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BAND ALLOCATION
To help decide which frequency ranges to scan, use the
following listing of the typical services that use the fre-
quencies 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
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
POL......................................................Police Department
PUB ..........................................................Public Services
(Public Safety, Local Govt., Forestry Conservation)
PSB.............................................................. Public Safety
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