PRO-2026 100-Chan Mobile Prog Scanner 200-0148B Typical Band Usage

PRO-2026 100-Channel Mobile Programmable Scanner
(200-0148B)            Typical Band Usage              Faxback Doc. # 16903

The following is a brief listing of the services that typically use the
bands received by your scanner.  This listing can help you decide which
ranges you would like to scan.

Abbreviations:

Affiliate Radio System................................................MARS
Amateur................................................................Ham
Automobile Emergency............................................Auto Emer.
Broadcast Remote....................................................BC. R.
Bureau of Reclamation...........................................Bur. Recl.
Civil Air Patrol.......................................................CAP
Department of Agriculture and Forestry.......................Agr. and For.
Fire Department.......................................................F.D.
Forest Products.................................................For. Prod.
Forestry Conservation..........................................Fors. Cons.
Government...........................................................Govt.
Highway Maintenance...................................................Hwy.
Land Transportation...............................................Land Tr.
Local Government..................................................L. Govt.
Manufacturers.........................................................Mfg.
Military...............................................................MIL
Mobile Telephone.................................................Mob. Tel.
Motion Picture.....................................................Mot. P.
Motor Carrier................................................Buses. Trucks
National Parks...................................................Nat. Park
Petroleum.............................................................Pet.
Police................................................................P.D.
Power Utilities......................................................Power
Radio Paging..........................................................Page
Railroad.............................................................R. R.
Relay Press State Police..........................................St. P.D.
Special Emergency.................................................Sp. Ind.
Taxicab Radio.........................................................Taxi
Telephone Maintenance..........................................Tel. Maint.
U.S. Coastal and Geodetic Survey................................U.S.C.G.S.
U.S. Navy..............................................................USN
U.S. Weather Bureau...............................................U.S.W.B.

29 - 54 MHz BAND

29.00 - 29.70.................................................10-meter HAM
29.70 - 29.80...................................................For. Prod.
29.80 - 30.00........................................................Aero.
30.01 - 30.56........................................................Govt.
30.56 - 30.62.....................................................Sp. Ind.
30.66 - 31.24....................Ind. (Pet., For. Cons., Bus., For. Prod.)
31.26 - 31.98.........................................SP. Ind., For. Cons.
32.00 - 33.00........................................................Govt.
33.02 - 33.16........................................Hwy., Sp. Emer., Bus.
33.18 - 33.38.........................................................Pet.
33.42 - 33.98.........................................................F.D.
34.00 - 35.00........................................................Govt.
35.02 - 35.18.........................................................Bus.
35.22 - 35.66.............................................Mob. Tel. & Page
35.70 - 35.72.........................................................Bus.
35.74 - 35.98..............................................SP. Ind. & Bus.
36.00 - 37.00........................................................Govt.
37.02 - 37.44..............................................P.D. & L. Govt.
37.46 - 37.86........................................................Power
37.90 - 37.98..............................................Hwy. & Sp Emer.
38.00 - 39.00........................................................Govt.
39.02 - 39.98...............................................P.D., L. Govt.
40.00 - 42.00........................................................Govt.
42.02 - 42.94.....................................................St. P.D.
42.96 - 43.18..............................................Sp. Ind. & Bus.
43.22 - 43.68...............................................Mob. Tel. Page
43.70 - 44.60.................................................Trucks. Bus.
44.62 - 45.06.........................................St. P.D., For. Cons.
45.08 - 45.66.........................................................P.D.
45.68 - 46.04.........................................P.D. Hwy., SP. Emer.
46.06 - 46.50.........................................................F.D.
46.52 - 46.58.....................................................L. Govt.
46.60 - 47.00........................................................Govt.
47.02 - 47.40.....................................................St. Hwy.
47.42............................................................Red Cross
47.44 - 47.68...........................................Sp. Ind. Sp. Emer.
47.70 - 48.54........................................................Power
48.56 - 49.58..............................................For. Prod. Pet.
49.60 - 50.00........................................................Govt.
50.00 - 54.00...................................6 Meter Amateur (Ham) Band

108 - 136.975 MHz BAND

108.000 - 118.000...........................................Air Navigation
118.000 - 136.975.................................................Aircraft
137 - 174 MHz BAND
137.000 - 144.000....................................................Govt.
144.000 - 148.000......................................................HAM
148.010...............................................................MARS
148.150................................................................CAP
148.155 - 148.250......................................................MIL
148.290 - 150.750......................................................USN
150.815 - 150.995.....................................................Bus.
151.010 - 151.130......................................................HWY
151.145 - 151.475...............................................For. Cons.
151.505 - 151.595.................................................SP. Ind.
151.625 - 151.955.....................................................Bus.
151-985 - 152.240...........................................Mob Tel. (RCC)
152.270 - 152.450.....................................................Taxi
152.480 - 152.840...........................................Mob. Tel. Page
152.870 - 153.020.........................................SP. Ind. Mot. P.
153.050 - 153.440..........................................Pet., For Prod.
153.470 - 153.710....................................................Power
153.740 - 154.115.................................................L. Govt.
154.130 - 154.445.....................................................F.D.
154.450 - 154.600.....................................Sp. Ind., Pet., Bus.
154.655 - 155.145.................................P.D., L. Govt., St. P.D.
155.160 - 155.400..........................................Sp. Emer., P.D.
155.415 - 156.030...........................................P.D., L. Govt.
156.045 - 156.240...............................................Hwy., P.D.
156.275 - 157.425...................................................Marine
157.456 - 157.500...............................................Auto Emer.
157.530 - 157.710.....................................................Taxi
157.740 - 158.100..........................................Mob. Tel., Page
158.130 - 158.460..................................Power, For. Prod., Pet.
158.490 - 158.700..........................................Mob. Tel. (RCC)
158.730 - 158.970...........................................P.D., L. Govt.
158.985 - 159.210................................................P.D. Hwy.
159.225 - 159.465................................................For Cons.
159.510 - 160.200...................................................Trucks
160.215 - 161.565....................................................R. R.
161.600 - 162.000...................................................Marine
162.026 - 162.175...............................................Bur. Recl.
162.400...........................................................U.S.W.B.
162.550...........................................................U.S.W.B.
163.125.....................................................Indian Affairs
163.175.........................................................Bur. Recl.
163.275...........................................................U.S.W.B.
163.388 - 163.538......................................................MIL
163.825 - 163.975....................................................Govt.
164.025 - 164.075...............................................U.S.C.G.S.
164.175 - 165.188...................Bur. Recl. Nat. Pk. Govt., Agr. & For.
169.300.............................................................F.A.A.
169.450 - 169.725...............................................Ind., Data
170.150.......................................................F.D., BC. R.
170.200 - 170.220...............................................U.S.C.G.S.
170.225 - 170.325...........................................Ind., Land Tr.
170.425 - 170.575...............................................For. Cons.
170.975 - 171.250......................................Govt. Ind. Land Tr.
171.388 - 172.725......Bur. Recl., For. Cons. Ind. Dept. Ag. & For., Govt.
172.775...........................................................Nat. Pk.
173.025...........................................................U.S.W.B.
173.075.........................................................U.S.C.G.S.
173.204.............................Mot. P., Pet., Bur. Recl. Press Relay.

