The following is a guide to the hobby of monitoring the Public Service bands, and some general tips for beginners to the hobby. This guide is broken down into 3 parts: (1) Equipment (2) Scanning tips (3) Section 605, ECPA of 1986, Responsibility Equipment ----------------- SCANNER TYPES: tunable, crystal, programmable Tunable: Many types of tunable receivers are available to the scanner user. most of these have poor image rejection and were low-end units or multiband type radios. These were subject to intermod and are only good for a few very strong signals and local coverage. Poor choice. Crystal: Crystal-controlled scanners have been around since the 60's. These radios very from 1 channel to as many as 16 and are very good performers. They allow a set, 1 frequency-1 channel capability, and have good image rejection and filtering. These radios allow the first time user to sample frequencies at relatively low cost per channel, about 5 dollars per crystal. Crystal controlled receivers are also good for professional users as the cost is low and most Public Service users only need to monitor a few set interim channels. Programmable: These are by far the best for the serious scanner enthusiast. Programmable receivers have good S/N figures, good image rejection, and for the most part very little intermodulation. They also allow greater flexibility by allowing the user to change channels without spending money for crystals. Most all of the programmable radios have LED or LCD readouts that give frequency, channel number, and other user information. All have memory backup to retain the contents of what has been programed. Programmable receivers are by far the best cost per dollar units. These radios use to cost 300 to 700 dollars a few years ago but with computer technology, low IC cost , they now can be had for a little over 100.00. The main compromise in price these days for a programmable scanner, is channels, frequency coverage, and special features. A minimum setup would be 20 channels, and the 118-136 Mhz aircraft band. 150.00 for this setup. * Scanner Tips * Now that the radio is sitting there, how do you know what frequencies to enter ? Most manuals that come with scanners have a spectrum breakdown to help new users find a ballpark area of interest. Frequency Spectrum Breakdown 30Mhz to 512Mhz 30 to 50 low-band VHF -- military,police,fire,business, new cordless phones 46-49mhz mostly older systems in rural areas,mobile phone(not used in larger areas.paging systems used extensively. Subject to long range skip conditions and solar activity. 50 to 54Mhz Amateur 6 meter band 54 to 72mhz TV Ch. 2-6 72 to 88Mhz low power industrial 88 to 108Mhz FM Broadcast Band 108 to 136 (AM) Aircraft band,Tower frequencies start at 118.000 136 to 144Mhz land mobile (Military) 144 to 148Mhz Amateur 2 meter band 148 to 150.600 Mhz military 150.6 to 152Mhz Business 152 to 153Mhz RCC mobile phones and taxi cabs 153 to 154Mhz Public Transportation 154 to 155Mhz fire depts. 155 to 156Mhz State police 156 to 157Mhz Marine Band,ship to coast,ship to ship,Coast Guard, Bridges,toll Booths,Locks,inter-coastal waterways. 157 to 158Mhz Marine operations,Coast Guard.156.800(Distress,Calling) 158 to 160Mhz State Police 160 to 162Mhz Marine phone,various users 162 to 174Mhz Govt. including all agencies 174 to 220Mhz TV Ch.7-14 220 to 225Mhz Amateur radio 225 to 400Mhz UHF Aircraft (Military),Satellites,Experimental Work 400 to 406Mhz Wx Satellites 406 to 420Mhz Govt land mobile 430 to 440Mhz Fixed 440 to 450Mhz Amateur 70cm Band 450 to 453Mhz Business, Power co.'s 453 to 454Mhz Local Police Depts. 454 to 455Mhz RCC Mobile Phone 455 to 456Mhz TV News Teams,Rebroadcasts 456 to 458Mhz Public Transport,Business,etc. 458 to 460Mhz Local Police Depts. 460 to 460.5Mhz Local Police Depts. 460.5 to 461Mhz Local Fire Depts. 