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Introduction
Your BC898T scanner is a state-of-the-art scanner radio with TrunkTracking™ and
automatic scanning capabilities. You can store frequencies such as police, fire/emergency,
marine, air, amateur, and other communications into 10 banks of 50 channels each. Use it
at home as a base unit, or install it in your vehicle as a mobile unit.
You can use the scanner’s rotary tuner to quickly select channels and frequencies, and
you can automatically program channels in an available bank using the AutoStore feature.
Use your scanner to monitor:
• 800 MHz trunked public safety systems
• Police and fire departments (including rescue and paramedics)
• NOAA weather transmissions
• Business/Industrial radio
• Utilities
• Marine and amateur (ham radio) bands
• Air band
This table lists the frequency ranges, default frequency step, default mode (AM, FM, or
Narrowband FM), and type of transmissions you can hear for each range.
Frequency Range Steps Mode Transmission
25.0-27.995 MHz 5 kHz AM Citizens Band/Business Band
28.0-29.995 MHz 5 kHz x FM 10 Meter Amateur Band
30.0-49.995 MHz 5 kHz FM VHF Low Band
50.0-54.0 MHz 5 kHz FM 6 Meter Amateur Band
108.0-136.9875 MHz 12.5 kHz AM Aircraft Band
137.0-143.995 MHz 5 kHz FM Military Band
144.0-147.995 MHz 5 kHz FM 2 Meter Amateur Band
148.0-161.995 MHz 5 kHz FM VHF High Band
162.0-174.0 MHz 12.5 kHz FM VHF High Band
216.0-224.9875 MHz 12.5 kHz FM VHF High Band
225.0-399.9875 MHz 12.5 kHz AM UHF Aircraft Band
400.0-419.9875 MHz 12.5 kHz NFM Federal Land Mobile
420.0-449.9875 MHz 12.5 kHz NFM 70cm Amateur Band
450.0-469.9875 MHz 12.5 kHz NFM UHF Standard Band
470.0-512.0 MHz 12.5 kHz NFM UHF TV Band
806.0-823.9875 MHz 12.5 kHz NFM Public Service “800” Band
849.0125-868.9875 MHz 12.5 kHz NFM Public Service “800” Band
894.0125-956 MHz 12.5 kHz NFM Public Service “800” Band
Introduction