Radio Shack PRO-2056 - Manual (Page 26)

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The birdie frequencies to watch for on this unit are:
To find the birdies in your scanner, 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 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. That is a birdie. Make a list of all the birdies
in your scanner for future reference.
GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS
United States Broadcast Bands
In the United States, there are several broadcast bands. The standard AM and FM
bands are probably the most well known. There are also four television audio broad-
cast bands — the lower three transmit on the VHF band and the fourth transmits on
the UHF band.
Typical Band Usage
31.2000 161.8950 446.3000
41.6000 162.2950 508.7000
52.0000 168.3250 511.4000
114.4000 169.5300 511.4125
155.8700 173.1450
VHF Band
Low Range 29.00–50.00 MHz
6-Meter Amateur 50.00–54.00 MHz
U.S. Government 137.00–144.00 MHz
2-Meter Amateur 144.00–148.00 MHz
High Range 148.00–174.00 MHz
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