without any sound. That is a birdie. Make a list of all the birdies in
your scanner for future reference.
GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS
United States Broadcast Bands
In the United States, there are several broadcast bands. The Standard AM
and FM bands are probably the most well known. There are also four
television audio broadcast bands - the lower three transmit on the VHF
band and the fourth transmits on the UHF band.
Typical Band Usage
VHF Band
Low Range 29.00 -50.00 MHz
6-Meter Amateur 50.00 -54.00 MHz
U.S. Government 137.00 -144.00 MHz
2-Meter Amateur 144.00 -148.00 MHz
High Range 148.00 -174.00 MHz
UHF Band
Military Aircraft 380.00 -384.00 MHz
U.S. Government 406.00 -420.00 MHz
70-cm Amateur 420.00 -450.00 MHz
Low Range 450.00 -470.00 MHz
FM-TV Audio Broadcast, Wide Band 470.00 -512.00 MHz
800 Band Law Enforcement 806.00 -824.00 MHz
Conventional/Trunked Systems 856.00 -866.00 MHz
Public Safety 866.00 -869.00 MHz
Trunked Private/General 894.00 -960.00 MHz
Primary Usage
As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the
following frequencies:
VHF Band
Activities Frequencies
Government, Police, and Fire 153.785 -155.980 MHz
Emergency Services 158.730 -159.460 MHz
Railroad 160.000 -161.000 MHz
UHF Band
Activities Frequencies
Land-Mobile "Paired" Frequencies 450.000 -470.000 MHz
Base Stations 451.025 -454.950 MHz
