Pro-60 (200-0309) Frequency Guide Faxback Doc. # 15355
National Weather Frequencies
161.650 162.425 162.500 162.550
161.775 162.450 162.525 163.275
162.400 162.475
Birdie Frequencies
Birdie are operating frequencies generated and used inside the scanner's
receiver. These operating frequencies could interfere with broadcasts
on the same frequencies and make them difficult or impossible to receive.
If you program one of these frequencies, you hear only noise on that
frequency. If the interference is not severe, you might be able to turn
SQUELCH clockwise to cut out the birdie. The most common birdies to
watch for are:
44.5450 178.1800 267.2750 473.3000 781.2000
84.8800 190.0000 284.1750 474.9000 801.8000
89.1000 214.1400 311.8125 486.1000 908.6250
102.9000 215.2000 317.2000 487.7000 910.6250
127.7500 222.725 356.3625 495.7500 912.6250
128.5500 225.900 400.9000 497.3500
133.6500 244.800 445.4500 504.3000
151.0250 259.075 460.5000 505.9000
158.2500 267.2625 462.1000 512.0000
To find your specific scanner's birdies, begin by disconnecting the antenna
and moving it away from the receiver. Make sure that no other nearby radio
or TV sets are tuned on. Use the search function and scan every frequency
band from its lowest frequency to the highest. Occasionally, the searching
will stop as if it has found a signal, often without any sound. That is a
birdie. Make a list of all the birdies in your particular scanner for
future reference.
GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS
United States Broadcast Bands
In the United States, there are several broadcast bands. The standard AM
and FM bands are probably the most well known. There are also four
television audio broadcasts bands - the lower three transmit on the VHF
band and the fourth transmits on the UHF band.
Typical Band Usage
VHF Band (30.0-300.0 MHz)
Low Range 30.00-50.00 MHz
6-Meter Amateur 50.00-54.00 MHz
FM-TV 54.00-72.00 MHz
Land Mobile 72.00-76.00 MHz
FM-TV 76.00-88.00 MHz
FM Radio 88.00-108.00 MHz
Aircraft 108.00-136.975 MHz
U. S. Government 137.00-144.000 MHz
2-Meter Amateur 144.00-148.000 MHz
High Range 148.00-174.000 MHz
FM-TV, VHF Wide 174.00-216.000 MHz
New Mobile, 1 1/4 Meter Amateur 216.00-224.000 MHz
UHF Band (300.00 MHz-3.0 GHz)
Military Aircraft 319.00-384.000 MHz
U. S. Government 406.00-420.000 MHz
70 cm Amateur 450.00-470.000 MHz
Low Range 450.00-470.000 MHz
FM-TV Audio
Broadcast, Wide Band 470.00-512.000 MHz
800 Band Law Enforcement 806.00-824.000 MHz
Conventional Systems 851.00-856.000 MHz
Trunked Systems 856.00-866.000 MHz
Public Safety 866.00-869.000 MHz
Trunked Private/General 894.00-999.9875 MHz
Primary Usage
As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the
following frequencies:
VHF Band
Activities Frequencies
Government, Police, and Fire 153.785-155.980 MHz
Emergency Services 158.730-159.460 MHz
Railroad 160.000-161.900 MHz
UHF Band
Activities Frequencies
Land-Mobile Paired 450.000-470.000 MHz
Frequencies
Base Station 451.025-459.950 MHz
Mobile Units 456.025-459.950 MHz
Relay/Repeater Units 460.025-464.975 MHz
Remote/Control Station 465.025-469.975 MHz
NOTE: Base stations and repeater units operate at 5 MHz lower than their
associated mobile units and control stations.
Specified Intervals
Frequencies in different bands are accessible only at specific intervals.
For example:
Band Type Specified Interval
VHF (Lo and Hi), HAM,
and Government 5.0 or 50.0 kHz steps
All Others 12.5 kHz steps
Aircraft 25.0 kHz steps
FM Broadcast 50.0 kHz steps
NOTE: Your scanner rounds down the entered frequency to the nearest
valid frequency. For example, if you try to enter 151.473, the
scanner accepts it as 151.470.
Band Allocation
To help decide which frequency ranges to scan, use the following listing
of the typical services that use the frequencies your scanner receives.
These frequencies are subject to change, and might vary from area to area.
For a more complete listing, refer to the "Police Call Guide Including
Fire and Emergency Services," available at your local Radio Shack store.
