RADIO FREQUENCIES AND INFORMATION

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Australian Radio Frequency Allocations

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	Police Service		Ambulance Service
	Fire Brigade		Misc Frequencies
	Amateur Radio		CB Radio
	Marine Radio		NSW Government Radio Network
	Airband Radio		Broadcast TV/Radio

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Radio Frequency Information

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The Radio Frequency Spectrum

	Band	Frequency Limits	Typical Allocation or Use
VLF	Very Low Frequency	3 kHz - 30 kHz	Omega Navigation
LF	Low Frequency	30 kHz - 300 kHz	Radio Navigation Beacon
MF	Medium Frequency	300 kHz - 3 MHz	Broadcast AM
HF	High Frequency	3 MHz - 30 MHz	HF Marine, HF CB Radio, Cordless Phones, Shortwave Radio
VHF	Very High Frequency	30 MHz - 300 MHz	Broadcast FM and TV, VHF Marine, Pagers
UHF	Ultra High Frequency	300 MHz - 3 GHz	Broadcast TV, UHF CB Radio, Mobile Phones, Microwave Oven
SHF	Super High Frequency	3 GHz - 30 GHz
EHF	Extremely High Frequency	30 GHz - 300 GHz

PLEASE NOTE: All information provided is for RECREATIONAL USE IN AUSTRALIA ONLY. DO NOT under circumstances, attempt to become involved in an emergency situation the police, fire or ambulance are attending - let the Fire Brigade, Police or Ambulance Paramedics do their job quickly and safely without you in their way!

Please note that telephone conversations (mobiles, cordless phones etc) are ILLEGAL to monitor. Also, you may not act on any information heard on the scanner or publicly disclose information heard on the scanner. Information complied in these pages is from publicly avaliable sources. Please use the information in these pages in a sensible manner - I will not be responsible for any actions or outcomes affecting you by use of this information!

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