Repeater Units
Control Stations
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
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, 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, Forest Conservation)
PSB
Public Safety
PTR
Private Trunked
ROAD
Road & Highway Maintenance
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