462 to 463Mhz Business,GMR Service,REACT Teams 463 to 464Mhz Fire Dept. (Med Ch's) 464 to 470Mhz Public Safety,Industrial,Land Transportation 470 to 512Mhz Broadcasting,Shared With Local Public Safety and other users. Antennas: Most of the antennas that come with these radios are sufficient for local area coverage up to 75 mile radius from the listening post. If you can put up and external antenna, your range can be up to 200 miles or more depending on the antenna type. External antennas: Omni: omnidirectional, 360 degree radius signal pickup. Yagi: directional, high gain beam: high gain, highly directional discone: high gain, wide bandwidth, omnidirectional Your choice of external antennas depends on what services you are looking to hear most. Beam antennas are good for long range, single frequency coverage. Omni's pull in many signals, where discone and yagi's tend to have higher gain and wider bandwidths. A good compromise to all these antennas is the Discone, with wide coverage and good signal pulling power. Once you have your radio and antenna set up, keep in mind these tips: keep your squelch control at a low threshold level, you will hear more. Weak stations can sometimes be improved by re-orienting your antenna. Use NOAA Wx. stations for your area, when aligning your antenna or testing. These stations are continuous broadcast and can gauge receiver/antenna performance. Strong carriers can either be real signals or harmonics caused by other equipment, computers, printers, clocks, TV's, etc. Reorienting the scanner antenna sometimes will keep these signal from locking up the scanner. If the area you are in is really bad, you can buy filters that lock out these adjacent signals. Some phantom signals are caused by the radio itself. These are called "intermod" and "birdies", Intermod is caused by two internally generated signals causing a third order harmonic that locks up the scanner. "Birdies are caused by clock and timing signals in microprocessor controlled radio's, most of these occur at only a few frequencies over the entire range of the radio and can not be locked out. Most makers of scanners have installed filters to keep this from happening. Search Scanning: Searching for new frequencies with a programmable scanner is accomplished by entering "upper and lower" frequency limits. A word of note, only enter a 1 megahertz search area. The reason for this is, the smaller the search area the more likelihood of finding new frequencies .I.E 155-156 mhz. Another tip is to put the delay function on during search mode. This allows you to note the frequency and also allows for a reply. When monitoring a transmission, take notes as to ID codes and or FCC call letters. Most public service users are required to ID their station at least once every 5 minutes. Other Tips: Inclement weather, storms, major events etc. have a tendency to increase radio traffic. During storms, monitor local road crews, rescue services, and other public service bands. The local officials generally are the people " out in the thick of it", and you can glean much info on area road conditions or detours etc. from this monitoring. Mobile Installations: Check first your local laws covering radios capable of monitoring police frequencies in a vehicle, before installing a scanner in your car. The city of Philadelphia at one time had a law making it illegal and a 1st offense punishable by a 500.00 dollar fine and confiscation of the equipment. Most radios today have a 12 volt DC negative ground option or jack for mobile use. Once a suitable location and power requirements are met, all that is left is mounting the unit and running the antenna. These instructions are generally included in the owners manual. **** Section 605, ECPA, and Responsibility **** As a hobbiest, it is important to observe a few rules pertaining to the scanner hobby. First use of information overheard via a scanner for personal gain, criminal purposes, or interference with public safety, is not only illegal but strongly enforced. Chasing ambulances, fire trucks etc. will cause you to quickly loose your licence and may get you arrested. Other responsibility falls into one important category: Restraint. If you happen to stumble across a set of frequencies used by local or federal law enforcement officials, keep in mind that disclosure of any information you may hear could interfere with a drug stake-out, hostage situation, or other life threatening scenario. There are situations where news media people, in their zeal to cover a story have caused the deaths of hostages after showing up on a scene after overhearing the operation on their scanners. Police, Fire and Government officials have jobs to do, and don't need interference from the public. Keep what you hear to yourself. