Beginners
Guide to Radio Scanning
Guide to frequency listings for the
British Isles
25.0050-25.0100 Mhz Standard frequency,time
signals.
25.0100-25.0700 Mhz Fixed maritime and
land mobile.
25.0700-25.2100 Mhz Maritime Mobile.
25.2100-25.6000 Mhz Fixed maritime and
land mobile.
25.6000-26.1000 Mhz Broadcasting.
26.1000-27.5000 Mhz Land mobile,model control,CB
Radio.
28.0000-29.7000 Mhz Amateur Radio (10 metre
band).
29.7000-30.7000 Mhz Space,Mobile and Fixed.
30.7000-34.5000 Mhz Fixed and Mobile.
34.5000-37.5000 Mhz Mobile (Gov. and Mil.)
37.5000-47.5000 Mhz Mobile (Military) Radio
astronony, T.V.
40.0500 Mhz ***** Military Distress
Frequency*****
47.5000-47.6800 Mhz Cordless Telephones.
47.6800-50.0000 Mhz Land mobile,Broadcasting,Cordless
Phones.
50.0000-52.0000 Mhz
Amateur Band ( 6 metre U.K.).
50.0000-54.0000 Mhz Amateur Band ( 6 metre
U.S.A).
52.0000-60.0000 Mhz Land mobile and Radio
Microphones.
60.0000-64.0000 Mhz Radio Microphones.
64.0000-68.0000 Mhz Fixed and Mobile (Mil.)
68.0000-70.0250 Mhz Land and Mobile repeaters
(Mil.).
70.0250-70.5000 Mhz
Amateur band ( 4 Metre).
70.5000-71.5000 Mhz Land mobile ( inc Fire
Services).
71.5000-72.8000 Mhz Low Band P.M.R. (inc
A.A. and Water boards).
72.8000-74.8000 Mhz Land mobile (Gov.).
74.8000-75.2000 Mhz Aeronavigation guard
band.
75.2000-76.7000 Mhz Outside broadcast links.
76.7000-78.0000 Mhz Fixed and Land ( inc
R.A.C.)
78.0000-80.0000 Mhz Land mobile ( B.B.C.
Outside Broadcast).
80.0000-84.0000 Mhz Land Fixed and Mobile
( inc Fire services).
84.0000-85.0000 Mhz Land Fixed and Mobile
(Mil.).
84.0000-88.0000 Mhz Low band P.M.R. ( inc
Nuclear Spills,St John's )
88.0000-108.0000 Mhz ********Broadcast
Band**********
108.0000-117.9750 Mhz Aero Navigation.
121.50010 Mhz *****International
Distress Frequency*****
117.9750-136.9750 Mhz Aeronautical band (mostly
A.M.)
137.0000-138.0000 Mhz Satellites.
138.0000-141.0000 Mhz P.M.R. (Gas and Electricity
boards).
141.0000-141.9000 Mhz Outside broadcast.
141.9000-143.0000 Mhz Mobile (Gov.).
143.0000-144.0000 Mhz M.I.R. Space Station.
144.0000-146.0000 Mhz
Amateur Band (2 Metre).
146.0000-148.0000 Mhz Fixed and Mobile
148.0000-149.0000 Mhz Fixed and Mobile
149.0000-149.9000 Mhz Mobile ( Mil.)
149.9000-150.0500 Mhz Radionavigation.
150.0500-152.0000 Mhz Radio Astronomy
152.0000-153.0000 Mhz Police Bases
153.0000-153.5000 Mhz Radio paging systems
153.5000-154.0000 Mhz Mobile (Mil.)
154.0000-156.0000 Mhz Police Bases.
156.0000-174.0000 Mhz Marine Band
156.8000 Mhz ******** Marine Distress********
174.0000-225.0000 Mhz Land and
Mobile (inc B.R. London Transport)
225.0000-328.6000 Mhz Military
Air Band.
243.0000 Mhz ******** Military Distress********
328.6000-335.4000 Mhz Aeronavigation
335.4000-399.9000 Mhz Aeronautical
399.9000-400.0500 Mhz Radionavigation
400.0500-400.1500 Mhz Time signal
401.0000-450.0000 Mhz Fixed and Mobile.
430.0000-440.0000 Mhz
Amateur band ( 70 Cm.)
450.0000-470.0000 Mhz P.M.R. (inc
Police ,Fire Mobiles).
470.0000-854.0000 Mhz U.K. TV Band.
854.0000-862.0000 Mhz Fixed and Mobile.
862.0000-864.0000 Mhz Land mobile
864.0000-870.0000 Mhz Mobile.
870.0000-889.0000 Mhz Fixed and Mobile
890.0000-960.0000 Mhz Cellular Telephones.
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