Business Radio

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Business Band Radio - this article deals exclusively with land mobile radio (LMR) or professional mobile radio systems (PMR, PLMR) in the United States. See the VHF and UHF Radio Services page for pages dealing with radio systems and allocations in other countries.

Officially called the "Industrial/Business Radio Pool" under 47 CFR 90.35.. within part 90 of the FCC rules (which covers land mobile radio in general - including public safety services). Known as LMR (land mobile radio), PMR (professional mobile radio) or PLMR (professional land mobile radio) as well as just the Business Band.

High HF and VHF/UHF Land mobile radio service authorized under Part 90 (Land Mobile Radio Services) of the FCC rules. FCC eligibility verbiage states: Persons primarily engaged in any of the following activities are eligible to hold authorizations in the Industrial/Business Pool to provide commercial mobile radio service as defined in part 20 of this chapter or to operate stations for transmission of communications necessary to such activities of the licensee: (1) The operation commercial of business activity; (2) The operation of educational, philanthropic, or ecclesiastical institutions; (3) Clergy activities; or (4) The operation of hospitals, clinics, or medical associations.

Business Radio is not to be confused with license free or simple license services available for land mobile and portable or walkie-talkie radio purposes in the United States. These VHF/UHF services include FRS and GMRS, MURS and CB. FRS, MURS and CB are all heavily used as a low cost alternative to the hassle of business band.

1 Below 25 MHz (2000 kHz - 25000 kHz)
2 VHF Low Band 25-50 MHz
3 VHF Mid Band 72-76 MHz
4 VHF High Band 150-174 MHz
5 VHF 220 MHz Band 216-222 MHz
6 UHF Band 406-413 MHz
7 UHF Band 421-430 MHz
8 UHF Band 450-470 MHz
9 UHF-T Band 470-512 MHz
10 800 MHz/900 MHz band 809-940 MHz
11 Higher Bands - Above 940 MHz
12 Common Itinerant and Low Power Business Frequencies
13 Default Motorola Kenwood Vertex TYT Baofeng Pofung BTECH Hytera Retevis Blackbox Radios Factory Out Of The Box Channels Frequencies Settings
14 Common On-Site Retail Store Frequencies Channel Plans
15 Emission Designators
16 Nationwide Public Safety Interoperability Frequencies

Below 25 MHz (2000 kHz - 25000 kHz)

2 MHz - 25 MHz, below 25000 kHz below 25 MHz. The FCC considers industrial/business allocations above 25.0 MHz to be intended exclusively for local communications. For the purposes of land mobile, 2-25 MHz is considered "HF".

Specific frequencies:

2292 kHz 2.292 MHz - fixed or mobile
2398 kHz 2.398 MHz - fixed or mobile
4637.5 kHz 4.6375 MHz - fixed or mobile
5167.5 kHz 5.1675 MHz - Alaska Emergency frequency (dial frequency in USB mode)

2000 kHz - 25,000 kHz - businesses may apply for frequencies in the fixed/mobile bands between 2-25 MHz for base/mobile/fixed purposes, however, use of frequencies between 2 MHz and 25 MHz is limited to backup systems, emergency communications circuits, remote areas where VHF/UHF services would not provide the coverage or range required. Examples include geophysical exploration, telecommunications repair systems or backup systems used by telecom companies in emergencies, and other specialized purposes. Many of these licensed have been depreciated in favor of UHF/SHF SATCOM or satphone based systems.

VHF Low Band 25-50 MHz

The 25 MHz, 27 MHz and 29 MHz frequencies are shared with numerous other services worldwide, including the HF SSB marine mobile service.

Removed 27.555 MHz, 27.615 MHz, 27.635 MHz, 27.655 MHz, 27.765 MHz and 27.86 MHz from list..there are no active, canceled or expired licenses for any of those frequencies. Yes, they are technically assignable, but due to the fact that no legal users are on these frequencies, they’re included under the 11 meter freeband CB list. 27.555MHz, 27.615MHz, 27.635MHz, 27.655MHz, 27.765MHz and 27.860MHz are some of the more popular illegal out of band CB frequencies.

Frequency (MHz)	Remarks/Restrictions on usage
25.020 MHz	Petroleum companies
25.040 MHz	Primarily available for oil spill containment and cleanup, other uses secondary
25.060 MHz	Petroleum exploration
25.080 MHz	Primarily available for oil spill containment and cleanup, other uses secondary
25.100 MHz	Petroleum companies
25.120 MHz	Secondary to HF marine mobile
25.140 MHz	Petroleum companies
25.160 MHz
25.180 MHz	Petroleum companies
25.200 MHz
25.220 MHz	Petroleum companies
25.240 MHz
25.260 MHz	Petroleum companies
25.280 MHz
25.300 MHz	Petroleum companies
25.320 MHz
27.430 MHz
27.450 MHz
27.470 MHz
27.490 MHz	Itinerant use only
27.510 MHz	Mobile use only, 2 watts maximum power
27.530 MHz	Mobile use only, 2 watts maximum power
29.710 MHz
29.730 MHz
29.750 MHz
29.770 MHz
29.790 MHz
30.580 MHz
30.600 MHz
30.620 MHz
30.640 MHz
30.660 MHz
30.680 MHz
30.700 MHz
30.720 MHz
30.740 MHz
30.760 MHz
30.780 MHz
30.800 MHz
30.820 MHz
30.840 MHz	Mobile use only, 2 watts maximum power
30.860 MHz	Shared with Public Safety
30.880 MHz
30.900 MHz	Shared with Public Safety
30.920 MHz
30.940 MHz	Shared with Public Safety
30.960 MHz
30.980 MHz	Shared with Public Safety
31.000 MHz
31.020 MHz	Shared with Public Safety
31.040 MHz
31.060 MHz	Shared with Public Safety
31.080 MHz
31.100 MHz	Shared with Public Safety
31.120 MHz
31.140 MHz	Shared with Public Safety
31.160 MHz
31.200 MHz
31.240 MHz
31.280 MHz
31.320 MHz
31.360 MHz
31.400 MHz
31.440 MHz
31.480 MHz
31.520 MHz
31.560 MHz
31.600 MHz
31.640 MHz
31.680 MHz
31.720 MHz
31.760 MHz
31.800 MHz
31.840 MHz
31.880 MHz
31.920 MHz
31.960 MHz
33.120 MHz	Mobile use only, 2 watts maximum power
33.140 MHz	Mobile use only, 2 watts maximum power
33.160 MHz
33.180 MHz
33.200 MHz
33.220 MHz
33.240 MHz
33.260 MHz
33.280 MHz
33.300 MHz
33.320 MHz
33.340 MHz
33.360 MHz
33.380 MHz
33.400 MHz	Mobile use only, 1 watt maximum power
35.020 MHz	Mobile use only, 2 watts maximum power, shared with Public Safety
35.040 MHz	Itinerant use only
35.060 MHz
35.080 MHz
35.100 MHz
35.120 MHz
35.160 MHz
35.180 MHz	Shared with on-site paging
35.200 MHz
35.220 MHz
35.240 MHz
35.260 MHz	Old IMTS Base Channel ZO (paired with 43.26 MHz)
35.280 MHz
35.300 MHz	Old IMTS Base Channel ZF (paired with 43.30 MHz)
35.320 MHz
35.340 MHz	Old IMTS Base Channel ZH (paired with 43.34 MHz)
35.360 MHz
35.380 MHz	Old IMTS Base Channel ZM (paired with 43.38 MHz)
35.400 MHz
35.420 MHz	Old IMTS Base Channel ZA (paired with 43.42 MHz)
35.440 MHz
35.460 MHz	Old IMTS Base Channel ZY (paired with 43.46 MHz)
35.480 MHz
35.500 MHz	Old IMTS Base Channel ZR (paired with 43.50 MHz)
35.520 MHz
35.540 MHz	Old IMTS Base Channel ZB (paired with 43.54 MHz)
35.560 MHz
35.580 MHz
35.600 MHz
35.620 MHz	Old IMTS Base Channel ZW (paired with 43.62 MHz)
35.640 MHz	Paging only - may be used for on-site hospital paging
35.660 MHz	Old IMTS Base Channel ZL (paired with 43.66 MHz)
35.680 MHz	Paging only - may be used for on-site hospital paging
35.700 MHz
35.720 MHz
35.740 MHz
35.760 MHz
35.780 MHz
35.820 MHz
35.840 MHz
35.860 MHz
35.880 MHz
35.900 MHz
35.920 MHz
35.940 MHz
35.960 MHz
35.980 MHz
36.250 MHz	Oil companies, oil spill cleanup operations, shared with federal/military users, may be used as repeater input/output if paired with 41.71 MHz
37.440 MHz
37.460 MHz
37.480 MHz
37.500 MHz
37.520 MHz
37.520 MHz
37.560 MHz
37.580 MHz
37.600 MHz	Designated for interconnection of public utility systems
37.620 MHz
37.640 MHz
37.660 MHz
37.680 MHz
37.700 MHz
37.720 MHz
37.760 MHz
37.780 MHz
37.800 MHz
37.820 MHz
37.840 MHz
37.860 MHz
37.880 MHz
40.670 MHz	SNOTEL Weather Telemetry system (Nationwide, data bursts often heard during VHF low band openings)
41.710 MHz	Oil companies, oil spill cleanup operations, shared with federal/military users, may be used as repeater input/output if paired with 36.25 MHz
42.960 MHz
42.980 MHz	Mobile use only, 2 watts maximum power
43.000 MHz
43.020 MHz
43.040 MHz	Itinerant use only
43.060 MHz
43.080 MHz
43.100 MHz
43.120 MHz
43.140 MHz
43.160 MHz	Mobile use only
43.180 MHz
43.200 MHz
43.260 MHz	Old IMTS Mobile Channel ZO (paired with 35.26 MHz)
43.280 MHz
43.300 MHz	Old IMTS Mobile Channel ZF (paired with 35.30 MHz)
43.320 MHz
43.340 MHz	Old IMTS Mobile Channel ZH (paired with 35.34 MHz)
43.360 MHz
43.380 MHz	Old IMTS Mobile Channel ZM (paired with 35.38 MHz)
43.400 MHz
43.420 MHz	Old IMTS Mobile Channel ZA (paired with 35.42 MHz)
43.440 MHz
43.460 MHz	Old IMTS Base Channel ZY (paired with 35.46 MHz)
43.480 MHz
43.500 MHz	Old IMTS Mobile Channel ZY (paired with 35.50 MHz)
43.520 MHz
43.540 MHz	Old IMTS Mobile Channel ZR (paired with 35.54 MHz)
43.560 MHz	Also used for paging - including on site paging
43.580 MHz
43.600 MHz
43.620 MHz	Old IMTS Mobile Channel ZW (paired with 35.62 MHz)
43.640 MHz
43.660 MHz	Old IMTS Mobile Channel ZL (paired with 35.66 MHz)
43.680 MHz
43.700 MHz
43.720 MHz	shared with low power cordless phones (base - paired with 48.76 MHz)
43.740 MHz	shared with low power cordless phones (base - paired with 48.84 MHz)
43.760 MHz
43.780 MHz
43.800 MHz
43.820 MHz	shared with low power cordless phones (base - paired with 48.86 MHz)
43.840 MHz	shared with low power cordless phones (base - paired with 48.92 MHz)
43.860 MHz
43.880 MHz
43.900 MHz
43.920 MHz	shared with low power cordless phones (base - paired with 49.00 MHz)
43.940 MHz
43.960 MHz	shared with low power cordless phones (base - paired with 49.08 MHz)
43.980 MHz
44.000 MHz
44.020 MHz
44.040 MHz
44.060 MHz
44.080 MHz
44.100 MHz	also used for meteor burst communications (Alaska only)
44.120 MHz	shared with low power cordless phones (base - paired with 49.10 MHz)
44.140 MHz
44.160 MHz	shared with low power cordless phones (base - paired with 49.16 MHz)
44.180 MHz	shared with low power cordless phones (base - paired with 49.20 MHz)
44.200 MHz	shared with low power cordless phones (base - paired with 49.24 MHz)
44.220 MHz
44.240 MHz
44.260 MHz
44.280 MHz
44.300 MHz
44.320 MHz	shared with low power cordless phones (base - paired with 49.28 MHz)
44.340 MHz
44.360 MHz	shared with low power cordless phones (base - paired with 49.36 MHz)
44.380 MHz
44.400 MHz	shared with low power cordless phones (base - paired with 49.40 MHz)
44.420 MHz
44.440 MHz
44.460 MHz	shared with low power cordless phones (base - paired with 49.48 MHz)
44.480 MHz	shared with low power cordless phones (base - paired with 49.50 MHz)
44.500 MHz
44.520 MHz
44.540 MHz
44.560 MHz
44.580 MHz	BNSF Railroad telemetry datalink system (good band opening indicator)
44.600 MHz
47.440 MHz
47.480 MHz
47.520 MHz
47.560 MHz
47.600 MHz
47.640 MHz
47.680 MHz
47.700 MHz
47.720 MHz
47.740 MHz
47.760 MHz
47.780 MHz
47.800 MHz
47.820 MHz
47.840 MHz
47.860 MHz
47.880 MHz
47.900 MHz
47.920 MHz
47.940 MHz
47.960 MHz
47.980 MHz
48.000 MHz
48.020 MHz
48.040 MHz
48.060 MHz
48.080 MHz
48.100 MHz
48.120 MHz
48.140 MHz
48.160 MHz
48.180 MHz
48.200 MHz
48.220 MHz
48.240 MHz
48.260 MHz
48.280 MHz
48.300 MHz
48.320 MHz
48.340 MHz
48.360 MHz
48.380 MHz
48.400 MHz
48.420 MHz
48.440 MHz
48.480 MHz
48.500 MHz
48.520 MHz
48.540 MHz
48.560 MHz
48.580 MHz
48.600 MHz
48.620 MHz
48.640 MHz
48.660 MHz
48.680 MHz
48.700 MHz
48.720 MHz
48.740 MHz
48.760 MHz
48.780 MHz
48.800 MHz
48.820 MHz
48.840 MHz
48.860 MHz
48.880 MHz
48.900 MHz
48.920 MHz
48.940 MHz
48.960 MHz
48.980 MHz
49.000 MHz
49.020 MHz
49.040 MHz
49.060 MHz
49.080 MHz
49.100 MHz
49.120 MHz
49.140 MHz
49.160 MHz
49.180 MHz
49.200 MHz
49.220 MHz
49.240 MHz
49.260 MHz
49.280 MHz
49.300 MHz
49.320 MHz
49.340 MHz
49.360 MHz
49.380 MHz
49.400 MHz
49.420 MHz
49.440 MHz
49.460 MHz
49.480 MHz
49.500 MHz
49.520 MHz
49.540 MHz
49.560 MHz
49.580 MHz

What are the VHF low band channels frequencies? What frequency is 30MHz? What is 27 MHz? 49MHz range 27MHz band

Frequencies below 150 MHz may continue to use 20K0F3E or 16K0F3E "wideband" FM mode (also known as 25 kHz bandwidth or 20 kHz bandwidth). In the land mobile / business radio industry the term is often “25 kHz channels” or “25 kHz bandwidth”. VHF low band is not subject to the 2013 FCC narrowband mandate. However, narrowband FM may be used on low band. Some licenses will be authorized for 11K0F3E, 16K0F3E and 20K0F3E emissions.

