Wavelengths

VHF Low
Civil Airband
Marine Band
VHF Mid
VHF High
UHF 1
UHF 2
PMR 446
UK General

VHF Low:

Frequency (MHz):	Wavelength (m):	Half (m):	Quarter (m):
68	4.412	2.206	1.103
69	4.348	2.174	1.087
70	4.286	2.143	1.071
71	4.225	2.113	1.056
72	4.167	2.083	1.042
73	4.110	2.055	1.027
74	4.054	2.027	1.014
75	4.000	2.000	1.000
76	3.947	1.974	0.987
77	3.896	1.948	0.974
78	3.846	1.923	0.962
79	3.797	1.899	0.949
80	3.750	1.875	0.938
81	3.704	1.852	0.926
82	3.659	1.829	0.915
83	3.614	1.807	0.904
84	3.571	1.786	0.893
85	3.529	1.765	0.882
86	3.488	1.744	0.872
87	3.448	1.724	0.862
88	3.409	1.705	0.852

Civil Airband:

Frequency (MHz):	Wavelength (m):	Half (m):	Quarter (m):
108	2.778	1.389	0.694
109	2.752	1.376	0.688
110	2.727	1.364	0.682
111	2.703	1.351	0.676
112	2.679	1.339	0.670
113	2.655	1.327	0.664
114	2.632	1.316	0.658
115	2.609	1.304	0.652
116	2.586	1.293	0.647
117	2.564	1.282	0.641
118	2.542	1.271	0.636
119	2.521	1.261	0.630
120	2.500	1.250	0.625
121	2.479	1.240	0.620
122	2.459	1.230	0.615
123	2.439	1.220	0.610
124	2.419	1.210	0.605
125	2.400	1.200	0.600
126	2.381	1.190	0.595
127	2.362	1.181	0.591
128	2.344	1.172	0.586
129	2.326	1.163	0.581
130	2.308	1.154	0.577
131	2.290	1.145	0.573
132	2.273	1.136	0.568
133	2.256	1.128	0.564
134	2.239	1.119	0.560
135	2.222	1.111	0.556
136	2.206	1.103	0.551
137	2.190	1.095	0.547

Marine Band:

Frequency (MHz):	Wavelength (m):	Half (m):	Quarter (m):
156	1.923	0.962	0.481
157	1.911	0.955	0.478
158	1.899	0.949	0.475
159	1.887	0.943	0.472
160	1.875	0.938	0.469
161	1.863	0.932	0.466
162	1.852	0.926	0.463
163	1.840	0.920	0.460

VHF Mid:

Frequency (MHz):	Wavelength (m):	Half (m):	Quarter (m):
139	2.158	1.079	0.540
140	2.143	1.071	0.536
141	2.128	1.064	0.532
142	2.113	1.056	0.528
143	2.098	1.049	0.524
144	2.083	1.042	0.521
145	2.069	1.034	0.517
146	2.055	1.027	0.514
147	2.041	1.020	0.510
148	2.027	1.014	0.507
149	2.013	1.007	0.503
150	2.000	1.000	0.500
151	1.987	0.993	0.497
152	1.974	0.987	0.493
153	1.961	0.980	0.490
154	1.948	0.974	0.487
155	1.935	0.968	0.484
156	1.923	0.962	0.481
157	1.911	0.955	0.478
158	1.899	0.949	0.475
159	1.887	0.943	0.472
160	1.875	0.938	0.469
161	1.863	0.932	0.466
162	1.852	0.926	0.463
163	1.840	0.920	0.460
164	1.829	0.915	0.457

VHF High:

Frequency (MHz):	Wavelength (m):	Half (m):	Quarter (m):
165	1.818	0.909	0.455
166	1.807	0.904	0.452
167	1.796	0.898	0.449
168	1.786	0.893	0.446
169	1.775	0.888	0.444
170	1.765	0.882	0.441
171	1.754	0.877	0.439
172	1.744	0.872	0.436
173	1.734	0.867	0.434
174	1.724	0.862	0.431

UHF 1:

Frequency (MHz):	Wavelength (m):	Half (m):	Quarter (m):
425	0.706	0.353	0.176
426	0.704	0.352	0.176
427	0.703	0.351	0.176
428	0.701	0.350	0.175
429	0.699	0.350	0.175
430	0.698	0.349	0.174
431	0.696	0.348	0.174
432	0.694	0.347	0.174
433	0.693	0.346	0.173
434	0.691	0.346	0.173
435	0.690	0.345	0.172
436	0.688	0.344	0.172
437	0.686	0.343	0.172
438	0.685	0.342	0.171
439	0.683	0.342	0.171
440	0.682	0.341	0.170
441	0.680	0.340	0.170
442	0.679	0.339	0.170
443	0.677	0.339	0.169
444	0.676	0.338	0.169
445	0.674	0.337	0.169
446	0.673	0.336	0.168
447	0.671	0.336	0.168
448	0.670	0.335	0.167
449	0.668	0.334	0.167
450	0.667	0.333	0.167

UHF 2:

Frequency (MHz):	Wavelength (m):	Half (m):	Quarter (m):
453	0.662	0.331	0.166
454	0.661	0.330	0.165
455	0.659	0.330	0.165
456	0.658	0.329	0.164
457	0.656	0.328	0.164
458	0.655	0.328	0.164
459	0.654	0.327	0.163
460	0.652	0.326	0.163
461	0.651	0.325	0.163
462	0.649	0.325	0.162
463	0.648	0.324	0.162

PMR 446:

Frequency (MHz):	Wavelength (m):	Half (m):	Quarter (m):
446.00625	0.673	0.336	0.168
446.01875	0.673	0.336	0.168
446.03125	0.673	0.336	0.168
446.04375	0.673	0.336	0.168
446.05625	0.673	0.336	0.168
446.06875	0.673	0.336	0.168
446.08125	0.673	0.336	0.168
446.09375	0.673	0.336	0.168

UK General:

Frequency (MHz):	Wavelength (m):	Half (m):	Quarter (m):
77.6875	3.862	1.931	0.965
86.3375	3.475	1.737	0.869
86.3500	3.474	1.737	0.869
86.3625	3.474	1.737	0.868
86.3750	3.473	1.737	0.868
164.0500	1.829	0.914	0.457
164.0625	1.829	0.914	0.457
169.0875	1.774	0.887	0.444
169.0125	1.775	0.888	0.444
169.0625	1.774	0.887	0.444
169.3125	1.772	0.886	0.443
173.0500	1.734	0.867	0.433
173.0625	1.733	0.867	0.433
173.0875	1.733	0.867	0.433
449.3125	0.668	0.334	0.167
449.4000	0.668	0.334	0.167
449.4750	0.667	0.334	0.167
461.2875	0.650	0.325	0.163
461.3750	0.650	0.325	0.163
461.4500	0.650	0.325	0.163
462.1000	0.649	0.325	0.162

Note that the quarter wave antenna is normally the closest impedance match (about 50 ohm) to the input of your scanner.

Airband Radio - Local (Basildon) Airband Frequencies

The following frequencies have often been heard by aircraft on the specified routes while flying over the Basildon area:

Frequency	Details	Route	Scanner Channel
118.825	London Terminal Control North East Departures	Gatwick Outbound Luton Inbound	01
119.725	Heathrow Intermediate Director North	Heathrow Inbound	02
120.525	London Terminal Control Biggin Sector (BIG)	London City Outbound Stansted Outbound	03
123.900	London Terminal Control Lambourne Sector (LAM)	Heathrow Inbound	04
124.925	London Terminal Control DAGGA Sector	Gatwick Outbound	05
127.425	London Area Control Sector 2, London Upper Sector East	En-Route W	06
128.025	London City Radar	London City Outbound	07
130.775	Southend Radar (Southend Approach)	General Avaition Southend Outbound	08
132.450	Southend Director	General Avaition	09
132.600	London Area Control Sector 26, London Middle Sector East	East Midlands Inbound	10
135.325	London Control South East?	London City Outbound	11

