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Types of Communications
Monitor communications such as:
• Police and fire department (including rescue and
paramedics)
• NOAA weather broadcasts (preprogrammed channels)
• Business/industrial radio
• Motion picture and press relay
• Utilities
• Land transportation frequencies, such as trucking firms,
buses, taxis, tow trucks, and railroads
• Marine and amateur (ham radio) bands
• And more in these bands:
Frequency Range Transmission
29-29.7 MHz 10 Meter Amateur Band
29.7-50 MHz VHF Low Band
50-54 MHz 6 Meter Amateur Band
137-144 MHz Military Land mobile
144-148 MHz 2 Meter Amateur Band
148-174 MHz VHF High Band
406-420 MHz Federal Govt. Land Mobile
420-450 MHz 70 cm Amateur Band
450-470 MHz UHF Standard Band
470-512 MHz UHF “T” Band
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