Radio Shack PRO-2053 owner manual Primary Usage, UHF Band

High Range

148.000–174.000 MHz

New Mobile Narrow Band

220.000–222.000 MHz

11/4-Meter Amateur

222.000–225.000 MHz

UHF Band

U.S. Government	406.000–420.000 MHz
70-cm Amateur	420.000–450.000 MHz
Low Range	450.000–470.000 MHz
FM-TV Audio Broadcast, Wide Band	470.000–512.000 MHz
800 band Law Enforcement	806.000–824.000 MHz
Conventional Systems	851.000–856.000 MHz
Conventional/Trunked	856.000–861.000 MHz
Systems
Public Safety	866.000–869.000 MHz
Trunked Private/General	894.000–960.000 MHz
25-cm Amateur	1240.000–1300.000 MHz

Primary Usage

As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the following 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
Land-Mobile “Paired” Frequencies	220.000–222.000 MHz

UHF Band

Activities

Frequencies

Land-Mobile “Paired” Frequencies

450.000–470.000 MHz

A General Guide to Frequencies 41