PRO-2044 Programmable 80-Channel Home Scanner
(200-0416)                 Frequencies                Faxback Doc. # 38289


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, ref
er to the "Police Call Radio Guide including Fire and Emergency Services", available at your local Radio Shack store.

Abbreviations                                            Services

BIFC ................................... Boise (ID) Interagency Fire Cache
BUS ............................................................. Business
CAP ..................................................... Civil Air Patrol
CB ......................................................... Citizens Band
CCA ....................................................... Common Carrier
CSB ................................................. Conventional Systems
CTSB ........................................ Conventional/Trunked systems
FIRE ..................................................... Fire Department
HAM .................................................. Amateur (Ham) Radio
GOVT .................................................. Federal Government
GMR ................................................. General Mobile Radio
GTR ...................................................... General Trunked
IND .................................................. Industrial Services
                   (Manufacturing, Construction, 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, Busses, Railroad, Other)
TSB ...................................................... Trunked Systems
TVn ................................................ FM-TV Audio Broadcast
USXX ............................................... Government Classified
UTIL ............................................. Power & Water Utilities
WTHR ............................................................. Weather

High Frequency (HF) - (3 MHz-30 MHz)

10-Meter Amateur Band (28.0-29.7 MHz)

29.000-29.700 ........................................................ Ham

Very High Frequency (VHF) - (30 MHz-300 MHz)

Very Low Band (29.7-50 MHz - in 5 kHz steps)

29.700-29.790 ........................................................ IND
29.900-30.550 .................................................. 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, TELM
36.000-36.230 .................................................. GOVT, MIL
36.230-36.990 ............................... Oil Spill Cleanup, 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
121.510-136.000 .......................................................AIR

U.S. Government Band (137-144 MHz)

137.000-144.00 ................................................. GOVT, MIL

2-Meter Amateur Band (144-148 MHz)

144.000-148.000 ...................................................... HAM

VHF High Band (148-174 MHz)

148.050-150.345 ............................................ CAP, MAR, MIL
150.775-150.790 ...................................................... MED
150.815-150.980 ................................... TOW, Oil Spill Cleanup
150.995-151.475 ................................................ ROAD, POL
151.490-151.955 ................................................. IND, BUS
151.985 ............................................................. TELM
152.0075 ............................................................. MED
152.030-152.240 ..................................................... TELB
152.270-152.480 ........................................... IND, TAXI, 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
154.600-154.625 ...................................................... BUS
154.655-156.240 ...................................... MED, ROAD, POL, PUB
156.255-157.425 ................................................ OIL, MARI
157.540 .............................................................. 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
161.580-162.000 ........................................... OIL, 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, USXX
166.250 .................................................. GOVT, RTV, FIRE
166.275-169.400 ............................................... GOVT, BIFC
169.445-169.505 ..................................... Wireless Mikes, GOVT
169.55-169.9875 .......................................... GOVT, MIL, USXX
170.000-170.150 .................................... BIFC, 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
173.225-173.5375 .................................... MOV, NEWS, UTIL, MIL
173.5625-173.58.75 .............................. MIL, Medical/Crash Crews
173.60-173.9875 ..................................................... GOVT

Ultra High Frequency (UHF) - (300 MHz-3 GHz)

U.S. Government Band (406-450 MHz)

406.125-419.975 ............................................... GOVT, USXX

70-Centimeter 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
453.0125-454.000 ................................................ PUB, 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 ................................................ BUD, IND
462.4625-462.525 .................................... IND, OIL, TELM, UTIL
462.550-462.925 ................................................. GMR, 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 in 6 MHz steps)

475.750 ....................................................... Channel 14
481.750 ....................................................... Channel 15
487.750 ....................................................... Channel 16
512.000 ....................................................... Channel 20

NOTE:  Some cities use the 470-512 MHz band for land/mobile service.

Avoiding Image Frequencies

You might discover one of your regular stations on another frequency that is not listed.  It might be what is known as an image frequency.  For example, you might find a service that regularly uses a frequency of 453.075 also on
474.775.

To see if it is an image, do a little math.

Note the new frequency.                                       474.775
Double the intermediate frequency of 10.85 MHz (21.700)
and subtract it from the new frequency.                       -21.700
                                                              _______
If the answer is the regular frequency,                       453.075
then you have tuned to an image.

Occasionally, you might get interference on a weak or distant channel from a strong broadcast 21.7 MHz below the tuned frequency.  This is rare, and the image signal is usually cleared whenever there is a broadcast on the actual frequency.

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 the number of megahertz by 1,000:
                   9.62 (MHz) x 1,000 = 9620 kHz.

To convert from kHz to MHz, divide the number of kilohertz by 1,000:
                   2780 (kHz) / 1,000 = 2.780 MHz.

To convert MHz to meters, divide 300 by the number of megahertz:
                    300 / 7.1 MHz = 42.25 meters.
 


(EB 3/10/97)

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