Airband Radio - Civil Aircraft Callsigns

Callsign:	Airline:	Flight Prefix:
Aeroflot	Aeroflot - Russian Airlines	AFL
Agean	Agean Air	AEE
Air Berlin	Air Berlin	BER
Air Canada	Air Canada	ACA
Austrian	Austrian Airlines	AUA
Baltic	Air Baltic	BTI
Bee Line	Brussels Airlines	BEL
Cathay	Cathay Pacific	CPA
China Eastern	China Eastern Airlines	CES
City Ireland	City Jet	BCY
Channex	Jet 2.com (Channel Express)	EXS
Connie	Kalitta Air	CKS
Continental	Continental Airlines	COA
Delta	Delta Airlines	DAL
Dynasty	China Airlines	CAL
Easy	Easyjet	EZY
El Al	El Al Airlines	ELY
Emirates	Emirates	UAE
Fedex	Federal Express (FEDEX)	FDX
Flyer	British Airways (BA CityFlyer)	CFE
Flying Bulgaria	Bulgarian Air	LZB
Germanwings	German Wings	GWI
Gulf Air	Gulf Air	GFA
Japan Air	Japan Airlines	JAL
Jersey	Flybe	BEE
Jet Airways	Jet Airways	JAI
Kestrel	My Travel Airways	MYT
Kingfisher	Kingfisher Airlines	KFR
KLM	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	KLM
Korean Air	Korean Air	KAL
Kuwaiti	Kuwait Airways	KAC
Lufthansa	Lufthansa	DLH
Malaysia	Malaysia Airlines	MAS
Midland	British Midland International	BMA
Neptune	Atlantic Airlines	NPT
Nor Shuttle	Norwegian Air Shuttle	NAX
Oman Air	Oman Air	OMA
Pakistan	Pakistan International	PIA
Qatari	Qatar Airways	QTR
Ryanair	Ryanair	RYR
Scandinavian	Scandinavian Airlines	SAS
Shamrock	Aer Lingus	EIN
Shuttle	British Airways (Domestic Flights)	SHT
Singapore	Singapore Airlines	SIA
Speedbird	British Airways (International Flights)	BAW
Sri Lankan	Sri Lankan Airlines	ALK
Surinam	Surinam Airways	SLM
Swiss	Swiss - Swiss International Airlines	SWR
Thomson	Thomson Airways	TOM
Turkish	Turkish Airlines	THY
Uzbek	Uzbekistan Airlines	UZB
Virgin	Virgin Atlantic	VIR

