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220-222 MHz Channel Plan

(From theNovember 2000 "Service Search" column byLarry Van Horn, MT Assistant Editor)

 

This month we are going to present the channelplan for the 220-222 MHz land mobile band. In 1988 the FCC reallocated220-222 MHz to the Private Mobile Radio Services from the 220-225 band used byAmateur Radio. The principle requester was United Parcel Service which neededradios for its business.

 

Since then the 220-222 MHz band has graduallydeveloped into spectrum devoted to narrowband voice (bandwidth less than 4 kHz).This band has 200 channel pairs; 60 pairs are for nationwide use and 140 pairsare for shared local use. Of the 60 nationwide pairs, 10 are for exclusivegovernment use and 50 are for exclusive non-government use. Of the 140 sharedlocal-use channel pairs, 100 are available for trunk or other operations ofequivalent or greater efficiency, 10 are available for public safety/mutual aid,20 are indefinitely reserved until further FCC action and not available forassignment, and the remaining 10 channel pairs have no restrictions on use.

 

Frequencies are assigned in pairs with basestation frequencies taken from the 220-221 MHz band, corresponding mobilefrequencies being 1-MHz higher, taken from the 221-222 MHz band.

  

220.0025           1           Trunk Systems

220.0075           2           Trunk Systems

220.0125           3           Trunk Systems

220.0175           4           Trunk Systems

220.0225           5           Trunk Systems

220.0275           6           Trunk Systems

220.0325           7           Trunk Systems

220.0375           8           Trunk Systems

220.0425           9           Trunk Systems

220.0475           10           Trunk Systems

220.0525           11           Trunk Systems

220.0575           12           Trunk Systems

220.0625           13           Trunk Systems

220.0675           14           Trunk Systems

220.0725           15           Trunk Systems

220.0775           16           Trunk Systems

220.0825           17           Trunk Systems

220.0875           18           Trunk Systems

220.0925           19           Trunk Systems

220.0975           20           Trunk Systems

220.1025           21           Non-Government Nationwide

220.1075           22           Non-Government Nationwide

220.1125           23           Non-Government Nationwide

220.1175           24           Non-Government Nationwide

220.1225           25           Non-Government Nationwide

220.1275           26           Non-Government Nationwide

220.1325           27           Non-Government Nationwide

220.1375           28           Non-Government Nationwide

220.1425           29           Non-Government Nationwide

220.1475           30           Non-Government Nationwide

220.1525           31           Trunk Systems

220.1575           32           Trunk Systems

220.1625           33           Trunk Systems

220.1675           34           Trunk Systems

220.1725           35           Trunk Systems

220.1775           36           Trunk Systems

220.1825           37           Trunk Systems

220.1875           38           Trunk Systems

220.1925           39           Trunk Systems

220.1975           40           Trunk Systems

220.2025           41           Trunk Systems

220.2075           42           Trunk Systems

220.2125           43           Trunk Systems

220.2175           44           Trunk Systems

220.2225           45           Trunk Systems

220.2275           46           Trunk Systems

220.2325           47           Trunk Systems

220.2375           48           Trunk Systems

220.2425           49           Trunk Systems

220.2475           50           Trunk Systems

220.2525           51           Non-Government Nationwide

220.2575           52           Non-Government Nationwide

220.2625           53           Non-Government Nationwide

220.2675           54           Non-Government Nationwide

220.2725           55           Non-Government Nationwide

220.2775           56           Non-Government Nationwide

220.2825           57           Non-Government Nationwide

220.2875           58           Non-Government Nationwide

220.2925           59           Non-Government Nationwide

220.2975           60           Non-Government Nationwide

220.3025           61           Trunk Systems

220.3075           62           Trunk Systems

220.3125           63           Trunk Systems

220.3175           64           Trunk Systems

220.3225           65           Trunk Systems

220.3275           66           Trunk Systems

220.3325           67           Trunk Systems

220.3375           68           Trunk Systems

220.3425           69           Trunk Systems

220.3475           70           Trunk Systems

220.3525           71           Trunk Systems

220.3575           72           Trunk Systems

220.3625           73           Trunk Systems

220.3675           74           Trunk Systems

220.3725           75           Trunk Systems

220.3775           76           Trunk Systems

220.3825           77           Trunk Systems

220.3875           78           Trunk Systems

220.3925           79           Trunk Systems

220.3975           80           Trunk Systems

220.4025           81           Non-Government Nationwide

220.4075           82           Non-Government Nationwide

220.4125           83           Non-Government Nationwide

220.4175           84           Non-Government Nationwide

220.4225           85           Non-Government Nationwide

220.4275           86           Non-Government Nationwide

220.4325           87           Non-Government Nationwide

220.4375           88           Non-Government Nationwide

220.4425           89           Non-Government Nationwide

220.4475           90           Non-Government Nationwide

220.4525           91           Trunk Systems

220.4575           92           Trunk Systems

220.4625           93           Trunk Systems

220.4675           94           Trunk Systems

220.4725           95           Trunk Systems

220.4775           96           Trunk Systems

220.4825           97           Trunk Systems

220.4875           98           Trunk Systems

220.4925           99           Trunk Systems

220.4975           100           Trunk Systems

220.5025           101           Trunk Systems

