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A radio band is a small frequency band (a contiguous section of the range of the radio spectrum) in which channels are usually used or set aside for the same purpose. To prevent interference and allow for efficient use of the radio spectrum, similar services are allocated in bands.
The first police radio systems were implemented in Detroit in 1928, when the Detroit Police Department set up a one-way radio system to broadcast crime information to police cars. [2] The frequency was assigned the call sign "KOP" by the Federal Communications Commission .
Citizens band radio (CB radio) is a land mobile radio system, a system allowing short-distance one-to-many bidirectional voice communication among individuals, using two-way radios operating near 27 MHz (or the 11-m wavelength) in the high frequency or shortwave band.
In the Americas (defined as International Telecommunication Union (ITU) region 2), the FM broadcast band consists of 101 channels, each 200 kHz wide, in the frequency range from 87.8 to 108.0 MHz, with "center frequencies" running from 87.9 MHz to 107.9 MHz. For most purposes an FM station is associated with its center frequency.
Frequency allocation (or spectrum allocation) is the part of spectrum management dealing with the designation and regulation of the electromagnetic spectrum into frequency bands, normally done by governments in most countries. [1] Because radio propagation does not stop at national boundaries, governments have sought to harmonise the allocation ...
English: United States radio spectrum frequency allocations chart as of January 2016. Date: 31 January 2016: Source:
Frequencies are reserved for Public Safety and for Industrial users. The 900 MHz band (935-940 MHz) is available solely for Industrial users. Finally, Public Safety entities are allotted an exclusive band of frequencies at 758-806 MHz. Low band has longer range capability, but requires mobile antennas as long as nine feet (2.7 m) tall.
Radio users will confine all radio transmissions to an emergency in progress or a new incident. Radio traffic which includes status information such as responding, reports on conditions, at scene and available will not be authorized during this period. Emergency Traffic Term used to gain control of radio frequency to report an emergency.