Guide to the action bands, Typical band usage primary usage – Radio Shack PRO-91 User Manual

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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

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 Sys-
tems

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

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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