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BAND ALLOCATION

To help decide which frequency ranges to scan, use the fo llowing listing of the typi-

cal services that use the frequencies your scanner receives. These frequencies are

subject to change, and might vary from area to area. For a more complete listing,

refer to the “Police Call Radio Guide including Fire and Emergency Services,” avail-

able at your local RadioShack store.

Abbreviations

AIR .................. ................... ............ Aircra ft
BIFC..... Boise (ID)Intera
g
ency Fire Cache
BUS.... .................... ..................... Business
CAP.... ... ................... ... ........Ci vil Air Patrol
CB ................ .................... ... Citizens Band
CCA......... .................... ....Commo n Carrier
CSB.... .................... Conventional Systems
CTSB........Conventional/Trunked Systems
FIRE . ................... ... ..........Fire Depar tm e n t
HAM ................ ........Amateur ( Ham) Radio
GOVT .................. ......Federal Gove rnment
GMR... ..................... General Mobile Radio
GTR.................................General Trunked
IND... ................... ......... Industrial Serv ices
(Manufacturin
g
, Construction, Farmin
g
, Forest Products)
MAR ................ ...... Military Amateur R a di o
MARI ................. ....Maritime Li mi t ed C o ast
(Coast Guard, Marine telephone, Shipboard Radio, Private stations)
MARS.... .....M ilitary Affiliate Ra dio System
MED ............ Emer
g
ency/Medical Services
MIL .................. ................... ....U .S. Military
MOV............Motion Picture/Video Industry
NEW... ...................... ..N ew Mobile Narrow
NEWS.............. ................... .. ..Rela y P re s s (Newspaper reporters)
OIL ............. ............ Oil/Petroleum Industry
PFSP..... .....Private Fix ed Services/Pa
g
in
g
POL .. ................... ... ......Polic e D e p ar tm e n t
PUB.... .................... ...........P ublic Services
(Public Safety, Local Government, For estry Conservation)
PSB ................... ....................P ublic Safety
PTR .. ................... ... .......... Private Trunked
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