Radio Shack PRO-2049 owner manual Guide to the Action Bands, Typical Band Usage, Primary Usage

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GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS

Typical Band Usage

VHF Band (29.00–300.0 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-Centimeter Amateur

420.00–450.00 MHz

Low Range

450.00–470.00 MHz

FM-TV Audio Broadcast, Wide Band

470.00–512.00 MHz

Primary Usage

As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the following fre- quencies:

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

UHF Band

 

Activities

Frequencies

Land-Mobile “Paired” Frequencies

450.000–470.000 MHz

Base Stations

451.025–454.950 MHz

Mobile Units

456.025–459.950 MHz

Repeater Units

460.025–464.975 MHz

Control Stations

465.025–469.975 MHz

Note: Remote control stations and mobile units operate at 5 MHz higher than their associated base stations and relay repeater units.

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Contents PRO-2049 Channel Direct Entry Programmable Scanner Features Freq. Range Freq. Step MHz KHz FCC Notice Scanning LegallyContents Troubleshooting Care and Maintenance Specifications General Guide to ScanningConnecting AN Antenna Connecting the Supplied AntennaConnecting an Outdoor Antenna PreparationConnecting Power Connecting AN External Speaker Connecting AN Earphone HeadphonesListening Safely Understanding Your Scanner Look AT the Front PanelStops scanning to let you listen to a monitor memory Look AT the Display A N MAN PGM PRI L/O DLY WXFm Page 14 Wednesday, March 24, 1999 243 PM Understanding Banks and Bands Monitor MemoriesCHANNEL-STORAGE Banks Frequency Bands29-54 Turning on the SCANNER/SETTING Volume and Squelch Resetting ScannerOperation Manually Storing Frequencies Into Channels Searching for and Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies Band SearchListening to Monitor Memories Direct SearchDeleting a Frequency from a Channel Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a ChannelScanning Channels Manually Selecting a Channel Delay Special FeaturesSkipping Frequencies Channels Removing Skip from Frequencies PriorityRemoving Skip from Channels Turning the KEY Tone on or OFF Listening to the Weather BandGeneral Guide to Scanning HAM Radio FrequenciesNational Weather Frequencies Wavelength Meters Voice MHzBirdie Frequencies United States Broadcast BandTypical Band Usage Guide to the Action BandsPrimary Usage Abbreviations Services Band AllocationGovernment Band 137-144 MHz Meter Amateur Band 50-54 MHzMeter Amateur Band 144-148 MHz VHF High Band 148-174 MHz Centimeter Amateur Band 420-450 MHz Low Band 450-470 MHzAvoiding Image Frequencies Frequency ConversionTroubleshooting Symptom SuggestionCare and Maintenance Specifications Squelch Sensitivity Fm Page 38 Wednesday, March 24, 1999 243 PM Fm Page 39 Wednesday, March 24, 1999 243 PM Division of Tandy Corporation RadioShackFort Worth, Texas