RadioShack Pro 95 Handheld Scanner Owners Manual
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Guide to the Action Bands 71 antenna and moving it away from the scanner. Make sure that no other nearby radio or TV sets are turned on near the scanner. Use the search function and scan every frequency range from its lowest frequency to the highest. Occasionally, the searching will stop as if it had found a signal, often without any sound. This is a birdie.Makealistofallthebirdies in your scanner for future reference. GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS TYPICAL BAND USAGE ( IN MHZ) HF Band VHF Band HF Range 25.000–26.960 Citizen’s Band26.965–27.405 10-Meter Amateur28.000–29.700 Low Range 29.700–50.000 6-Meter Amateur50.000–54.000 2-Meter Amateur144.000–148.000 High Range148.000–174.000 New Mobile Narrow Band220.000–222.000 11/4-Meter Amateur222.000–225.000
Guide to the Action Bands 72UHF Band PRIMARY USAGEAs a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the following frequencies: U.S. Government406.000–420.000 70-cm Amateur420.000–450.000 Low Range 450.000–470.000 FM-TV Audio Broadcast, Wide Band470.000–512.000 800 band Law Enforcement806.000–824.000 Conventional Systems851.000–856.000 Conventional/ Trunked Systems856.000–861.000 Public Safety866.000–869.000 Trunked Private/ General894.000–960.000 25-cm Amateur1240.000–1300.000 VHF Band ActivitiesFrequencies (MHz) 2-Meter Amateur Band144.000 – 148.000 Government, Police, and Fire153.785 – 155.980 Emergency Services158.730 – 159.460 Railroad160.000 – 161.900
Guide to the Action Bands 73 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, including Fire and Emergency Services, refer to Police Call Radio Guideavailable at your local RadioShack store. UHF Band ActivitiesFrequencies (MHz) 70- Centimeter Amateur Band420.000 – 450.000 FM Repeaters Land-Mobile “Paired” Frequencies 450.000 – 470.000 Base Stations 451.025 – 454.950 Mobile Units456.025 – 459.950 Repeater Units460.025 – 464.975 Control StationsÔ465.025– 469.975 AbbreviationService AIR Aircraft BIFCBoise (ID) Interagency Fire Cache BUS Business CAPCivil Air Patrol CCA Common Carrier CSBConventional Systems CTSBConventional/ Trunked Systems Ô NOTE Ô Remote control stations and mobile units operate at 5 MHz higher than their associated base stations and relay repeater units.
Guide to the Action Bands 74 FIREFire Department HAMAmateur (Ham) Radio GOVTFederal Government GMRGeneral Mobile Radio GT RGeneral Trunked IND Industrial Services (Manufacturing, Construction, Farming, Forest Products) MARMilitary Amateur Radio MARI Maritime Limited Coast (Coast Guard, Marine Telephone, Shipboard Radio, Private Stations) MARSMilitary Affiliate Radio System MEDEmergency/Medical Services MILU.S. Military MOVMotion Picture/Video Industry NEWNew Mobile Narrow NEWSRelay Press (Newspaper Reporters) OILOil/Petroleum Industry POL Police Department PUBPublic Services (Public Safety, Local Government, Forestry Conservation) PSB Public Safety PTRPrivate Trunked AbbreviationService
Guide to the Action Bands 75 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, MILROADRoad & Highway Maintenance RTVRadio/TV Remote Broadcast Pickup TAXI Taxi Services TELMTelephone Maintenance TOW Tow Trucks TRANTransportation Services (Trucks, Tow Trucks, Buses, Railroad, Other) TSB Trunked Systems TVNFM-TV Audio Broadcast USXXGovernment Classified UTILPower & Water Utilities WTHR Weather AbbreviationService
Guide to the Action Bands 76 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 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
Guide to the Action Bands 77 152.870-153.020..................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
Guide to the Action Bands 78ULTRA 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 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)Ô (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 Ô NOTE Ô Some cities use the 470-512 MHz band for land/mobile service.
Guide to the Action Bands 79 Conventional Systems Band — Locally Assigned (in 6.25 kHz steps) Conventional/Trunked Systems Band — Locally Assigned (in 6.25 kHz steps) Trunked Systems Band — Locally Assigned (in 6.25 kHz steps) Public Safety Band — Locally Assigned (in 6.25 kHz steps) 33-Centimeter Amateur Band (902-928 MHz in 6.25 kHz steps) Frequency Range Service 851.0125–855.9875 MHz CSB Frequency Range Service 856.0125–860.9875 MHz CTSB Frequency Range Service 861.0125–865.9875 MHz TSB Frequency Range Service 866.0125–868.9875 MHz PSB Frequency Range Service 902.000–928.000 HAM
Frequency Conversion 80Private Trunked Band (in 6.25 kHz steps) General Trunked Band (in 6.25 kHz steps) 23-Centimeter Amateur Band (in 6.25 kHz steps) FREQUENCY CONVERSION The tuning location of a station can be expressed in frequency (kHz or MHz) or in wavelength (meters). The following informationcanhelpyoumakethe necessary conversions. 1 MHz (million) = 1,000 kHz (thousand) To convert MHz to kHz, multiply the number of megahertz by 1,000: 30.62 (MHz) x 1,000 = 30,620 kHz Frequency Range Service 935.0125–939.9875 MHz PTR Frequency Range Service 940.0125–940.9875 MHz GTR Frequency Range Service 1240.000–1300.000 MHz HAM