Radio Shack PRO-94 - Guide to the Action Bands; Typical Band Usage; Primary Usage

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GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS
Typical Band Usage
Primary Usage
As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concen-
trated on the following frequencies:
VHF 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
144.00–148.00 MHz
High Range
148.00–174.00 MHz
1-Meter Amateur
216.00–225.00 MHz
UHF Band
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
470.00–512.00 MHz
Public Service
806.00–823.93 MHz
Conventional Systems
851.00–856.00 MHz
Conventional/Trunked Systems
856.00–861.00 MHz
Trunked Systems
861.00–866.00 MHz
Public Safety
866.00–868.93 MHz
High Range
896.11–902.00 MHz
33-Centimeter Amateur
902.00–928.00 MHz
Private Trunked
935.00–940.00 MHz
General Trunked
940.00–941.00 MHz
Fixed Services
941.00–944.00 MHz
Studio-to-Transmitter Broad-
cast Links
944.00–952.00 MHz
Private Fixed Services, Paging
952.00–956.00 MHz
25-Centimeter Amateur
1240.00–1300.00MHz
Activities Frequencies
Government, Police, and Fire 153.785–155.980 MHz
Emergency Services 158.730–159.460 MHz
Railroad 160.000–161.900 MHz
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