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(200-0512) Guide to the Action Bands Faxback Doc. # 38892
Typical Band Usage
VHF Band
Low Range..................................................29.00-50.00 MHz
6-Meter Amateur............................................50.00-54.00 MHz
U.S. Government..........................................137.00-144.00 MHz
2-Meter Amateur..........................................144.00-148.00 MHz
High Range...............................................148.00-174.00 MHz
UHF Band
U.S. Government..........................................406.00-420.00 MHz
70-cm Amateur............................................420.00-450.00 MHz
Low Range................................................450.00-470.00 MHz
FM-TV Audio Broadcast, Wide Band.........................470.00-512.00 MHz
Public Service...........................................806.00-823.93 MHz
Conventional Systems.....................................851.00-856.00 MHz
Conventional/Trunked Systems.............................856.00-861.00 MHz
Trunked Systems..........................................861.00-866.00 MHz
Public Safety............................................866.00-868.93 MHz
High Range...............................................896.11-902.00 MHz
33-Centimeter Amateur....................................902.00-928.00 MHz
Private Trunked..........................................935.00-940.00 MHz
General Trunked..........................................940.00-941.00 MHz
Fixed Services...........................................941.00-944.00 MHz
Studio-to-Transmitter Broadcast Links....................944.00-952.00 MHz
Private Fixed Services, Paging...........................952.00-960.00 MHz
Aeronautical Navigation.................................960.00-1000.00 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
Emergencies Services...................................158.730-159-460 MHz
Railroad...............................................160.000-161.900 MHz
UHF Band
Activities.....................................................Frequencies
Land-Mobile "Paired" Frequencies.......................450.000-470.000 MHz
Base Stations..........................................451.025-454.950 MHz
Mobile Units...........................................456.025-459.950 MHz
Repeater Units.........................................460.025-464.975 MHz
Control Stations.......................................465.025-469.975 MHz
Note:
Remote control stations and mobile units operate at 5 MHz higher than
their associated base stations and relay repeater units.
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 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 Truck
TRAN...............................................Transportation Services
(Trucks, Tow Trucks, Buses, Railroad, Other)
TSB........................................................Trunked Systems
TVn..................................................FM-TV Audio Broadcast
USXX.................................................Government Classified
UTIL...............................................Power & Water Utilities
WTHR...............................................................Weather
VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF)
VHF Low Band - (29.7-50 MHz-in 5 kHz steps)
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
36.250...................................................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
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 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
157.450................................................................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
161.580-162.000.............................................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
173.5625-173.5875..................................MIL Medical/Crash Crews
173.60-173.9875.......................................................GOVT
ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY (UHF)
U.S. Government Band (406-420 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..........................................................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..................................................BUS, 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
511.750.........................................................Channel 20
Note:
Some Cities use the 470-512 MHz band for land/mobile service.
Conventional Systems Band - Locally Assigned
851.0125-855.9875......................................................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
33-Centimeter Amateur Band (902-928 MHz)
902.0000-928.0000......................................................HAM
Private Trunked
935.0125-939.9875......................................................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 the number of megahertz by 1,000:
9.62 (MHz) x 1000 = 9620 kHz
To convert from kHz to MHz, divide the number of kilohertz by 1,000:
2780 (kHz) / 1000 = 2.780 MHz
To convert MHz to meters, divide 300 by the number of megahertz:
300 / 7.1 MHz = 42.25 meters
(br/km-04/14/1997)
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