Airband Radio - London Control Frequencies

Frequency	Unit	User
118.400	London Area Control	Sector 14 - Clacton West
118.480	London Area Control	Sector 14 - Clacton West (S14)
118.825	London Terminal Control	North East Departures (NE DEPS)
119.775	London Terminal Control	North West Departures (NW DEPS)
120.025	London Control	Standby
120.175	London Terminal Control	Timba Sector (TIMBA)
120.475	London Terminal Control	South Standby
120.525	London Terminal Control	Biggin Sector (BIG)
121.025	London Terminal Control	Cowly West Sector (COWLY W)
121.225	London Terminal Control	Redfa Sector (REDFA)
121.275	London Terminal Control	Bovingdon Sector (BNN)
121.500	Distress & Diversion	International Distress
123.225	London Control	Standby
123.900	London Terminal Control	Lambourne Sector (LAM)
124.600	London Area Control	Flight Information Service East Sector
124.750	London Area Control	Flight Information Service West Sector
124.930	London Terminal Control	Dagga Sector (DAGGA)
125.475	London Area Control	Flight Information Service North Sector
126.075	London Area Control	Sector 06 - Berry Head (S06)
126.075	London Area Control	Sector 06 - Berry Head (S06)
126.780	London Area Control	Sector 11- North Sea (S11)
126.875	London Area Control	North Group Standby
127.105	London Area Control	Sector 28 - Daventry North (S28)
127.430	London Area Control	Sector 02 - London Upper Sector East (S02)
127.700	London Area Control	West Group Standby
127.825	London Area Control	Sector 22 - Hurn (S22)
127.880	London Area Control	Sector 34 - Daventry North (S34)
127.955	London Terminal Control	Vaton Sector (VATON)
128.125	London Area Control	Sector 10 - North Sea (S10)
128.160	London Area Control	Sector 13 - Clacton West (S13)
128.425	London Area Control	Sector 17 - Lydd (S17)
128.480	London Terminal Control	Welin East Sector (WELIN E)
128.815	London Area Control	Sector 36 - Exmor (S36)
129.025	TC Gatwick (EGKK)	Standby
129.050	London Control	Standby
129.080	London Terminal Control	Ockham Sector (OCK)
129.205	London Area Control	Sector 27 - Daventry South (S27)
129.280	London Terminal Control	Lorel Sector (LOREL)
129.375	London Area Control	Sector 08 - Strumble (S08)
129.425	London Area Control	Sector 20 (S20) / Sector 21 (S21) - Hurn
129.605	London Terminal Control	Saber Sector (SABER)
130.925	London Terminal Control	Welin West Sector (WELIN W)
131.050	Western Radar	Standby
131.125	London Area Control	Sector 27 - Daventry South (S27)
131.130	London Terminal Control	North West Arrivals (NW ARR)
132.125	London Area Control	Sector 03 - Lakes (S03)
132.165	London Area Control	Sector 25 - London Middle Sector West (S25)
132.300	London Area Control	Sector 21 - Hurn Low (S21)
132.300	Western Radar	Western Radar
132.450	London Area Control	Sector 25 - London Middle Sector West (S25)
132.605	London Area Control	Sector 26 - London Middle Sector East (S26)
132.840	London Area Control	Sector 01 - London Upper Sector West (S01)
132.860	London Area Control	Sector 04 - Lakes (S04)
132.950	London Area Control	Sector 09 - Lands End (S09)
133.080	London Terminal Control	Cowly East Sector (COWLY E)
133.175	London Terminal Control	Willo Sector (WILLO)
133.225	London Area Control	Sector 08 - Strumble (S08)
133.450	London Area Control	Sector 12 - Clacton East
133.450	London Terminal Control	South East Low Sector (SE LOW)
133.525	London Area Control	East Group Standby
133.600	London Area Control	Sector 05 - Brecon (S05)
133.705	London Area Control	Sector 03 - Lakes (S03)
133.940	London Area Control	Sector 12 - Clacton East (S12)
133.975	London Terminal Control	East, North, Midland & Capital Standby
134.125	London Terminal Control	South West Departures (SW DEPS)
134.250	London Control	Standby
134.390	London Area Control	Sector 32 - Daventry South (S32)
134.450	London Area Control	Sector 16 - Dover Low (S16)
134.460	London Area Control	Sector 24 - London Upper Sector North (S24)
134.750	London Area Control	Sector 23 - Bristol (S23)
134.900	London Area Control	Sector 15 - Dover Low (S15)
135.050	London Area Control	Sector 19 - Hurn (S19)
135.250	London Area Control	Berry Head Standby
135.255	London Area Control	Sector 35 - Pembroke (S35)
135.325	London Area Control	South East
135.425	London Area Control	Sector 32 - Daventry South (S32)
135.425	London Terminal Control	Logan Sector (LOGAN)
135.540	London Area Control	Sector 06 - Berry Head
135.580	London Area Control	Sector 07 - Lakes (S07)
135.800	London Terminal Control	Compton Sector (CPT)
136.200	TC Stansted (EGSS)	Final Director (SS FIN)
136.275	London Control	Standby
136.550	London Control	Standby
136.600	London Area Control	Sector 16 - Dover High (S16)

Airband Radio - General Civil Airband Radio Frequencies

Aeronautical Mobile Service

Frequency:	Details:
121.500	Emergency Communications and Aid Service
122.950	DEPCOM - Helicopters at airfields with no ground radio facilities
135.475	SAFETYCOM - Aircraft at airfields with no ground radio facilities

Civil Air to Air Common

Frequency:	Details:
123.450	Civil Air to Air Common

Hot Air Balloons

Frequency:	Details:
122.475	Official National Air to Ground Balloon Frequency
129.900	Unofficial Hot Air Balloon Frequency

Gliders

Frequency:	Details:
129.975	Gliders
130.100	Gliders
130.125	Gliders
130.400	Gliders

Microlights

Frequency:	Details:
129.825	Microlight Common

All Frequencies

Frequency:	Details:	Channel:
121.500	Emergency Communications and Aid Service	01
122.475	Official National Air to Ground Balloon Frequency	02
122.950	DEPCOM - Helicopters at airfields with no ground radio facilities	03
123.450	Civil Air to Air Common	04
129.825	Microlight Common	05
129.900	Unofficial Hot Air Balloon Frequency	06
129.975	Gliders	07
130.100	Gliders	08
130.125	Gliders	09
130.400	Gliders	10
135.475	SAFETYCOM - Aircraft at airfields with no ground radio facilities	11

Airband Radio - Essex General Aviation (GA) Frequencies

The following frequencies have been heard by GA aircraft flying over Essex:

