Radio Shack PRO-2048 Guide to the Action Bands, United States Broadcast Bands, Typical Band Usage

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The birdie frequencies on this unit to watch for are:

31.200 MHz	36.0500 MHz	114.400 MHz
116.0375 MHz	120.1625 MHz	128.1750 MHz
132.1755 MHz	140.1900 MHz	145.195 MHz
145.600 MHz	163.2200 MHz	813.400 MHz
823.800 MHz	940.900 MHz

To find the birdies in your scanner, begin by disconnecting the antenna and mov- ing 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 frequen- cy 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 broadcast bands — the lower three transmit on the VHF band and the fourth transmits on the UHF band.

Typical Band Usage

HF Band

10-Meter Amateur Band	29.00–29.70 MHz
High Range	29.70–29.90 MHz
VHF Band
Low Range	30.00–50.00 MHz
6-Meter Amateur	50.00–54.00 MHz
Aircraft	108.00–136.00 MHz
U.S. Government	138.00–144.00 MHz
2-Meter Amateur	144.00–148.00 MHz
High Range	148.00–174.00 MHz

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