30.000 - 50.000 Mhz Very High Frequency - low band (VHF-low)
138.000 - 174.000 Mhz Very High Frequency - high band (VHF-high)
- frequency spacing 0.0015 Mhz
406.000 - 470.000 Mhz Ultra High Frequency band (UHF)
470.000 - 512.000 Mhz Ultra High Frequency band (UHF-T)
806.000 - 940.000 Mhz "800" band
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108 - 137 Mhz Aeronautical band (25 Khz spacing) 230 - 400 Mhz Military aircraft band 108 - 118 Mhz Navigational beacons (sub-band 100 Khz spacing) 128.825-132.0 Mhz Commercial airline business messages (sub-band) ARINC 861.000-866.0 Mhz ARINC Return to top
27.56 - 27.98 34.01 - 34.99 40.01 - 41.99 138.00 - 143.975 29.90 - 30.55 36.01 - 36.99 46.60 - 46.99 148.00 - 150.345 32.01 - 32.99 38.01 - 38.99 49.61 - 49.98 162.00 - 173.9875 Return to top
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10 - 150 khz Military/government, submarine
communications
150 - 535 khz Longwave Band, beacons, foreign broadcasts,
maritime
535 - 1700 khz Your standard AM radio dial
1.7 - 30 Shortwave/High Frequency Band. Broadcasting,
two-way government, military and commercial
communications, amateur radio, CB radio (approx.
27 MHz), others
Shortwave - Approx. Range Meter Band
1.8 - 2.0 160
2.3 - 2.495 120
3.2 - 3.4 90
3.5 - 4.0 80
3.9 - 4.0 75
4.75 - 5.06 60
5.9 - 6.2 49
7.0 - 7.3 40
7.1 - 7.35 41
9.4 - 9.9 31
10.1 - 10.15 30
11.6 - 12.1 25
13.57 - 13.87 22
14.0 - 14.35 20
15.1 - 15.8 19
18.068 - 18.168 17
17.48 - 17.9 16
18.9 - 19.02 15
21.0 - 21.45 15
21.45 - 21.75 13
24.89 - 24.99 12
25.6 - 26.1 11
28.0 - 29.7 10
30 - 50 Very High Frequency Band. Government, business,
walkie-talkies. Also, cordless phones and
'baby monitors'
50 - 54 Amateur radio 6 meter band.
54 - 72 TV Channels 2-4
72 - 76 Manufacturing, remote control, eavesdropping
bugs, etc
76 - 88 TV Channels 5-6
88 - 108 Your standard FM radio dial
108 - 136 Aeronautical communications (AM)
136 - 138 Satellites
138 - 144 Military communications
144 - 148 Amateur radio 2 meter band
148 - 150.8 Military use
150.8 - 174 Business, highway, law enforcement, government,
weather, maritime
174 - 216 TV Channels 7-13
216 - 220 Maritime and aeronautical
220 - 222 Land mobile communications
222 - 225 Amateur radio
225 - 400 Military aviation and space
400 - 406 Military and government
406 - 420 U.S. Government
420 - 450 Amateur radio
450 - 470 Ultra High Frequency Band. Business, industry,
military, fire, government
470 - 512 TV Channels 14-20, shared with law enforcement
512 - 824 TV Channels 21-69, others
824 - 849 Cellular telephones (receivers/handsets)
849 - 851 Aeronautical telephones (ground-based towers)
851 - 866 Business, public safety, trunked systems
866 - 869 Public safety, law enforcement, trunked systems
869 - 894 Cellular telephones (towers)
894 - 896 Aeronautical telephones (handsets)
896 - 901 Private land mobile units
902 - 928 Land mobile, amateur radio, personal communi-
cation units, cordless telephones
928 - 932 Radio paging
935 - 940 Business radio
941 - 944 Government and non-government fixed services
944 - 952 Broadcasters' studio-to-transmitter links
952 - 960 Private fixed services, paging
960 - 1240 Aeronautical navigation
1240 - 1300 Amateur radio
1300 - 1350 Aeronautical navigation
1350 - 1400 Radio location
