RadioShack Pro 76 Vhf Uhf Hanfheld Scanner Reciever Owners Manual

							31 channel for activity every 2
seconds. 
PRI appears
whenever the scanner is set
to use priority.
The scanner automatically
designates each bank’s first
channel as its priority chan-
nel. Follow these steps to
select a different channel as
the priority channel for a
bank.
1. Press 
PROG.
2. Enter the channel num-
ber you want to select as
the priority channel, then
press 
PRI. P appears to
the right of the channel
number.
3. Repeat Step 2 for the
channel in each bank
you want to program as
a priority channel.
To turn on the priority fea-
ture, press 
PRI while MAN or
SCAN appear. PRI appears.
As you scan the bank, the
scanner checks the bank’s
priority channel every 2 sec-
onds in each bank that is
turned on, starting from the
lowest to the highest-
numbered priority channel. 
To turn off the priority fea-
ture, press 
PRI. PRI disap-
pears.Notes:
• You cannot select a
monitor memory when
priority is turned on.
• You can lock out priority
channels. If you lock out
all priority channels, 
P
CH
 LOC Out appears
when you turn on the pri-
ority feature.
USING THE 
DISPLAY 
BACKLIGHT
You can turn on the display’s
backlight for easy viewing in
the dark. Press  to turn on
the display light for 15 sec-
onds. To turn off the light
sooner, press  again.
Note:
 The scanner locks the
keypad (see “Using the Key-
Lock” on Page 28) if you
hold down  . If this hap-
pens, hold down  until the
scanner beeps (if the key
tone is turned on) and 
KEY-
LOCK 
disappears.
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TURNING THE KEY 
TONE ON OR OFF
The scanner is preset to
sound a tone each time you
press any of its keys. Follow
these steps to turn the scan-
ner’s key tone on or off.
1. If the scanner is turned
on, turn 
VOLUME coun-
terclockwise until it
clicks to turn it off.
2. Hold down 
S/S while you
turn on the scanner. 
no
bEEP
 (if the key tone is
off) or 
On bEEP (if the
key tone is on) appears
for about 3 seconds.
LISTENING TO 
THE WEATHER 
BAND
To hear your local forecast
and regional weather infor-
mation, press 
WX. Your
scanner begins to scan
through the weather band.
Your scanner should stop
within a few seconds on your
local weather broadcast. If
the broadcast is weak, you
can press 
WX again or t
 or
s
 to resume scanning.
WX Alert
Your scanner warns you of
serious weather conditions
by sounding an alarm if a
National Weather Service
broadcaster in your area
broadcasts an alert tone.
Follow these steps to set the
scanner so it sounds an
alarm when a weather alert
tone is broadcast.
1. Press 
WX to scan the
weather channels.
2. Press 
ALERT. ALT ap-
pears.
If the scanner detects the
weather alert, it sounds an
alarm and 
ALT flashes.
Press any key to turn off the
alarm. To cancel all weather
alert checking, press 
ALERT.
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AVOIDING IMAGE FREQUENCIES
You might discover one of your regular stations on another fre-
quency that is not listed. It might be what is known as an image
frequency. For example, you might find a service that regularly
uses a frequency of 431.875 also on 474.675.
To see if it is an image, do a little math.
Note the new frequency   474.675
Double the intermediate frequency of 21.4 MHz   (42.800)
and subtract it from the new frequency   –42.800
If the answer is the regular frequency   431.875
then you have tuned to an image.
Occasionally, you might get interference on a weak or distant
channel from a strong broadcast 42.8 MHz above or below the
tuned frequency. This is rare, and the image signal is usually
cleared whenever there is a broadcast on the actual frequency.
RESETTING THE SCANNER
If the scanner’s display locks up or does not work properly after
you connect a power source, you might need to reset the scan-
ner.
Caution:
 This procedure clears all the information you have
stored into the scanner. Before you reset the scanner, try turn-
ing it off and on to see if it begins working properly. Reset the
scanner only when you are sure it is not working properly.
To reset the scanner, turn it off then turn it back on while holding
the 
2 and 9 keys. CLEAr appears.
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A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNING
Reception of the frequencies covered by your scanner is mainly
“line-of-sight.” That means you usually cannot hear stations that
are beyond the horizon.
GUIDE TO FREQUENCIES
Ham Radio Frequencies
Ham radio operators often broadcast emergency information
when other means of communication break down.
The following chart shows the voice frequencies that you can
monitor:
National Weather Frequencies
Birdie Frequencies
Every scanner has birdie frequencies. Birdies are signals creat-
ed inside the scanner’s receiver. These operating frequencies
might interfere with broadcasts on the same frequencies. If you
program one of these frequencies, you hear only noise on that
frequency. If the interference is not severe, you might be able to
turn 
SQUELCH clockwise to cut out the birdie. This scanner’s
birdie frequency (in MHz) is 146.65 MHz.