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 This bill which is currently pass the senate and in the house of representatives, is a bill designed by the cellular lobby to restrict what you can and cannot listen to. In it's present form it makes it illegal to "willfully" monitor any two-way communication primarily seen as closed to the public. This includes mobile phone, remote broadcast pickup, and certain other services, this law is seen by the FCC and the Justice Dept. as being unenforceable, but as with any bad law it will no doubt have to be tested in court before it is reformed or rewritten. Footnote: Scanning can be and enjoyable hobby and give the listener a better insight into where his/her tax dollars are being spent. Public servants are there for helping the people and enforcing the laws. The United States is the only country in the world where monitoring is allowed, It is a privilege that few other countries show their citizens. Be responsible and enjoy! Frequency Allocations for the 806-960 MHz Band Frequency Year Paired Channel in Mhz Service Allocated With Spacing-kHz 806-821 m Private Land Mobile 1975 851-866 b 25 821-824 m Private Land Mobile Pub. Safety 1986 866-869 b ?? 824-825 m Public Cellular Non-Wireline 1986 869-870 b 30 825-835 m Public Cellular Non-Wireline 1975 870-880 b 30 835-845 m Public Cellular Wireline 1975 880-890 b 30 845-846.5m Public Cellular Non-Wireline 1986 890-891.5b 30 846.5-849m Public Cellular Wireline 1986 891.5-894b 30 849-851 Temporary Reserve 1986 894-896 851-866 b Private Land Mobile 1975 806-821 m 25 866-869 b Private Land Mobile Pub. Safety 1986 821-824 m ?? 869-870 b Public Cellular Non-Wireline 1986 824-825 m 30 870-880 b Public Cellular Non-Wireline 1975 825-835 m 30 880-890 b Public Cellular Wireline 1975 835-845 m 30 890-891.5b Public Cellular Non-Wireline 1986 845-846.5m 30 891.5-894b Public Cellular Wireline 1986 846.5-849m 30 894-896 Temporary Reserve 1986 849-851 896-901 m Private Land Mobile Non-PubSaf 1986 935-940 b 12.5 901-902 General Purpose Mobile 1986 940-941 ?? 902-928 Amateur & ISM 928-929 Fixed Multiple Address 952-953 25 929-930 Private Paging 1982 25 930-931 Paging Reserve 1982 931-932 Public Common Carrier Paging 1982 25 932-935 Fixed Point-to-Point 1985 941-944 ?? 935-940 b Private Land Mobile Non-PubSaf 1986 896-901 m 12.5 940-941 General Purpose Mobile 1986 901-902 ?? 941-944 Fixed Point-to-Point 1985 932-935 ?? 944-952 Broadcast Aural STL 25-300 952-953 Fixed Multiple Address 928-929 25 953-960 Fixed Multiple Address 50,100,200 b: base station m: mobile NE. US. VHF AIRCRAFT FREQUENCIES : ******************************************* Washington DC (VA): Dulles International: ATIS 34.850, APR/DEP 126.650, 126.100, 125.050 TWR 120.100 GND 121.900 CPT 127.350 Washington National: ATIS 132.650 APR 124.700, 119.850, 118.300, 124.200 DEP 126.550, 118.100 TWR 119.100, 120.750 GND 121.700 CPT 128.250 Baltimore Int'l: ATIS 115.100, 127.800 APR 119.000, 119.700, 124.550 DEP 125.300, 120.650 TWR 119.400 GND 121.900 CPT 118.050 Martin Municipal TWR 121.300 Andrews AFB, Camp Springs, MD: USAF Airways and Command Control: 6756, 9018, 13247 Khz. SSB ATIS 113.100 APR 124.000 DEP 125.650 TWR 118.400 GND 121.800 CP 141.550 C 127.550 Salisbury, MD: APR 127.95 Patuxent River NAS: APR/DEP 127.95,120.050 TWR 123.650 GND 126.200 Quantico MCAF: APR/DEP 126.200 TWR 125.800 Woodbridge Apt. VA: APR 120.450 Ft. Belvoir AAF VA: APR 119.850 DEP 118.100 TWR 126.300 GND 121.900 ********************************************************************* The following is a list of noteworthy aircraft frequencies: 118.375 FAA 118.575 FAA 121.500 Emergency used for voice and ELT's 123.450 Used by pilots as a "CB" type channel, plane to plane 123.100 CAP Search and Rescue Operations 123.025 Helicopters - Air to Air 123.050 Helicopters only 123.075 Helicopters only 123.125 Flight Test 123.150 " " 123.175 To 123.575 - Used for flight test frequencies 126.200 Most military use 126.400 USCG cutter landings 128.825 To 132.00 - Airline to enroute communications 130.650 MAC - Military Airlift Command 