220.5075           102           Trunk Systems

220.5125           103           Trunk Systems

220.5175           104           Trunk Systems

220.5225           105           Trunk Systems

220.5275           106           Trunk Systems

220.5325           107           Trunk Systems

220.5375           108           Trunk Systems

220.5425           109           Trunk Systems

220.5475           110           Trunk Systems

220.5525           111           Government Nationwide

220.5575           112           Government Nationwide

220.5625           113           Government Nationwide

220.5675           114           Government Nationwide

220.5725           115           Government Nationwide

220.5775           116           Government Nationwide

220.5825           117           Government Nationwide

220.5875           118           Government Nationwide

220.5925           119           Government Nationwide

220.5975           120           Government Nationwide

220.6025           121           Trunk Systems

220.6075           122           Trunk Systems

220.6125           123           Trunk Systems

220.6175           124           Trunk Systems

220.6225           125           Trunk Systems

220.6275           126           Trunk Systems

220.6325           127           Trunk Systems

220.6375           128           Trunk Systems

220.6425           129           Trunk Systems

220.6475           130           Trunk Systems

220.6525           131           Trunk Systems

220.6575           132           Trunk Systems

220.6625           133           Trunk Systems

220.6675           134           Trunk Systems

220.6725           135           Trunk Systems

220.6775           136           Trunk Systems

220.6825           137           Trunk Systems

220.6875           138           Trunk Systems

220.6925           139           Trunk Systems

220.6975           140           Trunk Systems

220.7025           141           Non-Government Nationwide

220.7075           142           Non-Government Nationwide

220.7125           143           Non-Government Nationwide

220.7175           144           Non-Government Nationwide

220.7225           145           Non-Government Nationwide

220.7275           146           Non-Government Nationwide

220.7325           147           Non-Government Nationwide

220.7375           148           Non-Government Nationwide

220.7425           149           Non-Government Nationwide

220.7475           150           Non-Government Nationwide

220.7525           151           Non-Government Nationwide

220.7575           152           Non-Government Nationwide

220.7625           153           Non-Government Nationwide

220.7675           154           Non-Government Nationwide

220.7725           155           Non-Government Nationwide

220.7775           156           Non-Government Nationwide

220.7825           157           Non-Government Nationwide

220.7875           158           Non-Government Nationwide

220.7925           159           Non-Government Nationwide

220.7975           160           Non-Government Nationwide

220.8025           161           Public Safety/Mutual Aid Operations

220.8075           162           Public Safety/Mutual Aid Operations

220.8125           163           Public Safety/Mutual Aid Operations

220.8175           164           Public Safety/Mutual Aid Operations

220.8225           165           Public Safety/Mutual Aid Operations

220.8275           166           Public Safety/Mutual Aid Operations

220.8325           167           Public Safety/Mutual Aid Operations

220.8375           168           Public Safety/Mutual Aid Operations

220.8425           169           Public Safety/Mutual Aid Operations

220.8475           170           Public Safety/Mutual Aid Operations

220.8525           171           Available for any use

220.8575           172           Available for any use

220.8625           173           Available for any use

220.8675           174           Available for any use

220.8725           175           Available for any use

220.8775           176           Available for any use

220.8825           177           Available for any use

220.8875           178           Available for any use

220.8925           179           Available for any use

220.8975           180           Available for any use

220.9025           181           Indefinitely reserved

220.9075           182           Indefinitely reserved

220.9125           183           Indefinitely reserved

220.9175           184           Indefinitely reserved

220.9225           185           Indefinitely reserved

220.9275           186           Indefinitely reserved

220.9325           187           Indefinitely reserved

220.9375           188           Indefinitely reserved

220.9425           189           Indefinitely reserved

220.9475           190           Indefinitely reserved

220.9525           191           Indefinitely reserved

220.9575           192           Indefinitely reserved

220.9625           193           Indefinitely reserved

220.9675           194           Indefinitely reserved

220.9725           195           Indefinitely reserved

220.9775           196           Indefinitely reserved

220.9825           197           Indefinitely reserved

220.9875           198           Indefinitely reserved

220.9925           199           Indefinitely reserved

220.9975           200           Indefinitely reserved

 

Trunked Channel Groups

Group             Channel Numbers

1                     1-31-61-91-121

2                     2-32-62-92-122

3                     3-33-63-93-123

4                     4-34-64-94-124

5                     5-35-65-95-125

6                     6-36-66-96-126

7                     7-37-67-97-127

8                     8-38-68-98-128

9                     9-39-69-99-129

10                   10-40-70-100-130

11                   11-41-71-101-131

12                   12-42-72-102-132

13                   13-43-73-103-133

14                   14-44-74-104-134

15                   15-45-75-105-135

16                   16-46-76-106-136

17                   17-47-77-107-137

18                   18-48-78-108-138

19                   19-49-79-109-139

20                   20-50-80-110-140


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