The 25 MHz band (25.02 MHz - 25.32 MHz), 27 MHz (27.43 MHz - 27.53 MHz) and 29 MHz (29.71 MHz - 29.79 MHz) do actually have licensed business use as of 2020. The 25 MHz frequencies used for oil spill response as well as other land mobile purposes. The 25 MHz frequencies have frequency-specific regulations, including the permissive use of FSK tone signalling, impulse transmission for datalink or other purposes, with a maximum FSK datalink or signalling power output of 50 watts and a maximum of 3 minute bursts. These are allowed on a primary basis on 25.02 MHz, 25.06 MHz, 25.10 MHz and 25.18 MHz and on a secondary basis 25.14 MHz, 25.22 MHz, 25.26 MHz and 25.3 MHz.

The 27 MHz and 29 MHz frequencies are also used for land mobile and offshore ship-to-ship communications. These bands are shared with military/government allocations as well as the fixed/mobile bands and numerous other services in other countries.

While the FCC regulations do technically allow for business licenses on 27.555 MHz, 27.615 MHz, 27.635 MHz, 27.655 MHz, 27.765 MHz and 27.86 MHz in certain rural areas for forestry and logging communications (maximum power 150 watts), there are no active, expired or canceled licenses for any of these frequencies per the FCC database. The 27.41 MHz to 28.0 MHz band is still used by military and government stations, but the majority of signals heard there are from unlicensed CB freebanders or outbanders.

The 27.54 MHz - 28 MHz band is shared with military/government users per NTIA regulations.

Any frequency between 30 MHz and 88 MHz may be used by the military (25 kHz steps) and there are various sub-bands allocated to exclusive government used by the NITA that fall within 29.8 MHz - 49.9 MHz (30-50 MHz).

The military and government have exclusive allocations for the 25.33 MHz to 25.55 MHz, 26.48 MHz to 26.95 MHz, 27.54 MHz to 28 MHz, 29.89 MHz to 29.91 MHz, 30 MHz to 30.56 MHz, 32 MHz to 33 MHz, 34 MHz to 35 MHz, 36 MHz to 37 MHz, 38.25 MHz to 39 MHz, 40 MHz to 42., 46.6 MHz to 47. MHz and 49.6 MHz to 50 MHz bands.

FM voice bandwidth 25 kHz permitted under FCC regulations. Emission designators 20K0F3E and 16K0F3E are common for FM voice, 20K0F3D and 16K0F3D for DTMF and other tone-modulated signaling, alerting systems and 20K0F2D, 19K0F2D, 16K0F2D, 20K0F1D, 19K0F1D, 16K0F1D, 16K0G2D, etc. telemetry are also commonly found. The 25.02 MHz - 25.32 MHz band, 27.43 MHz - 27.53 MHz band and 29.71 MHz - 29.79 MHz band are shared with marine mobile, the fixed service, mobile service, land mobile, CB radio bands and 27 MHz marine radio, 29 MHz CB and marine services or fishery radio services (in other countries), paging systems, telemetry (fixed/mobile) systems. The 27.500 MHz to 39.475 MHz band (25 kHz steps, or in some implementations, 12.5 kHz steps, FM or NFM) is used throughout Asia for fishery radio communications, ship to ship and ship to shore. This service was originally designed in China but has spread throughout Asia. Usually referred to as "FM Fishery Radiotelephone" or "Dedicated Fishing Boat Radio-telephone" The 25 kHz step (480 channel) version is the most commonly used. No CTCSS or DCS tone squelch or coded squelch is uses on the "Dedicated Fishery Radio" or "Asian Fishery Radio" service. In other words, it is carrier squelch (CSQ) only. Due to the significant overlap (up to the 39 MHz band) that this service has with VHF low band, it is worthy of mentioning here.

The 30-50 MHz VHF low band business bands may be (and frequently are) used within the United States by the US military for various purposes - non frequency hopping uses include: range control, aircraft advisory and secondary air traffic control purposes, air-to-air and air-to-ground communications, land mobile (tactical comms) - both in frequency hopping (FH) and single channel (SC) mode. The US military have their own sub-bands within VHF low band where they are the primary authorized user. However, NTIA and FCC regulations permit use of any frequency between 30.000 MHz and 87.975 MHz (25 kHz channel spacing) on a non-interference basis. As long as they're not interfering with the primary licensed user for a given area, they may (and do) use frequencies within the VHF low band business bands and the VHF low band public safety bands. The military use wider than normal FM deviation and a non-standard 150.0 Hz tone squelch. Most scanners, receivers, SDRs, etc. will decode 150 Hz as 151.4 Hz.

VHF Mid Band 72-76 MHz

Special purpose use only. The 72-76 MHz band is shared with 72/75 MHz remote control frequencies under Part 95, operational fixed stations in the maritime mobile service (marine radio service). It is also shared with very low power assisted listening audio transmitter Part 15 systems operating in the 72.0 MHz - 73.0 MHz, 74.6 MHz - 74.8 MHz and 75.2 MHz - 76.0 MHz bands per 47 CFR 15.237.

The band 74.8 MHz to 75.2 MHz is exclusively allocated to the aeronautical radio navigation fixed service for ILS marker beacons operating on 75 MHz. 74.8 MHz to 75.2 MHz operates as a guard band for the 75.0 MHz marker beacons (part of the ILS system).

Part FCC Part 90.35, 72-76 MHz is not used for traditional land mobile purposes like the other bands are. 20K0F3D, 20K0F2D, 20K0F1D emissions are commonly found for fixed telemetry links. 20K0F3E regular 25 kHz FM voice emission is found for operational fixed links using voice and/or mixed voice/data.

Frequency (MHz)
72.020 MHz
72.040 MHz
72.060 MHz
72.080 MHz
72.100 MHz
72.120 MHz
72.140 MHz
72.160 MHz
72.180 MHz
72.200 MHz
72.220 MHz
72.240 MHz
72.260 MHz
72.280 MHz
72.300 MHz
72.320 MHz
72.340 MHz
72.360 MHz
72.380 MHz
72.400 MHz
72.420 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
72.440 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
72.460 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
72.480 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
72.500 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
72.520 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
72.540 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
72.560 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
72.580 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
72.600 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
72.620 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
72.640 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
72.660 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
72.680 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
72.700 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
72.720 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
72.740 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
72.760 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
72.780 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
72.800 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
72.820 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
72.840 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
72.860 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
72.880 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
72.900 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
72.920 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
72.940 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
72.960 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
72.980 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
74.610 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
74.650 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
74.670 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
74.690 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
74.710 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
74.730 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
74.770 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
74.790 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
75.210 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
75.250 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
75.270 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
75.290 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
75.310 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
75.330 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
75.370 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
75.390 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
75.420 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
75.440 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
75.460 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
75.480 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
75.500 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
75.520 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
75.540 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
75.560 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
75.580 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
75.600 MHz - on-site industrial control use only
75.620 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
75.640 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
75.660 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
75.680 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
75.700 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
75.720 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
75.740 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
75.760 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
75.780 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
75.800 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
75.820 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
75.840 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
75.860 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
75.880 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
75.900 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
75.920 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
75.940 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
75.960 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service
75.980 MHz - operational fixed service, also assigned to maritime fixed service

Note that in most of the world, VHF mid band is 66-88 MHz. It is used for land mobile, plus the OIRT FM broadcast band, the 4 meter (70 MHz) amateur radio band, 78 MHz VHF CB (Thailand), RHA68 67 MHz - 72 MHz license free CB-like service in Finland, and the 69 MHz CB service in Sweden.

Used for point-to-point links (voice and data), call boxes, telemetry, paging system links, industrial control purposes, radio clock control, etc. The California Highway Patrol CHP hybrid VHF/UHF/700 MHz system uses 72 MHz and 75 MHz, as well as microwave systems, to link remote receiver sites for its VHF low band statewide land mobile network. Several other systems in various places nationwide operate similar systems using the mid band for linking remote sites and providing back-haul audio link capability. The 72 MHz frequencies are also heavily used for low power point-to-point data links, for example controlling a GPS-based clock system. These systems generally transmit in the 2-10 watt range and cover schools, college campuses, manufacturing sites, etc. The 74 MHz and 75 MHz frequencies may be used for industrial process control, telemetry and other specialized uses. Public safety users utilize these frequencies for back-haul purposes as described above as well as to control tornado sirens, for roadside emergency call boxes or other specialized purposes.

VHF High Band 150-174 MHz

This band is usually the band what is referred to simply as "VHF". Many radios call this band 136-174 MHz, 144-174 MHz, 146-174 MHz or something like that.

Frequency (MHz)	Remarks/Restrictions on usage
150.815 MHz	Old AAA / Tow Truck / Roadside assistance freq - odd frequency step from 150.805 MHz (Public Safety Pool frequency)
150.8225 MHz
150.830 MHz	Old AAA / Tow Truck / Roadside assistance freq
150.8375 MHz
150.845-150.965 MHz	7.5 kHz steps - Old AAA / Tow Truck / Roadside assistance frequencies
150.9725 MHz	Old AAA / Tow Truck / Roadside assistance freq
150.980 MHz	Oil Spill Cleanup - Base stations, repeaters, portable repeaters, mobiles
151.505-151.805 MHz	7.5 kHz steps
151.820 MHz	MURS Channel 1 - analog voice, telecommand (RC), paging and data/telemetry links permitted up to 11.25 kHz bandwidth
151.835-151.865 MHz	7.5 kHz steps
151.880 MHz	MURS Channel 2 - analog voice, telecommand (RC), paging and data/telemetry links permitted up to 11.25 kHz bandwidth
151.895-151.925 MHz	7.5 kHz steps
151.940 MHz	MURS Channel 3 - analog voice, telecommand (RC), paging and data/telemetry links permitted up to 11.25 kHz bandwidth
151.955-151.9925 MHz	7.5 kHz steps
152.0075 MHz	Paging only - Hospital Paging Systems (up to 20 kHz bandwidth)
152.2625-152.465 MHz	7.5 kHz steps
152.4725 MHz
152.480 MHz	Shared with on-site paging (may be paired with 157.740 MHz)
152.8625-153.7375 MHz	7.5 kHz steps, taken from old Industrial and Oil radio pools
154.45625 MHz	Fixed point-to-point data (SCADA, telemetry, etc.) - 3.75 kHz offset
154.46375 MHz	Fixed point-to-point data (SCADA, telemetry, etc.) - 3.75 kHz offset
154.47125 MHz	Fixed point-to-point data (SCADA, telemetry, etc.) - 3.75 kHz offset
154.47875 MHz	Fixed point-to-point data (SCADA, telemetry, etc.) - 3.75 kHz offset
154.4825 MHz
154.490 MHz
154.4975 MHz
154.505 MHz	Note odd channel spacing - 7.5 kHz from 154.4975 MHz, 10 kHz from 154.5150 MHz
154.515 MHz
154.5275 MHz	Mobiles - Itinerant
154.53375 MHz	Fixed point-to-point data (SCADA, telemetry, etc.) - super narrow band only 6.25 kHz channel
154.540 MHz
154.5475 MHz
154.555 MHz	Narrow band users only - generally only digital voice systems found here
154.570 MHz	MURS Channel 4 - grandfathered businesses may continue to use at high power, 20 kHz bandwidth
154.585 MHz	Oil Spill Cleanup - Mobiles
154.600 MHz	MURS Channel 5 - grandfathered businesses may continue to use at high power, 20 kHz bandwidth
154.610 MHz	Narrow band only - 6 kHz maximum bandwidth
154.625 MHz	Fixed stations for paging systems, low power mobile stations also permitted
154.640 MHz	Fixed stations for paging systems, narrow band only
157.450 MHz	Paging only - Hospital Paging Systems (up to 20 kHz bandwidth)
157.470-157.725 MHz	7.5 kHz steps - popular with Hunting Clubs in some areas (usually simplex)
157.7325 MHz
157.740 MHz	Shared with on-site paging (may be paired with 152.480 MHz)
158.1125-158.4375 MHz	7.5 kHz steps
158.445 MHz	Oil Spill Cleanup - Mobiles
158.4525 MHz
158.460 MHz
159.480 MHz	Oil Spill Cleanup - Base stations, repeaters, portable repeaters, mobiles
159.4875-160.2075 MHz	7.5 kHz steps
160.215-161.610 MHz	7.5 kHz steps, Railroad Use Only (AAR channel numbered for standardization between railroads)
163.250 MHz	Paging only - Hospital Paging Systems (up to 20 kHz bandwidth)
169.425 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
169.4375 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
169.450 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
169.4625 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
169.475 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
169.4875 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
169.500 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
169.5125 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
169.525 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
170.225 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
170.2375 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
170.250 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
170.2625 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
170.275 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
170.2875 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
170.300 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
170.3125 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
170.325 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
171.025 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
171.0375 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
171.050 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
171.0625 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
171.075 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
171.0875 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
171.100 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
171.1125 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
171.125 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
171.825 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
171.8375 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
171.850 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
171.8625 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
171.875 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
171.8875 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
171.900 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
171.9125 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
171.925 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
173.20375 MHz	Data, telemetry etc. (SCADA) only - 3 kHz bandwidth
173.210 MHz	6.25 kHz channel step from 173.20375 MHz, see note below
173.225 MHz	note odd channel steps, 15 kHz from 173.21 MHz to 173.225 MHz, then 12.5 kHz steps start
173.2375 MHz	Shared with public safety fixed point to point systems (operational fixed, FX, FXO and FX2 station classes)
173.250 MHz	Shared with public safety fixed point to point systems (operational fixed, FX, FXO and FX2 station classes)
173.2625 MHz	Shared with public safety fixed point to point systems (operational fixed, FX, FXO and FX2 station classes)
173.275 MHz	Shared with public safety fixed point to point systems (operational fixed, FX, FXO and FX2 station classes)
173.2875 MHz	Shared with public safety fixed point to point systems (operational fixed, FX, FXO and FX2 station classes)
173.300 MHz	Shared with public safety fixed point to point systems (operational fixed, FX, FXO and FX2 station classes)
173.3125 MHz	Shared with public safety fixed point to point systems (operational fixed, FX, FXO and FX2 station classes)
173.325 MHz	Shared with public safety fixed point to point systems (operational fixed, FX, FXO and FX2 station classes)
173.3375 MHz	Shared with public safety fixed point to point systems (operational fixed, FX, FXO and FX2 station classes)
173.350 MHz	Shared with public safety fixed point to point systems (operational fixed, FX, FXO and FX2 station classes)
173.3625 MHz	Shared with public safety fixed point to point systems (operational fixed, FX, FXO and FX2 station classes)
173.375 MHz	end of 12.5 kHz steps - 15 kHz channel step from 173.375 MHz to 173.39 MHz
173.390 MHz
173.39625 MHz	Data, telemetry etc. (SCADA) only - 3 kHz bandwidth, 6.25 kHz channel step from 173.39 MHz

