Emergency Frequencies
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related wiki pages : Emergency Communications, Bands, Modes
Here is a (not complete) list of frequencies intended for use in emergencies. I have started this list with information from the RSGB UK bandplan document
If you have any other frequencies for your country/local region, please insert them in, in frequency order.
| MHz | Scope | Notes |
| 3.663 | UK | May be used for UK emergency comms traffic. |
| 3.760 | IARU 1 | IARU Region 1 Emergency Centre of Activity |
| 7.045 | UK | May be used for UK emergency traffic. |
| 7.060 | IARU 1 | IARU Region 1 centre of activity for emergency traffic |
| 7.090 | UK | May be used as an alternative for UK emergency traffic |
| 14.300 | Global | Global Emergency Centre of Activity |
| 18.160 | Global | Global Emergency Centre of Activity |
| 21.360 | Global | Global Emergency Centre of Activity |
| 145.200 | Not specified. |
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