800MHz Band

System Inputs

806.000–824.000

 

 

System Outputs

851.000–869.000

Trunked Private / General

894.000–960.000

 

 

25-cm Amateur

1240.000–1300.000

 

 

PRIMARY USAGE

As a general rule, most radio activity is concentrated on the following frequencies:

VHF Band

 

Activities

 

Frequencies (MHz)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government, Police and Fire

 

153.785–155.980

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emergency Services

 

158.730–159.460

 

Railroad

 

160.000–161.900

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land-Mobile “Paired” Frequencies

 

220.000–222.000

 

 

 

 

 

UHF Band

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activities

Frequencies (MHz)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land-Mobile “Paired” Frequencies

450.000–470.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Base Stations

451.025–454.950

 

 

Mobile Units

456.025–459.950

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repeater Units

460.025–464.975

 

 

Control Stations

465.025–469.975

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remote control stations and mobile/portable units operate at 5 MHz higher than their associated base stations and relay repeater units in the UHF band.

BAND ALLOCATION

To help decide which frequency ranges to scan, use the following listing of the typical services that use the frequencies your scanner receives. These frequencies are

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