RF CHANNEL PLAN FOR CDMA

Cellular Band
The 1.23 MHz bandwidth for a CDMA channel suggests that the minimum center frequency
separation between center frequencies is 1.23 MHz. The valid CDMA center frequencies are on
AMPS channel numbers 1013-1023, 1-311, 356-644, 689-694, and 739-777. This is shown in the
table below. Only the primary and secondary center frequencies are fixed. Each system operator
is free to choose other center frequencies.
Valid CDMA Number AMPS Transmitter Center Frequency, MHz
Center of Analog Channel
System Frequencies Channels Number –Mobile– –Base–
991 824.040 869.040
22
A" 1012 824.670 869.670
(1 MHz)
1013 824.700 869.700
1023 825.000 870.000
CDMA 322 1 825.030 870.030
283 (primary) 833.490 878.490
A
(10 MHz) 311 834.330 879.330
312 834.360 879.360
22
333 834.990 879.990
334 835.020 880.020
22
355 835.650 880.650
356 835.680 880.680
B
(10 MHz) CDMA 289 384 (primary)
644 844.320 889.320
645 844.350 889.350
22
666 844.980 889.980
667 845.010 890.010
22
688 845.640 890.640
689 845.670 890.670
A'
(1.5 MHz) CDMA 6 691 (secondary)
694 845.820 890.820
695 845.850 890.850
22
716 846.480 891.480
717 846.510 891.510
22
738 847.140 892.140
B' 739 847.170 892.170
(2.5 MHz)
CDMA 39

777 (secondary) 848.310 893.310

778 848.340 893.340
22
799 848.970 893.970

Note: There are 21 duplex "analog" control channels for each system. CDMA center
frequencies are not allowed in this region.
System A: N = 313, ... 333
System B: N = 334, ... 354

The formulas below allow calculation of the center frequency for a specific channel number on
the uplink (mobile) and downlink (base station).
Uplink: [0.03 N + 825] MHz N = 1, 2 ... 799
[0.03 (N-1023) + 825] MHz N = 991, 992, ... 1023
Downlink [0.03 N + 870] MHz N = 1, 2 ... 799
[0.03 (N -1023) + 870] MHz N = 991, 992, ... 1023