GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS
Typical Band Usage
VHF Band
Low Range
6-Meter Amateur
U.S. Government
2-Meter Amateur
High Range
UHF Band
U.S. Government
70-cm Amateur
Low Range
FM-TV Audio Broadcast, Wide
Band
Public Service
Conventional Systems
Conventional/Trunked Sys-
tems
Trunked Systems
Public Safety
High Range
33-Centimeter Amateur
Private Trunked
General Trunked
Fixed Services
Studio-to-Transmitter Broad-
cast Links
Private Fixed Services, Paging
Primary Usage
As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concen-
trated on the following frequencies:
VHF Band
Activities
Government, Police, and Fire
Emergency Services
Railroad
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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
806.00–823.93 MHz
851.00–856.00 MHz
856.00–861.00 MHz
861.00–866.00 MHz
866.00–868.93 MHz
896.11–902.00 MHz
902.00–928.00 MHz
935.00–940.00 MHz
940.00–941.00 MHz
941.00–944.00 MHz
944.00–952.00 MHz
952.00–956.00 MHz
Frequencies
153.785–155.980 MHz
158.730–159.460 MHz
160.000–161.900 MHz