Business & Itinerant
Frequencies
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Business & Itinerant
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Here are several lists of common used business frequencies.These are also available pre-programmed in downloadable RDF file format .
The FCC has allocated several bands and sets of frequencies for use by businesses. These do not require a prior license although registration is. These commonly employ PL as well as DPL privacy tones.See FCC regulations section 90.35 more information.
Several firms (eg: Motorola) use a "Star or Dot" marking system for such radios. A guide to these marking systems is listed below:
| Dot/Star Frequencies | |||||||||||
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| VHF | Blue Dot | 154.570 | Red Dot | 151.625 | Green Dot | 154.6000 | Purple Dot | 151.955 | |||
| UHF | Brown Dot | 464.500 | Yellow Dot | 464.550 | White Dot | 462.575* | Black Dot | 462.625* | |||
| Orange Dot | 462.675* | J Dot | 467.7625 | K Dot | 457.8125 | Silver Star | 467.850 | ||||
| Red Star | 467.900 | Gold Star | 467.875 | Blue Star | 467.925 |
The Motorola SP10 uses the following, common frequencies with the "Star or Dot" system are emboldened
| Motorola SP10 Portable | ||||||||
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| UHF | 154.570 | 151.955 | 151.925 | 154.515 | 154.540 | 154.600 | 151.655 | |
| 151.685 | 151.715 | 151.775 | 151.805 | 151.835 | 151.895 | |||
| VHF | 464.325 | 464.825 | 467.7625 | 467.8125 | 467.850 | 467.900 | 467.875 | 467.925 |
| HF | 27.490 | 27.510 | 27.530 | 35.020 | 42.980 | 43.040 |
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| VHF | 151.505 | 158.400 | ||||
| UHF | 451.800/456.800 | 457.525 | 457.550 | 457.575 | 457.600 | 467.750 |
| 467.775 | 467.800 | 467.825 | 467.850 | 467.875 | 467.900 | 467.925 |
In some areas 457 & 467 channels may be combined for a repeater use with output on the 457MHz channels. Commonly used for communications to load/unload ships etc..
"local control" frequencies are set aside for business operations like malls, warehouses, school campuses etc... A wattage limit of 110W with an antenna height restriction of 100ft. apply. These come with a standard +5Mhz off set and commonly employ PL as well as DPL privacy tones.
| UHF | 464.325/469.325 | 464.375/469.375 | 464.425/469.425 | 464.475/469.475 |
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| 464.525/469.525 | 464.575/469.575 | 464.675/469.675 | 464.775/469.775 | |
| 464.825/469.825 | 464.875/469.875 | 464.925/469.925 | 464.975/469.975 | |
Another system aimed at larger stores and warehouses. There are two models one similar to a flip phone (UHF), the other a headset radio setup (VHF).
| Base | Headset | ||||
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| Freq. | PL Tone | Freq. | PL Tone | ||
| UHF | 457.5875 | 71.9 | 468.7625 | 88.5 | |
| 457.5375 | 71.9 | 469.6625 | 88.5 | ||
| HF / VHF | 30.8400 | 82.5 | 154.5700 | 88.5 | Answering Phone |
| 30.8400 | 82.5 | 154.7500 | 123.0 | Intercom | |
| 33.1600 | 156.7 | 154.5150 | 162.2 | Answering Phone | |
| 33.1600 | 156.7 | 154.5150 | 218.1 | Intercom | |
These are used by TV and file production crews.
| VHF | |||
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| 152.870 | 152.890 | 152.930 | 152.960 |
| 152.990 | 153.020 | 173.225 | 173.275 |
| 173.325 | 173.375 |
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