Radio Shack PRO-2056 Guide to the Action Bands, United States Broadcast Bands, Typical Band Usage

The birdie frequencies to watch for on this unit are:

31.2000 161.8950 446.3000

41.6000 162.2950 508.7000

52.0000 168.3250 511.4000

114.4000 169.5300 511.4125

155.8700 173.1450

To find the birdies in your scanner, begin by disconnecting the antenna and moving it away from the scanner. Make sure that no other nearby radio or TV sets are turned on near the scanner. Use the search function and scan every frequency range from its lowest frequency to the highest. Occasionally, the searching will stop as if it had found a signal, often without any sound. That is a birdie. Make a list of all the birdies in your scanner for future reference.

GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS

United States Broadcast Bands

In the United States, there are several broadcast bands. The standard AM and FM bands are probably the most well known. There are also four television audio broad- cast bands — the lower three transmit on the VHF band and the fourth transmits on the UHF band.

Typical Band Usage

	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

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