To find the birdies in your individual scanner, begin by discon-
necting the antenna and moving it away from the scanner. Make
sure that no other nearby radio or TV sets are turned on near
Wavelength (Meters) Voice (MHz)
10-Meter
29.000–29.700 MHz
6-Meter
50.100–54.000 MHz
2-Meter
144.100–148.000 MHz
70-Centimeter
420.000–450.000 MHz
162.400 162.425 162.450 162.475
162.500 162.525 162.550
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							35 the scanner. Use the search function and search every frequen-
cy range from its lowest frequency to the highest. Occasionally,
the scanner will stop searching as if it had found a signal. How-
ever, the signal often is silent. That is a birdie. Make a list of all
the birdies in your scanner for future reference.
GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS
Typical Band Usage (MHz)
Primary Usage
As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on
the following frequencies:
VHF BandVHF Band
Low Range
29.00–50.00
6-Meter Amateur50.00–54.00 
U.S. G over n men t137.00–144.00 
2-Meter Amateur144.00–148.00
High Range148.00–174.00 
UHF Band
U.S. G over n men t
406.00–420.00 
70-Centimeter Amateur420.00–450.00 
Low Range450.00–470.00 
FM-TV Audio Broadcast, Wide Band470.00–512.00 
Activities Frequencies (MHz)
2-Meter Amateur Band 144.000–148.000 
Government, Police, and Fire 153.785–155.980 
Emergency Services 158.730–159.460 
Railroad 160.000–161.900 
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Note:
 Remote control stations and mobile units operate at 5
MHz higher than their associated base stations and relay re-
peater units.
BAND ALLOCATION
To help decide which frequency ranges to scan, use the follow-
ing 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 the 
Police Call Radio Guide including Fire and Emergency
Services
, available at your local RadioShack store.
Abbreviations Services
AIR   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Aircraft
BIFC   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Boise (ID) Interagency Fire Cache
BUS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Business
CAP  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Civil Air Patrol
CB  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Citizens Band
CCA  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Common Carrier
CSB  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Conventional Systems
CTSB  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Conventional/Trunked Systems
FIRE   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Fire Department
HAM   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Amateur (Ham) Radio
GOVT   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Federal Government
GMR   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  General Mobile Radio
GTR  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  General Trunked
IND   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Industrial Services
(Manufacturing, Construction, Farming, Forest Products)
Activities Frequencies (MHz)
70-Centimeter Amateur Band
FM Repeaters440.000–450.000 
Land-Mobile “Paired” Frequencies 450.000–470.000 
Base Stations 451.025–454.950 
Mobile Units 456.025–459.950 
Repeater Units 460.025–464.975 
Control Stations 465.025–469.975 
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MAR  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Military Amateur Radio
MARI   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Maritime Limited Coast
 (Coast Guard, Marine Telephone, 
Shipboard Radio, Private Stations)
MARS   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Military Affiliate Radio System
MED  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Emergency/Medical Services
MIL  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   U.S. Military
MOV  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Motion Picture/Video Industry
NEW   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   New Mobile Narrow
NEWS   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Relay Press (Newspaper Reporters)
OIL  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Oil/Petroleum Industry
POL   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Police Department
PUB  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Public Services
(Public Safety, Local Government, Forestry Conservation)
PSB   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Public Safety
PTR   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Private Trunked
ROAD   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Road & Highway Maintenance
RTV   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Radio/TV Remote Broadcast Pickup
TAXI  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Taxi Services
TELB   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Mobile Telephone
(Aircraft, Radio Common Carrier, Landline Companies)
TELC   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Cordless Phones
TELM  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Telephone Maintenance
TOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Tow Trucks
TRAN  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Transportation Services
(Trucks, Tow Trucks, Buses, Railroad, Other)
TSB   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Trunked Systems
TVn   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  FM-TV Audio Broadcast
USXX  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Government Classified
UTIL  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Power & Water Utilities
WTHR   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Weather
HIGH FREQUENCY (HF) — (3 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)
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
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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, TELC
47.020–47.400   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  PUB
47.420  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  American Red Cross
47.440–49.580   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, PUB
49.610–49.990   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  MIL, TELC
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
152.030–152.240   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  TELB
152.270–152.480   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  IND, TAXI, BUS
152.510–152.840   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  TELB
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
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157.530–157.725  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   IND, TAXI
157.740   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   BUS
157.770–158.100  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TELB
158.130–158.460  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  BUS, IND, OIL, TELM, UTIL
158.490–158.700  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TELB
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
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
454.025–454.975  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TELB
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
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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
Note:
 Some cities use the 470–512 MHz band for land/mobile
service.
FREQUENCY CONVERSION
The tuning location of a station can be expressed in frequency
(kHz or MHz) or in wavelength (meters). The following informa-
tion can help you make the necessary conversions.
1 MHz (million) = 1,000 kHz (thousand)
• To convert MHz to kHz, multiply the number of megahertz
by 1,000:
9.62 (MHz) ´
 1000  = 9620 kHz
• To convert from kHz to MHz, divide the number of kilohertz
by 1,000:
2780 (kHz) ¸
 1000 
= 2.780 MHz
• To convert MHz to meters, divide 300 by the number of
megahertz:
300 ¸
 7.1 MHz = 42.25 meters
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