PRO-2039 Scanner (200-0462) Band Allocation Faxback Doc. # 15928 To help decide which frequency ranges to scan, use the following listing of the typical services that use the frequencies the scanner receives. 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", available at the local Radio Shack store. Abbreviations AIR...............................................................Aircraft BIFC.....................................Boise (ID) Interagency Fire Cache BUS...............................................................Business CAP.......................................................Civil Air Patrol CB...........................................................Citizens Band CCA.........................................................Common Carrier CSB...................................................Conventional Systems CTSB..........................................Conventional/Trunked Systems FIRE.......................................................Fire Department HAM....................................................Amateur (Ham) Radio GOVT....................................................Federal Government GMR...................................................General Mobile Radio GTR........................................................General Trunked IND....................................................Industrial Services (Manufacturing, Construction, Farming, Forest Products) MAR.................................................Military Amateur Radio MARI................................................Maritime Limited Coast (Coast Guard, Marine telephone, Shipboard Radio, Private stations) MARS.......................................Military Affiliate Radio System MED.............................................Emergency/Medical Services MIL..........................................................U.S. Military MOV..........................................Motion Picture/Video Industry NEW......................................................New Mobile Narrow NEWS.....................................Relay Press (Newspaper reporters) OIL.................................................Oil/Petroleum Industry PFSP.........................................Private Fixed Services/Paging POL......................................................Police Department PUB........................................................Public Services (Public Safety, Local Government, Forestry Conservation) PSB..........................................................Public Safety PTR........................................................Private Trunked ROAD............................................Road & Highway Maintenance RTV.......................................Radio/TV Remote Broadcast Pickup TAXI.........................................................Taxi Services TELB......................................................Mobile Telephone (Aircraft, Radio Common Carrier, Landline companies) TELC.......................................................Cordless Phones TELM.................................................Telephone Maintenance TOW.............................................................Tow Trucks TRAN...............................................Transportation Services (Trucks, Tow Trucks, Buses, Railroad, Other) TSB........................................................Trunked Systems TVn..................................................FM-TV Audio Broadcast USXX.................................................Government Classified UTIL...............................................Power & Water Utilities WTHR...............................................................Weather Very High Frequency (VHF) -- (30 MHz--300 MHz) Low Band (30-50 MHz -- in 5 kHz steps) 30.550...........................................................GOVT, MIL 30.580 -- 31.980..................................................IND, PUB 32.00 -- 32.990..................................................GOVT, MIL 33.020 -- 33.980..............................................US, IND, PUB 34.010 -- 34.990.................................................GOVT, MIL 35.020 -- 35.980.......................................BUS, PUB, IND, TELM 36.000 -- 36.230.................................................GOVT, MIL 36.250..................................................Oil Spill Clean up 36.270 -- 36.990.................................................GOVT, MIL 37.020 -- 37.980..................................................PUB, IND 38.000 -- 39.000.................................................GOVT, MIL 39.020 -- 39.980.......................................................PUB 40.000 -- 42.000...........................................GOVT, MIL, MARI 42.020 -- 42.940.......................................................POL 42.960 -- 43.180.......................................................IND 43.220 -- 43.680............................................TELM, IND, PUB 43.700 -- 44.600......................................................TRAN 44.620 -- 46.580..................................................POL, PUB 46.600 -- 46.990................................................GOVT, TELC 47.020 -- 47.400.......................................................PUB 47.420..................................................American Red Cross 47.440 -- 49.580..................................................IND, PUB 49.610 -- 49.990.................................................MIL, TELC 6-Meter Amateur Band -- (50-54 MHz) 50.00 -- 54.00.........................................................HAM Aircraft Band (108-136 MHz) 108.000 -- 121.490.....................................................AIR 121.500......................................................AIR Emergency 121.510 -- 136.000.....................................................AIR U.S. Government Band (138 -- 144 MHz) 137.000 -- 144.000...............................................GOVT, MIL 2-Meter Amateur Band (144 -- 148 MHz) 144.000 -- 148.000.....................................................HAM VHF -- Hi BAND (148 -- 174 MHz) 148.050 -- 150.345...........................................CAP, MAR, MIL 150.775 -- 150.790.....................................................MED 150.815 -- 150.965.....................................................TOW 150.980.................................................Oil Spill Clean up 150.995 -- 151.130....................................................ROAD 151.145 -- 151.475.....................................................POL 151.490 -- 151.955................................................IND, BUS 151.985...............................................................TELM 152.0075...............................................................MED 152.030 -- 152.240....................................................TELB 152.270 -- 