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From: parnass@ihuxf.UUCP (Bob Parnass, AJ9S)
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio,att.ham-radio
Subject: Re: FCC Service Codes
Message-ID: <2274@ihuxf.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 24-Jun-84 01:36:12 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jun 24 01:36:12 1984
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> I bought the FCC microfiche listings of the licensees on file as of
> January/February 1984.  It is a tremendous source of information
> for those of who listen to scanners; however, it uses a two letter
> FCC service code and I do not have the key to the code.  The Radio Shack
> "Police Call Radio Directory" lists some of these codes.... 
>
> ...If anyone on the net knows the meaning of any of the above codes with
> blank meanings.... 

	I filled in those codes marked with a *

      Code - Meaning
*	AA - Airlines - airport ground operations
*	AF - Commercial & Private Aircraft (in-flight use?)
*	AR - Airlines
	BA - Remote Broadcast Pickup (radio & TV stations)
*	BF - FM Commerical Broadcasting
*	BS - AM Commercial Broadcasting
*	BT - Television Broadcasting
	CA - General Mobile Radio Service
	CB - Citizens Band (class D)
	CC - Citizens Band (class C)
*	CD - Common Carrier Paging (?)
*	CF - (microwave link?)
*	CX - (Cable TV microwave link?)
*	GB - (800 MHz business?)
*	GO -
*	GP -
*	GX -
*	GS - (800 MHz trunked systems?)
	IB - Business
	IF - Forest Products
	IM - Motion Picture Industry
	IP - Petroleum Industry
	IS - Special Industrial (construction, farming, etc.)
	IT - Telephone Maintenance
	IW - Power and Water Utilities
	IX - Manufacturers
	IY - Relay Press (newspaper reporters)
	LA - Automotive Emergency (tow trucks)
	LJ - Motor Carrier, Trucks
	LR - Railroad
	LU - Motor Carrier, Buses
*	LV - (Motor Carrier inter-urban?)
	LX - Taxi
	MC - Maritime Limited Coast (private stations)
	MG - Maritime Government (Coast Guard)
	MP - Maritime Public Coast (marine telephone)
	MS - Maritime Shipboard
	PF - Fire
*	PH - Highway Maintenance
	PL - Local Government
	PM - Medical Services
	PO - Forestry Conservation
	PP - Police
	PS - Special Emergency
	RA - Mobile Telephone, Aircraft
	RC - Mobile Telephone, Radio Common Carrier
	RT - Mobile Telephone, Landline Companies
*	SV - Service (column heading on the microfiche?)
*	XD - Experimental
*	XR - Experimental
*	YB - (800 MHz trunked systems?)
*	YO -
*	YP -
*	YX -
*	ZA - General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS = Class A CB)

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