Uniden BC898T manual Introduction, Frequency Range Steps Mode Transmission

Introduction

Your BC898T scanner is a state-of-the-art scanner radio with TrunkTracking™ and automatic scanning capabilities. You can store frequencies such as police, fire/emergency, marine, air, amateur, and other communications into 10 banks of 50 channels each. Use it at home as a base unit, or install it in your vehicle as a mobile unit.

You can use the scanner’s rotary tuner to quickly select channels and frequencies, and you can automatically program channels in an available bank using the AutoStore feature.

Use your scanner to monitor:

•800 MHz trunked public safety systems

•Police and fire departments (including rescue and paramedics)

•NOAA weather transmissions

•Business/Industrial radio

•Utilities

•Marine and amateur (ham radio) bands

•Air band

This table lists the frequency ranges, default frequency step, default mode (AM, FM, or Narrowband FM), and type of transmissions you can hear for each range.

Frequency Range	Steps	Mode	Transmission
25.0-27.995 MHz	5 kHz	AM	Citizens Band/Business Band
28.0-29.995 MHz	5 kHz	FM	10 Meter Amateur Band
30.0-49.995 MHz	5 kHz	FM	VHF Low Band
50.0-54.0 MHz	5 kHz	FM	6 Meter Amateur Band
108.0-136.9875 MHz	12.5 kHz	AM	Aircraft Band
137.0-143.995 MHz	5 kHz	FM	Military Band
144.0-147.995 MHz	5 kHz	FM	2 Meter Amateur Band
148.0-161.995 MHz	5 kHz	FM	VHF High Band
162.0-174.0 MHz	12.5 kHz	FM	VHF High Band
216.0-224.9875 MHz	12.5 kHz	FM	VHF High Band
225.0-399.9875 MHz	12.5 kHz	AM	UHF Aircraft Band
400.0-419.9875 MHz	12.5 kHz	NFM	Federal Land Mobile
420.0-449.9875 MHz	12.5 kHz	NFM	70cm Amateur Band
450.0-469.9875 MHz	12.5 kHz	NFM	UHF Standard Band
470.0-512.0 MHz	12.5 kHz	NFM	UHF TV Band
806.0-823.9875 MHz	12.5 kHz	NFM	Public Service “800” Band
849.0125-868.9875 MHz	12.5 kHz	NFM	Public Service “800” Band
894.0125-956 MHz	12.5 kHz	NFM	Public Service “800” Band

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