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UNDERSTANDING BANDS/MONITOR MEMORY
Search Bands
Your scanner can tune over 32,000 different frequencies. Many of these frequencies are grouped within permanent memory locations called search bands.
| | Displayed | |
| Band | Search | Description |
| Range |
| | |
| | (MHz) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 0 | 29–50 | 10-Meter Amateur Radio, VHF Lo |
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| 1 | 50–54 | 6-Meter Amateur Radio |
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| 2 | 137–144 | Aircraft/Air Shows, Government |
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| 3 | 144–148 | 2-Meter Amateur Radio |
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| 4 | 148–174 | VHF Hi |
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| 5 | 380–420 | Government |
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| 6 | 420–450 | 70-Centimeter Amateur Radio |
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| 7 | 450–470 | UHF Lo |
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| 8 | 470–512 | UHF “T” Band |
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| 9 | 806–960 | UHF Hi |
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Note: The actual search range of Band 9 is 806–824 MHz, 849–869 MHz, and 894–960 MHz. The scanner does not tune any frequencies between 824–849 MHz and 869– 894 MHz, to help prevent reception of transmissions you should not listen to. For more information, see “Scanning Legally” on Page 6.
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