1400 - 1427 Radio astronomy
1427 - 1429 Point-to-point, mobile, space
1429 - 1660.5 Various satellite transmission uses
1660.5 - 1668.4 Radio astronomy
1668.4 - 1700 Meteorological aids
1700 - 1850 Meteorological satellites, U.S. Government
1850 - 1990 Fixed point-to-point, microwave
1990 - 2110 Broadcast studio-to-transmitter links
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30 - 50 MHz: FM @ 20 kHz steps
30.010 - 30.550 US Government
30.560 - 31.980 Business / Industry / Forestry
31.990 - 32.000 Public Safety
32.010 - 33.000 US Government
33.000 - 33.100 Public Safety
33.120 - 33.400 Business / Petroleum
33.420 - 34.000 Fire
34.000 - 35.000 US Government
35.020 - 36.000 Business / Paging
36.000 - 37.000 US Government
37.020 - 37.420 Police / Public Service
37.460 - 37.860 Power, Water, Pipeline
37.900 - 38.000 Highway Maint / Special Emergency
38.000 - 39.000 US Government
39.020 - 40.000 Police / Public Service
40.000 - 42.000 US Government
42.020 - 42.940 State Police
42.960 - 43.680 Business / Paging
43.700 - 44.600 Transportation - bus, truck
44.620 - 45.060 State Police / Forestry Conservation
45.080 - 45.860 Police / Local Govt / Highway Maint
45.900 - 46.040 Police / Emergency
46.060 - 46.500 Fire
46.520 - 46.580 Local Govt
46.610 - 46.970 Cordless Phones - base (30 kHz steps)
47.020 - 47.400 Highway Maint
47.440 - 47.680 Industry / Emergency
47.700 - 49.580 Industry
49.610 - 49.970 Cordless Phones - handset (30 kHz steps)
50 - 150 MHz
50.000 - 54.000 Amateur (6-meters)
54.000 - 72.000 Broadcast TV chs 2-4 (6 MHz steps - FMw)
72.000 - 76.000 (various)
76.000 - 88.000 Broadcast TV chs 5-6 (6 MHz steps - FMw)
88.000 - 108.000 FM Broadcast (200 kHz steps - FMw)
108.000 - 118.000 Aero - navigation
118.000 - 136.000 Aero - communications (25 kHz steps - AM)
136.000 - 138.000 Satellite
138.000 - 144.000 US Government
144.000 - 148.000 Amateur (2-meters)
148.000 - 150.800 US Government
150 - 162 MHz: FM @ 15 kHz steps
150.815 - 150.965 Auto Emergency
150.995 - 151.595 Highway / Forestry / Industry
151.625 - 151.955 Business (30 kHz steps)
152.030 - 152.240 Mobile Telephone (Base) (30 kHz steps)
152.270 - 152.450 Taxi (Base)
152.495 - 152.855 Mobile Telephone (Base) (30 kHz steps)
152.870 - 153.725 Industry
153.740 - 154.445 Fire / Govt (mobile)
154.452 - 154.481 Govt / Industry (telemetry) (7.5 kHz steps)
154.490 - 154.625 Industry
154.650 - 156.240 Police / Govt / Emergency / Hwy
156.025 - 157.425 Maritime (ship) (25 kHz steps)
157.470 - 157.515 Auto Emergency
157.530 - 157.710 Taxi (mobile) / Business
157.770 - 158.100 Mobile Telephone (mobile) (30 kHz steps)
158.130 - 158.460 Industry
158.490 - 158.670 Mobile Telephone (mobile) (30 kHz steps)
158.730 - 158.210 Police / Govt / Highway
159.225 - 159.465 Forestry Conservation
159.495 - 160.200 Transportation - bus, truck
160.215 - 161.610 Railroad
160.625 - 160.950 Maritime - Coast (25 kHz steps)
161.640 - 161.760 {Broadcast Pickups
161.500 - 162.025 {Maritime - Coast (25 kHz steps)
162 - 450 MHz
162.025 - 174.000 (various, mainly US Government)
174.000 - 216.000 Broadcast TV chs 7-13 (6 MHz steps - FMw)
216.000 - 220.000 Maritime (25 kHz steps)
220.000 - 222.000 (Private land Mobile)
222.000 - 225.000 Amateur
225.000 - 400.000 US Government - Aero (AM)
