Common Itinerant and Business
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All frequencies listed on this page require a FCC license when used in the United States, except the five MURS frequencies (151.8200, 151.8800, 151.9400, 154.5700, 154.6000).
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Color Dot/Star Itinerant and Low Power Frequencies
Many decades ago radio manufacturers adopted a color coding shceme so that radio users could easily identify which frequencies their equipment operated on.
Sometimes referred to as "bubble pack business band" frequencies, these are typically used by low power hand held business radios. Users might include construction site operations, schools, events, fast food drive-thru intercoms, and other miscellaneous business uses.
Some of the frequencies are restricted to itinerant use and some have different power restrictions.
Three of the GMRS frequencies below are listed as "color dots". This is because in the past, businesses and other organizations could obtain GMRS licenses and some radios were sold with color coded GMRS channels for business use. Under current FCC regulations business use of GMRS frequencies is generally not allowed.
There are other frequencies in the 450-470 MHz band that are restricted to low power operations in certain areas. See the links below the table and at the bottom of this page for detailed information.
Frequency | Name/Color Code | Notes |
---|---|---|
30.8400 | (2) | |
33.1200 | (2) | |
33.1400 | (2) | |
33.4000 | (1) | |
35.0200 | (2) | |
35.0400 | (5) | |
42.9800 | Pink Dot | (2) |
43.0400 | (5) | |
151.5050 | (5) | |
151.5125 | (5) | |
151.6250 | Red Dot | (5) |
151.6400 | (5) | |
151.7000 | (3) (5) | |
151.7600 | (3) (5) | |
151.8200 | MURS 1 | (2) |
151.8800 | MURS 2 | (2) |
151.9400 | MURS 3 | (2) |
151.9550 | Purple Dot | |
154.5275 | (3) (5) | |
154.5700 | MURS 4 / Blue Dot | (2) |
154.6000 | MURS 5 / Green Dot | (2) |
158.4000 | (5) | |
158.4075 | (5) | |
451.8000 | (5) | |
451.8125 | (5) | |
456.8000 | (5) | |
456.8125 | (5) | |
457.5250 | (2) | |
457.5375 | (2) | |
457.5500 | (2) | |
457.5625 | (2) | |
457.5750 | (2) | |
457.5875 | (2) | |
457.6000 | (2) | |
457.6125 | (2) | |
462.5750 | GMRS 2 / White Dot | |
462.6250 | GMRS 4 / Black Dot | |
462.6750 | GMRS 6 / Orange Dot | |
464.5000 | Brown Dot | (3) (5) |
464.5500 | Yellow Dot | (3) (5) |
467.7500 | (2) | |
467.7625 | "J" Dot | (2) |
467.7750 | (2) | |
467.7875 | (2) | |
467.8000 | (2) | |
467.8125 | "K" Dot | (2) |
467.8250 | (2) | |
467.8375 | (2) | |
467.8500 | Silver Star | (2) |
467.8625 | (2) | |
467.8750 | Gold Star | (2) |
467.8875 | (2) | |
467.9000 | Red Star | (2) |
467.9125 | (2) | |
467.9250 | Blue Star | (2) |
469.5000 | (3) (5) | |
469.5500 | (3) (5) | |
808.4875 | (4) | |
853.4875 | (4) | |
897.6375 | (5) | |
897.6625 | (5) | |
900.9750 | (5) | |
900.9875 | (5) | |
936.6375 | (5) | |
936.6625 | (5) | |
939.9750 | (5) | |
939.9875 | (5) |
Notes
- (1) Maximum power 1 Watt.
- (2) Maximum power 2 Watts.
- (3) Maximum power 35 Watts.
- (4) Itinerant frequency before 800 MHz rebanding. Some legacy licensees remain. Presently allocated to Public Safety.
- (5) Itinerant use only.
- Other frequencies may also be licensed for mobile only, temporary base and repeater, low power, or itinierant use. Refer to:
- 47CFR90.35 Industrial/Business Pool Frequency Table. The numbers in the Limitations column refer to the notes in section (c) below the table.
- 47CFR90.267 Assignment and use of frequencies in the 450-470 MHz band for low power use.
- Modes and emission designators used depend on the bandwidth allowed on a particular frequency. Refer to the FCC rules linked above. FM, FMN and various digital modes such as MOTOTRBO, NXDN, or P25 may be used.
Motorola Preset Frequencies
Some Motorola hand held business radios have factory preset channels. A few models are listed below. Complete frequency and tone information for some models can be found in the users manuals available on Motorola's web site.
Some of the manuals appear to contain duplicate channels and other typographical errors. If you can correct the errors please do so.
