PRO-2026 100-Channel Mobile Programmable Scanner (200-0148B) Typical Band Usage Faxback Doc. # 16903 The following is a brief listing of the services that typically use the bands received by your scanner. This listing can help you decide which ranges you would like to scan. Abbreviations: Affiliate Radio System................................................MARS Amateur................................................................Ham Automobile Emergency............................................Auto Emer. Broadcast Remote....................................................BC. R. Bureau of Reclamation...........................................Bur. Recl. Civil Air Patrol.......................................................CAP Department of Agriculture and Forestry.......................Agr. and For. Fire Department.......................................................F.D. Forest Products.................................................For. Prod. Forestry Conservation..........................................Fors. Cons. Government...........................................................Govt. Highway Maintenance...................................................Hwy. Land Transportation...............................................Land Tr. Local Government..................................................L. Govt. Manufacturers.........................................................Mfg. Military...............................................................MIL Mobile Telephone.................................................Mob. Tel. Motion Picture.....................................................Mot. P. Motor Carrier................................................Buses. Trucks National Parks...................................................Nat. Park Petroleum.............................................................Pet. Police................................................................P.D. Power Utilities......................................................Power Radio Paging..........................................................Page Railroad.............................................................R. R. Relay Press State Police..........................................St. P.D. Special Emergency.................................................Sp. Ind. Taxicab Radio.........................................................Taxi Telephone Maintenance..........................................Tel. Maint. U.S. Coastal and Geodetic Survey................................U.S.C.G.S. U.S. Navy..............................................................USN U.S. Weather Bureau...............................................U.S.W.B. 29 - 54 MHz BAND 29.00 - 29.70.................................................10-meter HAM 29.70 - 29.80...................................................For. Prod. 29.80 - 30.00........................................................Aero. 30.01 - 30.56........................................................Govt. 30.56 - 30.62.....................................................Sp. Ind. 30.66 - 31.24....................Ind. (Pet., For. Cons., Bus., For. Prod.) 31.26 - 31.98.........................................SP. Ind., For. Cons. 32.00 - 33.00........................................................Govt. 33.02 - 33.16........................................Hwy., Sp. Emer., Bus. 33.18 - 33.38.........................................................Pet. 33.42 - 33.98.........................................................F.D. 34.00 - 35.00........................................................Govt. 35.02 - 35.18.........................................................Bus. 35.22 - 35.66.............................................Mob. Tel. & Page 35.70 - 35.72.........................................................Bus. 35.74 - 35.98..............................................SP. Ind. & Bus. 36.00 - 37.00........................................................Govt. 37.02 - 37.44..............................................P.D. & L. Govt. 37.46 - 37.86........................................................Power 37.90 - 37.98..............................................Hwy. & Sp Emer. 38.00 - 39.00........................................................Govt. 39.02 - 39.98...............................................P.D., L. Govt. 40.00 - 42.00........................................................Govt. 42.02 - 42.94.....................................................St. P.D. 42.96 - 43.18..............................................Sp. Ind. & Bus. 43.22 - 43.68...............................................Mob. Tel. Page 43.70 - 44.60.................................................Trucks. Bus. 44.62 - 45.06.........................................St. P.D., For. Cons. 45.08 - 45.66.........................................................P.D. 45.68 - 46.04.........................................P.D. Hwy., SP. Emer. 46.06 - 46.50.........................................................F.D. 46.52 - 46.58.....................................................L. Govt. 46.60 - 47.00........................................................Govt. 47.02 - 47.40.....................................................St. Hwy. 47.42............................................................Red Cross 47.44 - 47.68...........................................Sp. Ind. Sp. Emer. 47.70 - 48.54........................................................Power 48.56 - 49.58..............................................For. Prod. Pet. 49.60 - 50.00........................................................Govt. 50.00 - 54.00...................................6 Meter Amateur (Ham) Band 108 - 136.975 MHz BAND 108.000 - 118.000...........................................Air Navigation 118.000 - 136.975.................................................Aircraft 137 - 174 MHz BAND 137.000 - 144.000....................................................Govt. 144.000 - 148.000......................................................HAM 148.010...............................................................MARS 148.150................................................................CAP 148.155 - 148.250......................................................MIL 148.290 - 150.750......................................................USN 150.815 - 150.995.....................................................Bus. 151.010 - 151.130......................................................HWY 151.145 - 151.475...............................................For. Cons. 151.505 - 151.595.................................................SP. Ind. 151.625 - 151.955.....................................................Bus. 151-985 - 152.240...........................................Mob Tel. (RCC) 152.270 - 152.450.....................................................Taxi 152.480 - 152.840...........................................Mob. Tel. Page 152.870 - 153.020.........................................SP. Ind. Mot. P. 153.050 - 153.440..........................................Pet., For Prod. 153.470 - 153.710....................................................Power 153.740 - 154.115.................................................L. Govt. 154.130 - 154.445.....................................................F.D. 154.450 - 154.600.....................................Sp. Ind., Pet., Bus. 154.655 - 155.145.................................P.D., L. Govt., St. P.D. 155.160 - 155.400..........................................Sp. Emer., P.D. 