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GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS
Typical Band Usage (MHz)
Primary Usage
As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the following fre-
quencies:
VHF Band
VHF Band
Low Range 29.00–50.00
6-Meter Amateur 50.00–54.00
Aircraft 108.00–136.00
U.S. Government 137.00–144.00
2-Meter Amateur 144.00–148.00
High Range 148.00–174.00
UHF Band
Military Aircraft 380.00–384.00
U.S. Government 406.00–420.00
70-Centimeter Amateur 440.00–450.00
Low Range 450.00–470.00
FM-TV Audio Broadcast, Wide Band 470.00–512.00
Public Service 806.00–823.93
Conventional Systems 851.00–856.00
Conventional/Trunked Systems 856.00–861.00
Trunked Systems 861.00–866.00
Public Safety 866.00–868.93
High Range 896.11–902.00
33-Centimeter Amateur 902.00–928.00
Private Trunked 935.00–940.00
General Trunked 940.00–941.00
Fixed Services 941.00–944.00
Studio-to-Transmitter Broadcast Links 944.00–952.00
Private Fixed Services, Paging 952.00–960.00
Activities Frequencies (MHz)
2-Meter Amateur Band 144.000–148.000
Government, Police, and Fire 153.785–155.980
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