400.000 - 406.000 US Govt - Meteorological / Space
406.000 - 420.000 US Government
420.000 - 450.000 Amateur / military radar
450 - 460 MHz: FM @ 25 kHz steps (450-455 base, 455-460 mobile)
450.050 - 450.925 Auxiliary Broadcasting
451.025 - 451.275 Power / Industry
451.300 - 451.500 Telephone Maint / Industry
451.525 - 452.025 Industry / Special Industrial
452.050 - 452.500 Taxi / Industry / Transport
452.525 - 452.600 Automobile Emergency
452.625 - 452.950 Transportation - Trucks / Railroad
452.975 - 453.000 Relay Press
453.025 - 453.975 Local Govt / Public Safety
454.025 - 454.650 Mobile Telephone
454.675 - 454.975 Mobile Telephone Air
455.050 - 455.925 Auxiliary Broadcasting
456.025 - 456.275 Power / Industry
456.300 - 456.500 Telephone Maint / Industry
456.525 - 457.025 Industry / Special Industrial
457.050 - 457.500 Taxi / Industry / Transport
457.525 - 457.600 {Maritime - shipboard repeater
{Business - low power
457.625 - 457.950 Transportation - Trucks / Railroad
457.975 - 458.000 Relay Press
458.025 - 458.975 Public Safety / Local Govt
459.025 - 459.650 Mobile Telephone
459.675 - 459.975 Mobile Telephone Air
460 - 470 MHz: FM @ 25 kHz steps (460-465 base, 465-470 mobile)
460.025 - 460.550 Police / Public Safety
460.575 - 460.625 Fire
460.650 - 460.875 Business - Airport use
460.900 - 461.000 Business - Central Alarms
461.025 - 462.175 Business
462.200 - 462.525 Manufacturers / Industry
462.550 - 462.725 GMRS
462.750 - 462.925 Business (paging)
462.950 - 463.175 MED (Ambulance/Hospital)
463.200 - 465.000 Business
465.025 - 465.550 Police / Public Safety
465.575 - 465.625 Fire
465.650 - 465.875 Business - Airport use
465.900 - 466.000 Business - Central Alarms
466.025 - 467.175 Business
467.200 - 467.525 Manufacturers / Industry
467.550 - 467.725 GMRS
467.750 - 467.925 {Business (low power)
467.750 - 467.825 {Maritime - shipboard
467.950 - 468.175 MED (Ambulance/Hospital)
468.200 - 469.975 Business
470 - 806 MHz: 6 MHz per channel, wide FM audio
470.000 - 512.000 {Broadcast TV, chs 14-20
{Large Metro Public Safety (25 MHz steps - FM)
512.000 - 806.000 Broadcast TV, Chs 21-69
806 - 896 MHz: FM @ 25 kHz steps (mobile 806-851, base 851-896)
806.000 - 809.750 General - conventional
809.750 - 816.000 General - trunked
816.000 - 821.000 SMR - trunked
821.000 - 824.000 Public Safety - trunked (12.5 kHz steps)
824.040 - 834.360 Cellular Telephone (30 kHz steps)
834.390 - 835.620 Cellular Telephone (data) (30 kHz steps)
835.650 - 848.970 Cellular Telephone (30 kHz steps)
849.000 - 851.000 Aircraft Telephone (5 kHz steps - AM)
851.000 - 854.750 General - conventional
854.750 - 861.000 General - trunked
861.000 - 866.000 SMR - trunked
866.000 - 869.000 Public Safety - trunked (12.5 kHz steps)
869.040 - 879.360 Cellular Telephone (30 kHz steps)
879.390 - 880.620 Cellular Telephone (data) (30 kHz steps)
880.650 - 893.970 Cellular Telephone (30 kHz steps)
894.000 - 896.000 Aircraft Telephone (5 kHz steps - AM)
896 - 941 MHz
896.000 - 901.000 Business / Industry / SMR (12.5 kHz steps)
901.000 - 902.000 General Purpose Mobile Radio
902.000 - 935.000 ()
935.000 - 940.000 Business / Industry / SMR (12.5 kHz steps)
940.000 - 941.000 General Purpose Mobile Radio
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