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
Secondary 800	720-919	820	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 Safety700	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

Channel can be changed at any time. Changing channel initiates an implicit handoff (see Performing a Hard Handoff ).

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