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SPECIFIED INTERVALS
Frequencies in different bands are accessible only at spe-
cific intervals. For example:
BAND ALLOCATION
To help decide which frequency ranges to scan, use the
following listing of the typical services that use the fre-
quencies your scanner receives. These frequencies are
subject to change, and might vary from area to area. For
a more complete listing, refer to the
Police Call Radio
Guide including Fire and Emergency Services
, available
at your local RadioShack store.
Abbreviations Services
AIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft
BIFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Boise (ID) Interagency Fire Cache
BUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Business
CAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civil Air Patrol
CB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Citizens Band
CCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Common Carrier
CSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventional Systems
CTSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Conventional/Trunked Systems
FIRE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fire Department
HAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amateur (Ham) Radio
GOVT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federal Government
GMR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Mobile Radio
GTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Trunked
IND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Industrial Services
(Manufacturing, Construction, Farming, Forest Products)
MAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Military Amateur Radio
MARI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maritime Limited Coast
(Coast Guard, Marine Telephone,
Shipboard Radio, Private Stations)
MARS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Military Affiliate Radio System
MED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Emergency/Medical Services
MIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. Military
MOV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motion Picture/Video Industry
NEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Mobile Narrow
NEWS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relay Press (Newspaper Reporters)
Frequency Range(s) Specified Interval
29–54 and 137–174 MHz 5.0 kHz steps
380–512 and 806–960 MHz 12.5 kHz steps
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