There are several spots in the 150-156 MHz and 157.45-160.2 MHz bands where the 7.5 kHz channel steps are ignored or other band plans seem to have been "dropped in", resulting in odd channel steps and offsets (10 kHz channel steps, 3.75 kHz offset, etc.) This is most evident around 150.775 MHz, 150.7975 MHz, 150.800 MHz, 150.805 MHz, 150.8125 MHz, 150.815 MHz, the 154.4525 MHz, 154.45625 MHz, 154.46375 MHz, 154.47125 MHz, 154.47875 MHz, 154.4825 MHz, 154.490 MHz, 154.4975 MHz, 154.505 MHz, 154.515 MHz, 154.5275 MHz, 154.53375 MHz, 154.540 MHz, 154.5475 MHz, 154.555 MHz, 154.570 MHz, 154.585 MHz, 154.600 MHz, 154.610 MHz, and 154.640 MHz portion, the overlap between the VHF marine band starting at 156.000 MHz (public safety allocations continue from 155.9925 MHz in 7.5 kHz steps up through 156.240 MHz, which land mobile allocations overlapping marine channels 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 60, 61, 62, 63 and 64. Some of these marine channels are available in limited areas - where land mobile allocations in the 156.000 MHz to 156.240 MHz region are prohibited).

VHF 220 MHz Band 216-222 MHz

This portion actually consists of multiple services. The 216-217 MHz Low Power Radio Service (LPRS), the 217-218 MHz AMTS and land mobile radio service, the 218-219 MHz service (which is covered under Part 95 as a Personal Radio Service), the 219-220 MHz AMTS and land mobile radio service (shared with amateur radio) and the 220-222 MHz band covered under Part 90 as a land mobile service.

217-218 MHz band / 219-220 MHz band is allocated to the AMTS service on a primary basis. Amateur radio (1.25 meter band) has secondary prilivges on this band. The 217 MHz band may also be used for VHF trunking systems, including land mobile systems, inland from waterways to avoid interference to the marine AMTS system.

217-218 MHz trunking systems use 3.125 kHz offset / 6.25 kHz offset frequencies with 12.5 kHz channel steps. for example 217.63125 MHz, 217.91875 MHz, 217.78125 MHz, 217.70625 MHz, etc. Mobiles transmit 2 MHz higher (repeater inputs in the 219-220 MHz band, for example 219.63125 MHz, 219.91875 MHz, 219.78125 MHz, 219.70625 MHz, etc.). DMR and other digital narrow band modes are used.

47 CFR § 90.259 - Similar propagation characteristics to the VHF high band, used for trunking systems and other purposes nationwide. Standardized channel pairs, band plan and channel numbering per FCC rules. Not all frequencies are available for business users. Some frequencies are only available in certain areas. Paired systems use 1 MHz offset (mobiles transmit 1 MHz higher for repeater input).

5 kHz channels, 5 kHz steps, 2.5 kHz offset. 220.0025 MHz, 220.0075 MHz, 220.0125 MHz, 220.0175 MHz, 220.02225 MHz, up to 221.9925 MHz, 221.9975 MHz.

5 kHz steps, 2.5 kHz channel offset band plan 220 MHz - 222 MHz. See FCC rules 90.715

Sub-band A - Channels 1-40 - 220.0025 MHz - 220.1975 MHz / 221.0025 MHz - 221.1975 MHz
Sub-band B - Channels 161-200 - 220.8025 MHz - 220.9975 MHz / 221.8025 MHz - 221.9975 MHz
Sub-band C - Channels 41-160 - 220.2025 MHz - 220.7975 MHz / 221.2025 MHz - 221.7975 MHz

UHF Band 406-413 MHz

Like the 169-172 MHz, use of these frequencies is limited to fixed stations transmitting hydrological or meteorological data. These frequencies are referred to as the "Hydro Channels" and are shared with federal government stations on a secondary basis. The 406.125 MHz and 406.175 MHz frequencies may be paired with 415.125 MHz and 415.175 MHz. Narrowband F1D and F2D emissions.

Frequency (MHz)	Remarks/Restrictions on usage
406.125 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
406.175 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
412.6625 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
412.675 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
412.6875 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
412.7125 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
412.725 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
412.7375 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
412.7625 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
412.775 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
415.125 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data
415.175 MHz	Fixed stations, limited to transmitting hydrological or meteorological data

UHF Band 421-430 MHz

Note: This band is only used in certain areas - specifically in and near Detroit, MI, in and near Cleveland, OH and in and near Buffalo, NY. Frequencies fall within 420-450 MHz 70cm amateur radio allocation. In the areas listed, amateur radio use is not permitted below 430 MHz. The entire 420-450 MHz band is shared nationwide with military users and prohibitions exist in other areas. All operations (including mobiles) are limited to an 80km (50 mile) radius of the center locations as defined in FCC rules 90.273, 90.275, 90.279, 90.281, and 90.619. Public Safety users have additional sub-bands allocated (423.0000 MHz - 424.3875 MHz paired with 428.0000 MHz - 429.3875 MHz). 12.5 kHz channel steps. Repeater inputs +5 MHz split (same as the regular 450-470 MHz UHF band).

Detroit and Cleveland

422.2000 MHz - 422.9875 MHz (input frequencies 427.2000 MHz - 427.9875 MHz) - simplex and duplex repeater pairs
424.4000 MHz - 424.9875 MHz (input frequencies 429.4000 MHz - 429.9875 MHz) - simplex and duplex repeater pairs
425.0000 MHz - 425.2375 MHz (simplex only)

Buffalo

424.4000 MHz - 424.9875 MHz (input frequencies 429.4000 MHz - 429.9875 MHz) - simplex and duplex repeater pairs
425.0000 MHz - 425.2375 MHz (simplex only)

Like the UHF-T (UHF-TV) band 470-512 MHz, the 421-430 MHz band was allocated to alleviate pressure in large metro areas where frequency congestion is a significant problem. Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo are located near large Canadian cities. Frequency coordination with Canada is performed for license authorization in these areas.

UHF Band 450-470 MHz

The UHF band follows a standardized repeater pairing system. Mobiles transmit +5 MHz split. For example, a repeater operating on 451.375 MHz has a mobile input of 456.375 MHz. A repeater operating on 464.775 MHz has a mobile input of 469.775 MHz. The input frequencies can, and often are, used for simplex operations as well. 6.25 kHz offsets and 3.125 kHz offsets may be used. The 454 MHz band and 459 MHz band may be used for business purposes under Part 22 paging licenses in urban areas where frequency congestion is a serious issue. Analog FM as well as various digital voice modes and trunking systems may be used (for example, DMR, Motorola TRBO, NXDN trunking, IDAS, DMR Tier 3 trunking, etc). The same +5 MHz offset applies. For example, a mobile transmitting on 459.30625 MHz for a repeater output of 454.30625 MHz.

The 450-470 MHz land mobile systems that use repeaters must use the band plan and the +5 MHz split. Inverting the input and output frequencies is not allowed like it is on the the amateur bands.

462.5375 MHz, 462.7375 MHz, 467.5375 MHz and 467.7375 MHz are the guard band channels between Part 90 and the Part 95 allocations (FRS and GMRS. These frequencies may only be used with narrow band digital modes (NDXN or NEXEDGE, IDAS narrow, DMR, etc.). If used as part of a trunking system, 462.5375 MHz and 462.7375 MHz are used as repeater outputs, paired with 467.5375 and 467.7375, respectively. There are reports of these four frequencies being used as simplex frequencies at very large events (radio rentals, etc).

Frequency (MHz)	Remarks/Restrictions on usage
451.01875-453.01875 MHz	6.25 kHz steps
454.000 MHz	Oil companies, oil spill cleanup operations, also commonly used at racetracks
456.01875-458.01875 MHz	6.25 kHz steps
459.000 MHz	Oil companies, oil spill cleanup operations, also commonly used at racetracks
462.750-462.9375 MHz	12.5 kHz steps, shared with local and wide-area paging services
463.200-465.01875 MHz	6.25 kHz steps
465.650-467.5375 MHz	6.25 kHz steps
467.750-467.9375 MHz	12.5 kHz steps, shared with low power paging, especially 467.75 MHz
468.200-469.99375 MHz	6.25 kHz steps

Group A1 - Simplex operations or paired operations. If the system uses a pair (5 MHz offset), the fixed station or base station operates on the low side (451 MHz, 452 MHz, 462 MHz) and the mobile / portable stations operate on the high side (456 MHz, 457 MHz, 467 MHz) as per UHF band plan. 20 watt ERP power limit for fixed stations / base stations. 6 watt ERP power limit for portable or mobile stations. Fixed station antennas may be up to 75 feet above the ground. Voice users are primary users, non-voice users are secondary. Single-frequency simplex systems are very common and may be found on the low or high side frequencies. Group A1 frequencies are only available for assignment within an 80 km radius (50 mile radius) of metropolitan areas.

Group A2 - Simplex operations or paired operations. If the system uses a pair (5 MHz offset), the fixed station or base station operates on the low side (451 MHz, 452 MHz, 462 MHz) and the mobile / portable stations operate on the high side (456 MHz, 457 MHz, 467 MHz) as per UHF band plan. 20 watt ERP power limit for fixed stations / base stations. 6 watt ERP power limit for portable or mobile stations. Fixed station antennas may be up to 75 feet above the ground. Voice users are primary users, non-voice users are secondary. Single-frequency simplex systems are very common and may be found on the low or high side frequencies.

Group B - Data and telemetry (including telecommand - remote control) are the primary users of these frequencies. Voice is permitted, but only on a secondary basis to non-voice uses. 6 watt ERP power limit for fixed stations, 2 watt ERP power limit for mobile and portable stations. Base stations (fixed stations) may be licensed as mobile stations. Fixed station antennas may be up to 20 feet above ground.

Group C - Telemetry / data (non-voice) and voice systems, shared. 6 watt ERP power limit for fixed stations, 2 watt ERP power limit for mobile and portable stations. Fixed station antennas may be up to 20 feet above ground.

Group D - Alarm system telemetry, wireless links back to central office control station. 2 watt power limit, antenna at the central alarm control station may be up to 20 feet above ground.

Under FCC rules Part 90.267, low-power 12.5 kHz and 6.25 kHz "splint" or "splinter" frequencies in the 450 MHz to 470 MHz band are broken down into different groups:

Group A1 - low side of frequency pair (451 MHz, 452 MHz, 462 MHz) - maximum 20 watts (base stations) - high side of pair, portables or mobiles: 6 watts. Only available within 80 km radius (49.7 mile radius) of larger metro areas. Low or high side may be used for simplex purposes, or frequencies may be paired for repeater purposes. The vast majority of these frequencies are used for simplex purposes only.

Group A2 - may be shared with non-voice users (for example, telemetry), low side of frequency pair (451 MHz, 452 MHz, 462 MHz) - maximum 20 watts (base stations) - high side of pair, portables or mobiles: 6 watts. Available nationwide. Maximum height for fixed stations is 75 feet above ground. Low or high side may be used for simplex purposes, or frequencies may be paired. The vast majority of these frequencies are used for simplex purposes only.

Group B - Group B frequencies are available for non-voice operations on a primary basis. Voice operations will be permitted on a secondary basis. Base, mobile or operational fixed stations will be authorized on Group B frequencies. Fixed stations may be licensed as mobile. Maximum height for fixed stations is 20 feet above ground. Base or fixed stations have a maximum power output of 6 watts. Portable or mobile stations have a maximum power output of 2 watts. The vast majority of these frequencies are used for simplex purposes only. These frequencies may be used for short-range data links, control systems for clocks, bells or other alarms in schools or on campuses, sprinkler systems at golf courses and numerous other datalink systems.

Group C - Group C frequencies are available for voice and non-voice operations on a co-primary basis. Only mobile operations will be authorized on Group C frequencies. Stations may operate at fixed locations for a temporary period of time. No stations operating at a permanent fixed location will be authorized on Group C frequencies. Maximum height for fixed stations is 20 feet above ground. Base or fixed stations have a maximum power output of 6 watts. Portable or mobile stations have a maximum power output of 2 watts. Group C low power frequencies are heavily used for simplex portable radios on job sites and for similar purposes. While the frequencies in group A1, A2 and B are also used for on-site voice radio walkie-talkie purposes, Group C is more frequently encountered.

Group D - Only available for central alarm signaling and telemetry purposes in urban areas, except in rural areas where coordination is required. Operation on Group D frequencies is limited to 2 watts output power for mobile, base or operational fixed stations. Fixed stations used for central station alarm operations may utilize antennas mounted not more than 7 meters (20 feet) above a man-made supporting structure, including antenna structure.

Except for itinerant operations on Group C, wide area operations will not be authorized. The area of normal day-to-day operations will be described in the application in terms of maximum distance from a geographic center (latitude and longitude).

