Uniden BC 50XL manual Frequency Allocations, ABBREVIATlONS

FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS

Because of the short-range nature of VHF and UHF FM communications, fre- quencies allocated to services in one geographical location will not be heard more than 25-50 miles distance (an exception is "skip", when signals bounce back to earth from the ionosphere). For this reason, a separate frequency direc- tory must be compiled for each monitoring area.

Most standard frequency separations and classifications are regulated in the United States by the FCC.

Block allocations...and even some discrete frequencies...covered by your scan- ner are shown below. These are not necessarily active in your area.

ABBREVIATlONS

Police					PD
State	Police			St	PD
Fire Department						F.D.
Special			Emergency	Sp. Emer.
Highway			Maintenance		Hwy.
Forestry-Conservation				Fors	Cons.
Government					Govt.
Local	Government			L	Govt
Business			Radio		Bus.
Manufacturers					Mfg.
Broadcast			Remote		BC. R
Mobile		Telephone		Mob.		Tel.
Radio	Paging				Page.
Special			Industrial	Sp.		Ind.
Motion		Picture		Mot		P
Power		Utilities		Power
Petroleum						Pet
Forest		Products		For.	Prod.
Railroad					R. R

Automobile			Emergency		Auto	Emer
Red	Cross
U. S. Weather				Bureau	U.SW.B
U. S. Coastal				&
Geodetic			Survey		U.S.C.G.S.
National		Parks			Nat		Pk
Indian		AHalrs			Bur.	Reel.
Bureau		of Reclamation
Department			of
Agriculture			& Forestry		Agr.	&	For
Land	Transportation				Land		Tr.

29 - 54 MHz BAND

29.00	-29.70						10HAM
29.70	- 29.80					ForProd.
29.80	-30.00							Aero
3001	- 30.56					.	Govt
30.56	- 30.62					Sp.		Ind.
30.66	- 3124		Ind	(Pet,	Fors.		Cons.
31.26	- 31.98			Bus.,	For.		Prod.)
			Sp.	Ind.,	Fors.		Cons.
32.00	- 33.00						Govt
33.02-33.16			Hwy	, Sp.	Emer.,			Bus.
3318	- 33.38							Pet
33.42	- 33.98							F.D
34.00	- 35.00						Govt
3502	- 35.18							Bus.
35.22	-	35.66		Mob.	Tel	& Page
35.70	- 35.73							Bus.
35.74	- 35.98			Sp.	Ind. &			Bus
36.00	- 37.00						Govt
37.02	-	37.44	F.D, PD.		& L. Govt
37.45	- 37.86					.	Power
37.90	-	37.98		Hwy.	& Sp.		Emer.
38.00	-	3900					Govt
39.02	-	3998		PD,		L. Govt
40.00	- 42.00						Govt
42.02	-	42.94				SI.		PD
42.96	- 43.18			Sp.	Ind. &			Bus.

4322	- 43.68		Mob.	Tel.,	Page
43.70	- 44.60		Trucks,		Bus
44.62	- 45.06	St	P.D,	Fors	Cons
4508	- 45.66				PD
45.68	- 4604	PD,	Hwy.,	Sp. Emer
4606	- 46.50				FD
46.52	- 46.58		P.D., L. Govt
46.60	- 47.00				Govt
47.02	- 47.40			St	Hwy.
47.42	-			Red	Cross
47.44	- 47.68	Sp. Ind.,		Sp.	Emer.
47.70	- 48.54				Power
48.56	- 49.58		L	Govt,	Pet
49.60	- 50.00				Govt
50.00	. 5400				HAM

136 - 174 MHz BAND

136.000	-	144.000						Gov!
146.000	-	148.000						HAM
148.010							MARS
148.150								CAP
148.155	-	148.250							MIL
148290	-	150.750						USN
150.815	-	150.995						Bus
151010	-	151.130						Hwy
151.145-151.475					Fors.			Cons.
151.505-151595							Sp.		Ind.
151.625	-	151.955						Bus.
151.985	-	152.240		Mob.		Tel.		(RCC)
152.270	-	152.450						TaxI
152.480	-	152.840		Mob.		Tel	& Page
152.870	-	153020
				Sp.	Ind.,		Mot		P
153.050	-	153.440		Pet,		For.		Prod.
153.470	-	153.710					Power
153.740-154.115					F.D.,		L. Govt
154.130	-	154.445							FD.
154.450	-	154.600	Sp. Ind.,			Pet,		Bus
154.655	-	155.145	P.D.,	L. Govt,			St	P.D
155.160	-	155.400		Sp. Emer,				PD
156045	-	156240	L. Govt,			Hwy.,		PD.
156.275	-	157.425					Marine
157.456	-	157.500				Auto		Emer.
157.530	-	157.710						TaxI
157.740	-	158100	Mob.		Tel.,		& Page
158.130	-	158.460	Power,	For.		Prod.,			Pet
158.490	-	158.700		Mob.		Tel.		(RCC)
158.730	-	158.970			P.D..		L.	Govt.
158.985	-	159210				P.D.,		Hwy.
159225	-	159.465			Fors.			Cons
159.510	-	160.200					Trucks
160.215	-	161.565						AA
161.600	-	162.000					Marine
162026	-	162.175				Bur.		Reel.
162.400						U.SW.B.
162.475						U.SW.B.
162.550						U.SW.B
163.125					Indian		Affairs
163.175						Bur.		Reel.

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