Band Allocation - Radio Shack PRO-92 Owner's Manual

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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 fre-
quencies your scanner receives. These frequencies are
subject to change, and might vary from area to area. For
a more complete listing, refer to the RadioShack "Police
Call," "Aeronautical Frequency Directory," and "Maritime
Frequency Directory" available at your local RadioShack
store.
Abbreviations Services
AIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft
BIFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boise (ID) Interagency Fire Cache
BUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Business
CAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civil Air Patrol
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 and Forest Products)
MAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Military Amateur Radio
MARI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maritime Limited Coast
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Coast Guard, Marine Telephone,)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shipboard Radio and 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 and Forestry Conservation)
PSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Public Safety
PTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Private Trunked
ROAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Road & Highway Maintenance
RTV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Radio/TV Remote Broadcast Pickup
TAXI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Taxi Services
TELB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile Telephone
TELC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cordless Phones
TELM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telephone Maintenance
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