Beginners Guide to Radio Scanning


Amateur Band Frequency allocations.

50.000-52.000 Mhz (6 metre Band)

50.000-50.100Mhz........CW only
50.100-50.500Mhz........SSB and CW only(50.100Mhz..calling channel)
50.500-51.000Mhz........All modes
51.000-51.525Mhz........SSB and CW only
51.525-51.410Mhz........All modes
51.410-51.830Mhz........FM simplex channels in 20Khz steps
51.830-52.000Mhz........All modes

70.000-70.500 Mhz (4 metre band)

70.000-70.030Mhz.........Beacons
70.030-70.250Mhz.........SSB and CW
70.250-70.300Mhz.........All modes
70.300-70.500Mhz.........Channelised in 12.5Khz steps
70.450Mhz......................FM calling channel

144.000-146.000Mhz( 2 metre band (the most popular ham band))

144.000-144.150Mhz........CW only( 144.050 Mhz CW calling channel)
144.150-145.500Mhz........SSB and CW only (144.300Mhz calling channel)
144.500-144.845Mhz........All modes non-channelised.
148.845-149.990Mhz........Beacons
149.990-145.200Mhz........Repeater inputs 25Khz steps
145.200-146.000Mhz........FM simplex channels as follows:-
145.200Mhz......S8 emergency
145.225Mhz......S9 emergency
145.250Mhz......S10 slow morse transmissions
145.275Mhz......S11
145.300Mhz......S12 RTTY/AFSK
145.325Mhz......S13
145.350Mhz......S14
145.375Mhz......S15
145.400Mhz......S16
145.425Mhz......S17
145.450Mhz......S18
145.475Mhz......S19
145.500Mhz......S20 FM calling channel
145.525Mhz......S21 Used for weekend news
145.550Mhz......S22 Rally talk-in
145.575Mhz......S23
145.600-145.800Mhz.....Repeater outputs 25Khz steps
145.800-145.600Mhz.....Satellites

430-000-440.000Mhz( 70 centimetre band)

430.000-432.000Mhz.......All modes
432.000-432.150Mhz.......CW only
432.150-432.500Mhz.......SSB and CW only
432.500-432.800Mhz.......All modes
432.800-432.990Mhz.......Beacons
433.000-433.400Mhz.......FM repeater outputs 25Khz steps
433.000-434.600Mhz.......FM simplex Channelised in 25Khz steps
433.500Mhz.....................Calling channel
434.600-435.000Mhz.......FM repeater inputs 25Khz steps
435.000-438.000Mhz.......Satellite and fast scan tv(FSTV)
438.000-439.800Mhz.......FSTV
439.800-440.000Mhz.......Packet radio.

The seventy centimetre band is issued on a secondary basis,with prioriry being given to PMR around the London area.




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