Guide To The Action Bands - Radio Shack 200 Ch VHF/Air/UHF Home Scanner Owner's Manual

GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS

Typical Band Usage
VHF Band (29.00-300.00 MHz)
Low Range
6-Meter Amateur
U.S. Government
2-Meter Amateur
High Range
UHF Band (300 MHz-3.0 GHz)
U.S. Government
70-cm Amateur
Low Range
FM-TV Audio Broadcast, Wide Band
Primary Usage
As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the following frequen-
cies:
VHF Band
Activities
Government, Police, and Fire
Emergency Services
Railroad
UHF Band
Activities
Land-Mobile "Paired"
Frequencies
Base Stations
Mobile Units
Repeater Units
Control Stations
Note: Remote control stations and mobile units operate at 5 MHz higher than their
associated base stations and relay repeater units.
29.00–50.00 MHz
50.00–54.00 MHz
137.00–144.00 MHz
144.00–148.00 MHz
148.00–174.00 MHz
406.00–420.00 MHz
420.00–450.00 MHz
450.00–470.00 MHz
470.00–512.00 MHz
Frequencies
153.785–155.980 MHz
158.730–159.460 MHz
160.000–161.900 MHz
Frequencies
450.000–470.000 MHz
451.025–454.950 MHz
456.025–459.950 MHz
460.025–464.975 MHz
465.025–469.975 MHz
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