132.000 Goodyear Blimp Operations 135.850 Flight Check frequency used to check instruments 135.950 Secondary to above 123.500 Med Star Helicopter 128.800 Auto WX National Airport 130.900 Atlanta Center The following is a local list of active scanner frequencies for the Northern Virginia area. Some Non-sensitive Govt. radio channels are included. Part 605 of the communications Act of 1934 prohibits disclosure of what is heard on these and other radio frequencies for profit, interference of communications etc. Alexandria P.D. 460.075, 460.375, 460.050 Alexandria F.D. 154.430, 154.265,154.280 Fairfax Co. fire 460.575 [dispatch] 460.600 [ambulance] 154.280 [mutual aid] 463.075 [med ch. 4] 46.080 [simulcast of 460.600] 154.235 [dispatch] 453.550 inter-system frequency used by all agencies Arlington Co P.D. 453.825 south 453.500 north 453.275 data 453.325 detectives 453.100 vice 453.925 Falls Church 453.600 sheriff Arlington F.D. 154.130 dispatch 154.865 mob. 153.890 Airport PD Wash. Nat'l 165.660 Dulles Airport 165.500 Virginia State P.D 159.165/155.445 159.135/155.460 159.000/154.935 158.985/154.905 154.665 [tac] 154.695 [s] Va. game wardens 159.435 Virginia forest div 151.415/151.370 Staunton rptr 151.265 mobiles 159.330 Mogback rptr Virginia power (Vepco) 451.225,451.375 (Herndon) 451.425 (Woodbridge) 451.475 (pm) 451.525 (Alexandria) 451.575 (Springfield) 451.625 (Fairfax) Fairfax Co. Police Signals "E" to any signal means emergency 1 contact by phone 1A Give me your phone # 2 contact by teletype 3 report to --- 4 meet complainant for report 6d driving drunk in auto 6p drunk pedestrian 6x drunk 7 larceny 7s shoplifter 9 property damage accident 9i property damage injury 9f fatal accident 10 ambulance run 10f fatal,dead on arrival 11 hit and run property damage 11i hit and run personal injury 11f hit and run fatal injury 12 jail break 13 police officer in trouble 13i police station in trouble 15 unlawful assembly 15f fight in progress 15r riot 16 leaving my area to---- 17 road check at---- 18 house check at--- 19 radar set-up at--- 20 traffic complaint 21 trespassing 22 abandoned auto 23 alarm sounding 24 animal case 24d dog bite 25 assault 26 bad check 27 breaking and entering 27s " " " safe job 27i " " " in progress 28 escort 29 family trouble 30 fire alarm 30a fire alarm auto 31 firearms violation 32 juvenile case 34 mental case 35 missing person or runaway 36 murder 37 open window or door 38 lost or found property 39 prowler 40 robbery 40i robbery in progress 41 service 42 sex offense other than rape 42r rape 43 stake out 44 stolen auto 45 suicide 45a suicide attempt 46a suspicious auto 46p suspicious person 46w suspicious person with weapon 47 vandalism 48 warrant 49 bomb threat 50 loud party 51 phone threat 52 no units available 53 misc. 54 disorderliness Proceed Code Numbers Code 1 Non-Emergency Code 2 Semi-emergency no lights or siren Code 3 Emergency 10 signals other than standard 10-17 Warrant Check 10-99 NO paperwork necessary Northern Virginia News Media: 161.640 WWDC Radio 161.670 WRC-TV 161.700 WMAL Radio 161.730 WTTG-TV 450.350 WTOP Copter 450.750 WTOP TV & CBS 450.850 ABC 455.550 WJLA-TV Channel 7 reporters and ABC news Local Military Police Depts. Ft. Belvoir 150.555 Bolling AFB 163.485 Ft. Meyer 36.910 Andrews AFB 413.375 Andrews Crash and Fire Teams 173.585 This info is available through a number of sources as listed below. RCMA Newsletter P.O. Box 4563 Anaheim Ca.92803 $16.00 per annum Monitoring Times 140 Dog Branch Rd. Brasstown N.C. $12.00 per annum CRB Research P.O. Box 56 Commack N.Y. 11725 direct inquiries Police Call books Available at Radio Shacks $6.95 each Frequency Spectrum Breakdown 30Mhz to 512Mhz 30 to 50 MHz - low band VHF: military, police, fire, business, new cordless phones 46-49mhz mostly older systems in rural areas, mobile phone (not used in larger areas - paging systems used extensively. Subject to long range skip conditions and solar activity. 50 to 54Mhz Amateur 6 meter band 54 to 72mhz TV Ch. 2-6 72 to 88Mhz low power industrial 88 to 108Mhz FM Broadcast Band 108 to 136 (AM) Aircraft band,Tower frequencies start at 118.000 136 to 144Mhz land mobile (Military) 144 to 148Mhz Amateur 2 meter band 148 to 150.600 Mhz military 150.6 to 152Mhz Business 152 to 153Mhz RCC mobile phones and taxi cabs 153 to 154Mhz Public Transportation 154 to 155Mhz fire depts. 