User's Manual

GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS
Typical Band Usage (MHz)
VHF Band
Low Range 29.00-50.00
6-Meter Amateur 50.00-54.00
Aircraft 108.00-136.00
U.S. Government 137.00-144.00
2-Meter Amateur 144.00-148.00
High Range 148.00-174.00
UHF Band
U.S. Government 406.00-420.00
70-cm Amateur 420.00-450.00
Low Range 450.00-470.00
FM-TV Audio Broadcast, Wide Band 470.00-512.00
800 Band Law Enforcement 806.00-824.00
Conventional Systems 851.00-856.00
Conventional/Trunked Systems 856.00-861.00
Public Safety 866.00-869.00
Trunked Private/General 894.00-960.00
Primary Usage
As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the following frequencies.
Note: Remote control stations and mobile units operate at 5 MHz higher than their associated base stations
and relay repeater units.
VHF Band
2-Meter Amateur Band 144.000-148.000
Government, Police, and Fire 153.785-155.980
Emergency Services 158.30-159.460
Railroad 160.000-161.900
UHF Band
70-cm Amateur Band FM Repeaters 420.000-450.000
Land-Mobile “Paired” Frequencies 450.000-470.000
Base Station 451.025-454.950
Mobile Units 456.025-459.950