Abbreviations
AIR............................................................Aircraft
BIFC.............................................Boise (ID) Interagency
Fire Cache
BUS............................................................Business
CAP....................................................Civil Air Patrol
CB........................................................Citizens Band
CSB................................................Conventional Systems
CTSB........................................Conventional/Trunked System
FIRE....................................................Fire Department
HAM.................................................Amateur (Ham) Radio
GOVT.................................................Federal Government
GMR................................................General Mobile Radio
GTR.....................................................General Trunked
IND.................................................Industrial Services
(Manufacturing, Constructions,
Farming, Forest Products)
MAR..............................................Military Amateur Radio
MARI.............................................Maritime Limited Coast
(Coast Guard, Marine telephone,
Shipboard Radio, Private stations)
MARS.................................................Military Affiliate
Radio System
MED..........................................Emergency/Medical Services
MIL.......................................................U.S. Military
MOV.......................................Motion Picture/Video Industry
NEW...................................................New Mobile Narrow
NEWS........................................................Relay Press
(Newspaper reporters)
OIL..............................................Oil/Petroleum Industry
POL...................................................Police Department
PUB.....................................................Public Services
(Public Safety, Local Government
Forestry Conservation
PSB.......................................................Public Safety
PTR.....................................................Private Trunked
ROAD.....................................................Road & Highway
Maintenance
RTV.....................................................Radio/TV Remote
Broadcast Pickup
TAXI......................................................Taxi Services
TELB...................................................Mobile Telephone
(Aircraft, Radio Common Carrier,
Landline Companies
TELC....................................................Cordless Phones
TELM..............................................Telephone Maintenance
TOW..........................................................Tow Trucks
TRAN............................................Transportation Services
(Trucks, Tow Trucks, Buses,
Railroad, Other)
TSB.....................................................Trunked Systems
TV................................................FM-TV Audio Broadcast
USXX..............................................Government Classified
UTIL............................................Power & Water Utilities
WTHR............................................................Weather
Very High Frequency (VHF)-
(30 MHz-300 MHz)
Low Band - (30-50 MHz - in 5 kHz steps)
30.000-30.550..................................................GOVT, MIL
30.580-31.980...................................................IND, PUB
32.000-32.990..................................................GOVT, MIL
33.020-33.980..............................................BUS, IND, PUB
34.010-34.990..................................................GOVT, MIL
35.020-35.980..................................................BUS, PUB,
IND, ELM
36.000-36.230..................................................GOVT, MIL
36.250.................................................Oil Spill Cleanup
36.270-36.990..................................................GOVT, MIL
37.020-37.980...................................................PUB, IND
38.000-39.000..................................................GOVT, MIL
39.020-39.980........................................................PUB
40.000-42.000............................................GOVT, MIL, MARI
42.020-42.940........................................................POL
42.960-43.180........................................................IND
43.220-43.680.............................................TELM, IND, PUB
43.700-44.600.......................................................TRAN
44.620-46.580...................................................POL, PUB
46.600-46.990.................................................GOVT, TELC
47.020-47.400........................................................PUB
47.420................................................American Red Cross
47.440-49.580...................................................IND, PUB
49.610-49.990..................................................MIL, TELC
6-Meter Amateur Band-
(50-54 MHz)
50.00-54.00..........................................................HAM
Aircraft Band (108-136 MHz)
108.000-121.490......................................................AIR
121.500....................................................Air Emergency
121.510-136.975......................................................AIR
U.S. Government Band
(137-144 MHz)
137.000-144.000................................................GOVT, MIL
2-Meter Amateur Band
(144-148 MHz)
144.000-148.000......................................................HAM
VHF-Hi BAND (148-174 MHz)
148.050-150.345............................................CAP, MAR, MIL
150.775-150.790......................................................MED
150.815-150.965......................................................TOW
150.980................................................Oil Spill Cleanup
150.995-151.130.....................................................ROAD
151.145-151.475......................................................POL
151.490-151.955.................................................IND, BUS
151.985.............................................................TELM
152.0075.............................................................MED
152.030-152.240.....................................................TELB
152.270-152.465................................................IND. TAXI
152.480..............................................................BUS
152.510-152.840.....................................................TELB
152.870-153.020.................................................IND, MOV
153.035-153.725...........................................IND, OIL, UTIL
153.740-154.445................................................PUB, FIRE
154.490-154.570.................................................IND, BUS
