Although TV bands are listed, the scanner cannot decode digital TV audio.

Service Types

Service Type

Description

Aircraft

For civilian aircraft and air traffic control operations most typically in the 118-

 

136 MHz and 225-380 MHz bands in AM mode.

Business

Most business related entities not covered by other tags.

 

 

Corrections

Jail/prison operations, corrections activities, federal prisons.

 

 

Emergency Ops

Emergency Operation Centers and similar emergency management or

 

disaster related operations.

EMS Dispatch

Ambulance dispatch, including rescue squads.

EMS-Tac

Ambulance on-scene communications, tactical operations and secondary

 

channels.

EMS-Talk

Ambulance talk-around, car-to-car and supervisor operations.

 

 

Federal

All federal government operations (except corrections, traditional law

 

enforcement patrol and fire/EMS operations).

Fire Dispatch

Fire dispatch, including combined fire/ambulance dispatch.

 

 

Fire-Tac

Fireground, tactical and on-scene communications, including combined fire/

 

ambulance operations.

Fire-Talk

Fire talk-around and car-to-car operations, chiefs, supervisors, etc., including

 

combined fire/ambulance operations.

Ham

Any amateur radio assignment

Hospital

Ambulance-to-Hospital communications and patient reports.

 

 

Interop

Interoperability communications, cross-agency communications, mutual aid,

 

etc.

Law Dispatch

Law enforcement dispatch.

Law-Tac

Law enforcement tactical, SWAT, on-scene, surveillance and specific sub-

 

agency communications.

Law Talk

Law enforcement talk-around, car-to-car and supervisor operations.

 

 

Media

Newspapers, television and broadcast radio operations.

 

 

Military

Military operations, e.g., range control, air-to-air combat, etc.

 

 

Multi-Dispatch

Combined law enforcement and fire/ambulance dispatch.

 

 

Multi-Tac

Combined law enforcement and fire/ambulance tactical and on-scene

 

communications.

Multi-Talk

Combined law enforcement and fire/ambulance tactical talk-around and car-

 

to-car operations.

Public Works

Public agency non-public safety communications. This includes any non-

 

public safety government services, such as trash, streets, roads, sewer, zoos,

 

administration, maintenance, animal control, community initiatives, code

 

compliance, etc.

 

 

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