frequency band

VHF

The general services in the VHF band are:

30-46 MHz: Licensed 2-way land mobile communication

30-88 MHz: Military VHF-FM, including SINCGARS

46-50 MHz: Cordless telephones, "49 MHz" FM walkie-talkies, and mixed 2-way mobile communication

50-54 MHz: Amateur radio "6-meter" band

54-72 MHz: TV channels 2, 3, and 4

72-76 MHz: Remote Control devices

76-88 MHz: TV channels 5 and 6

88-108 MHz: FM broadcasting (88-92 non-commercial, 92-108 commercial)

108-118 MHZ: Air navigation beacons VOR

108-132 MHz: Air Traffic Control (AM), 121.5 MHz is emergency frequency

132-144 MHZ: Auxiliary civil services,satellite, space research, and other miscellaneous services

144-148 MHz: Amateur "2-meter" band

148-174 MHz: "VHF Business Band", the new unlicensed Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS), and other 2-way land mobile, FM

156-174 MHz VHF Marine Radio FM

162.40-162.55: NOAA Weather Stations, FM

174-216 MHz: TV channels 7 through 13, and professional wireless microphones (low power, certain exact frequencies only)

216-222 MHz: mixed services

222-225 MHz: Amateur "1-1/4-meter" band

above 225 MHz: Federal services, including military aircraft radio (225-400 MHz) AM, including HAVEQUICK

UHF

brief summary of some UHF frequency usage:

300 - 420 MHz: government use, including meteorology

420 - 450 MHz: radiolocation and Amateur "70 cm" band

450 - 470 MHz: UHF business band, GMRS, and FRS 2-way "walkie-talkies"

470 - 512 MHz: TV channels 14-20, public safety

512 - 806 MHz: TV channels 21-69 (channels 53-69 to be auctioned)

806 - 824 MHz: pocket pagers and Nextel SMR band

824 - 849 MHz: cellular phones, A & B franchises, mobile phone

849 - 869 MHz: public safety 2-way (fire, police, ambulance)

869 - 894 MHz: cellular phones, A & B franchises, base station

902 - 928 MHz: ISM band: cordless phones and stereo, datalinks

928 - 960 MHz: mixed Studio-Transmitter Links, mobile 2-way, other

1240 - 1300 MHz: Amateur radio

1850 - 1910 MHz: PCS mobile phone - note below

1930 - 1990 MHz: PCS base stations - note below note: order is A,D,B,E,F,C blocks. A,B,C = 15 MHz; D,E,F = 5 MHz

2310 - 2360 MHz: Satellite radio Sirius and XM

2390 - 2450 MHz: Amateur radio, shared with below:

2400 - 2483.5 MHz: ISM, IEEE 802.11, 802.11b, 802.11g Wireless LAN

around 2450 MHz: Microwave oven

Garage door openers, alarm systems, etc. - Around 40 megahertz

Standard cordless phones: Bands from 40 to 50 megahertz

Baby monitors: 49 megahertz

Radio controlled airplanes: Around 72 megahertz, which is different from...

Radio controlled cars: Around 75 megahertz

Wildlife tracking collars: 215 to 220 megahertz

MIR space station: 145 megahertz and 437 megahertz

Cell phones: 824 to 849 megahertz

New 900-MHz cordless phones: Obviously around 900 megahertz!

Air traffic control radar: 960 to 1,215 megahertz

Global Positioning System: 1,227 and 1,575 megahertz

Deep space radio communications: 2290 megahertz to 2300 megahertz