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41 PRIMARY USAGE As a general rule, most radio activity is concentrated on the follow- ing frequencies: VHF Band UHF Band Note: Remote control stations and mobile units operate at 5 MHz higher than their associated base stations and relay repeater units. Broadcast TypeSearch BandFrequency Range (MHz) Government, Police, and Fire5 153.785 155.980 Emergency Services 5 158.730 159.460 Railroad 5 160.000 161.900 Broadcast TypeSearch BandFrequency Range (MHz) Land-Mobile Paired Fre- quencies8 450.000 470.000 Base Stations 8 451.025 454.950 Mobile Units 8 456.025 459.950 Relay Repeater Units 8 460.025 464.975 Remote Control Stations 8 465.025 469.975 20-561.fm Page 41 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 3:48 PM
42 SPECIFIED INTERVALS All the frequencies in the scanner’s search bands are accessible only at specific intervals. For example: Note: Your scanner automatically rounds the entered frequency down to the closest valid frequency. For example, if you try to en- ter a frequency of 151.473, your scanner accepts it as 151.470. BAND ALLOCATION 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 subject to change, and might vary from area to area. For a more complete listing, refer to “Be- yond Police Call,” “Police Call Radio Guide Including Fire and Emergency Services,” and “Radio!” magazine, available at your local Radio Shack store. Abbreviations AIR ..................................................................... Aircraft/Air Show AUTO ........................................................................ Auto Racing CAP ........................................................................ Civil Air Patrol FIRE ....................................................................Fire Department HAM ...........................................................Amateur (Ham) Radio GOVT ...........................................................Federal Government Search Band Interval (kHz) 0, 1, 3, 4, 5 5.0 6, 7, 8, 9 12.5 225.0 20-561.fm Page 42 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 3:48 PM
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MARI ........................................................ Maritime Limited Coast
(Coast Guard, Marine
telephone, Shipboard
Radio, Private stations)
MED................................................ Emergency/Medical Services
MIL............................................................................. U.S. Military
MOV .............................................. Motion Picture/Video Industry
NET ............................................Notification Nets (Public Safety)
NEWS ................................... Relay Press (Newspaper reporters)
POL .................................................................Police Department
PUB .............................................. Public Services (Public Safety,
Local Government,
Forestry Conservation)
PSB ......................................................................... Public Safety
RTV...................................... Radio/TV Remote Broadcast Pickup
SPORT .............................................................Pro Sports Teams
STAD ................................................................ Stadiums/Venues
TELB.................................................. Mobile Telephone (Aircraft,
Radio Common Carrier,
Landline companies)
TVn ....................................................... FM/TV (Audio Broadcast)
WTHR .............................................................................. Weather
High Frequency (HF) — (29 MHz–30 MHz)
10-Meter Amateur Band — (28.0–29.7 MHz)
29.000-29.700 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HAM
Very High Frequency (VHF) — (30 MHz–300 MHz)
Low Band — (30–50 MHz in 5 kHz steps)
29.900-30.550 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL
30.580-31.980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUB
32.000-32.990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL
33.020-33.980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND,PUB
34.010-34.990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL
35.020-35.980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUB
36.000-36.230 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL
36.270-36.990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL
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44 37.020-37.980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUB 38.000-39.000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL 39.020-39.980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUB 40.000-42.000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL 42.020-42.940 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POL 43.220-43.680 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUB 44.620-46.580 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POL, PUB 46.600-46.990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT 47.020-47.400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUB 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 121.510-136.975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AIR U.S. Government Band — (137–144 MHz) 137.000-144.000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AIR, GOVT, MIL 2-Meter Amateur Band — (144–148 MHz) 144.000-148.000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HAM VHF Hi Band — (148–174 MHz) 148.050-150.345 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAP, MIL 150.775-150.790 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MED 151.145-151.475 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POL 151.625-151.955 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AUTO, SPORT, STAD 152.0075 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MED 152.030-152.240 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TELB 152.510-152.840 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TELB 152.870-153.020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MOV 153.740-154.445 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUB, FIRE, STAD 20-561.fm Page 44 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 3:48 PM
