Primary Usage. RadioShack Astro, PRO-96, 20-526

800MHz Band

System Inputs

System Outputs

Trunked Private / General

25-cm Amateur

P

RIMARY

U

SAGE

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

VHF Band

806.000–824.000

851.000–869.000

894.000–960.000

1240.000–1300.000

Activities

Government, Police and Fire

Emergency Services

Railroad

Land-Mobile “Paired” Frequencies

UHF Band

Activities

Land-Mobile “Paired” Frequencies

Base Stations

Mobile Units

Repeater Units

Control Stations

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.

B

AND

A

LLOCATION

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

Frequencies (MHz)

153.785–155.980

158.730–159.460

160.000–161.900

220.000–222.000

Frequencies (MHz)

450.000–470.000

451.025–454.950

456.025–459.950

460.025–464.975

465.025–469.975

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subject to change, and might vary from area to area. For a more complete listing, refer to Police

Call Radio Guide including Fire and Emergency Services, available at your local RadioShack store.

Abbreviation

AIR

BIFC

BUS

CAP

CCA

CSB

CTSB

FIRE

HAM

GOVT

GMR

GTR

IND

MAR

MARI

MARS

MED

MIL

MOV

NEW

NEWS

OIL

POL

PUB

PSB

Service

Aircraft

Boise (ID) Interagency Fire Cache

Business

Civil Air Patrol

Common Carrier

Conventional Systems

Conventional/ Trunked Systems

Fire Department

Amateur (Ham) Radio

Federal Government

General Mobile Radio

General Trunked

Industrial Services

(Manufacturing, Construction,

Farming, Forest Products)

Military Amateur Radio

Maritime Limited Coast

(Coast Guard, Marine Telephone,

Shipboard Radio, Private Stations)

Military Affiliate Radio System

Emergency/Medical Services

U.S. Military

Motion Picture/Video Industry

New Mobile Narrow

Relay Press (Newspaper Reporters)

Oil/Petroleum Industry

Police Department

Public Services

(Public Safety, Local Government,

Forestry Conservation)

Public Safety

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Abbreviation

PTR

ROAD

RTV

TAXI

TELM

TOW

TRAN

TSB

TVN

USXX

UTIL

WTHR

HIGH FREQUENCY (HF) —

(3 MHz-30 MHz)

CB Band

(26.965-27.405 MHz)

10-Meter Amateur Band

(28.0-29.7 MHz)

28.000-29.700 ............................ HAM

VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF)

— (30 MHz-300 MHz)

VHF Low Band

(29.7-50 MHz-in 5 kHz steps)

29.700-29.790................................ IND

29.900-30.550.................... GOVT, MIL

30.580-31.980...................... IND, PUB

32.000-32.990.................... GOVT, MIL

33.020-33.980............. BUS, IND, PUB

34.010-34.990.................... GOVT, MIL

35.020-35.980........... BUS, PUB, IND,

................................................... TELM

36.000-36.230.................... GOVT, MIL

36.230-36.990...........Oil Spill Cleanup,

........................................... GOVT, MIL

37.020-37.980...................... PUB, IND

Service

Private Trunked

Road & Highway Maintenance

Radio/TV Remote Broadcast Pickup

Taxi Services

Telephone Maintenance

Tow Trucks

Transportation Services

(Trucks, Tow Trucks, Buses,

Railroad, Other)

Trunked Systems

FM-TV Audio Broadcast

Government Classified

Power & Water Utilities

Weather

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38.000-39.000.................... GOVT, MIL

39.020-39.980...............................PUB

40.000-42.000......... GOVT, MIL, MARI

42.020-42.940...............................POL

42.960-43.180................................IND

43.220-43.680...........TELM, IND, PUB

43.700-44.600............................ TRAN

44.620-46.580..................... POL, PUB

46.600-46.990............................GOVT

47.020-47.400...............................PUB

47.420 .................American Red Cross

47.440-49.580...................... IND, PUB

49.610-49.990................................ MIL

6-Meter Amateur Band

(50-54 MHz)

50.00-54.00.................................. HAM

Aircraft Band (108-136 MHz)

108.000-121.490............................ AIR

121.500 .......................AIR Emergency

121.510-136.000............................ AIR

U.S. Government Band

(137-144 MHz)

137.000-144.000................ GOVT, MIL

2-Meter Amateur Band

(144-148 MHz)

144.000-148.000.......................... HAM

VHF High Band (148-174 MHz)

