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Guide to the Action Bands
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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. This is a
birdie.Makealistofallthebirdies
in your scanner for future
reference.
GUIDE TO THE
ACTION BANDS
TYPICAL BAND USAGE
(
IN MHZ)
HF Band
VHF Band
HF Range 25.000–26.960
Citizen’s Band 26.965–27.405
10-Meter
Amateur
28.000–29.700
Low Range 29.700–50.000
6-Meter
Amateur
50.000–54.000
2-Meter
Amateur
144.000–148.000
High Range 148.000–174.000
New Mobile
Narrow Band
220.000–222.000
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1
/4-Meter
Amateur
222.000–225.000