A hospital or health care institution holding a license to operate a radio station under this part may operate a medical radio telemetry device with an output power not to exceed 20 milliwatts 20mw 0.02 watts without specific authorization from the Commission. All licensees operating under this authority must comply with the requirements and limitations set forth in this section. The 6.25 kHz channels have more strict frequency stability and bandwidth limitations compared to the 12.5 kHz channels. The 6.25 kHz channels are generally only used in heavily urbanized areas where frequency congestion and interference are problematic.

Some specialty business users (race frequencies, such as those used by NASCAR teams, other racing users and for on track operations) often use frequencies outside the standard low power frequencies. Due to the temporary and low power characteristics of these types of users, interference is usually not a problem. Individual track facilities have their own on-site radio systems, often including licensed repeaters and use of portable (temporary) itinerant frequencies. Larger events use the 450 MHz / 455 MHz broadcast cue (IFB/STL) frequencies.

Frequencies from the lists below, plus the standard itinerant UHF frequencies 451.8 MHz, 451.8125 MHz, 456.8 MHz, 456.8125 MHz, 464.5 MHz, 464.55 MHz, 469.5 MHz and 469.55 MHz are often used for inter squad radio (intra squad radio) militia prepper squad radio using low power 16 channel short range low probability of intercept 450-470 MHz handhelds such as the Luiton LT-458, Baofeng BF-888S family, Retevis handhelds including the H777 family and higher quality UHF radios including those by Motorola, Icom, Kenwood, etc.

Group A1 low power frequencies:

451.18125 MHz
451.1875 MHz
451.19375 MHz
451.28125 MHz
451.2875 MHz
451.29375 MHz
451.30625 MHz
451.3125 MHz
451.31875 MHz
451.35625 MHz
451.3625 MHz
451.36875 MHz
451.38125 MHz
451.3875 MHz
451.39375 MHz
451.40625 MHz
451.41875 MHz
451.45625 MHz
451.4625 MHz
451.46875 MHz
451.48125 MHz
451.4875 MHz
451.49375 MHz
451.50625 MHz
451.5125 MHz
451.51875 MHz
451.55625 MHz
451.5625 MHz
451.56875 MHz
451.58125 MHz
451.5875 MHz
451.59375 MHz
451.60625 MHz
451.6125 MHz
451.61875 MHz
451.65625 MHz
451.6625 MHz
451.66875 MHz
451.68125 MHz
451.6875 MHz
451.69375 MHz
451.70625 MHz
451.7125 MHz
451.71875 MHz
451.73125 MHz
451.7375 MHz
451.74375 MHz
451.75625 MHz
451.7625 MHz
451.76875 MHz
452.03125 MHz
452.0375 MHz
452.04375 MHz
452.05625 MHz
452.0625 MHz
452.06875 MHz
452.08125 MHz
452.0875 MHz
452.09375 MHz
452.10625 MHz
452.1125 MHz
452.11875 MHz
452.13125 MHz
452.1375 MHz
452.14375 MHz
452.15625 MHz
452.1625 MHz
452.16875 MHz
452.18125 MHz
452.1875 MHz
452.19375 MHz
452.28125 MHz
452.2875 MHz
452.29375 MHz
452.48125 MHz
452.4875 MHz
452.49375 MHz
452.53125 MHz
452.5375 MHz
452.54375 MHz
452.63125 MHz
452.6375 MHz
452.64375 MHz
452.65625 MHz
452.6625 MHz
452.66875 MHz
452.68125 MHz
452.6875 MHz
452.69375 MHz
452.70625 MHz
452.7125 MHz
452.71875 MHz
452.78125 MHz
452.7875 MHz
452.79375 MHz
452.80625 MHz
452.8125 MHz
452.81875 MHz
452.83125 MHz
452.8375 MHz
452.84375 MHz
452.88125 MHz
452.8875 MHz
452.89375 MHz
452.98125 MHz
452.9875 MHz
452.99375 MHz
456.18125 MHz
456.1875 MHz
456.19375 MHz
456.28125 MHz
456.2875 MHz
456.29375 MHz
456.30625 MHz
456.3125 MHz
456.31875 MHz
456.35625 MHz
456.3625 MHz
456.36875 MHz
456.38125 MHz
456.3875 MHz
456.39375 MHz
456.40625 MHz
456.41875 MHz
456.45625 MHz
456.4625 MHz
456.46875 MHz
456.48125 MHz
456.4875 MHz
456.49375 MHz
456.50625 MHz
456.5125 MHz
456.51875 MHz
456.55625 MHz
456.5625 MHz
456.56875 MHz
456.58125 MHz
456.5875 MHz
456.59375 MHz
456.60625 MHz
456.6125 MHz
456.61875 MHz
456.65625 MHz
456.6625 MHz
456.66875 MHz
456.68125 MHz
456.6875 MHz
456.69375 MHz
456.70625 MHz
456.7125 MHz
456.71875 MHz
456.73125 MHz
456.7375 MHz
456.74375 MHz
456.75625 MHz
456.7625 MHz
456.76875 MHz
457.03125 MHz
457.0375 MHz
457.04375 MHz
457.05625 MHz
457.0625 MHz
457.06875 MHz
457.08125 MHz
457.0875 MHz
457.09375 MHz
457.10625 MHz
457.1125 MHz
457.11875 MHz
457.13125 MHz
457.1375 MHz
457.14375 MHz
457.15625 MHz
457.1625 MHz
457.16875 MHz
457.18125 MHz
457.1875 MHz
457.19375 MHz
457.28125 MHz
457.2875 MHz
457.29375 MHz
457.48125 MHz
457.4875 MHz
457.49375 MHz
457.63125 MHz
457.6375 MHz
457.64375 MHz
457.65625 MHz
457.6625 MHz
457.66875 MHz
457.68125 MHz
457.6875 MHz
457.69375 MHz
457.70625 MHz
457.7125 MHz
457.71875 MHz
457.78125 MHz
457.7875 MHz
457.79375 MHz
457.80625 MHz
457.8125 MHz
457.81875 MHz
457.83125 MHz
457.8375 MHz
457.84375 MHz
457.88125 MHz
457.8875 MHz
457.89375 MHz
457.98125 MHz
457.9875 MHz
457.99375 MHz
462.18125 MHz
462.1875 MHz
462.19375 MHz
462.45625 MHz
462.4625 MHz
462.46875 MHz
462.48125 MHz
462.4875 MHz
462.49375 MHz
462.50625 MHz
462.5125 MHz
462.51875 MHz
467.18125 MHz
467.1875 MHz
467.19375 MHz
467.45625 MHz
467.4625 MHz
467.46875 MHz
467.48125 MHz
467.4875 MHz
467.49375 MHz
467.50625 MHz
467.5125 MHz
467.51875 MHz

Group A2 low power frequencies:

451.23125 MHz
451.2375 MHz
451.24375 MHz
451.33125 MHz
451.3375 MHz
451.34375 MHz
451.43125 MHz
451.4375 MHz
451.44375 MHz
451.53125 MHz
451.5375 MHz
451.54375 MHz
451.63125 MHz
451.6375 MHz
451.64375 MHz
452.30625 MHz
452.3125 MHz
452.31875 MHz
452.40625 MHz
452.4125 MHz
452.41875 MHz
452.50625 MHz
452.5125 MHz
452.51875 MHz
452.75625 MHz
452.7625 MHz
452.76875 MHz
452.85625 MHz
452.8625 MHz
452.86875 MHz
456.23125 MHz
456.2375 MHz
456.24375 MHz
456.33125 MHz
456.3375 MHz
456.34375 MHz
456.43125 MHz
456.4375 MHz
456.44375 MHz
456.53125 MHz
456.5375 MHz
456.54375 MHz
456.63125 MHz
456.6375 MHz
456.64375 MHz
457.30625 MHz
457.3125 MHz
457.31875 MHz
457.40625 MHz
457.4125 MHz
457.41875 MHz
457.50625 MHz
457.5125 MHz
457.51875 MHz
457.75625 MHz
457.7625 MHz
457.76875 MHz
457.85625 MHz
457.8625 MHz
457.86875 MHz

Group B low power frequencies:

462.20625 MHz
462.2125 MHz
462.21875 MHz
462.23125 MHz
462.2375 MHz
462.24375 MHz
462.25625 MHz
462.2625 MHz
462.26875 MHz
462.28125 MHz
462.2875 MHz
462.29375 MHz
462.30625 MHz
462.3125 MHz
462.31875 MHz
462.33125 MHz
462.3375 MHz
462.34375 MHz
462.35625 MHz
462.3625 MHz
462.36875 MHz
462.38125 MHz
462.3875 MHz
462.39375 MHz
462.40625 MHz
462.4125 MHz
462.41875 MHz
462.43125 MHz
462.4375 MHz
462.44375 MHz
467.20625 MHz
467.2125 MHz
467.21875 MHz
467.23125 MHz
467.2375 MHz
467.24375 MHz
467.25625 MHz
467.2625 MHz
467.26875 MHz
467.28125 MHz
467.2875 MHz
467.29375 MHz
467.30625 MHz
467.3125 MHz
467.31875 MHz
467.33125 MHz
467.3375 MHz
467.34375 MHz
467.35625 MHz
467.3625 MHz
467.36875 MHz
467.38125 MHz
467.3875 MHz
467.39375 MHz
467.40625 MHz
467.4125 MHz
467.41875 MHz
467.43125 MHz
467.4375 MHz
467.44375 MHz

Group C low power frequencies:

461.03125 MHz
461.0375 MHz
461.04375 MHz
461.05625 MHz
461.0625 MHz
461.06875 MHz
461.08125 MHz
461.0875 MHz
461.09375 MHz
461.10625 MHz
461.1125 MHz
461.11875 MHz
461.13125 MHz
461.1375 MHz
461.14375 MHz
461.15625 MHz
461.1625 MHz
461.16875 MHz
461.18125 MHz
461.1875 MHz
461.19375 MHz
461.20625 MHz
461.2125 MHz
461.21875 MHz
461.23125 MHz
461.2375 MHz
461.24375 MHz
461.25625 MHz
461.2625 MHz
461.26875 MHz
461.28125 MHz
461.2875 MHz
461.29375 MHz
461.30625 MHz
461.3125 MHz
461.31875 MHz
461.33125 MHz
461.3375 MHz
461.34375 MHz
461.35625 MHz
461.3625 MHz
461.36875 MHz
462.7625 MHz
462.7875 MHz
462.8125 MHz
462.8375 MHz
462.8625 MHz
462.8875 MHz
462.9125 MHz
464.4875 MHz
464.48125 MHz
464.5125 MHz
464.51875 MHz
464.53125 MHz
464.5375 MHz
464.5625 MHz
464.56875 MHz
466.03125 MHz
466.0375 MHz
466.04375 MHz
466.05625 MHz
466.0625 MHz
466.06875 MHz
466.08125 MHz
466.0875 MHz
466.09375 MHz
466.10625 MHz
466.1125 MHz
466.11875 MHz
466.13125 MHz
466.1375 MHz
466.14375 MHz
466.15625 MHz
466.1625 MHz
466.16875 MHz
466.18125 MHz
466.1875 MHz
466.19375 MHz
466.20625 MHz
466.2125 MHz
466.21875 MHz
466.23125 MHz
466.2375 MHz
466.24375 MHz
466.25625 MHz
466.2625 MHz
466.26875 MHz
466.28125 MHz
466.2875 MHz
466.29375 MHz
466.30625 MHz
466.3125 MHz
466.31875 MHz
466.33125 MHz
466.3375 MHz
466.34375 MHz
466.35625 MHz
466.3625 MHz
466.36875 MHz
467.8625 MHz
467.8875 MHz
467.9125 MHz
469.4875 MHz
469.48125 MHz
469.5125 MHz
469.51875 MHz
469.53125 MHz
469.5375 MHz
469.5625 MHz
469.56875 MHz

Group D low power frequencies:

460.90625 MHz
460.9125 MHz
460.91875 MHz
460.93125 MHz
460.9375 MHz
460.94375 MHz
460.95625 MHz
460.9625 MHz
460.96875 MHz
460.98125 MHz
460.9875 MHz
460.99375 MHz
461.00625 MHz
461.0125 MHz
461.01875 MHz
465.90625 MHz
465.9125 MHz
465.91875 MHz
465.93125 MHz
465.9375 MHz
465.94375 MHz
465.95625 MHz
465.9625 MHz
465.96875 MHz
465.98125 MHz
465.9875 MHz
465.99375 MHz
466.00625 MHz
466.0125 MHz
466.01875 MHz

UHF-T Band 470-512 MHz

Note: This band is only used in certain areas, and in those areas only certain sections of it are used. 470 MHz to 512 MHz is allocated to UHF TV channels 14-20 - hence the UHF-T or UHF-TV designation. In larger urban areas, channels are "borrowed" and re-assigned to land mobile.

The FCC has mandated that users vacate these frequencies in the “near future“ (whatever that means...2020? 2022? 2025?) as part of the transition to Digital Television (DTV) and the general push towards public safety use of the 700 MHz band. The largest users of the 470-512 MHz UHF-T band include massive public safety radio systems in several massive metro areas, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and numerous others.

Like the 450-470 MHz band, UHF-T has a standardized repeater input/mobile transmit and repeater output/simplex split or offset. Instead of 5 MHz, its 3 MHz. For example, a repeater operating on 470.6875 MHz has a mobile input frequency of 473.6875 MHz associated with it. In areas with the band starting at 470.0000 MHz, the first available frequency is 300 kHz up from the edge of the band, 470.3125 MHz.

The original band plan called for 25 kHz steps with 12.5 kHz offset channels. As of 2020, the 470-512 MHz band does not require use of 12.5 kHz channels narrow band modulation (NFM, DMR, NXDN, P25, etc.) emissions. However, many cities where the UHF-T band is used suffer from extreme land mobile radio channel congestion. Therefore, they are forced to use narrow channels (12.5 kHz channels and 6.25 kHz channels) anyway. Note that, as with the 450-470 MHz band, there is distinction between public safety and business users. In the interest of clarity and context, however, the discussion on the UHF-T band will include public safety radio systems.