Frequency	Details	Scanner Channel
118.150	Clacton Air to Ground	01
118.975	Stow Maries Radio	02
119.550	Damyns Hall/Upminster Air to Ground	03
122.250	Rochester AFIS	04
122.425	Earls Colne Air to Ground	05
122.800	Stapleford Air to Ground	06
123.225	London LARS (Lower Airspace Radar Service)	07
123.525	North Weald Air to Ground	08
125.625	Heathrow Radar	09
129.400	Biggin Hill Approach	10
130.550	Andrewsfield AFIS	11
130.775	Southend Radar (Southend Approach)	12
132.450	Southend Director	13
132.800	Farnborough Radio	14

Marine Band Radio - Frequencies

Channel:	Ship:	Coast:	Mode:	Notes:
0	156.000		FM	UK HM Coastguard
1	156.050	160.650	FM
2	156.100	160.700	FM
3	156.150	160.750	FM
4	156.200	160.800	FM
5	156.250	160.850	FM
6	156.300		FM
7	156.350	160.950	FM
8	156.400		FM
9	156.450		FM
10	156.500		FM
11	156.550		FM
12	156.600		FM
13	156.650		FM
14	156.700		FM
15	156.750		FM
16	156.800		FM	Distress, Safety and Calling
17	156.850		FM
18	156.900	161.500	FM
19	156.950	161.550	FM
20	157.000	161.600	FM
21	157.050	161.650	FM
22	157.100	161.700	FM
23	157.150	161.750	FM
24	157.200	161.800	FM
25	157.250	161.850	FM
26	157.300	161.900	FM
27	157.350	161.950	FM
28	157.400	162.000	FM
29	157.450	162.050	FM
30	157.500	162.100	FM
31	157.550	162.150	FM
32	157.600	162.200	FM
33	157.650		FM
34	157.700	162.300	FM
35	157.750	162.350	FM
36	157.800	162.400	FM
37	157.850		FM	UK Marinas and Yacht Clubs
38	157.900		FM
39	157.950	162.550	FM
40	158.000	162.600	FM
41	158.050	162.650	FM
42	158.100	162.700	FM
43	158.150	162.750	FM
44	158.200	162.800	FM
45	158.250	162.850	FM
46	158.300	162.900	FM
47	158.350	162.950	FM
48	158.400	163.000	FM
49	158.450		FM
50	158.500		FM
51	158.550		FM
52	158.600		FM
53	158.650		FM
54	158.700		FM
55	158.750		FM
56	158.800		FM
57	158.850		FM
58	158.900		FM
59	158.950		FM
60	156.025	160.625	FM
61	156.075	160.675	FM
62	156.125	160.725	FM
63	156.175	160.775	FM
64	156.225	160.825	FM
65	156.275	160.875	FM
66	156.325	160.925	FM
67	156.375		FM	UK Coastguard
68	156.425		FM
69	156.475		FM
70	156.525		FM	Digital Selective Calling (DSC)
71	156.575		FM
72	156.625		FM
73	156.675		FM
74	156.725		FM
75	156.775		FM
76	156.825		FM
77	156.875		FM
78	156.925	161.525	FM
79	156.975	161.575	FM
80	157.025	161.625	FM	UK Marinas
81	157.075	161.675	FM
82	157.125	161.725	FM
83	157.175	161.775	FM
84	157.225	161.825	FM
85	157.275	161.875	FM
86	157.325	161.925	FM
87	157.375	161.975	FM
88	157.425	162.025	FM
89	157.475	162.075	FM
90	157.525	162.125	FM
91	157.575	162.175	FM
92	157.625	162.225	FM
93	157.675	162.275	FM
94	157.725	162.325	FM
95	157.775	162.375	FM
96	157.825	162.425	FM
97	157.875	162.475	FM
98	157.925	162.525	FM
99	160.600		FM
100	158.025	162.625	FM
101	158.075	162.675	FM
102	158.125	162.725	FM
103	158.175	162.775	FM
104	158.225	162.825	FM
105	158.275	162.875	FM
106	158.325	162.925	FM
107	158.375	162.975	FM
108	158.425		FM
109	158.475		FM
M	157.850		FM
M2	161.425		FM	UK Marinas and Yacht Clubs
AIS 1	162.025		FM	Automatic Identification System (data)
AIS 2	161.975		FM	Automatic Identification System (data)

The following search ranges can be set up to check the Marine Band frequencies:

Range:	Start:	Stop:
Ship	156.000 MHz	158.475 MHz
Coast	160.650 MHz	162.975 MHz

Where are the above frequencies used?

There is a list showing where the above frequencies are used at http://www.coastalradio.org.uk (direct link to list).