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GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS
Typical Band Usage (MHz)
VHF Band
Low Range
6-Meter Amateur 50.00-54.00
Aircraft
U.S. Government 137.00-144.00
2-Meter Amateur 144.00-148.00
High Range
UHF Band
U.S. Government
70-cm Amateur
Low Range
FM-TV Audio Broadcast, Wide Band 470.00-512.00
800 Band Law Enforcement
Conventional Systems
Conventional/Trunked Systems
Public Safety
Trunked Private/General
Primary Usage
As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the following frequencies.
Note: Remote control stations and mobile units operate at 5 MHz higher than their associated base stations
and relay repeater units.
VHF Band
2-Meter Amateur Band
Government, Police, and Fire
Emergency Services
Railroad
UHF Band
70-cm Amateur Band FM Repeaters 420.000-450.000
Land-Mobile "Paired" Frequencies
Base Station
Mobile Units
29.00-50.00
108.00-136.00
148.00-174.00
406.00-420.00
420.00-450.00
450.00-470.00
806.00-824.00
851.00-856.00
856.00-861.00
866.00-869.00
894.00-960.00
144.000-148.000
153.785-155.980
158.30-159.460
160.000-161.900
450.000-470.000
451.025-454.950
456.025-459.950
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