154.585................................................Oil Spill Cleanup
154.600-154.624......................................................BUS
154.655-156.240................................................MED, ROAD
POL, PUB
156.255..............................................................OIL
156.275-157.425.....................................................MARI
157.450..............................................................MED
157.470-157.515......................................................TOW
157.530-157.725................................................IND, TAXI
157.740..............................................................BUS
157.770-158.100.....................................................TELB
158.130-158.460.............................................BUS, IND OIL
TELM, UTIL
158.490-158.700.....................................................TELB
158.730-159.465................................................POL, PUB,
ROAD
159.480..............................................................OIL
159.495-161.565.....................................................TRAN
161.580..............................................................OIL
161.600-162.000................................................MARI, RTV
162.0125-162.35..........................................GOVT, MIL, USXX
162.400-162.550.....................................................WTHR
162.5625-162.6375.............................................GOVT, MIL,
USXX
162.6625.............................................................MED
162.6875-163.225..............................................GOVT, MIL,
USXX
163.250..............................................................MED
163.275-166.225...............................................GOVT, MIL,
USXXS
166.250..................................................GOVT, RTV, FIRE
166.275-169.400...............................................GOVT, BIFC
169.445...................................................Wireless Mikes
169.500.............................................................GOVT
169.505...................................................Wireless Mikes
169.55-169.9875...............................................GOVT, RTV,
USXX
170.000.............................................................BIFC
170.025-170.150...............................................GOVT, RTV,
FIRE
170.175-170.225.....................................................GOVT
170.245-170.305...........................................Wireless Mikes
170.350-170.400................................................GOVT, MIL
170.425-170.450.....................................................BIFC
170.475..............................................................PUB
170.4875-173.175...............................................GOVT, PUB
Wireless Mikes
173.225-173.375...............................................MOV, NEWS,
UTIL
173.3875-173.5375....................................................MIL
173.5625-173.5875....................................................MIL
Medical/Crash Crews
173.60-173.9875.....................................................GOVT
Ultra High Frequency (UHF)-
(300 MHz-3 GHz)
Military Aircraft Band
(319.1-383.9 MHz)
380.000-383.900..............................................Coast Guard
U.S. Government Band
(406-450 MHz)
406.125-419.975...............................................GOVT, USXX
70-cm Amateur Band (420-450 MHz)
420.000 - 450.000....................................................HAM
Low Band (450-470 MHz)
450.050-450.925......................................................RTV
451.025-452.025.................................................IND, OIL
TELM, UTIL
452.0375-453.00............................................ ...IND, TAXI
TRAN TOW, NEWS
453.0125-453.9875....................................................PUB
454.000..............................................................OIL
454.025-454.975.....................................................TELB
455.050-455.925......................................................RTV
457.525-457.600......................................................BUS
458.025-458.175......................................................MED
460.0125-460.6375.............................................FIRE, POL,
PUB
460.650-462.175......................................................BUS
462.1875-462.450................................................BUS, IND
462.4625-462.525...............................................IND, OIL,
TELM, UTIL
462.550-462.725......................................................GMR
462.750-462.925......................................................BUS
462.9375-463.1875....................................................MED
463.200-467.925......................................................BUS
FM-TV Audio Broadcast, UHF Wide Band (470-512 MHz)
(Channels 14 through 69 MHz steps)
475.750......................................................Channels 14
481.750......................................................Channels 15
487.750......................................................Channels 16
493.750......................................................Channels 17
499.750......................................................Channels 18
505.750......................................................Channels 19
511.750......................................................Channels 20
NOTE: Some cities use the 470-512 MHz band for land/mobil service.
Conventional Systems Band-
Locally Assigned
806.0000-855.9875....................................................CSB
Conventional/Trunked Systems Band-
Locally Assigned
856.0125-860.9875...................................................CTSB
Trunked Systems Band -
Locally Assigned
861.0125-865.9875....................................................TSB
Public Safety Band -
Locally Assigned
866.0125-868.9875....................................................PSB
Private Trunked
894.0000-934.9875....................................................PTR
935.0000-939.9875....................................................PTR
General Trunked
940.0125-940.9875....................................................GTR
FREQUENCY CONVERSION
The tuning location of a station can be expressed in frequency (kHz or
MHz) or in wavelength (meters). The following information can help
you make the necessary conversions.
1 MHz (million) = 1,000 kHz (thousand)
To convert MHz to kHz, multiply by 1,000:
30.62 MHz x 1000 = 30620 kHz
To convert from kHz to MHz, divide by 1,000.
127,800 kHz
----------- = 127.8 MHz
1000
To convert MHz to meters, divide 300 by the number of megahertz.
300
----- = 1.75 meter
171 MHz
(LB/all-05/24/95)
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