US lawFederal (United States)RegulationsTitle 47 CFR — TelecommunicationChapter I — FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSIONPart 18 — INDUSTRIAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENTSubpart C — Technical Standards18.30347 C.F.R. § 18.303Prohibited frequency bands.Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 28 wordsOfficial source Cite as 47 C.F.R. § 18.303 (2026)Operation of ISM equipment within the following safety, search and rescue frequency bands is prohibited: 490-510 kHz, 2170-2194 kHz, 8354-8374 kHz, 121.4-121.6 MHz, 156.7-156.9 MHz, and 242.8-243.2 MHz.Previous47 C.F.R. § 18.301Next47 C.F.R. § 18.305