A good example of this would be the FDNY Fire and EMS dispatch systems on the 482 MHz and 483 MHz band and their associated Motorola Type II trunking and Project 25 trunking systems that operate in the 482 MHz and 483 MHz region with the 6.25 kHz channel step. FDNY's fire dispatch system utilizes a half-duplex "split" frequency setup with base stations (dispatchers) transmitting on the low side and mobiles replying on the +3 MHz input mobile transmit frequency. They are not set up like a traditional repeater, however. FDNY fire dispatch frequencies 482.00625 MHz, 482.01875 MHz, 482.03125 MHz 482.04375 MHz 482.10625 MHz and 482.23125 MHz transmit narrow FM (12.5 kHz bandwidth) on the 6.25 kHz channels. The same is true for the FDNY EMS dispatch system, however the EMS dispatch system operates as a traditional simulcast repeater system.

In some areas, all public safety and a large amount of business radio operates in the 470-512 MHz T-band or TV-band. These cities (and their associated metropolitan areas) include: Boston, MA, Chicago, IL, Cleveland, OH, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, Detroit, MI, Houston, TX, Los Angeles, CA, Miami, FL, New York, NY/N.E. New Jersey, Philadelphia, PA, San Francisco/Oakland, CA and the Washington-Baltimore metro area.

Metro Area	Frequency Range(MHz)	TV Channel(s) Affected
Boston, MA	470-476 MHz, 482-488 MHz	TV Channels 14, 16
Chicago, IL	470-482 MHz	TV Channels 14, 15
Cleveland, OH	470-482 MHz	TV Channels 14, 15
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX	482-488 MHz	TV Channels 16
Detroit, MI	476-488 MHz	TV Channels 15, 16
Houston, TX	488-494 MHz	TV Channel 16
Los Angeles, CA	470-476 MHz, 482-488 MHz, 506-512 MHz	TV Channels 14, 16, 20
Miami, FL	470-476 MHz	TV Channel 14
New York City/NE New Jersey	470-488 MHz	TV Channels 14, 15, 16
Philadelphia, PA	500-512 MHz	TV Channels 19, 20
Pittsburgh, PA	470-476 MHz, 494-500 MHz	TV Channels 14, 18
San Francisco, CA	482-494 MHz	TV Channels 16, 17
Washington-Baltimore	488-500 MHz	TV Channels 17, 18

800 MHz/900 MHz band 809-940 MHz

Most of the systems the 800 MHz and 900 MHz land mobile bands are trunked radio systems. It is important to note that the 806-824 MHz and 851-869 MHz bands are shared with public safety systems.

Some on-site business systems use the 900 MHz band, including the Motorola DTR 900 MHz FHSS frequency hopping spread spectrum handheld radios, which operate 1 watt transmit power on the 902-928 MHz ISM and Part 15 band using frequency hopping digital voice.

Current examples include the Motorola DTR410, DTR550, DTR650, DTR600 and DTR700 radios. These radios operate with 50 kHz channel spacing and 8-level FSK digital FHSS 902-928 MHz band (channels start at 902.525 MHz and continue to 927.475 MHz, 525 kHz from band edges for a total of 500 available channels at 50 kHz channel spacing), in compliance with Part 15 of the FCC rules - specifically 47 CFR 15.247.

A full listing of the Motorola 900MHz FHSS digital on-site license free business radios frequency hop set frequencies list is available here. Basically, starting at 902.525 MHz, every 50 kHz up to 927.475 MHz, is one of the frequencies used by the Motorola FHSS 900 MHz “ISM band” license-free on site digital business radios.

The DTR 900 MHz digital business radios offer performance comparable with UHF walkie-talkies as far as in-building coverage goes.

The 902-928 MHz band is shared with numerous other services and devices, including analog and digital cordless phones, UAV or drone radio control, other remote control/radio control systems and backhaul telemetry links, analog and digital video senders, point to point audio links, ISM services, 900 MHz WiFi or 802.11ah Wi-Fi and various other telemetry and data networks and services.

800 MHz Land Mobile - Business/Industrial/Land Transportation Pool 806 MHz-816 MHz/851 MHz-861 MHz
12 sets of 5 channel pairs (non-border areas)
12 sets of 5 channel pairs (border areas)
one set of 40 channel pairs (non-border areas)
one set of 40 channel pairs areas)

800 MHz Land Mobile - Business/Industrial/Land Transportation Pool - Southeastern USA 806 MHz-813.5 MHz/851-858.5 MHz
one set of 69 channel pairs (non-border areas)
one set of 69 channel pairs (border areas)

800 MHz Land Mobile - Business/Industrial/Land Transportation Pool - Atlanta, GA 806 MHz-813.5 MHz/851-858.5 MHz
one set of 69 channel pairs
one set of 68 channel pairs

800 MHz SMR Land Mobile SMR Band Channels (Site-Based SMR licenses) 806 MHz-816 MHz/851-861 MHz
160 available channel pairs

800 MHz SMR Land Mobile SMR Band Channels (Site-Based SMR licenses) 806 MHz-813.5 MHz/851 MHz-858.5 MHz
22 available channel pairs

900 MHz Land Mobile - Business/Industrial/Land Transportation Pool 896 MHz-901 MHz/935 MHz-940 MHz
40 sets of 5 channel pairs each (one set with 4 channels) for a total of 199 channels

900 MHz SMR Land Mobile SMR Band Channels (Site-Based SMR licenses) 896 MHz-901 MHz/935 MHz-940 MHz
20 sets of 10 channel pairs each for a total of 200 channels

Frequency (MHz)	Remarks/Restrictions on usage
809-824 MHz	Mobiles, 6.25 kHz/12.5 kHz steps
854-869 MHz	Base/Repeaters or Mobiles, 6.25 kHz/12.5 kHz steps
854-869 MHz	Base/Repeaters or Mobiles, 6.25 kHz/12.5 kHz steps
896-901 MHz	Mobiles, 6.25 kHz/12.5 kHz steps
902-928 MHz	900 MHz ISM, Part 15 and ham radio band, subject to restrictions of this band, on-site 900 MHz ISM FHSS radios 1 watt power output
935-940 MHz	Base/Repeaters or Mobiles, 6.25 kHz/12.5 kHz steps

Higher Bands - Above 940 MHz

Frequency (MHz)	Remarks/Restrictions on usage
1427-1432 MHz	1.4 GHz band - Special restrictions, only available in certain areas, digital modes, see 90.259
1920-1930 MHz	1.9 GHz DECT band - DECT 6.0 Specification in US - used for on-site two-way radio and cordless phone systems, 100mW peak power
2450-2500 MHz	2.4 GHz ISM band, subject to restrictions of this band (also regulated under Part 15)

Common Itinerant and Low Power Business Frequencies

Maybe you were looking for US federal government itinerant frequencies (Federal Common Use Frequencies)?

See also: commonly used CTCSS tones and DCS codes for popular UHF and VHF business frequencies, popular retail store frequencies and tones, as well as popular and default FRS/GMRS CTCSS tones codes privacy codes listing.

Can businesses use FRS radios? Yes they can under Part 95 of the FCC rules. Only the 5 MURS frequencies and the 22 FRS frequencies may be used without a license, however.

Often heard at construction sites, special events, shopping malls, stores, gas stations, etc. There is also movement in the hunting community away from CB/11 meter and VHF marine towards licensed Part 90 land mobile/business radio systems.

See hunt club radio frequencies and American militia tactical VHF/UHF tactical frequencies and channel plans for VHF/UHF and UHF radios - Baofeng, etc. as well as UHF intra squad radio (or inter-squad radio, or ISR) intra-squad radio frequency plans.

These frequencies are often supplemented with heavy use of FRS frequencies. Use of all 22 FRS frequencies is permitted by businesses under the FCC rules.

Note the Motorola, Kenwood, Vertex, Baofeng, etc. on-site business radio default factory codes channels frequencies settings and available frequencies in a separate section below - these are not FRS/GMRS frequencies. Motorola FRS and GMRS radios use the standard 14 or 22 FRS channels.

All Part 90 frequencies above 150 MHz must operate in narrow band mode or use digital voice modes that meet the FCC narrowbanding requirement.

Narrow band FM voice emissions include 11K2F3E (sometimes listed on licenses as 11K3F3E or 11K0F3E), 10K5F3E, 10K0F3E, 9K20F3E, 9K10F3E 8K50F3E, 8K00F3E, and 6K00F3E.
Narrow FM voice/data (11K3F3E, 11K2F3E, 11K0F3E, 9K20F3E, 11K3F3D, 11K3F2D, 11K3F1D, 11K2F9W, etc.), DMR (7K60FXE, 7K60FXW, 7K60F7W, etc), IDAS or NXDN NEXEDGE (4K00F1E, 8K30F1E, 8K30F7W, etc.) and Project 25 P25 (8K10F1E) are the most common.

Itinerant

Unless otherwise specified, all itinerant frequencies are simplex only. Some frequencies may be used as part of a portable repeater or temporary repeater (station class FB2I), however, those frequencies may also be used for simplex operations.

27.4900 MHz - Itinerant, base, mobile or portable/temporary repeater
35.0400 MHz - Itinerant, base, mobile or portable/temporary repeater
43.0400 MHz - Itinerant, base, mobile or portable/temporary repeater
151.5050 MHz - Itinerant
151.5125 MHz - Itinerant
151.6250 MHz - Itinerant - Red Dot
151.6400 MHz - Itinerant - narrow band only, maximum bandwidth 6.25 kHz
151.7000 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 35 watts
151.7600 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 35 watts
154.5275 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 35 watts
158.4000 MHz - Itinerant
158.4075 MHz - Itinerant
456.8000 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 35 watts (simplex or paired with 451.800 MHz if used as repeater input)
456.8125 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 35 watts (simplex or paired with 451.8125 MHz if used as repeater input)
456.8000 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 35 watts (simplex or paired with 451.800 MHz if used as repeater input)
456.8125 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 35 watts (simplex or paired with 451.8125 MHz if used as repeater input)
464.4875 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 2 watts
464.5000 MHz - Itinerant Brown Dot, maximum power 35 watts, simplex or repeater output
464.5125 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 2 watts
464.5375 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 2 watts
464.5500 MHz - Itinerant Yellow Dot, maximum power 35 watts, simplex or repeater output
464.5625 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 2 watts
469.4875 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 2 watts
469.5000 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 35 watts (simplex or paired with 464.5 MHz if used as repeater input)
469.5125 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 2 watts
469.5375 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 2 watts
469.5500 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 35 watts (simplex or paired with 464.55 MHz if used as repeater input)
469.5625 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 2 watts
853.4875 MHz - Itinerant - often used for public safety talkaround or tactical purposes