152.465...............................................IND, TAXI 152.480................................................................BUS 152.510 -- 152.840....................................................TELB 152.870 -- 153.020................................................IND, MOV 153.035 -- 153.725..........................................IND, OIL, UTIL 153.740 - 154.445................................................PUB, FIRE 154.490 -- 154.570................................................IND, BUS 154.585.................................................Oil Spill Clean up 154.600 -- 154.625.....................................................BUS 154.655 -- 156.240.....................................MED, ROAD, POL, PUB 156.255................................................................OIL 156.275 -- 157.425....................................................MARI 157.450................................................................MED 157.470 -- 157.515.....................................................TOW 157.530 -- 157.725...............................................IND, TAXI 157.740................................................................BUS 157.770 -- 158.100....................................................TELB 158.130 -- 158.460...............................BUS, IND, OIL, TELM, UTIL 158.490 -- 158.700....................................................TELB 158.730 -- 159.465..........................................POL, PUB, ROAD 159.480................................................................OIL 159.495 -- 161.565....................................................TRAN 161.580................................................................OIL 161.600 -- 162.000...............................................MARI, RTV 162.0125 -- 162.35.........................................GOVT, MIL, USXX 162.400 -- 162.550....................................................WTHR 162.5625 -- 162.6375.......................................GOVT, MIL, USXX 162.6625...............................................................MED 162.6875 -- 163.225........................................GOVT, MIL, USXX 163.250................................................................MED 163.275 -- 166.225.........................................GOVT, MIL, USXX 166.250....................................................GOVT, RTV, FIRE 166.275 -- 169.400..............................................GOVT, BIFC 169.445.....................................................Wireless Mikes 169.500...............................................................GOVT 169.505.....................................................Wireless Mikes 169.55 -- 169.9875.........................................GOVT, MIL, USXX 170.000...............................................................BIFC 170.025 -- 170.150.........................................GOVT, RTV, FIRE 170.175 -- 170.225....................................................GOVT 170.245 -- 170.305..........................................Wireless Mikes 170.350 -- 170.400...............................................GOVT, MIL 170.425 -- 170.450....................................................BIFC 170.475................................................................PUB 170.4875 -- 173.175..............................GOVT, PUB, Wireless Mikes 173.225 -- 173.375.........................................MOV, NEWS, UTIL 173.3875 -- 173.5375...................................................MIL 173.5625 -- 173.5875...............................MIL Medical/Crash Crews 173.60 -- 173.9875....................................................GOVT Ultra High Frequency (UHF)-(300 MHz-3 GHz) Military Aircraft Band (380-383.9 MHz) 381.800 -- 383.900.............................................Coast Guard U.S. Government Band (406-450 MHz) 406.125 -- 419.975..............................................GOVT, USXX 70-Centimeter Amateur Band (420-450 MHz) 420.000 -- 450.000.....................................................HAM Low Band (450-470 MHz) 450.050 --450.925......................................................RTV 451.025 -- 452.025....................................IND, OIL, TELM, UTIL 452.0375 -- 453.00...............................IND, TAXI, TRAN TOW, NEWS 453.0125 -- 453.9875...................................................PUB 454.000................................................................OIL 454.025 -- 454.975....................................................TELB 455.050 -- 455.925.....................................................RTV 457.525 -- 457.600.....................................................BUS 458.025 -- 458.175.....................................................MED 460.0125 -- 460.6375........................................FIRE, POL, PUB 460.650 -- 462.175.....................................................BUS 462.1875 -- 462.450...............................................BUS, IND 462.4625 -- 462.525...................................IND, OIL, TELM, UTIL 462.550 -- 462.725.....................................................GMR 462.750 -- 462.925.....................................................BUS 462.9375 -- 463.1875...................................................MED 463.200 -- 467.925.....................................................BUS FM-TV Audio Broadcast, UHF Wide Band (470-512 MHz) (Channels 14 through 69 in 6 MHz steps) 475.750.........................................................Channel 14 481.750.........................................................Channel 15 487.750.........................................................Channel 16 : : : : 805.750.........................................................Channel 69 NOTE: Some cities use the 470-512 MHz band for land/mobile service. Conventional Systems Band -- Locally Assigned 851.0125 -- 855.9875...................................................CSB Conventional/Trunked Systems Band -- Locally Assigned 856.0125 -- 860.9875..................................................CTSB Trunked Systems Band -- Locally Assigned 861.0125 -- 865.9875...................................................TSB Public Safety Band -- Locally Assigned 866.0125 -- 868.9875...................................................PSB 33-Centimeter Amateur Band (902-928 MHz) 902.0000 -- 928.0000...................................................HAM Private Trunked 935.0125 -- 939.9875...................................................PTR General Trunked 940.0125 -- 940.9875...................................................GTR Fixed Services 941.0000 -- 944.0000..................................................GOVT Studio-to-Transmitter Broadcast Links 944.0000 -- 952.0000...................................................TVn Private Fixed Services, Paging 952.0000 -- 960.0000..................................................PFSP (TE/all-07/18/95)