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.

26.965-27.405 Mhz Cept CB Channels 10 khz spacing.

27.601-27.991 Mhz U.K. Mpt CB Channels 10 khz spacing.

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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Beginners Guide to Radio Scanning

Guide to frequency listings for the British Isles

26.965-27.405 Mhz Cept CB Channels 10 khz spacing.

27.601-27.991 Mhz U.K. Mpt CB Channels 10 khz spacing.

40.0500 Mhz ***** Military Distress Frequency*****

121.50010 Mhz *****International Distress Frequency*****

156.8000 Mhz ******** Marine Distress********

243.0000 Mhz ******** Military Distress********

40.0500 Mhz * Military Distress Frequency*

121.50010 Mhz International Distress Frequency

156.8000 Mhz Marine Distress

243.0000 Mhz Military Distress