Low Power, "de facto itinerant" and Itinerant

27.4300 MHz - May be licensed for itinerant use
27.4500 MHz - May be licensed for itinerant use
27.4700 MHz - May be licensed for itinerant use
27.4900 MHz - Itinerant, base, mobile or portable/temporary repeater
27.5100 MHz - Low Power
27.5300 MHz - Low Power
33.4000 MHz - Low Power
35.0200 MHz - Low Power
35.0400 MHz - Itinerant, base, mobile or portable/temporary repeater
42.9800 MHz - Low Power
43.0400 MHz - Itinerant, base, mobile or portable/temporary repeater
151.5050 MHz - Itinerant
151.5125 MHz - Itinerant
151.6250 MHz - Itinerant - Red Dot
151.6400 MHz - Itinerant - narrow band only, maximum bandwidth 6.25 kHz
151.6550 MHz
151.6850 MHz
151.7000 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 35 watts
151.7150 MHz
151.7450 MHz
151.7600 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 35 watts
151.7750 MHz
151.8050 MHz
151.8200 MHz - MURS Channel 1 - 2 watt power limit 11.25 kHz bandwidth limit
151.8350 MHz
151.8650 MHz
151.8800 MHz - MURS Channel 2 - 2 watt power limit 11.25 kHz bandwidth limit
151.8950 MHz
151.9250 MHz
151.9400 MHz - MURS Channel 3 - 2 watt power limit 11.25 kHz bandwidth limit
151.9550 MHz - Purple Dot
152.8850 MHz
152.9000 MHz
152.9150 MHz
152.9450 MHz
153.0050 MHz
154.4900 MHz
154.4975 MHz - Mobile or base
154.5050 MHz - Mobile or base
154.5150 MHz
154.5275 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 35 watts
154.5400 MHz
154.5475 MHz
154.5550 MHz - Mobile or base, generally used for narrow band modes such as NDXN, IDAS, DMR, etc.
154.5700 MHz - MURS Channel 4 Blue Dot - "wideband" FM allowed (up to 20 kHz bandwidth)
154.5850 MHz - Mobile or base
154.6000 MHz - MURS Channel 5 Green Dot - "wideband" FM allowed (up to 20 kHz bandwidth)
154.6100 MHz - Narrow band modes only
154.6250 MHz - On-site paging transmitters (fixed) and/or mobiles up to 20 watts transmitter power (shared)
154.6400 MHz - Mobile or base
158.4000 MHz - Itinerant
158.4075 MHz - Itinerant
450.0000 MHz - Unlicensed use, CSQ, 67.0 Hz, 69.3 Hz, 82.5 Hz and 88.5 Hz PL reported
450.0125 MHz - Unlicensed use
450.0250 MHz - Unlicensed use
450.0750 MHz - Unlicensed use, CSQ logged
450.1250 MHz - Unlicensed use, CSQ, 445 DPL and others reported
450.1500 MHz - Unlicensed use
450.2250 MHz - Unlicensed use, 023 DPL D023N logged (likely BF-888S Baofeng type handhelds)
450.4500 MHz - Unlicensed use
450.5750 MHz - Unlicensed use
450.8750 MHz - Unlicensed use, various tones reported, including 131.8 Hz
450.9750 MHz - Unlicensed use, often with 110.9 Hz PL tone
451.1875 MHz
451.2375 MHz
451.2875 MHz
451.3125 MHz
451.3375 MHz
451.3625 MHz
451.3875 MHz
451.4375 MHz
451.4625 MHz
451.4875 MHz
451.5125 MHz
451.5375 MHz
451.5625 MHz
451.5875 MHz
451.6125 MHz
451.6375 MHz
451.6625 MHz
451.6875 MHz
451.7125 MHz
451.7375 MHz
451.7625 MHz
451.8000 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 35 watts, simplex or repeater output
451.8125 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 35 watts, simplex or repeater output
452.0375 MHz
452.0625 MHz
452.0875 MHz
452.1125 MHz
452.1250 MHz - Unlicensed use (simplex)
452.1375 MHz
452.1625 MHz
452.1875 MHz
452.2875 MHz
452.3125 MHz
452.4125 MHz
452.4875 MHz
452.5125 MHz
452.5375 MHz
452.6375 MHz
452.6625 MHz
452.6875 MHz
452.7125 MHz
452.7625 MHz
452.7875 MHz
452.8125 MHz
452.8375 MHz
452.8625 MHz
452.8875 MHz
452.9875 MHz
454.2250 MHz - Unlicensed use, 69.3 Hz
454.3250 MHz - Unlicensed use, often with 100.0 Hz and 136.5 Hz PL tones
454.4250 MHz - Unlicensed use, often with 023 DPL and 151.4 Hz PL tones
454.5250 MHz - Unlicensed use, often with 203.5 Hz PL tone
454.5750 MHz - Unlicensed use, 189.9 Hz tone reported
454.6250 MHz - Unlicensed use, often with 141.3 Hz and 241.8 Hz PL tones
454.7250 MHz - Unlicensed use, often with 023 DPL D023N
454.8250 MHz - Unlicensed use, often with 114 DPL D114N
454.9250 MHz - Unlicensed use, often with 205 DPL D205N
455.1250 MHz - Unlicensed use, 245 DPL and 306 DPL reported
455.2250 MHz - Unlicensed use, often with 411 DPL D411N
455.3250 MHz - Unlicensed use, often with 503 DPL D503N
455.4250 MHz - Unlicensed use, 118.8 Hz PL, 151.4 Hz PL and 606 DPL reported
455.5250 MHz - Unlicensed use, often with 754 DPL D754N
455.5750 MHz - Unlicensed use, 156 DCS D156 reported
455.6250 MHz - Unlicensed use, 151.4 Hz PL, 162.2 Hz PL reported
456.1875 MHz
456.2375 MHz
456.2875 MHz
456.3125 MHz
456.3375 MHz
456.3625 MHz
456.3875 MHz
456.4375 MHz
456.4625 MHz
456.4875 MHz
456.5125 MHz
456.5250 MHz - Unlicensed use
456.5375 MHz
456.5625 MHz
456.5875 MHz
456.6125 MHz
456.6375 MHz
456.6625 MHz
456.6875 MHz
456.7125 MHz
456.7375 MHz
456.7625 MHz
456.8000 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 35 watts (simplex or paired with 451.800 MHz if used as repeater input)
456.8125 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 35 watts (simplex or paired with 451.8125 MHz if used as repeater input)
457.0375 MHz
457.0625 MHz
457.0875 MHz
457.1125 MHz
457.1375 MHz
457.1625 MHz
457.1875 MHz
457.2875 MHz
457.3125 MHz
457.4125 MHz
457.4875 MHz
457.5125 MHz
457.5250 MHz - simplex, maximum power 2 watt- shared with on-site paging restaurant coaster or server/staff pagers (similar to 467.75 MHz)
457.5375 MHz - simplex, maximum power 2 watt
457.5500 MHz - simplex, maximum power 2 watt - shared with on-site paging restaurant coaster or server/staff pagers (similar to 467.75 MHz)
457.5625 MHz - simplex, maximum power 2 watt
457.5750 MHz - simplex, maximum power 2 watt- shared with on-site paging restaurant coaster or server/staff pagers (similar to 467.75 MHz)
457.5875 MHz - simplex, maximum power 2 watt
457.6000 MHz - simplex, maximum power 2 watt- shared with on-site paging restaurant coaster or server/staff pagers (similar to 467.75 MHz)
457.6125 MHz - simplex, maximum power 2 watt
457.6250 MHz - Unlicensed use, simplex
457.6375 MHz
457.6625 MHz
457.7125 MHz
457.7375 MHz
457.7625 MHz
457.7875 MHz
457.8125 MHz
457.8375 MHz
457.8625 MHz
457.8875 MHz
457.9875 MHz
458.6625 MHz - technically only authorized for use in Canada
461.0375 MHz
461.0625 MHz
461.0875 MHz
461.1125 MHz
461.1375 MHz
461.1625 MHz
461.1875 MHz
461.2125 MHz
461.2375 MHz
461.2625 MHz
461.2875 MHz
461.3125 MHz
461.3375 MHz
461.3625 MHz
461.9250 MHz - Unlicensed use
462.1250 MHz - Unlicensed use, often with 69.3 Hz tone
462.1875 MHz
462.4250 MHz - Unlicensed use, often with 103.5 Hz PL tone
462.4625 MHz
462.4875 MHz
462.5125 MHz
462.5250 MHz - Unlicensed use, often with 114.8 Hz PL tone
462.5375 MHz - May be used by super narrow band modes (example, NXDN or NEXEDGE 4800 4kHz bandwidth), also used by radio rental companies
462.5500 MHz - FRS Channel 15/GMRS 550 - 2 watt power limit, 50 watt limit for GMRS license holders
462.5625 MHz - FRS Channel 1 - 2 watt power limit, 5 watt power limit for GMRS license holders
462.5750 MHz - FRS Channel 16/GMRS 575 - White Dot - 2 watt power limit, 50 watt limit for GMRS license holders
462.5875 MHz - FRS Channel 2 - 2 watt power limit, 5 watt power limit for GMRS license holders
462.6000 MHz - FRS Channel 17/GMRS 600 - 2 watt power limit, 50 watt limit for GMRS license holders
462.6125 MHz - FRS Channel 3 - 2 watt power limit, 5 watt power limit for GMRS license holders
462.6250 MHz - FRS Channel 18/GMRS 625 - Black Dot - 2 watt power limit, 50 watt limit for GMRS license holders
462.6375 MHz - FRS Channel 4 - 2 watt power limit, 5 watt power limit for GMRS license holders
462.6500 MHz - FRS Channel 19/GMRS 650 - 2 watt power limit, 50 watt limit for GMRS license holders
462.6625 MHz - FRS Channel 5 - 2 watt power limit, 5 watt power limit for GMRS license holders
462.6750 MHz - FRS Channel 20/GMRS 675 - Orange Dot - 2 watt power limit, 50 watt limit for GMRS license holders
462.6875 MHz - FRS Channel 6 - 2 watt power limit, 5 watt power limit for GMRS license holders
462.7000 MHz - FRS Channel 21/GMRS 700 - 2 watt power limit, 50 watt limit for GMRS license holders
462.7125 MHz - FRS Channel 7 - 2 watt power limit, 5 watt power limit for GMRS license holders
462.7250 MHz - FRS Channel 22/GMRS 725 - 2 watt power limit, 50 watt limit for GMRS license holders
462.7375 MHz - May be used by super narrow band modes (example, NXDN or NEXEDGE 4800 4kHz bandwidth), also used by radio rental companies
462.7500 MHz - Maximum power 2 watts, shared with paging systems (simplex use only)
462.7625 MHz - Maximum power 2 watts
462.7750 MHz - Maximum power 2 watts, shared with paging systems (simplex use only)
462.7875 MHz - Maximum power 2 watts
462.8000 MHz - Maximum power 2 watts, shared with paging systems (simplex use only)
462.8125 MHz - Maximum power 2 watts
462.8250 MHz - Maximum power 2 watts, shared with paging systems (simplex use only)
462.8375 MHz - Maximum power 2 watts
462.8500 MHz - Maximum power 2 watts, shared with paging systems (simplex use only)
462.8625 MHz - Maximum power 2 watts
462.8750 MHz - Maximum power 2 watts, shared with paging systems (simplex use only)
462.8875 MHz - Maximum power 2 watts
462.9000 MHz - Maximum power 2 watts, shared with paging systems (simplex use only)
462.9125 MHz - Maximum power 2 watts
462.9250 MHz - Maximum power 2 watts
462.9375 MHz - Maximum power 2 watts
463.5250 MHz - Unlicensed use, often with D023I inverted DPL
464.3250 MHz - Used for simplex on-site low power business radio, shared with repeater systems
464.4875 MHz - Itinerant
464.5000 MHz - Itinerant Brown Dot, maximum power 35 watts, simplex or repeater output
464.5125 MHz - Itinerant
464.5375 MHz - Itinerant
464.5500 MHz - Itinerant Yellow Dot, maximum power 35 watts, simplex or repeater output
464.5625 MHz - Itinerant
464.6000 MHz - Wireless clocks, telemetry and 5 watt or 25 watt on-site paging systems (POCSAG)
464.6250 MHz - Wireless clocks, telemetry and 5 watt or 25 watt on-site paging systems (POCSAG)
464.6500 MHz - Wireless clocks, telemetry and 5 watt or 25 watt on-site paging systems (POCSAG)
464.7000 MHz - Wireless clocks, telemetry and 5 watt or 25 watt on-site paging systems (POCSAG)
464.7250 MHz - Wireless clocks, telemetry and 5 watt or 25 watt on-site paging systems (POCSAG)
464.7500 MHz - Wireless clocks, telemetry and 5 watt or 25 watt on-site paging systems (POCSAG)
464.8250 MHz - Used for simplex on-site low power business radio, shared with repeater systems
466.0375 MHz
466.0625 MHz
466.0875 MHz
466.1125 MHz
466.1375 MHz
466.1625 MHz
466.1875 MHz
466.2125 MHz
466.2375 MHz
466.2625 MHz
466.2875 MHz
466.3125 MHz
466.3375 MHz
466.3625 MHz
467.1875 MHz
467.4625 MHz
467.4875 MHz
467.5125 MHz
467.5375 MHz - May be used by super narrow band modes (example, NXDN or NEXEDGE 4800 4kHz bandwidth), also used by radio rental companies
467.5625 MHz - FRS Channel 8 - 0.5 watt power limit
467.5875 MHz - FRS Channel 9 - 0.5 watt power limit
467.6125 MHz - FRS Channel 10 - 0.5 watt power limit
467.6375 MHz - FRS Channel 11 - 0.5 watt power limit
467.6625 MHz - FRS Channel 12 - 0.5 watt power limit
467.6875 MHz - FRS Channel 13 - 0.5 watt power limit
467.7125 MHz - FRS Channel 14 - 0.5 watt power limit
467.7375 MHz - May be used by super narrow band modes (example, NXDN or NEXEDGE 4800 4kHz bandwidth), also used by radio rental companies
467.7500 MHz - 2 watts, shared with low power paging - Long Range Systems LRS coaster pagers 467.750 MHz
467.7625 MHz - J Dot, maximum power 2 watts
467.7750 MHz - 2 watts, shared with low power paging systems
467.7875 MHz - 2 watts
467.8000 MHz - 2 watts, shared with low power paging systems
467.8125 MHz - K Dot, maximum power 2 watts
467.8250 MHz - 2 watts, shared with low power paging systems
467.8375 MHz - 2 watts
467.8500 MHz - Silver Star, maximum power 2 watts, Motorola default channel 5, shared with low power paging systems
467.8625 MHz - 2 watts, shared with low power paging systems
467.8750 MHz - Gold Star, maximum power 2 watts, Motorola default channel 6, shared with low power paging systems
467.8875 MHz - 2 watts
467.9000 MHz - Red Star, maximum power 2 watts, Motorola default channel 7, shared with low power paging systems
467.9125 MHz - 2 watts
467.9250 MHz - Blue Star, maximum power 2 watts, shared with low power paging systems
467.9375 MHz - Maximum power 2 watts
468.2125 MHz
468.2625 MHz
468.3125 MHz
468.3375 MHz
468.3625 MHz
468.4125 MHz
468.4625 MHz
468.5125 MHz
468.5625 MHz
468.5875 MHz
468.6125 MHz
468.6375 MHz
468.6625 MHz
468.9500 MHz - Unlicensed use
469.2625 MHz - technically only authorized for use in Canada
469.4875 MHz - Itinerant
469.5000 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 35 watts (simplex or paired with 464.5 MHz if used as repeater input)
469.5125 MHz - Itinerant
469.5375 MHz - Itinerant
469.5500 MHz - Itinerant, maximum power 35 watts (simplex or paired with 464.55 MHz if used as repeater input)
469.5625 MHz - Itinerant
469.9500 MHz - Unlicensed use
469.9875 MHz - Unlicensed use
470.0000 MHz - Unlicensed use
470.6250 MHz - Unlicensed use (see Baofeng UV-5R, etc.)
853.4875 MHz - Itinerant - often used for public safety talkaround or tactical purposes

Do I need a license to transmit on 151.625 MHz? Yes, you do. You need a license to use all the business band frequencies, including 151.625 MHz, 151.505 MHz, 158.400 MHz, 151.955 MHz, 151.700 MHz, 151.760 MHz, 464.550 MHz, 464.500 MHz, 467.925 MHz, 467.875 MHz, 467.900 MHz, etc. Only the 22 FRS frequencies, the 5 MURS frequencies and the 40 CB channels do not require a license. Getting a business license for the Itinerant channels is extremely easy.

Most of the transmissions you'll hear on these frequencies are from portable handheld radios - walkie-talkies, but sometimes high powered mobile radios or even portable repeaters are heard. Portable or temporary repeater output frequencies may be any of the VHF low or VHF high frequencies. On the UHF band, input frequency is 5 MHz above output frequency. In many situations all frequencies are used for simplex only. The 457 MHz, 462 MHz and 467 MHz frequencies are simplex use only and are often used for on-site communications using portable handheld radios. Several of the itinerant frequencies may be used as repeater output channels, repeater input channels or for simplex/talk-around purposes. Examples include the 464.500 MHz, 464.550 MHz and 469.500 MHz, 469.550 MHz frequencies. 464.550 MHz may be used as a repeater output (paired with 469.550 MHz) or both frequencies may be used for simplex purposes. The 457/467 MHz frequencies are also used by shipboard and dockside repeaters or simplex systems aboard ship (10 MHz offset or 10.225 MHz offset). The itinerant frequencies in the VHF bands do not have a set pairing or offset like the UHF bands do.

The default channels / frequencies for most job site / contractor / construction site crews will vary. Many crews use FRS, MURS or CB for on-site communications, especially if multiple contractors and subcontractors are working together on a large site. The default out of the box factory UHF channels are also often heavily used.

See the factory portable radio frequencies and available frequencies listed in the section below.

