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BAND ALLOCATION
To help decide which frequency ranges to scan, use the following listing of the typi-
cal services that use the frequencies your scanner receives. These frequencies are
subject to change, and might vary from area to area. For a more complete listing,
refer to the “Police Call Radio Guide including Fire and Emergency Services,” avail-
able at your local RadioShack store.
Abbreviations
AIR ................................................. Aircraft
BIFC ..... Boise (ID)Interagency Fire Cache
BUS ............................................. Business
CAP ..................................... Civil Air Patrol
CB ....................................... Citizens Band
CCA................................. Common Carrier
CSB ........................Conventional Systems
CTSB........Conventional/Trunked Systems
FIRE .................................Fire Department
HAM ........................Amateur (Ham) Radio
GOVT ........................Federal Government
GMR ........................General Mobile Radio
GTR.................................General Trunked
IND ............................... Industrial Services
(Manufacturing, Construction, Farming, Forest Products)
MAR ...................... Military Amateur Radio
MARI .....................Maritime Limited Coast
(Coast Guard, Marine telephone, Shipboard Radio, Private stations)
MARS ......... Military Affiliate Radio System
MED ............ Emergency/Medical Services
MIL ......................................... U.S. Military
MOV ............Motion Picture/Video Industry
NEW ........................... New Mobile Narrow
NEWS..................................... Relay Press
(Newspaper reporters)
OIL ......................... Oil/Petroleum Industry
PFSP ..........Private Fixed Services/Paging
POL .............................. Police Department
PUB ................................... Public Services
(Public Safety, Local Government, Forestry Conservation)
PSB .......................................Public Safety
PTR .................................. Private Trunked
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