User's Manual

20-466 Owner’s Manual
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Primary Usage
As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the following frequencies:
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
Land-Mobile “Paired” Frequencies 220.000-222.000 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
Repeater Units 460.025-464.975 MHz
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.
BAND ALLOCATION
To help decide which frequency ranges to scan, use the following listing of the typical services that use the
frequencies your scanner receives. These frequencies are subject to change, and might vary from area to
area. For a more complete listing, refer to Police Call Radio Guide including Fire and Emergency Services,
available at your local RadioShack store.
Abbreviations Services
AIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft
BIFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boise (ID) Interagency Fire Cache
BUS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Business
CAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civil Air Patrol
CCA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Common Carrier
CB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Citizens Band
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