Most popular business itinerant frequencies:

Of the UHF frequencies, the most popular frequencies are:

464.5500 MHz
464.5000 MHz
467.9250 MHz
467.9000 MHz
467.8750 MHz
467.8500 MHz
469.5500 MHz
469.5000 MHz
461.0375 MHz
461.1125 MHz
461.1375 MHz
461.2375 MHz
467.8125 MHz
467.7625 MHz
451.8000 MHz
456.8000 MHz
451.8125 MHz
456.8125 MHz

Of the VHF frequencies, the most popular frequencies are:

151.6250 MHz
154.5700 MHz
154.6000 MHz
151.9550 MHz
151.5125 MHz
151.5050 MHz
151.7000 MHz
151.7600 MHz
151.8200 MHz
151.9400 MHz
151.8800 MHz
151.9250 MHz
151.8050 MHz
158.4000 MHz
158.4075 MHz
151.6550 MHz
151.8650 MHz
152.9000 MHz

Default Motorola Kenwood Vertex TYT Baofeng Pofung BTECH Hytera Retevis Blackbox Radios Factory Out Of The Box Channels Frequencies Settings

This now has its own page here: Factory default channel frequencies plans list programming.

Common On-Site Retail Store Frequencies Channel Plans

This is a dynamic list and is a work in progress. It will never be complete or completely accurate due to regional and local variation. It is an attempt to consolidate multiple databases and lists currently residing in various parts of the Internet. Like most of these lists, this will never be complete or 100% accurate. Businesses will often simply buy radios and use them without bothering with licensing or frequency coordination. Use of the license-free FRS and MURS frequencies is also very widespread. Individual stores may change frequencies and/or CTCSS / PL or DCS / DPL tones or codes - tone/codes, especially in areas where multiple groups are using the same frequency - to meet their specific needs, even if this means deviating from a nationwide or regional chain channel plan.

*Academy Sports and Outdoors

467.8750 MHz - 265 DPL
467.9000 MHz - 265 DPL

*Ace Hardware

464.5000 MHz - 67.0 Hz PL
464.5500 MHz - 67.0 Hz PL
467.9000 MHz - 85.4 Hz PL

*Aldi

467.8500 MHz - various PLs/DPLs
467.8750 MHz - various PLs/DPLs

Reported in use include: 94.8 Hz, PL 97.4 Hz PL and 612 DPL / DCS 612

*American Eagle

461.0625 MHz - 67.0 Hz PL
461.3625 MHz - 67.0 Hz PL
466.3375 MHz - 67.0 Hz PL
467.7625 MHz - 67.0 Hz PL
467.8500 MHz - 67.0 Hz PL
467.8750 MHz - 67.0 Hz PL
469.5625 MHz - 67.0 Hz PL

*Ann Taylor

Nationwide license WQKL423

464.5625 MHz - 94.8 Hz PL
466.0375 MHz - 94.8 Hz PL - Ann Taylor LOFT
467.8500 MHz
467.8750 MHz
467.9000 MHz
467.9250 MHz

*Anthropologie

467.8750 MHz 192.8 Hz PL

*Apple The Apple Store

461.1875 MHz - 67.0 Hz PL
461.1875 MHz - 85.4 Hz PL
462.8625 MHz - 167.9 Hz PL
467.8500 MHz - 79.7 Hz PL
467.8750 MHz - 85.4 Hz PL
467.9000 MHz - 67.0 Hz PL
467.9000 MHz - 71.9 Hz PL
467.9000 MHz - 203.5 Hz PL
467.9250 MHz - 156.7 Hz PL

*Ashley Home Store

462.8125 MHz 67.0 Hz PL
462.8375 MHz 67.0 Hz PL
462.8625 MHz 67.0 Hz PL
462.8875 MHz 67.0 Hz PL

*Bath and Body Works

461.0625 MHz D632 632 DPL
461.1125 MHz 67.0 Hz PL
461.1625 MHz 67.0 Hz PL
467.9000 MHz D632 632 DPL

*Bass Pro

Bass Pro Shops Bass Pro Outdoor World nationwide license WRTL738. Previous license WPTY936 (now expired).

The current license authorizes hundreds of different frequencies from 451.1875 MHz to 469.9625 MHz - almost every possible 450 MHz - 470 MHz UHF business band radio frequency available under FCC Part 90. with different channel plans for individual store locations. Therefore, it is very difficult to provide an accurate list. An example of confirmed channel plan is below.

Note that some larger stores as well as distribution hubs operate repeaters.

451.1875 MHz 032 DPL - Channel 1
451.3125 MHz 032 DPL - Channel 2
452.0875 MHz 051 DPL - Channel 3
452.1875 MHz 051 DPL - Channel 4
452.9875 MHz 073 DPL - Channel 5
456.8875 MHz 143 DPL - Channel 6
457.1875 MHz 156 DPL - Channel 7

Another example channel plan confirmed in use:

451.5875 MHz 073 DPL
464.5000 MHz 466 DPL
468.9375 MHz 703 DPL
469.6000 MHz 606 DPL
469.8875 MHz 703 DPL

*Best Buy

461.0375 MHz 445 DPL
467.7625 MHz 743 DPL
467.9000 MHz 743 DPL

*BJ's Wholesale Club

469.4875 MHz - 413 DPL

Additional UHF dot/Star frequencies likely in use

*Buffalo Wild Wings

464.5000 MHz - 67.0 Hz PL
464.5500 MHz - 67.0 Hz PL

*CarMax

Individual CarMax locations may be licensed for or use different channel plans, including plans that may or may not include the 462.625 MHz, 462.675 MHz and 462.725 MHz shared FRS and GMRS frequencies.

462.5750 MHz - 026 DPL
462.6250 MHz - 127.3 Hz PL
462.6250 MHz - 026 DPL
462.6750 MHz - 071 DPL
462.6750 MHz - 606 DPL
462.7250 MHz - 136.5 Hz PL
462.7250 MHz - 026 DPL
464.3250 MHz - 026 DPL
464.5000 MHz - 023 DPL
464.5000 MHz - 026 DPL
464.5500 MHz - 026 DPL
464.8250 MHz - 026 DPL
467.8500 MHz - 071 DPL
467.8750 MHz - 026 DPL
467.8750 MHz - 071 DPL
467.9250 MHz - 071 DPL
469.5625 MHz - 026 DPL

*Chick-Fil-A

Individual stores likely use different CTCSS tones or DCS codes.

462.5500 MHz - 127.3 Hz PL
462.5625 MHz - 67.0 Hz PL
462.5750 MHz - 654 DPL
462.5875 MHz - 118.8 Hz PL
462.5875 MHz - 026 DPL
462.6000 MHz - 455 DPL
462.6125 MHz - 127.3 Hz PL
462.6250 MHz - 127.3 Hz PL
462.6375 MHz - 131.8 Hz PL
462.6500 MHz - 351 DPL
462.6625 MHz - 88.5 Hz PL
462.6625 MHz - 136.5 Hz PL
462.6750 MHz - 606 DPL
462.6875 MHz - 141.3 Hz PL
462.7000 MHz - 192.8 Hz PL
462.7000 MHz - 155 DPL
462.7125 MHz - 146.2 Hz PL
462.7250 MHz - 136.5 Hz PL
462.7250 MHz - 252 DPL
462.7250 MHz - 462 DPL
467.5625 MHz - 243 DPL
467.5875 MHz - 032 DPL
467.6125 MHz - 047 DPL
467.6375 MHz - 051 DPL
467.6625 MHz - 053 DPL
467.6875 MHz - 065 DPL
467.7125 MHz - 116 DPL

*Costco Some Costco locations are using FRS radios in place of or in addition to the frequencies listed below. Confirmed FRS channels and tones codes include:

462.5500 MHz - 123.0 Hz PL
462.5875 MHz - 026 DPL
462.6000 MHz - 241.8 Hz PL
462.6625 MHz - 88.5 Hz PL
462.6750 MHz - 606 DPL
462.7000 MHz - 192.8 Hz
462.7250 MHz - 250.3 Hz PL
462.7250 MHz - 252 DPL

Costco stores are (allegedly) in the process of upgrading from the VHF to UHF, especially when interference from other stores using the popular VHF frequencies (including 154.570 MHz and 154.600 MHz) is an issue. However, Costco retains extensive VHF systems and numerous licenses with dozens of VHF frequencies authorized in hundreds of locations.

VHF:
151.6250 MHz CSQ - Operations
151.6250 MHz 67.0 Hz PL - Operations
151.9550 MHz 67.0 Hz PL - Operations
151.9550 MHz 71.9 Hz PL - Operations
154.5700 MHz 67.0 Hz PL - Operations
154.5700 MHz 74.4 Hz PL - Operations
154.5700 MHz 156.7 Hz PL - Operations
154.6000 MHz CSQ - Operations
154.6000 MHz 67.0 Hz PL - Operations
154.6000 MHz 82.5 Hz PL - Operations
154.6000 MHz 179.9 Hz PL - Operations

Costco is licensed under WQMZ420 for 177 individual locations for 5 watt portables on VHF frequencies. Numerous additional locations are licensed for some or all of the VHF channels under WQMD311 or WQNC265.

151.6550 MHz
151.6850 MHz
151.7150 MHz
151.7450 MHz
151.7750 MHz
151.8650 MHz
151.8950 MHz
151.9250 MHz
151.9550 MHz
151.9850 MHz
152.8850 MHz
152.9150 MHz
153.0050 MHz
154.4900 MHz
154.5150 MHz
154.5400 MHz

UHF - license WQLL302, 2w portables narrow FM voice 11K2F3E emission 67.0 Hz PL and 74.4 Hz PL noted in use on these frequencies. 67.0 Hz use confirmed on 468.2125 MHz, 468.3125 MHz.

468.2125 MHz
468.2625 MHz
468.3125 MHz
468.3625 MHz
468.4125 MHz
468.4625 MHz
468.5125 MHz
468.5625 MHz
468.6125 MHz
468.6625 MHz

Costco is licensed for numerous additional VHF and UHF frequencies under WQMD311 and WQNC265 in addition to the WQLL302 license. Dozens of UHF frequencies are authorized on a store-by-store basis, the most popular frequencies include:

451.4125 MHz
451.5125 MHz
451.5375 MHz
451.5875 MHz
451.6375 MHz
451.6625 MHz
451.6875 MHz
452.7625 MHz
456.4125 MHz
456.5125 MHz
456.6125 MHz
456.6875 MHz
457.7625 MHz
467.7625 MHz
467.8125 MHz
467.8500 MHz
467.8750 MHz
467.9000 MHz
467.9250 MHz

Of the UHF frequencies, 467.7625 MHz, 467.8125 MHz, 467.850 MHz, 467.875 MHz, 467.900 MHz and 467.925 MHz are by far the most popular.

*Dick's Sporting Goods

Two different channel plans in use, old four channel plan, new eight channel plan:

467 MHz 4 channel plan - 10,000 2 watt portables - license WQKQ994 (467.85 MHz, 467.875 MHz, 467.9 MHz, 467.925 MHz) 468 MHz 8 channel plan - 25,000 1 watt portables - license WQKQ994 (468.2125 MHz, 468.2625 MHz, 468.3125 MHz, 468.3625 MHz, 468.4125 MHz, 468.4625 MHz, 468.5125 MHz, 468.5625 MHz, 468.6125 MHz, 468.6625 MHz)

467.8500 MHz Channel 1
467.8750 MHz Channel 2
467.9000 MHz Channel 3
467.9250 MHz Channel 4

94.8 Hz PL, 88.5 Hz PL and 127.3 Hz PL appear to be commonly used, in addition to others, depending on local needs.

468.4625 MHz
468.5125 MHz
468.5625 MHz
468.6125 MHz
468.6625 MHz - 127.3 Hz PL

*Dollar Tree / Family Dollar

Recently (April 2020) granted license WRFR434 to operate 10,000 portable radios, 2-watt power with standard analog narrow FM voice 11K2F3E emission on

467.8500 MHz
467.8750 MHz
467.9000 MHz
467.9250 MHz

*DSW

450.0000 MHz - 82.5 Hz PL
450.0000 MHz - 88.5 Hz PL
456.8250 MHz - 127.3 Hz PL
457.5750 MHz - 107.2 Hz PL
461.0375 MHz - 023 DPL
461.1125 MHz - 025 DPL
462.4250 MHz - 103.5 Hz PL
462.5250 MHz - 114.8 Hz PL
462.6250 MHz - 127.3 Hz PL
462.7250 MHz - 136.5 Hz PL
462.8250 MHz - 162.2 Hz PL
462.9250 MHz - 025 DPL
464.3250 MHz - 023 DPL
464.5000 MHz - 023 DPL
466.0875 MHz - 464 DPL
467.7625 MHz - 67.0 Hz PL
467.8375 MHz - 88.5 Hz PL
467.9000 MHz - 145 DPL
469.5000 MHz - 023 DPL

*Fresh Market

There appears to be significant variation in the frequencies and/or tones used, depending on local conditions, other nearby stores using the same frequency and/or PL/DPL tone/code.

464.5000 MHz - 67.0 Hz PL
464.5500 MHz - 77.0 Hz PL
467.8500 MHz - 88.5 Hz PL
467.9250 MHz - 100.0 Hz PL

*Gander Outdoor / Gander Mountain

Depending on local requirements, individual stores may use DCS codes other than 205 DCS D205N or may use CTCSS. Some individual stores may use other and/or additional frequencies.

467.7625 MHz - 205 DPL
467.8125 MHz - 205 DPL
467.8500 MHz - 205 DPL
467.9250 MHz - 205 DPL

*Giant Foods

467.8500 MHz - 412 DPL
467.9000 MHz - 412 DPL

*H & M

H&M stores appear to use non-standard frequencies in at least some instances, likely to avoid interference on the more common frequencies.

450.2250 MHz - 023 DPL
466.2875 MHz - 155 DPL
467.1375 MHz - 155 DPL
468.8375 MHz - 155 DPL
469.0000 MHz - 103.5 Hz PL
469.7625 MHz - 155 DPL
469.9500 MHz - 203.5 Hz PL

*Harbor Freight

464.5500 MHz - 67.0 Hz PL
467.7625 MHz - 107.2 Hz PL
467.8125 MHz - 346 DPL
467.8500 MHz - 343 DPL
467.8500 MHz - 411 DPL
467.8500 MHz - 631 DPL
467.8750 MHz - 343 DPL
467.8750 MHz - 411 DPL
467.9000 MHz - 343 DPL
467.9000 MHz - 346 DPL
467.9250 MHz - 67.0 Hz PL
467.9250 MHz - 85.4 Hz PL
467.9250 MHz - 88.5 Hz PL
467.9250 MHz - 343 DPL

Reports indicate that some store managers will change their store's frequency and/or CTCSS tone/DCS code to avoid interference from nearby stores on the same frequency.