RDX Series VHFCh Frequency 1 151.6250 2 151.9550 3 152.8850 4 152.9150 5 151.7000 6 151.7600 7 152.9450 8 151.8350 9 151.8050 10 151.5125 11 151.6550 12 151.6850 13 151.7150 14 151.7450 15 151.7750 16 151.8650 17 151.8950 18 151.9250 19 152.7000 20 154.4900 21 154.5150 22 154.5275 23 154.5400 24 153.0050 25 154.6550 26 158.4000 27 158.4075 |
RDX Series UHFCh Frequency 1 464.5000 2 464.5500 3 467.7625 4 467.8125 5 467.8500 6 467.8750 7 467.9000 8 467.9250 9 461.0375 10 461.0625 11 461.0875 12 461.1125 13 461.1375 14 461.1625 15 461.1875 16 461.2125 17 461.2375 18 461.2625 19 461.2875 20 461.3125 21 461.3375 22 461.3625 23 462.7625 24 462.7875 25 462.8125 26 462.8375 27 462.8625 28 462.8875 29 462.9125 30 464.4875 31 464.5125 32 464.5375 33 464.5625 34 466.0375 35 466.0625 36 466.0875 37 466.1125 38 466.1375 39 466.1625 40 466.1875 41 466.2125 42 466.2375 43 466.2625 44 466.2875 45 466.3125 46 466.3375 47 466.3625 48 467.7875 49 467.8375 50 467.8625 51 467.8875 52 467.9125 53 469.4875 54 469.5125 55 469.5375 56 469.5625 57 462.1875 58 462.4625 59 462.4875 60 462.5125 61 467.1875 62 467.4625 63 467.4875 64 467.5125 65 451.1875 66 451.2375 67 451.2875 68 451.3375 69 451.4375 70 451.5375 71 451.6375 72 452.3125 73 452.5375 74 452.4125 75 452.5125 76 452.7625 77 452.8625 78 456.1875 79 456.2375 80 456.2875 81 456.3375 82 456.4375 83 456.5375 84 456.6375 85 457.3125 86 457.4125 87 457.5125 88 457.7625 89 457.8625 |
XTN Series VHFCh Frequency 1 151.6250 2 151.9550 3 154.5700 4 154.6000 5 151.7000 6 151.7600 7 151.8200 8 151.8800 9 151.9400 10 151.5125 11 151.6550 12 151.6850 13 151.7150 14 151.7450 15 151.7750 16 151.8650 17 151.8950 18 151.9250 19 152.7000 20 154.4900 21 154.5150 22 154.5275 23 154.5400 24 154.6000 25 154.6550 26 158.4000 27 158.4075 |
XTN and CLS Series UHFCh Frequency 1 464.5000 2 464.5500 3 467.7625 4 467.8125 5 467.8500 6 467.8750 7 467.9000 8 467.9250 9 461.0375 10 461.0625 11 461.0875 12 461.1125 13 461.1375 14 461.1625 15 461.1875 16 461.2125 17 461.2375 18 461.2625 19 461.2875 20 461.3125 21 461.3375 22 461.3625 23 462.7625 24 462.7875 25 462.8125 26 462.8375 27 462.8625 28 462.8875 29 462.9125 30 464.4875 31 464.5125 32 464.5375 33 464.5625 34 466.0375 35 466.0625 36 466.0875 37 466.1125 38 466.1375 39 466.1625 40 466.1875 41 466.2125 42 466.2375 43 466.2625 44 466.2875 45 466.3125 46 466.3375 47 466.3625 48 467.7875 49 467.8375 50 467.8625 51 467.8875 52 467.9125 53 469.4875 54 469.5125 55 469.5375 56 469.5625 |
Radio Rental Companies
Many radio rental companies have permanent licenses that allow temporary fixed, portable and mobile operations anywhere in the USA or in large multi-state areas of the USA.
Radio rental companies sometimes obtain an STA (Special Temporary Authority) (temporary license) for their customers' short term events. These can include simplex channels, temporary repeaters or temporary trunked systems.
For many events, frequencies that are not in use in the particular area where the event will occur are obtained from a frequency coordinator well in advance. Almost any Business/Industrial Pool frequency can be used.
Some of the radio rental companies that have licenses for nationwide operation are listed below. This is not a complete list.
FRN Licensee 0018475921 Action Communications, Inc., Everett, WA 0005775838 BearCom, Dallas, TX 0006196331 BearCom, Dallas, TX 0013338827 Brockcom, Los Angeles, CA 0016336208 Brockcom, Los Angeles, CA 0001659358 Clear Call Communications (Keller Communications), Dallas, TX 0006721617 Communications Direct, Inc., Batavia, IL 0001520170 Communications Specialists, Inc., Orange, CA 0005900949 Communications USA, Inc., Escondido, CA 0009530528 Creative Communications Sales & Rentals, Phoenix, AZ 0005448824 Diversified Electronics (Racing Radios), Forest Park, GA 0013199138 Event Radio Rentals, New York, NY 0005756267 Event Rental Communications, Portland, OR 0020728515 Fast Radios, Inc., Naples, FL 0022330476 Integrated Communications, Inc., Memphis, TN 0021543475 Lightning Wireless Solutions, Fort Myers, FL 0005009691 Marcus Spectrum Holdings, LLC, Manchester, CT 0019452267 Metrotalk, Inc., Lorton, VA 0022731723 Mission Critical Information Systems, Santa Ana, CA 0005445903 Radio One, Inc., Norcross, GA 0002286607 Radio Rental Specialists, Tulsa, OK 0013820238 Radio Solutions Inc., Norwell, MA 0007656135 Rice Electronics, Houston, TX 0010779908 Road Radios, Los Angeles, CA 0017607060 Service Radio Rentals, LLC, Baton Rouge, LA 0025158460 Spectrum Wireless (USA), Warren, MI 0023187677 Sprint Safety, Inc., Houston, TX 0016033433 Total Safety US, Houston, TX 0018384818 Total Safety US, Houston, TX
- Notes
- The links above return licenses and frequencies associated with a particular FRN (FCC Registration Number) in callsign order.
- Some of the licenses contain local areas of operation mixed with nationwide areas of operation.
- Some of the licenses are old STAs for local events that occured in the past, expired or cancelled licenses.
- Additional information can be found by clicking on the callsigns returned in the links and then clicking on the FCC ULS Listing for this callsign link at the bottom of each page.
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