148.050-150.345......... CAP, MAR, MIL

150.775-150.790.......................... MED

150.815-150.980......................... TOW,

...................................Oil Spill Cleanup

150.995-151.475.............. ROAD, POL

151.490-151.955.................. IND, BUS

151.985 ...................................... TELM

152.0075 ...................................... MED

152.270-152.480.........IND, TAXI, BUS

152.870-153.020..................IND, MOV

153.035-153.725.......... IND, OIL, UTIL

153.740-154.445................ PUB, FIRE

154.490-154.570.................. IND, BUS

154.585 ......................Oil Spill Cleanup

154.600-154.625...........................BUS

154.655-156.240.............MED, ROAD,

............................................ POL, PUB

156.255-157.425................. OIL, MARI

157.450....................................... MED

157.470-157.515......................... TOW

157.530-157.725.................. IND, TAXI

157.740.........................................BUS

158.130-158.460..........BUS, IND, OIL,

..........................................TELM, UTIL

158.730-159.465..... POL, PUB, ROAD

159.480.......................................... OIL

159.495-161.565........................ TRAN

161.580-162.000........ OIL, MARI, RTV

162.0125-162.35.... GOVT, MIL, USXX

162.400-162.550....................... WTHR

162.5625-162.6375........... GOVT, MIL,

................................................... USXX

162.6625...................................... MED

162.6875-163.225............. GOVT, MIL,

................................................... USXX

163.250........................................ MED

163.275-166.225............... GOVT, MIL,

................................................... USXX

166.250................... GOVT, RTV, FIRE

166.275-169.400.............. GOVT, BIFC

169.445-169.505........ Wireless Mikes,

................................................... GOVT

169.55-169.9875... GOVT, MIL, USXX

170.000-170.150... BIFC, GOVT, RTV,

..................................................... FIRE

170.175-170.225....................... GOVT

170.245-170.305......... Wireless Mikes

170.350-170.400............... GOVT, MIL

170.425-170.450......................... BIFC

170.475........................................ PUB

170.4875-173.175........... GOVT, PUB,

..................................... Wireless Mikes

173.225-173.5375.......... MOV, NEWS,

............................................. UTIL, MIL

173.5625-173.5875........................ MIL

........................... Medical/Crash Crews

173.60-173.9875........................ GOVT

ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY

(UHF) — (300 MHz-3 GHz)

U. S. Government Band (406-420

MHz)

406.125-419.975........... GOVT, USXX

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70-Centimeter Amateur Band

(420-450 MHz)

420.000-450.000 HAM

Low Band (450-470 MHz)

450.050-450.925.......................... RTV

451.025-452.025...... IND, OIL, TELM,

..................................................... UTIL

452.0375-453.00................ IND, TAXI,

............................. TRAN TOW, NEWS

453.0125-454.000................ PUB, OIL

455.050-455.925.......................... RTV

457.525-457.600.......................... BUS

458.025-458.175......................... MED

460.0125-460.6375.. FIRE, POL, PUB

460.650-462.175.......................... BUS

462.1875-462.450............... BUS, IND

462.4625-462.525.... IND, OIL, TELM,

..................................................... UTIL

462.550-462.925............... GMR, BUS

462.9375-463.1875..................... MED

463.200-467.925.......................... BUS

FM-TV Audio Broadcast, UHF

Wide Band (470-512 MHz)

(Channels 14 through 20 in 6 MHz steps)

475.750 ............................. Channel 14

481.750 ............................. Channel 15

487.750 ............................. Channel 16

493.750 ............................. Channel 17

499.750 ............................. Channel 18

505.750 ............................. Channel 19

511.750 ............................. Channel 20

Conventional Systems Band —

Locally Assigned (in 6.25 kHz steps)

Frequency Range

851.0125–855.9875 MHz

Service

CSB

Conventional/Trunked Systems

Band —

Locally Assigned

(in 6.25 kHz steps)

Frequency Range

856.0125–860.9875 MHz

Service

CTSB

Trunked Systems Band —

Locally Assigned

(in 6.25 kHz steps)

Frequency Range

861.0125–865.9875 MHz

Public Safety Band —

Locally Assigned

(in 6.25 kHz steps)

Service

TSB

Frequency Range

866.0125–868.9875 MHz

Service

PSB

33-Centimeter Amateur Band

(902-928 MHz in 6.25 kHz steps)

Frequency Range

902.000–928.000 MHz

Service

HAM

Private Trunked Band (in 6.25 kHz steps)

Frequency Range

935.0125–939.9875 MHz

Service

PTR

General Trunked Band (in 6.25

kHz steps)

Frequency Range

940.0125–940.9875 MHz

Service

GTR

23-Centimeter Amateur Band (in

6.25 kHz steps)

Frequency Range

1240.000–1300.000 MHz

Service

HAM

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