| National Business & Itinerant Frequencies |
|---|
Several firms from Motorola to Ritron (Jobcom) market radios aimed at business users for low powered local communications systems. In the past most have been crystal controlled using one of the "Star or Dot" marking systems. Motorola recently introduced a version of their SP-10 portable which was field programmable to any of the frequencies listed in a particular band, VHF or UHF.
You should program your mobile/portable scanner with ALL of these frequencies to check at malls, constructions sites, amusement parks etc..
| Motorola SP10 Portable | ||
|---|---|---|
| 154.570 | 154.600 | 151.955 |
| 151.925 | 154.540 | 154.515 |
| 151.655 | 151.685 | 151.715 |
| 151.775 | 151.805 | 151.835 |
| 151.895 | 467.7625 | 467.8125 |
| 467.850 | 467.900 | 467.875 |
| 467.925 | 464.325 | 464.825 |
| Dot/Star Frequencies | |
|---|---|
| Blue Dot | 154.570 |
| Red Dot | 151.625 |
| Green Dot | 154.6000 |
| Purple Dot | 151.955 |
| 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 |
* By FCC rules, only should be used by individuals.
Licensing is commonly ignored on these channels, although one is
required. These radios are often sold "over the counter" to anyone,
and rarely does a user file the FCC License form included.
From the FCC rules the following frequencies are available for
NATIONWIDE use:
151.625
464.500 35W Limit
464.550 35W Limit
From the FCC rules the following frequencies are available for use
within a 75 mile radius of defined point:
154.570 2W Limit
154.600 2W Limit
Itinerant
| frequency | frequency | frequency | frequency |
| 27.490 | 151.505 | 457.600 | 467.875 |
| 27.510 | 158.400 | 467.750 | 467.900 |
| 27.530 | 451.800/456.800 | 467.775 | 467.925 |
| 35.020 | 457.525 | 467.800 | |
| 42.980 | 457.550 | 467.825 | |
| 43.040 | 457.575 | 467.850 |
Any area where you have a dock for shipping the 457 & 467 channels can be combined for a repeater with output on the 457MHz channels. Commonly used for communications to load/unload ships etc..
Local Control
The FCC has set aside the following frequencies for "local control" of business operations like malls, warehouses, school campuses and the like. A power limit of 110W and antenna height restriction of 100ft. above ground apply. These along with the Itinerants & Dot/Star frequencies should always be programmed into a bank to check.464.325/469.325
464.375/469.375
464.425/469.425
464.475/469.475
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
Family Radio Service (FRS)
1. 462.56252. 462.5875
3. 462.6125
4. 462.6375
5. 462.6625
6. 462.6875
7. 462.7125
8. 467.5625
9. 467.5875
10. 467.6125
11. 467.6375
12. 467.6625
13. 467.6875
14. 467.7125
With the low cost, you can be sure lots of football coaches, and other non "Family" users will be showing up here!
Another "personal" radio system aimed at kids is the V-Link system. Looks like small flip phones. The following from Robert Eisner:
916.8750 Calling Channel 1 (Main/Home Frequency)
915.8625 Calling Channel 2
915.0000 Calling Channel 3
914.0875 Calling Channel 4
913.3375 Calling Channel 5
912.0000 Calling Channel 6
910.9125 Calling Channel 7
910.2375 Calling Channel 8
909.3375 Calling Channel 9
908.5000 Calling Channel 10
907.6625 Calling Channel 11
907.0000 Calling Channel 12
906.3375 Calling Channel 13
905.6625 Calling Channel 14
904.5000 Calling Channel 15
904.0000 Calling Channel 16
903.4875 Calling Channel 17
903.0000 Calling Channel 18
902.5000 Calling Channel 19
Another system being marketed aimed at large stores and warehouses is the Spectralink system. Has 2 models one looks similar to a flip phone (UHF) , the other looks very similar to regular headset radio setup (VHF). The following from Robert Eisner:
457.5875 71.9 Base 468.7625 88.5 Headset
457.5375 71.9 Base 469.6625 88.5 Headset
30.8400 82.5 Base 154.5700 88.5 Headset Answering Phone
30.8400 82.5 Base 154.7500 123.0 Headset Intercom
33.1600 156.7 Base 154.5150 162.2 Headset Answering Phone
33.1600 156.7 Base 154.5150 218.1 Headset Intercom
Motion Picture & Television Production Companies
152.870152.890
152.930
152.960
152.990
153.020
173.225
173.275
173.325
173.375
Check these any where film/tv productions is occurring, used NATIONWIDE.