155 to 156Mhz State police 156 to 157Mhz Marine Band, ship to coast, ship to ship, Coast Guard, Bridges, toll Booths, Locks, inter-coastal waterways. 157 to 158Mhz Marine operations, Coast Guard. 156.800 (Distress, Calling) 158 to 160Mhz State Police 160 to 162Mhz Marine phone, various users 162 to 174Mhz Govt. including all agencies 174 to 220Mhz TV Ch.7-14 220 to 225Mhz Amateur radio 225 to 400Mhz UHF Aircraft (Military),Satellites,Experimental Work 400 to 406Mhz Wx Satellites 406 to 420Mhz Govt land mobile 430 to 440Mhz Fixed 440 to 450Mhz Amateur 70cm Band 450 to 453Mhz Business, Power co.'s 453 to 454Mhz Local Police Depts. 454 to 455Mhz RCC Mobile Phone 455 to 456Mhz TV News Teams,Rebroadcasts 456 to 458Mhz Public Transport,Business,etc. 458 to 460Mhz Local Police Depts. 460 to 460.5Mhz Local Police Depts. 460.5 to 461Mhz Local Fire Depts. 462 to 463Mhz Business,GMR Service,REACT Teams 463 to 464Mhz Fire Dept. (Med Ch's) 464 to 470Mhz Public Safety,Industrial,Land Transportation 470 to 512Mhz Broadcasting,Shared With Local Public Safety and other users. A free copy of "Table of Frequency Allocations and Other Extracts From: Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management" can be obtained from Executive Secretary,IRAC U.S. Department of Commerce,NTIA Room 1605,HCH Building 14th & Constitution Avenue,N.W. Washington,D.C. 20230 Names in alphabetical order F = Fire/Rescue P = Police A = Aircraft L = Local S = Special Name Freq. Type in Mhz AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY - 121.500 A AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROL - 122.300 A AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROL - 122.350 A AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROL - 122.400 A AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROL - 122.450 A AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROL - 122.500 A AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROL - 122.600 A AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROL - 122.700 A AIRCRAFT FLIGHT SCHOOLS - 123.200 A AIRCRAFT FLIGHT SCHOOLS - 123.300 A AIRCRAFT FLIGHT SCHOOLS - 123.400 A AIRCRAFT FLIGHT SCHOOLS - 123.500 A AIRCRAFT FLIGHT SERVICE - 123.650 A AIRCRAFT FORESTRY - 118.925 A AIRCRAFT FORESTRY - 118.950 A AIRCRAFT GROUND CONTROL - 121.600 A AIRCRAFT GROUND CONTROL - 121.650 A AIRCRAFT GROUND CONTROL - 121.700 A AIRCRAFT GROUND CONTROL - 121.750 A AIRCRAFT GROUND CONTROL - 121.800 A AIRCRAFT GROUND CONTROL - 121.850 A AIRCRAFT GROUND CONTROL - 121.900 A AIRCRAFT GROUND CONTROL - 121.950 A AIRCRAFT GROUND CONTROL - 122.000 A AIRCRAFT GROUND CONTROL - 122.050 A AIRCRAFT GROUND CONTROL - 122.100 A AIRCRAFT GROUND CONTROL - 122.150 A AIRCRAFT GROUND CONTROL - 122.200 A AIRCRAFT GROUND CONTROL - 122.250 A AIRCRAFT MULTICOM - 122.850 A AIRCRAFT MULTICOM - 122.900 A AIRCRAFT MULTICOM - 122.925 A AIRCRAFT SEARCH & RESCUE - 123.100 A AIRCRAFT UNICOM - 122.725 A AIRCRAFT UNICOM - 122.750 A AIRCRAFT UNICOM - 122.800 A AIRCRAFT UNICOM - 122.950 A AIRCRAFT UNICOM - 122.975 A AIRCRAFT UNICOM - 123.000 A AIRCRAFT UNICOM - 123.025 A AIRCRAFT UNICOM - 123.050 A AIRCRAFT UNICOM - 123.075 A AIRINC - 129.400 A AIRINC - 129.450 A AIRINC - 130.200 A AIRINC - 130.450 A AIRINC - 131.350 A AIRPORT ADVISORY - 123.600 A ALEXANDRIA CITY - 153.845 L ALEXANDRIA CITY - 154.280 F ALEXANDRIA CITY - 154.430 F ALEXANDRIA CITY - 155.070 P ALEXANDRIA CITY - 158.970 P ALEXANDRIA CITY - 453.550 P ALEXANDRIA CITY - 453.625 L ALEXANDRIA CITY - 458.550 P ALEXANDRIA CITY - 458.625 L ALEXANDRIA CITY - 460.050 P ALEXANDRIA CITY - 460.525 F ALEXANDRIA CITY - 465.050 P ALEXANDRIA CITY - 465.075 P ALEXANDRIA CITY - 465.375 P ALEXANDRIA CITY - 465.525 L ALEXANDRIA CITY (EAST SIDE) - 460.075 P ALEXANDRIA CITY (WEST SIDE) - 460.375 P ALEXANDRIA HOSPITAL - 155.340 S AMERICAN AIRLINES - 129.200 A ANDREWS A. F. BASE - 113.100 A ANDREWS A. F. BASE - 118.400 A ANDREWS A. F. BASE - 119.300 A ANDREWS A. F. BASE - 121.800 A ANDREWS A. F. BASE - 122.850 A ANDREWS A. F. BASE - 125.650 A ANDREWS A. F. BASE - 127.550 A ANDREWS A. F. 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