Owner`s manual

Primary Usage

As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the following fre-

quencies:

VHF Band

Activities Frequencies

Government, Police, and Fire 153.785 - 155.980 MHz

Emergency Services

158.730 - 159.460 MHz

Railroad

160.000 - 161.900 MHz

UHF Band

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

Relay Repeater Units 460.025 - 464.975 MHz

Remote Control Stations 465.025 - 469.975 MHz

Note: Remote control stations and mobile units operate at 5 MHz higher than

their associated base stations and relay repeater units.

Specified Intervals

Frequencies in different bands are accessible only at specific intervB:ls.For example:

Band Type Specified Interval

VHF, HAM, and Government 5.0 kHz steps

All Others 12.5 kHz steps

Aircraft

25.0 kHz steps

Note: Your scanner automatically rounds the entered frequency down to the clos-

est valid frequency. For example, if you try to enter a frequency of 151.473, your

scanner accepts it as 151.470.