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A General Guide to Scanning
GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS
Typical Band Usage
Primary Usage
As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrat-
ed on the following frequencies:
VHF Band
UHF Band
VHF Band
Low Range
29.00–50.00 MHz
6-Meter Amateur
50.00–54.00 MHz
U.S. Government
137.00–144.00 MHz
2-Meter Amateur
144.000–148.00 MHz
High Range
148.00–174.00 MHz
UHF Band
Military Aircraft
380.00–384.00 MHz
U.S. Government
406.00–420.00 MHz
70-cm Amateur
420.00–450.00 MHz
Low Range
450.00–470.00 MHz
FM-TV Audio Broadcast, Wide
Band
470.000–512.00 MHz
800 Band Law Enforcement
806.00–824.00 MHz
Conventional Systems
851.00–856.00 MHz
Conventional/Trunked Systems
856.00–861.00MHz
Public Safety
866.00–869.00 MHz
Trunked Private/General
894.00–960.00 MHz
Activities
Frequencies
Government, Police, and Fire
153.785–155.980 MHz
Emergency Services
158.730–159.460 MHz
Railroad
160.000–161.900 MHz
Activities
Frequencies
Land-Mobile “Paired” Frequencies
450.000–470.000 MHz
Base Stations
451.025–454.950 MHz
Mobile Units
456.025–459.950 MHz
Repeater Units
460.025–464.975 MHz
Control Stations
465.025–469.975 MHz
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