Radio Frequency Guide

This guide is just to give you an idea of were to look for transmissions.
26.965
To
27.405
CEPT Uk & European Citizen Band Radio. 40 ChannelsFM 10 KHz spacing
27.500
To
28.000
Citizen Band 40 Channels 10 kHz Spacing 
Ch 10  27.69125
Ch 25   27.84125
28.000
To
29.700
Amateur 10m CW USB CW Satellite
29.6 FM Calling
29.700
To
34.500
Cordless Phones
Hospital paging services
Mobile Military
34.500
To
38.250
Short Range Alarms
Model Aircraft 25 Channels 10khz
38.250
To
47.000
Long Range Alarms
Radio controlled Models Cars Boats 33 channels 10kHz
39.9375.Cordless phones to 40.1125 (split -8.9)
47.000
To
50.000
Long Range Alarms
Cordless Phones
Paging & Baby Monitors
50.000
To
51.000
6m Amateur Band CW FM SSB
51.51   FM calling channel
52.000
To
70.500
Cordless Microphones
Broadcast Microphones
70.000 Amateur4m CW SSB FM 
70.45 FM Calling channel
70.500
To
71.500
Emergency Services 12.5 Mhz spilt Fire Brigade
Paired with 80.000 to 81.500
70.0125 AM Somerset Fire Brigade
71.500
To
72.800
PBR 71.5125 to 72.7875 split +13.5 Mhz FM
72.800
To
74.800
MOD 25khz Duplex
73.925-74.7875 MOD Mould 12.5 KHz
74.800
To
75.200
Airfields in UKILS marker beacons
75.200
To
76.700
MOD Use
76.700
To
78.000
PBR 76.7125 to 77.4875 split + 10 Mhz
Cordless Phones 77.5125 MHz or 77.5500 MHz paired 
with 47.43125 MHz or 47.41875 MHz for the base units.
78.000
To
80.000 
MOD and Outside Broadcasting 12.5 Mhz spacing
80.000
To
87.500
PBR Simplex / Duplex split 85.0125.PBR to 86.2875 split-13.5    86.7125.PBR to 87.4875 split -10
Emergency services 80.0 to 81.5
MountainRescue Teams Ch 1 86.3125 FM
Rallying Safety Channel 86.4375 AM
87.500
To
108.000
Radio Station both National and Local.
108.000
To
117.975
Airfield / Runway ILS VOR ATIS 50Khz spacing
117.975
To
136.000
International Civil aviation Band AM 50Khz spacing
121.5Distress Channel
126.025 Bristol ATIS   125.000 Cardiff Tower.
136.000
To
137.000
Space Operations 25 KHz spacing 
Space Research Met-Satellite.
This band operates in the space to earth direction.
137.000
To
138.000
Space Operations NOAA 14 weather satellite 137.620 FM
This band operates in the space to earth direction
Wide Area Paging 137.9625to138.000
138.000
To
141.900 
Wide area paging to 138.2125 FM. Emergency services Air to Ground. 
Outside Broadcasting.
Public Utilities 139.5 to 140.56.25  12.5 KHz spacing split +8.5 Mhz
141.900
To
143.000
Government Agencies MOD USAF
Soviet Space Communications
143.000
To
144.000
Emergency Services mainly police 12.5 KHz 
with 152.000to 153.000 Am and FM
International Space Station 143.625
144.000
To
146.000
2m Amateur Band CW SSB FM Amateur satellite up-links in the band 145.85-146.0 MHz
also used with 430.0 to 440.0 
Also used byRaynet for events and major incidents
146.000
To
149.000
To 148.000 Emergency services with 154.000 to 155.975  12.5 KHz spacing Am and FM
148.000 149.000 Public utilities with 139.5 to140.5
149.000
To
152.000
MOD
Satellite Navigation
Radio Astronomy and oilslick markers
152.000
To
153.000 
Emergency services 
with 143.000 to 144.000 12.5 KHz spacing
153.000
To
153.500
Wide area paging 25Khz spacing Pocsag and Flex.