45 154.540-154.570 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AUTO, SPORT, STAD 154.600. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SPORT, STAD 154.655-156.240 . . . . . . . . . . . . AUTO, MED, POL, PUB, STAD 156.275-157.425 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARI 157.450. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MED 157.710. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AUTO 157.770-158.100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TELB 158.490-158.700 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TELB 158.730-159.465 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POL, PUB 161.640 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AUTO 161.600-162.000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARI, RTV 162.0125-162.35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL 162.400-162.550 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WTHR 162.5625-162.6375 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL 162.6625. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MED 162.6875-163.225 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL 163.250. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MED 163.275-166.225 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL 166.250. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FIRE, GOVT, RTV 166.275-169.400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT 169.445. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wireless Mikes 169.500. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT 169.505. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wireless Mikes 169.55-169.9875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL 170.025-170.150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FIRE, GOVT, RTV 170.175-170.225 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT 170.245-170.305 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wireless Mikes 170.350-170.400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL 170.475. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUB 170.4875-173.175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, PUB, Wireless Mikes 173.225-173.375 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MOV, NEWS 173.3875-173.5375 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MIL 173.5625-173.5875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MIL, Medical/Crash Crews 173.60-173.9875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT 20-561.fm Page 45 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 3:48 PM
46 Ultra High Frequency (UHF) — (300 MHz–3 GHz) Military Aircraft Band — (319.1–406 MHz) 380.000-383.900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AIR, Coast Guard 384.000-406.000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AIR, GOVT U.S. Government Band — (406–450 MHz) 406.125-419.975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT 70-cm Amateur Band — (420–450 MHz) 420.000-450.000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HAM Low Band — (450–470 MHz) 450.050-450.925 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RTV 452.0375-453.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NEWS 453.0125-453.9875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUB, STAD 454.025-454.975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TELB 455.050-455.925 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RTV 457.550-457.600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AUTO 458.025-458.175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MED 460.0125-460.6375 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FIRE, POL, PUB 460.6400-462.9350 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AUTO, STAD 462.9375-463.1875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MED 463.2000-470.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AUTO, NET, SPORT, STAD FM-TV Audio Broadcast, UHF Wide Band — (470–512 MHz) (Channel 14 through 69 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 20-561.fm Page 46 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 3:48 PM
47 Note: Some cities use the 470-512 MHz band for land/mobile ser- vices. HAM RADIO FREQUENCIES Ham radio operators often broadcast emergency information when other means of communications break down. The following chart shows the voice frequencies you can monitor. NATIONAL WEATHER FREQUENCIES All of the following frequencies except 162.440 are programmed into your scanner’s weather band. Note: You can still manually tune to 162.440 (see “Searching For and Storing Active Frequencies” on Page 21). Wav el ength (meters)Search Band Frequency Range (MHz) 10 meters 0 29.000 29.700 6 meters 1 50.100 54.000 2 meters 4 144.100 148.000 70 centimeters 7 420.000 450.000 161.650 MHz 162.425 MHz 162.475 MHz 162.550 MHz 161.775 MHz 162.440 MHz 162.500 MHz 163.275 MHz 162.400 MHz 162.450 MHz 162.525 MHz 20-561.fm Page 47 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 3:48 PM
48 BIRDIE FREQUENCIES Birdies are frequencies your scanner uses when it operates. These operating frequencies might interfere with broadcasts on the same frequencies. If you program one of these frequencies, you might hear only noise on that frequency. If the interference is not severe, you might be able to turn SQUELCH MIN/MAX clockwise to cut out the birdie. These are the most common birdies to watch for: To find your specific scanner’s birdies, begin by disconnecting the antenna and moving it away from the scanner. Make sure that no other nearby radio or TV sets are turned on. Search each search band from its lowest frequency to its highest. Occasionally, the scanner will stop as if it had found a signal, often without any sound. That is a birdie. Make a note of that frequency, then con- tinue. Make a list of all the birdies in your scanner for future refer- ence. 29.800 MHz 32.000 MHz 38.400 MHz 46.370 MHz 51.200 MHz 112.375 MHz 115.200 MHz 121.600 MHz 128.000 MHz 131.025 MHz 134.400 MHz 136.675 MHz140.175 MHz 140.800 MHz 144.625 MHz 148.525 MHz 152.750 MHz 153.600 MHz 156.540 MHz 157.050 MHz 160.555 MHz 162.200 MHz 166.400 MHz 173.925 MHz381.6625 MHz 388.3875 MHz 396.800 MHz 419.3625 MHz 422.400 MHz 426.025 MHz 427.325 MHz 435.200 MHz 438.5375 MHz 442.100 MHz 443.400 MHz 447.500 MHz451.4375 MHz 454.5875 MHz 455.450 MHz 458.2625 MHz 459.475 MHz 462.600 MHz 463.4875 MHz 467.5125 MHz 471.525 MHz 479.6625 MHz 487.700 MHz 512.000 MHz 20-561.fm Page 48 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 3:48 PM
49 FREQUENCY CONVERSION The tuning location of a station can be expressed in frequency (kHz or MHz) or in wavelength (meters). The following information can help you make the necessary conversions. 1 MHz (million)=1,000 kHz (thousand) To convert MHz to kHz, multiply by 1,000. 30.62 MHz x 1000=30620 kHz To convert from kHz to MHz, divide by 1,000. =127.8 MHz To convert MHz to meters, divide 300 by the number of mega- hertz. 1.75 meters 127 800, 1000 ----------------------- KHz 300 171 ----------=MHz 20-561.fm Page 49 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 3:48 PM
50 TROUBLESHOOTING If your scanner is not working as it should, these suggestions might help you eliminate the problem. If the scanner still does not operate normally, take it to your local Radio Shack store for assis- tance. Problem Suggestion Scanner is on but will not scan. • If SQUELCH MIN/MAX is adjusted so you always hear a hissing sound, the scanner will not scan prop- erly. Be sure SQUELCH MIN/MAX is adjusted prop- erly. See “Turning On the Scanner and Setting Squelch” on Page 20. • Be sure scanner is set to the scan mode ( MAN- UAL is not displayed). See “Scanning the Stored Chan- nels” on Page 25. • Be sure you have stored frequencies into the scan- ner’s channels. See “Searching For and Storing Active Frequencies” on Page 21. Scanner does not work at all. • Replace the batteries with fresh ones or recharge them. • Be sure the AC adapter or DC cigarette lighter adapter is connected properly. Error appears on the display. You programmed a frequency in- correctly. Try again. 20-561.fm Page 50 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 3:48 PM