A Guide To The Action Bands; Typical Band Usage - Realistic PRO-2024 Owner's Manual

GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS
With a little investigation, you can find
the active frequencies in your commu¬
nity to monitor exciting events. We
can give you some general pointers
on finding these frequencies and you
can take it from there. Please use cau¬
tion and common sense when you
hear an emergency call. Never go to
the scene of an emergency. It could
be very dangerous.
Find out if there is a local club that
monitors your community's frequen¬
cies. Perhaps a local electronics re¬
pair shop that works on equipment
similar to your scanner can give you
channel frequencies used by local
radio services. A volunteer police de¬
partment or fire department employee
can also be a good source for this in¬
formation.
As a general rule on VHF, most activ¬
ity concentrates between 153.785 and
155.98 MHz and then again from
153.73 to 159.46 MHz. Here you find
local government, police, fire, and
most other emergency services. If you
are near a railroad or major railroad
tracks, look between 160.0MHz to
161,9MHz for rail service broadcasts.
In some larger cities, there has been a
move to the UHF bands for emer¬
gency services. Here, most of the ac¬
tivity is between 453.025 and 453.95
MHz and again between 456.025 and
459.95 MHz.
In the UHF band, mobile and control
units associated with base and re¬
peater units operate between the fre¬
quencies of 456.025 and 459.95 and
again between 465.025 and 469.975.
The repeater units operate 5 MHz
lower than the base units (that is,
451.025-454.95 and 460.025-464.975
MHz). This means that if you find an
active frequency inside one of these
spreads, you can look 5 MHz lower
(or higher, as the case may be) to find
that radio service.
Frequencies in different bands are ac¬
cessible only at specific intervals.
However, the frequencies that you
can store into your scanner's memory
are in 5, 12.5, or 25 kHz steps. Your
scanner automatically rounds the en¬
tered frequency down to the nearest
valid frequency. For example, if you
try to enter a frequency of 151.473,
your scanner accepts it as 151.470.
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TYPICAL BAND USAGE
The following is a brief listing of the services typical of the bands received by your
scanner. This listing can help you decide which ranges you would like to scan.
Abbreviations:
BA.Remote Broadcast (Radio & TV)
CA.General Mobile (Radio)
CAP.Civil Air Patrol
IB.Business
IF.Forest Products
IM.Motion Picture Industry
IP.Petroleum Industry
IS.Special Industrial (Construction,farming,etc.)
IT.Telephone Maintenance
IW.Power and Water Utilities
IX.Manufacturers
IY.Relay Press (newspaper reporters)
LA.Automotive Emergency (tow trucks)
U.Motor Carrier, Trucks
LR.Railroad
LU.Motor Carrier, Buses
LX.Taxi
MC.Maritime Limited Coast (private stations)
MG.Maritime Government (Coast Guard)
MP.Maritime Public Coast (marine telephone)
MS.Maritime Shipboard
PF.Fire
PH.Highway Maintenance
PL.Local Government
PM.Medical Services
PO.Forestry Conservation
PP.Police
PS.Special Emergency
FLA.Mobile Telephone (aircraft)
RC.Mobile Telephone (radio common carrier)
RT.Mobile Telephone (landline companies)
BIFC.Boise Interagency Fire Cache
Government Agencies:
UAF...Air Force
UAR.Army
UBW.. International Boundary & Water Commision
UCE.Environmental Research Laboratories
UCF.Maritime Fisheries Service
UCG.Coast Guard
UCM.Maritime Administration
UCO.Ocean Survey
UCP.National Capitol Police
UCW.National Weather Service
UCX.Department of Commerce
UEP.Environmental Protection Agency
UER.Department of Energy
UFA.Federal Aviation Administration
UFC.Federal Communecations Commision
UGC.Soil Conservation Service
UGF.Forest Service
UGS.General Services Administration
UGX.Department of Agriculture
UHW.Dept, of Health and Human Services
UIB.Bonneville Power Administration
UIF.Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
UIG.Geological Survey
Ull.Bureau of Indian Affairs
UIL.Bureau of Land Management
UIM.Bureau of Mines
UIP.National Park Service
UIR.Bureau of Reclamation
UIS.Southwestern Power Administration
UIX.Department of the Interior
UNO.United Nations
UNS.NASA
UPO.Postal Service
USA.Federal Govt. Misc.
USD.State Department
USN.Navy
UTC.Bureau of Customs
UTM.Bureau of the Mint
UTR.Department of Transportation
UTV.Tennessee Valley Authority
UTX.Treasury Department
UVA.Veterans Administration
UXX.Classifies
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