153.500
To
154.000
MOD   25 KHz spacing
154.000
To
156.000
Emergency services with 146.000 to 148.000 12.5 KHz spacing Am and FM
155.2125 AM Somerset Ch 1 
155.1500 AM Somerset Ch 4
156.000
To
162.050
International Marine Channels.  25Khz Spacing
See Marine Listings 
158.525
To
160.54375
 PBR 12.5 KHz Spacing Simplex and Duplex
With163.0375 to 165.0375
160.54375
To
160.600
Local Authority Emergency Alarms
162.050
To
163.03125
Private Marine Radio and PBR on limited Channels25 KHz FM
163.03125
To
165.0125
PBR paired with 158.525 To 160.54375 split –4.5FM
165.0125
To
168.24375
PBR up to 165.0375 paired with 158.525 to 160.54375 over 165.0375 split +4.8
Ambulance service from 166.000 paired with 171.000split +4.8
166.100 Bristol Red Base 170.900 Bristol Mobile
168.24375
To
169.39375
 PBR Simplex use 12.5 KHz spacing FM
169.39375 St John Ambulance Brigade Channel 1
169.02500  St John AmbulanceBrigade Channel 2
169.39375
To
169.84375
  ERMES pagingPBR Simplex 12.5 KHz Spacing
169.84375
To
173.04375
PBR paired with 165.0125 To 168.24375 12.5 KHz spacing 
split –4.8 Mhz FM
173.04375
To
173.09375 
PBR Simplex Use 12.5 KHz spacing FM
173.09375
To
174.000
Low powered devices such as 
Deaf Aids and Garage door openers
173.800
To
174.000
Indoor radio microphones within 173.70-174.0
DeafAids
174.000 
To
177.200
PBR Simplex Use 12.5 KHz spacing 
Radio microphones
177.200
To
181.700 
PBR 12.5 KHz spacing 
with 185.2 to 191.5 split +8.0Mhz
181.800
To
183.500
PAMR and PBR FM 12.5 KHz Spacing
183.500
To
184.500
Allocated for remote meter reading
184.500
To
185.200
Radio Microphones FM
185.200
To
189.700 
PAMR and PBR FM 12.5 KHz Spacing split –8.0
With 177.200to 181.700
189.700
To
189.800
PMSE Broadcasting Links
189.800
To
191.500
 PAMR and PBR 12.5 KHz Spacing FM
191.500
To
193.200
Radio Microphones occupy a total of 1.4 MHz withinthis band
193.200
To
199.500 
PAMR and PBR Mobile 12.5 KHz Spacing Mobile FM 
TrunkedWith201.200 to 207.500
199.500
To
200.500 
Broadcasting Link and Radio Microphones
200.500
To
201.200
Radio Microphones
201.200
To
207.500 
PAMR and PBR 12.5 KHz Spacing Base FM 
TrunkedWith193.200 to 199.500
207.500
To
209.100 
Radio microphones.Note this band is under review at this time.
209.100
To
217.500
PAMR, PBR, PMSE and Radio microphones operate inthis band
217.500
To
230.000 
Band allocated to Terrestrial Digital Audio Broadcasting.
225to 230 agreed for civil use in the NATO band of 225-400 MHz.
PMSE occupies224.00625 to 224.49375
230.000
To
328.600 
NATO / Military Aircraft. AM 25 KHz Spacing
243.000Air Distress 243.450 Red Arrows
Some radio astronomy and mobile satelliteuse
328.600
To
335.400 
ILS glide path use at airfields
335.400
To
399.900 
NATO / Military Aircraft. AM 25 KHz Spacing 
380 to383 and 390 to 393 emergency use Tetra
399.900
To
400.050 
Radio Navigation satellite Downlink
400.050
To
400.150 
Satellite downlinks and telemetry
Satellite standardfrequency on 400.1FM
RAF Target Telemetry 401.000 FM
400.150
To
401.000 
Space Research
401.000
To
406.000 
Space Operation.
