PRO-2027 Scanner (200-0402) Typical Band Usage Faxback Doc. # 18551 The following is a brief listing of the typical services that use the bands your scanner receives. This listing can help you decide which ranges you would like to scan. These frequencies are subject to change, and might vary from area to area. For a more complete listing, refer to the "Police Call Radio Guide including Fire and Emergency Services," "Official Aeronautical Frequency Directory", and "Official Marine Frequency Directory" available at your local Radio Shack store. Abbreviations used by permission of the publishers of "Police Call Radio Guide," copyright Hollins Radio Data. 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) LJ..................................................Motor Carriers, Trucks LR................................................................Railroad LU...................................................Motor Carriers, Buses LX....................................................................Taxi MC...............................Maritime Limited Coast (private stations) MG.......................................Maritime Government (Coast Guard) MP................................Maritime Public Coast (marine telephone) MS.......................................................Maritime Shipyard PF....................................................................Fire PH.....................................................Highway Maintenance PL........................................................Local Government PM........................................................Medical Services PO...................................................Forestry Conservation PP..................................................................Police PS.......................................................Special Emergency RA.............................................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 Laboratories 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 Communications Commission UGC..............................................Soil Conservation Service UGF.........................................................Forest Service UGS........................................General Services Administration UGX..............................................Department of Agriculture UHW................................Department of Health and Human Services UIB........................................Bonneville Power Administration UIF.................................Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife UIG......................................................Geological Survey UII...............................................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 Government 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.............................................................Classified 30 - 50 MHz BAND 30.00 - 30.55..........................................USA,UAR,USN,UCG,UAF 30.58 - 31.98...............................................IS,IP,IB,LU,PO 32.00 - 32.99..................................USA,UAR,USN,UCG,UGX,UAF,UIR 33.02 - 33.98............................................PS,PH,IS,IB,IP,PF 34.01 - 34.99..........................UCG,UER,USA,UAR,UAF,USN,UGX,UIP,UIF 35.02 - 35.98............................................IB,IT,RC,RT,IS,PS 36.01 - 36.99...............UIX,UER,USA,UAR,USN,UTR,UCO,IP,UHW,UGF,UGX,UAF 37.02 - 37.98...............................................PP,PL,IQ,PH,PS 38.27 - 38.99..........................USA,USN,UGX,UGF,UAR,UAF,UIX,UTX,UVA 39.02 - 39.98........................................................PP,PL 40.01 - 41.99............UIA,UAR,IP,UAF,USA,UVA,UER,USN,UIF,UIR,UTV,UIM,IP UIX,UEP,UCG,UIL BIFC,UHW,UTX 42.02 - 42.94...........................................................PP 42.96 - 43.68............................................IB,IS,IT,RC,RT,PS 43.70 - 44.60........................................................LU,LJ 44.62 - 46.58............................................PP,PO,PL,PH,PF,PS 46.61 - 46.99.................................USA,UIL,BIFC,UAF,UAR,UGX,UGF 47.02 - 49.58............................................PH,PS,IS,IW,IF,IP 49.61 - 49.99..............................UIL,UAR,UGC,UAF,UAR,UGX,UGF,USA 150 - 173 MHz BAND 150.775 - 151.985.....................................PM,LA,IF,PH,PO,IS,IB 150.0075- 152.840........................................PM,RC,LX,IF,IB,RT 152.870 - 153.725........................................IM,IS,IP,IX,IF,IW 153.740 - 156.240.....................................PL,PF,IS,IB,PP,PM,PH 156.255 - 157.450........................................IP,MC,MS,MG,MP,PM 157.470 - 158.700.........................LA,LX,IF,IS,IB,RT,IW,IP,IX,IT,RC 158.730 - 159.480...........................................PP,PL,PH,PO,IP 159.495 - 161.565....................................................LR,LJ 161.580 - 162.000..............................................IP,MC,BA,MP 162.025 - 173.9875.........................UIL,UAR,UGC,UAF,UAR,UGX,UGF,USA 406 - 512 MHz BAND 406.125 - 419.975...............................................Misc.Govt. 450.050 - 450.925.......................................................BA 451.000 - 451.700...........................................IW,IF,IP,IT,IX 451.725 - 452.175..............................................IS,IF,IP,LX 452.200 - 452.950..............................................LX,LJ,LR,LA 452.975 - 453.975........................................IY,PL,PH,PF,PO,PP 454.000 - 457.600........................................IP,RC,RT,RA,BA,IB 458.025 - 467.925...............................PM,PP,IB,IX,IF,IP,IT,IW,GM 482.000 - 508.9875.....................................Mixed Public Safety Unlike the lower bands, frequencies in the 800 MHz band are not allocated by the FCC to specific services. In each area, the channels are licensed on a first-come, first served basis. There are two categories for licensing: Public Safety and Industrial. Systems using one to five channels might use trunked service, but all systems with more than five channels must use a trunked service. 851.0125 - 855.9875...................................Conventional Systems 856.0125 - 860.9875................................Conventional or Trunked 861.0000 - 865.9875........................................Trunked Systems 866.0000 - 869.9999.....................................Reserved-Satellite You might discover one of your regular stations on another frequency that is not listed. It might be know as an "image." For example, you suddenly find 453.2750 also on 474.8750. To see if it is an image, do a little math. Double the intermediate frequency of 10.7 MHz and subtract that number (21.4 MHz) from the new frequency. If the answer is the regular frequency, you have tuned to an image. Occasionally, you might get interference on a weak or distant channel from a strong broadcast 21.4 MHz below the tuned frequency. This is rare, and the image signal is usually cleared whenever there is a broadcast on the actual frequency.