Radio Shack 20-466, Owner'S Manual

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A General Guide to Frequencies
To find the birdies in your scanner, begin by
disconnecting the 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 low- est frequency to the highest. Occasionally,
the searching will stop as if it had found a
signal, often without any sound. This is a
birdie. Make a list of all the birdies in your
scanner for future reference.
GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS
Typical Band Usage
HF Band
VHF Band
UHF Low Band (MHz)
408.0000 420.7500 433.15625 439.3000
445.44375 451.5875 457.73125 463.875
470.250 484.500 494.59375 500.7375
506.88125
UHF High Band (MHz)
811.0125 812.700 816.075 816.150
817.1565 852.96875 867.20625 930.775
1244.175 1250.175 1256.45625 1268.750
1268.775
HF Range 25.000–26.960 MHz
Citizen’s Band 26.965–27.405 MHz
10-Meter Amateur 28.000–29.700 MHz
Low Range 29.700–50.000 MHz
6-Meter Amateur 50.000–54.000 MHz
U.S. Government 137.000–144.000 MHz
2-Meter Amateur 144.000–148.000 MHz