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A General Guide to Scanning
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GUIDE TO THE ACTION
B
ANDS
Typical Band Usage
(MHz)
Primary Usage
As a general rule, most of the
radio activity is concentrated on
the following frequencies.
Ô
VHF Band
Low Range 29.00–50.00
6-Meter Amateur 50.00–54.00
Aircraft 108.00–136.00
U.S. Government 137.00–144.00
2-Meter Amateur 144.00–148.00
High Range 148.00–174.00
UHF Band
Military Aircraft 380.00–384.00
U.S. Government 406.00–420.00
70-Centimeter
Amateur
420.00–450.00
Low Range 450.00–470.00
FM-TV Audio
Broadcast, Wide
Band
470.00–512.00
800 Band Law
Enforcement
806.00–824.00
Conventional
Systems
851.00–856.00
Conventional/
Trunked Systems
856.00–861.00
Public Safety 866.00–869.00
Trunked Private/
General
894.00–960.00
Ô NOTE Ô
Remote control stations
and mobile units operate
at 5 MHz higher than
their associated base
stations and relay
repeater units.