RF Exposure Thresholds

Created Thursday 11 April 2019

These are the power thresholds recommended by the FCC in publication OET-65. Operating a transmitter in excess of these thresholds requires a formal RF exposure evaluation.

Band        Power
-----------------
MF
    160m    500W

HF
     80m    500W
     75     500
     40     500
     30     425
     20     225
     17     125
     15     100
     12      75
     10      50

VHF
      6m     50W
      2      50
    125cm    50

UHF
     70cm    70W
     33     150
     23     200
     13     250

SHF         250W

EHF         250W