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A General Guide to Frequencies
UHF Band
Primary Usage
As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the following frequencies:
VHF Band
UHF Band
High Range 148.000–174.000 MHz
New Mobile Narrow Band 220.000–222.000 MHz
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-Meter Amateur 222.000–225.000 MHz
U.S. Government 406.000–420.000 MHz
70-cm Amateur 420.000–450.000 MHz
Low Range 450.000–470.000 MHz
FM-TV Audio Broadcast, Wide Band 470.000–512.000 MHz
800 band Law Enforcement 806.000–824.000 MHz
Conventional Systems 851.000–856.000 MHz
Conventional/Trunked
Systems
856.000–861.000 MHz
Public Safety 866.000–869.000 MHz
Trunked Private/General 894.000–960.000 MHz
25-cm Amateur 1240.000–1300.000 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
Land-Mobile “Paired” Frequencies 220.000–222.000 MHz
Activities Frequencies
Land-Mobile “Paired” Frequencies 450.000–470.000 MHz