406 - 512 MHz BAND

406.000 - 420.000....................................................Govt.
420.000 - 450.000......................................................HAM
450.050 - 450.950...............................................Remote Br.
451.000 - 451.150....................................................Util.
451.175 - 451.750....................For. Prod., Pet., Power., Tel. Maint.
451.775 - 451.975...............................................Spec. Ind.
452.000 - 452.500................................Taxi. Mot. Carrier, R. R.
452.525 - 452.600................................................Auto Club
452.625 - 452.975.......................................Motor Carr., R. R.
453.000 - 453.975.....................................L. Govt., P.D., F.D.
454.000 - 454.975................................................Mob. Tel.
455.000 - 455.975...............................................Remote Br.
456.000 - 458.975...............................P.D., F.D., Ind., Lan. Tr.
459.000 - 459.975..........................................Domestic Public
460.000 - 460.625...............................................P.D., F.D.
460.650 - 462.175.....................................................Bus.
462.200 - 462.450.....................................................Taxi
462.750 - 462.975.....................................................Bus.
463.000 - 463.175..................................................Medical
463.200 - 464.975.....................................................Bus.
465.000 - 467.500...............................P.D., F.D., Ind., Land Tr.
467.750 - 467.925.....................................................Bus.
467.7375 - 469.975.............................Pub. Safety. Ind., Land Tr.

TV. Bands for Special Communications

    470 - 476 T.V. Channel 14
    476 - 482 T.V. Channel 15
    482 - 488 T.V. Channel 16
    488 - 494 T.V. Channel 17
    494 - 500 T.V. Channel 18
    500 - 506 T.V. Channel 19
    506 - 512 T.V. Channel 20

6 MHz Segment is allocated for Channel 14

470.0125 - 470.2875..........................Domestic Public, (Base, Mob.)
470.3125 - 471.1375..........................................Public Safety
471.1625 - 471.2875.........................................Reserve Pool A
471.3125 - 471.4125......................................Pwr., Tel. Maint.
471.4375 - 471.6375.............................................Spec. Ind.
471.6625 - 471.7875.........................................Reserve Pool B
471.8125 - 472.3375...................................................Bus.
472.3625 - 472.4375...................................................Taxi
472.4675 - 472.7875.......................R. R., Motor Carrier, Auto Emer.
472.8125 - 472.9875.................................Pet., For. Prod., Mfg.
473.0125 - 473.2875........................................Domestic Public
473.3125 - 474.1375..........................................Public Safety
474.1625 - 474.2875.........................................Reserve Pool A
474.3125 - 474.4125......................................Pwr., Tel. Maint.
474.4375 - 474.6375....................................Spec. Ind. (Mobile)
474.6625 - 474.7875.........................................Reserve Pool B
474.8125 - 475.3375...................................................Bus.
475.3625 - 475.4375...................................................Taxi
475.4625 - 475.7875.......................R. R., Motor Carrier, Auto Emer.
475.8125 - 475.9876...................................Pet. For. Prod. Mfg.

806 - 947 MHz BAND

806.000 - 816.000.................................Domestic Public (Mobile)
816.000 - 821.000..........................................Mobile Trunking
851.000 - 861.000...................................Domestic Public (Base)
861.000 - 866.000............................................Base Trunking
902.000 - 928.000....................................Industrial Scientific

These frequencies are subject to change and might vary some from area to
area.  For a more complete listing, refer to the Police Call Radio Guide
Including Fire and Emergency Services at your local Radio Shack Store.

You might discover one of your regular stations on a frequency that is not
listed.  This could be what is known as an "image."  For example, if you
find a station on 453.2750 that you also hear on 474.8750, do a little
math to see if it is an image.  Take the intermediate frequency of 10.8
MHz and double it (21.6 MHz).  Then, subtract 21.6 MHz from the "new"
frequency.  If the answer is the normal frequency, you have tuned to an
image.  Occasionally, you might get interference on a weak or distant
channel from a strong broadcast 21.6 MHz (2 x 10.8 MHz) below the tuned
frequency.  This is rare, and the image signal is usually cleared whenever
a broadcast on the actual frequency is in progress.