
and moving it away from the receiver. Make sure that no other nearby radio
or TV sets are tuned on. Use the search function and scan every frequency
band from its lowest frequency to the highest. Occasionally, the searching
will stop as if it has found a signal, often without any sound. That is a
birdie. Make a list of all the birdies in your particular 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 broadcasts bands - the lower three transmit on the VHF
band and the fourth transmits on the UHF band.
Typical Band Usage
VHF Band (30.0-300.0 MHz)
Low Range 30.00-50.00 MHz
6-Meter Amateur 50.00-54.00 MHz
FM-TV 54.00-72.00 MHz
Land Mobile 72.00-76.00 MHz
FM-TV 76.00-88.00 MHz
FM Radio 88.00-108.00 MHz
Aircraft 108.00-136.975 MHz
U. S. Government 137.00-144.000 MHz
2-Meter Amateur 144.00-148.000 MHz
High Range 148.00-174.000 MHz
FM-TV, VHF Wide 174.00-216.000 MHz
New Mobile, 1 1/4 Meter Amateur 216.00-224.000 MHz
UHF Band (300.00 MHz-3.0 GHz)
Military Aircraft 319.00-384.000 MHz
U. S. Government 406.00-420.000 MHz
70 cm Amateur 450.00-470.000 MHz
Low Range 450.00-470.000 MHz
FM-TV Audio
Broadcast, Wide Band 470.00-512.000 MHz
800 Band Law Enforcement 806.00-824.000 MHz
Conventional Systems 851.00-856.000 MHz
Trunked Systems 856.00-866.000 MHz
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