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Typical Band Usage

Primary Usage

As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the following fre-
quencies:

VHF Band

HF Band (3.00–30.0 MHz)

10-Meter Amateur Band

29.00–29.70 MHz

High Range

29.70–29.90 MHz

VHF Band (30.00–300.0 MHz)

Low Range

30.00–50.00 MHz

6-Meter Amateur

50.00–54.00 MHz

Aircraft

108.00–136.00 MHz

U.S. Government

138.00–144.00 MHz

2-Meter Amateur

144.00–148.00 MHz

High Range

148.00–174.00 MHz

UHF Band (300.00 MHz–3.0 GHz)

U. S. Government

406.00–420.00 MHz

0.6-Meter Amateur

420.00–450.00 MHz

Low Range

450.00–470.00 MHz

FM-TV Audio Broadcast, Wide Band

470.00–806.00 MHz

Conventional Systems

851.00–856.00 MHz

Conventional/Trunked Systems

856.00–861.00 MHz

Trunked Systems

861.00–866.00 MHz

Public Safety

866.00–869.00 MHz

Private Trunked

896.00–940.00 MHz

General Trunked

940.00–956.00 MHz

Activities

Frequencies

Government, Police, and Fire

153.785–155.980 MHz

Emergency Services

158.730–159.460 MHz

Railroad

160.000–161.900 MHz

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