155.415 - 156.030...........................................P.D., L. Govt. 156.045 - 156.240...............................................Hwy., P.D. 156.275 - 157.425...................................................Marine 157.456 - 157.500...............................................Auto Emer. 157.530 - 157.710.....................................................Taxi 157.740 - 158.100..........................................Mob. Tel., Page 158.130 - 158.460..................................Power, For. Prod., Pet. 158.490 - 158.700..........................................Mob. Tel. (RCC) 158.730 - 158.970...........................................P.D., L. Govt. 158.985 - 159.210................................................P.D. Hwy. 159.225 - 159.465................................................For Cons. 159.510 - 160.200...................................................Trucks 160.215 - 161.565....................................................R. R. 161.600 - 162.000...................................................Marine 162.026 - 162.175...............................................Bur. Recl. 162.400...........................................................U.S.W.B. 162.550...........................................................U.S.W.B. 163.125.....................................................Indian Affairs 163.175.........................................................Bur. Recl. 163.275...........................................................U.S.W.B. 163.388 - 163.538......................................................MIL 163.825 - 163.975....................................................Govt. 164.025 - 164.075...............................................U.S.C.G.S. 164.175 - 165.188...................Bur. Recl. Nat. Pk. Govt., Agr. & For. 169.300.............................................................F.A.A. 169.450 - 169.725...............................................Ind., Data 170.150.......................................................F.D., BC. R. 170.200 - 170.220...............................................U.S.C.G.S. 170.225 - 170.325...........................................Ind., Land Tr. 170.425 - 170.575...............................................For. Cons. 170.975 - 171.250......................................Govt. Ind. Land Tr. 171.388 - 172.725......Bur. Recl., For. Cons. Ind. Dept. Ag. & For., Govt. 172.775...........................................................Nat. Pk. 173.025...........................................................U.S.W.B. 173.075.........................................................U.S.C.G.S. 173.204.............................Mot. P., Pet., Bur. Recl. Press Relay. 406 - 512 MHz BAND 406.000 - 420.000....................................................Govt. 420.000 - 450.000......................................................HAM 450.050 - 450.950...............................................Remote Br. 451.000 - 451.150....................................................Util. 451.175 - 451.750....................For. Prod., Pet., Power., Tel. Maint. 451.775 - 451.975...............................................Spec. Ind. 452.000 - 452.500................................Taxi. Mot. Carrier, R. R. 452.525 - 452.600................................................Auto Club 452.625 - 452.975.......................................Motor Carr., R. R. 453.000 - 453.975.....................................L. Govt., P.D., F.D. 454.000 - 454.975................................................Mob. Tel. 455.000 - 455.975...............................................Remote Br. 456.000 - 458.975...............................P.D., F.D., Ind., Lan. Tr. 459.000 - 459.975..........................................Domestic Public 460.000 - 460.625...............................................P.D., F.D. 460.650 - 462.175.....................................................Bus. 462.200 - 462.450.....................................................Taxi 462.750 - 462.975.....................................................Bus. 463.000 - 463.175..................................................Medical 463.200 - 464.975.....................................................Bus. 465.000 - 467.500...............................P.D., F.D., Ind., Land Tr. 467.750 - 467.925.....................................................Bus. 467.7375 - 469.975.............................Pub. Safety. Ind., Land Tr. TV. Bands for Special Communications 470 - 476 T.V. Channel 14 476 - 482 T.V. Channel 15 482 - 488 T.V. Channel 16 488 - 494 T.V. Channel 17 494 - 500 T.V. Channel 18 500 - 506 T.V. Channel 19 506 - 512 T.V. Channel 20 6 MHz Segment is allocated for Channel 14 470.0125 - 470.2875..........................Domestic Public, (Base, Mob.) 470.3125 - 471.1375..........................................Public Safety 471.1625 - 471.2875.........................................Reserve Pool A 471.3125 - 471.4125......................................Pwr., Tel. Maint. 471.4375 - 471.6375.............................................Spec. Ind. 471.6625 - 471.7875.........................................Reserve Pool B 471.8125 - 472.3375...................................................Bus. 472.3625 - 472.4375...................................................Taxi 472.4675 - 472.7875.......................R. R., Motor Carrier, Auto Emer. 472.8125 - 472.9875.................................Pet., For. Prod., Mfg. 473.0125 - 473.2875........................................Domestic Public 473.3125 - 474.1375..........................................Public Safety 474.1625 - 474.2875.........................................Reserve Pool A 474.3125 - 474.4125......................................Pwr., Tel. Maint. 474.4375 - 474.6375....................................Spec. Ind. (Mobile) 474.6625 - 474.7875.........................................Reserve Pool B 474.8125 - 475.3375...................................................Bus. 475.3625 - 475.4375...................................................Taxi 475.4625 - 475.7875.......................R. R., Motor Carrier, Auto Emer. 475.8125 - 475.9876...................................Pet. For. Prod. Mfg. 806 - 947 MHz BAND 806.000 - 816.000.................................Domestic Public (Mobile) 816.000 - 821.000..........................................Mobile Trunking 851.000 - 861.000...................................Domestic Public (Base) 861.000 - 866.000............................................Base Trunking 902.000 - 928.000....................................Industrial Scientific These frequencies are subject to change and might vary some from area to area. For a more complete listing, refer to the Police Call Radio Guide Including Fire and Emergency Services at your local Radio Shack Store. You might discover one of your regular stations on a frequency that is not listed. This could be what is known as an "image." For example, if you find a station on 453.2750 that you also hear on 474.8750, do a little math to see if it is an image. Take the intermediate frequency of 10.8 MHz and double it (21.6 MHz). Then, subtract 21.6 MHz from the "new" frequency. If the answer is the normal frequency, you have tuned to an image. Occasionally, you might get interference on a weak or distant channel from a strong broadcast 21.6 MHz (2 x 10.8 MHz) below the tuned frequency. This is rare, and the image signal is usually cleared whenever a broadcast on the actual frequency is in progress.