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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)Intera
g
ency 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
(Manufacturin
g
, Construction, Farmin
g
, Forest Products)
MAR ......................Military Amateur Radio
MARI .....................Maritime Limited Coast
(Coast Guard, Marine telephone, Shipboard Radio, Private stations)
MARS.........Military Affiliate Radio System
MED ............Emer
g
ency/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/Pa
g
in
g
POL..............................Police Department
PUB...................................Public Services
(Public Safety, Local Government, Forestry Conservation)
PSB.......................................Public Safety
PTR .................................. Private Trunked
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