Space operation limited to the band 401.0-402.0 MHz space-to-Earth.
Mobile operation limited to the band 401.5-403.0MHz Earth-to-space
406.000
To
406.100
Mobile Satellite Emergency Positioning Beacons
406.000AM International Distress Frequency
406.100 AM International Distress Frequency
406.100
To
410.000
Radio Astronomy
MOD USAF 25 KHz spacing
410.000
To
420.000
TETRA PAMR and Tetra Emergency Services
420.000
To
430.000
TETRA PAMR and Tetra Emergency services up to 425.000
BroadcastingLinks.
430.000
To
440.000 
70CM Amateur Band SSB CW FM.
Local repeaters from 434.600 with split –1.6 Mhz Amateur Satellite with 145.85 to 146.0
433.720 to 434.120 Vehicle Key Fobs
440.00625
To
442.25625 
PBR 12.5 KHz split -14.5 Mhz FM
With 425.5125to 427.7625
442.51875
To
443.49375
PBR 12.5 KHz split -14.5 Mhz
With 428.025 -428.9875
443.500
To
445.300
MOD 25 KHz Spacing FM
445.500
To
445.9750
PBR 12.5 KHz spacing FM split  –20.5 Mhz
With425 to 425.475
446.00625
To
446.09375
PMR 446 Simplex 12.5 Hz spacing 8 channels FMLicence free
Ch 2 446.01875 
Ch 3 446.03125
446.000
To
447.600 
PBR Simplex 12.5 KHz SpacingOutside BroadcastingLinks.
447.600
To
449.000
PBR 12.5 KHz spacing Fm Split –17 Mhz
With 430.600to 432.00
450.000
To
452.975
Emergency Services Mainly Police FM 12.5 KHz Split+14 if applicable 
452.425 Bridgwater PR.
453.000
To
454.000
PBR 12.5 KHz spacing Split +6.5 Mhz
With 459.500 to460.500
454.000
To
454.8375
Wide area Paging 25 KHz spacing
455.46875
To
455.85625
Airports only FM split +5.0 
Security and ground repeaters.
456.000
To
457.000
PBR 12.5 KHz FM split +5.5 Mhz
With 461.500 to 462.500
457.000
To
457.250
Fire Brigade Handheld's. 12.5 KHz Simplex and DuplexFM split 5.5 Mhz
With 462.500 to 462.750
457.250
To
459.500
Broadcasting Links, Radio Microphones, Short range devices International Marine on board handheld's
25 Khz channel spacing
458.9 Mhz  used for vehicle paging and radio keys
459.500
To
460.500
PBR 12.5 KHz spacing Split -6.5 Mhz FM
With 453.000to 454.000
460.500
To
460.750
Emergency services Point to point links Broadcastinglinks. FM Split + 6.5 Mhz
With 467.00 to 467.250
461.250
To
462.500 
PBR 12.5 KHz spacing Simplex to 461.500 over split–5.5 Mhz
With 456.000 to 457.000
462.75625
To
464.000 
Fixed point-to-point links. Some PBR.
464.000
To
467.000
Emergency Services Mainly Police FM 12.5 KHz 
Split-14 if applicableWith 450.000 to 452.975
470.000
To
590.000 
Broadcasting WFMTV Broadcasting Band IV; TV Channels21-35. Some PMSE use.
590.000
To
598.000
Airport Radars
598.000
To
854.000 
Broadcasting WFM TV Broadcasting Band V; TV Channels37-68. Some PMSE use.
854.000
To
862.000
Broadcasting Links WFM Used mainly in the UK for PMSE. Talkback temporary point-to-point audio links and radio microphones.
862.000
To
870.000
Cordless Phones
870.000
To
888.000
Harmonised band for TETRA Mobile
890.000
To
905.000
Mobile Phones GSM Mobile
915.000
To
933.000
Mobile Phones GSM Base