467.8500 MHz - 631 DPL - Harbor Freight Channel 1
467.8750 MHz - 411 DPL - Harbor Freight Channel 2
467.9000 MHz - 346 DPL - Harbor Freight Channel 3
467.9250 MHz - 343 DPL - Harbor Freight Channel 4

This is especially common in busy shopping malls where numerous stores use the same UHF frequency at the same time - the "big 8" low power UHF frequencies especially: 467.925 MHz, 467.900 MHz, 467.875 MHz, 467.850 MHz, 467.8125 MHz, 467.7625 MHz, 464.550 MHz and 464.500 MHz.

*Hard Rock Cafe

462.8875 MHz - 205 DPL
467.8375 MHz - 205 DPL

*Harris Teeter

467.8500 MHz 146.2 Hz PL

*Hobby Lobby

458.6625 MHz 186.2 Hz PL
464.5000 MHz 186.2 Hz PL
464.5500 MHz 186.2 Hz PL
469.2625 MHz 186.2 Hz PL
469.5000 MHz 186.2 Hz PL
469.5500 MHz 186.2 Hz PL

*Home Depot

Nationwide UHF on-site channel plan below. FRS frequencies are in use at numerous stores. Some stores use different CTCSS (PL) tones and/or different DCS (DPL) codes.

Home Depot is apparently in the process of migrating away from radio (officially) to a 4G LTE based system.

467.7625 MHz 065 DPL - Channel 1
467.8500 MHz 331 DPL - Channel 2
467.8375 MHz 263 DPL - Channel 3
467.8750 MHz 413 DPL - Channel 4
467.9000 MHz 466 DPL - Channel 5

*Home Goods

467.8750 MHz 100.0 Hz PL
469.4875 MHz 210.7 Hz PL

*JC Penny

467.2250 MHz 365 DPL - Nationwide Channel 1 (simplex)
461.1750 MHz
461.5875 MHz
461.7125 MHz
461.8375 MHz
461.9375 MHz 732 DPL / 732 DCS
463.6375 MHz 179.9 Hz PL
463.7250 MHz 85.4 Hz PL
464.7375 MHz 179.9 Hz PL
466.2625 MHz 85.4 Hz PL
466.9625 MHz 85.4 Hz PL
468.7250 MHz 85.4 Hz PL

Note that most stores use these frequencies, various tones may be in use.

*Kroger

467.8500 MHz - 100.0 Hz PL - Primary
467.8750 MHz - 100.0 Hz PL
467.9000 MHz - 100.0 Hz PL
467.9250 MHz - 100.0 Hz PL

100.0 Hz PL most common CTCSS tone. Kroger maintains a nationwide license (WQIL782) for 50,000 2-watt portable radios with NFM voice (11K2F3E emission). Kroger makes extensive use of 900 MHz ISM and 1.9 GHz DECT-based cordless phone/paging systems for in-store communications as well.

*Loft

466.0375 MHz - 94.8 Hz PL
467.9000 MHz - 265 DPL

*Lowe's

151.6250 MHz - 110.9 Hz PL
151.8200 MHz - 110.9 Hz PL
151.8800 MHz - 110.9 Hz PL
151.9400 MHz - 110.9 Hz PL
151.9550 MHz - 110.9 Hz PL
154.4900 MHz - 110.9 Hz PL
154.5700 MHz - 110.9 Hz PL
154.6000 MHz - 110.9 Hz PL

Lowe’s appears to mostly use VHF radios. 110.9 Hz CTCSS tone noted in use at some stores. Various CTCSS tones (PL tones) and/or DCS codes (DPL codes) are likely in use, along with other VHF frequencies.

Nationwide UHF license (WRBL256) digital voice DMR MotoTRBO (7K60FXE) or NFM portables

461.0375 MHz
461.1125 MHz
461.2125 MHz
462.7625 MHz
462.8125 MHz
464.5375 MHz
464.5625 MHz
466.0375 MHz
466.1125 MHz
466.1375 MHz
469.4875 MHz
469.5375 MHz

There appear to be several Lowe's stores using non-standard frequencies, including the MURS channels and FRS.

*Marshall's

461.2375 MHz 100.0 Hz
467.8750 MHz 100.0 Hz
469.4875 MHz 210.7 Hz

Marshall's, Home Goods and TJ Maxx are owned by the same parent company and appear to use the same frequency / tone plan.

*Northern Tool + Equipment

462.5500 MHz 71.9 Hz
462.5500 MHz 123.0 Hz
462.6000 MHz 241.8 Hz
462.6250 MHz 127.3 Hz
462.6500 MHz 218.1 Hz
462.7000 MHz 118.8 Hz
462.7000 MHz 192.8 Hz

*Office Depot

467.8750 MHz - 131 DPL
467.9000 MHz - 131 DPL

*Party City

467.7625 MHz - 67.0 Hz PL
467.8125 MHz - 67.0 Hz PL

*PetsSmart

Nationwide license WQIH635 for 776 mobiles on 464.5 MHz, 464.55 MHz, 469.5 MHz and 469.55 MHz expired in February 2018.

464.5000 MHz - 162.2 Hz PL
464.5500 MHz - 162.2 Hz PL

*PetCo

Nationwide license WQKY366

467.8500 MHz
467.8750 MHz
467.9000 MHz
467.9250 MHz

*Pottery Barn

467.8750 MHz - 165 DPL

The VHF frequencies may be out of date.

151.625 MHz - 97.4 Hz PL
151.700 MHz - 71.9 Hz PL
151.700 MHz - 79.7 Hz PL

*Regal Cinemas

464.3250 MHz - 100.0 Hz PL
464.8250 MHz - 100.0 Hz PL
464.8750 MHz - 100.0 Hz PL
467.9250 MHz - 67.0 Hz PL
467.9250 MHz - 100.0 Hz PL

*Sears

461.1625 MHz - 413 DPL
464.5250 MHz - 131.8 Hz PL
464.5500 MHz - 118.8 Hz PL
468.4875 MHz - 103.5 Hz PL

*Sephora

461.1125 MHz - 412 DPL
461.2125 MHz - 412 DPL
461.3125 MHz - 412 DPL

*Sheetz

464.5000 MHz - 413 DPL
464.5500 MHz - 413 DPL

*Staples

467.8500 MHz - 225.7 Hz PL
467.8500 MHz - D047 047 DPL
467.8500 MHz - D306 306 DPL
467.8500 MHz - D331 331 DPL
467.9000 MHz - 225.7 Hz PL - Primary nationwide frequency and tone

467.9250 MHz - 225.7 Hz PL

*Target

Target has several frequency plans in use. Larger stores are individually licensed. Channel 1 often features a low-power (under 5 watt) base station transmitter system, used for paging staff. At stores using 467.750 MHz for channel 1 located in shopping centers with restaurants, interference from Long Range Systems coaster pagers (which also operate on 467.75 MHz) has been noted. 467.925 MHz, 467.8 MHz, 467.85 MHz and 467.875 MHz are used by numerous other stores, causing a monitoring headache for somebody with a scanner.

Target UHF simplex frequency plans:

WQDF547 (79,000 portables, 2w, narrow FM voice 11K2F3E)

467.7500 MHz 115 DPL - Nationwide - Channel 1
467.7750 MHz 072 DPL - Nationwide - Channel 2
467.9250 MHz 155 DPL - Nationwide - Channel 3
467.9000 MHz 205 DPL - Nationwide - Channel 4
467.8500 MHz 306 DPL - Nationwide - Channel 6 ?? - Management and Loss Prevention?
467.8750 MHz 244 DPL - Nationwide

Other popular channel plans (often licensed for individual stores)

467.7500 MHz D115 115 DPL - Channel 1
467.7750 MHz D072 072 DPL - Channel 2
467.9000 MHz D115 115 DPL - Channel 3
467.4875 MHz D072 072 DPL - Channel 4
467.5125 MHz D115 115 DPL - Channel 5

461.0375 MHz 026 DPL - Channel 1
469.4875 MHz 047 DPL - Channel 2
466.2875 MHz 032 DPL - Channel 3
462.9125 MHz 065 DPL - Channel 4

461.0375 MHz 026 DPL - Channel 1
469.4875 MHz 065 DPL - Channel 2
466.2875 MHz 032 DPL - Channel 3
462.9125 MHz 065 DPL - Channel 4

467.5125 MHz 115 DPL - Channel 1
467.4875 MHz 072 DPL - Channel 2
467.1875 MHz 306 DPL - Channel 3 or Channel 4
467.4625 MHz 244 DPL - Channel 3 or Channel 4

151.6250 MHz 179.9 Hz PL
151.9550 MHz 179.9 Hz PL
151.9250 MHz 506 DPL
151.8950 MHz 506 DPL

*Texas Roadhouse

464.5500 MHz 67.0 Hz PL
467.8500 MHz 67.0 Hz PL
467.8750 MHz 67.0 Hz PL
467.9250 MHz 67.0 Hz PL

Some locations have been reported to use different CTCSS tones/DCS codes, due to heavy interference on the most popular frequencies and use of the default 67.0Hz PL tone squelch setting (code 1).

*The Gap - Old Navy - Banana Republic

Extensive VHF use, 151.625 MHz, 151.760 MHz, 151.805 MHz, 151.835 MHz, 151.955 MHz, 154.515 MHz, 154.540 MHz, 154.570 MHz and 154.600 MHz are popular. Some UHF use, namely 467.850 MHz, 467.900 MHz and 467.925 MHz. Commonly used PL and DPL tones and codes include 71.9 Hz, 74.4 Hz, and 77.0 Hz. 047 DPL and 172 DPL are also popular.

467.7625 MHz 71.9 Hz PL
467.8500 MHz D047 047 DPL - Old Navy - Appears to be primary UHF
467.9250 MHz D311 311 DPL

*TJ Maxx

467.8500 MHz 100.0 Hz PL
467.8750 MHz 100.0 Hz PL
469.4875 MHz 210.7 Hz PL - shared with Home Goods (same parent company - TJX Companies, see also: Marshall's)

*Tractor Supply

450.2250 MHz 023 DPL

*Urban Outfitters

467.9250 MHz 218.1 Hz PL

*Victoria’s Secret

467.7625 MHz - 743 DPL
467.8125 MHz - 743 DPL
467.8500 MHz - 743 DPL
467.9000 MHz - 743 DPL
467.9250 MHz - 743 DPL - Possible Primary
469.4875 MHz - 743 DPL
469.5375 MHz - 743 DPL - Possible Secondary / Alternate

*Wawa

151.5050 MHz
151.6250 MHz
151.7000 MHz
151.8200 MHz - 413 DPL
151.8800 MHz
151.9250 MHz
151.9400 MHz - 174 DPL
151.9550 MHz
154.5700 MHz - 413 DPL
154.6000 MHz - 074 DPL, 174 DPL, 413 DPL
158.4000 MHz - 174 DPL
451.8000 MHz
451.8125 MHz - 306 DPL, 506 DPL, 612 DPL, 654 DPL, 664 DPL
456.8125 MHz - 506 DPL, 662 DPL

074 DPL, 174 DPL, 306 DPL, 413 DPL, 423 DPL, 432 DPL, 445 DPL, 506 DPL, 612 DPL, 654 DPL, and 664 DPL reported, others likely in use. WAWA was licensed under callsign WQQU922 for:

151.5050 MHz - 900 mobiles (4 watt portables)
151.6250 MHz - 900 mobiles (4 watt portables)
151.7000 MHz - 900 mobiles (4 watt portables)
151.7600 MHz - 900 mobiles (4 watt portables)
158.4000 MHz - 900 mobiles (4 watt portables)
451.8000 MHz - 1500 mobiles (4 watt portables)
451.8125 MHz - 1500 mobiles (4 watt portables)
456.8125 MHz - 1500 mobiles (4 watt portables)

The license WQQU922 is expired as of 03/07/2023.

*Wal-Mart (also: Sam's Club)

Note: some Wal Mart and Sam's Club locations are switching from VHF MURS radios to UHF business band radios and Motorola 900 MHz FHSS DTR series radios (this is especially common in busy areas where interference is much more likely).

154.5700 MHz - Primary
154.6000 MHz - Primary
151.8200 MHz
151.8800 MHz
151.9400 MHz
151.6250 MHz
151.7600 MHz
151.7750 MHz
151.8200 MHz
151.8350 MHz
151.8650 MHz
151.9550 MHz

Many stores simply use carrier squelch - CSQ, but 67.0 Hz PL, 71.9 Hz PL, 74.4 Hz PL, 77.0 Hz PL, 100.0 Hz PL, 136.5 Hz PL, 131 DPL, 205 DPL and numerous others have been logged.

Most stores use 154.570 MHz and 154.600 MHz as their primary frequencies with CSQ. In areas where interference is an issue, stores will use one of the other MURS frequencies and/or CTCSS or DCS tones/codes as appropriate.

Sam's Club appears to use CTCSS or DCS more often than Wal-Mart, with 131 DPL / 131 DCS as well as 74.4 Hz PL noted. Carrier squelch appears to be the norm unless there's a compelling reason (repeated issues with interference from other MURS users) to use CTCSS or DCS (tone squelch PL or DPL).

*Wegman's

461.0375 MHz 172 DPL
461.0875 MHz 223 DPL
461.1125 MHz 172 DPL
461.1875 MHz 172 DPL
461.3625 MHz 172 DPL
464.5000 MHz 172 DPL
464.5500 MHz 172 DPL
464.5500 MHz 223 DPL
469.5000 MHz 172 DPL
469.5500 MHz 172 DPL
469.5500 MHz 223 DPL

Note: use of different DPL/DCS codes have been reported on the frequencies above. D114, D115, D145 and D315 have been noted in use.

*Whole Foods

464.5000 MHz 67.0 Hz PL
464.5000 MHz 97.4 Hz PL
464.5500 MHz 67.0 Hz PL
464.5500 MHz 466 DPL / 466 DCS
467.8500 MHz 67.0 Hz PL
467.8500 MHz 351 DPL / 351 DCS
467.8750 MHz 67.0 Hz PL
467.9000 MHz 67.0 Hz PL
467.9250 MHz 67.0 Hz PL
467.9250 MHz 74.4 Hz PL
467.9250 MHz 351 DPL / 351 DCS

Emission Designators

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Nationwide Public Safety Interoperability Frequencies

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