VHF/UHF Scanner Bands & Search Ranges With Modes & Search Steps

30-50 NFM              low band                                            Land mobile communications            
                             33.42-33.98@.020                              fire/emergency            
                             37.02-37.42@.020                              police            
                             39.02-39.98@.020                              police            
                             42.02-42.94@.020                              state police            
                             44.62-46.58@.020                              police/state police/fire/ambulance     

50-54 NFM              6 meter ham                                      amateur radio with some repeaters            
                             50.00-54.00                                       52.525 main simplex      

54-72 WFM             television                                            TV channels 2-4            
                             59.75                                                Ch 2 audio            
                             65.75                                                Ch 3 audio            
                             71.75                                                Ch 4 audio     

72-76 NFM              paging/links                                         paging     

76-88 WFM             television                                            TV channels 5-6            
                             81.75                                                Ch 5 audio            
                             87.75                                                Ch 6 audio  
   
88-108 WFM           FM broadcast                                      broadcast radio            
                             88.1-107.9@.200 in odd steps    

108-137 AM            Aircraft band                                      aviation communications            
                             108-118@.100                                   beacons            
                             118-137@.025                                   communications  

137-144 NFM           US military/Canadian Police                   great opportunities near the border    

144-148 NFM           2 meter ham                                     amateur radio with many repeaters            
                             145.110-145.490@.020                       repeaters            
                             146.520                                            main simplex            
                             146.610-147.390@.015 or .020            repeaters  

148-174 NFM           High band                                          land mobile/marine/weather            
                             153.740-154.445@.015                       fire/ambulance            
                             154.650-156.210@.015                       police/ambulance            
                             156.250-157.425@.025                       marine            
                             158.730-159.210@.015                       police
                             160.215-161.610@.015                       Railroad           
                             161.650-161.775@.025                       Canadian weather            
                             162.400-162.550@.025                       Weather  

174-216                 Television                                           TV channels 7-13            
                             179.75                                              Ch 7 audio            
                             185.75                                              Ch 8 audio            
                             191.75                                              Ch 9 audio            
                             197.75                                              Ch 10 audio            
                             203.75                                              Ch 11 audio            
                             209.75                                              Ch 12 audio            
                             215.75                                              Ch 13 audio  

216-222 DIG           digital land mobile  

222-225 NFM          220 ham band                                    amateur band with some repeaters  

225-406 AM            military aircraft                                    military aviation band

406-420 NFM          federal           

420-450 NFM          70 cm ham                                         Amateur radio with many repeaters            
                            440.025-449.975@.025                        repeaters            
                            446.000                                             main simplex  

450-470 NFM          UHF band                                           land mobile            
                            453.050-453.975@.025                        police/fire
                            457.625-457.950@.025                        Railroad/Trucks 
                            460.025-460.500@.025                        police            
                            460.525-460.625@.025                        fire            
                            462.950-463.175@.025                        ambulance  

470-512 NFM          UHF T band                                         land mobile 
                            in major metro areas great opportunity near large cities  

470-806 WFM         UHF television                                      UHF TV channels             
                            475.75-805.75@6.00  

806-956 NFM          800 band                                             trunked and cellular