Typical Band Usage; Primary Usage - Radio Shack PRO-2040 Owner's Manual

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Typical Band Usage

HF Band (3.00–30.0 MHz)
10-Meter Amateur Band
High Range
VHF Band (30.00–300.0 MHz)
Low Range
6-Meter Amateur
Aircraft
U.S. Government
2-Meter Amateur
High Range
UHF Band (300.00 MHz–3.0 GHz)
U. S. Government
0.6-Meter Amateur
Low Range
FM-TV Audio Broadcast, Wide Band
Conventional Systems
Conventional/Trunked Systems
Trunked Systems
Public Safety
Private Trunked
General Trunked

Primary Usage

As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the following fre-
quencies:
VHF Band
Government, Police, and Fire
Emergency Services
Railroad
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Activities
29.00–29.70 MHz
29.70–29.90 MHz
30.00–50.00 MHz
50.00–54.00 MHz
108.00–136.00 MHz
138.00–144.00 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
470.00–806.00 MHz
851.00–856.00 MHz
856.00–861.00 MHz
861.00–866.00 MHz
866.00–869.00 MHz
896.00–940.00 MHz
940.00–956.00 MHz
Frequencies
153.785–155.980 MHz
158.730–159.460 MHz
160.000–161.900 MHz