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GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS
Typical Band Usage
VHF Band (30.00–300.0 MHz)
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 (300.00 MHz–3.0 GHz)
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 Broadcast Links | 944.00–952.00 MHz |
Private Fixed Services, Paging | 952.00–956.00 MHz |
Primary Usage
As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the fol- lowing 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 |
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