Radio Shack PRO-2050 owner manual Band Allocation, Primary Usage

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Primary Usage	VHF Band
As a general rule, most of the radio ac-
tivity is concentrated on the following
frequencies:
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

Land-Mobile “Paired” Frequencies

Base Stations

Mobile Units

Repeater Units

Control Stations

Note: Remote control stations and mo- bile units operate at 5 MHz higher than their associated base stations and re- lay repeater units.

BAND ALLOCATION

To help decide which frequency rang- es to scan, use the following listing of the typical services that use the fre- quencies your scanner receives. These frequencies are subject to change, and might vary from area to area. For a more complete listing, re- fer to the “Police Call Radio Guide in- cluding Fire and Emergency Services,” available at your local Ra- dioShack store.

Frequencies

450.000–470.000 MHz

451.025–454.950 MHz

456.025–459.950 MHz

460.025–464.975 MHz

465.025–469.975 MHz

AbbreviationsServices

BIFCBoise (ID) Interagency Fire Cache

BUSBusiness

CAPCivil Air Patrol

CBCitizens Band

CCACommon Carrier

CSBConventional Systems

CTSBConventional/Trunked Systems

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