Welcome to Cross Reference UK
Independent UK hobby radio reference — amateur, licence-free, marine and public airband markers, plus guides written for this site.
What this site is
Cross Reference UK is a hobby listening notebook for the United Kingdom: amateur VHF/UHF, licence-free PMR446 and CB, public marine markers, ATIS/VOLMET, and a few broadcast checks so you can prove a new radio works. It is not Ofcom, not a club exam, and not a dump of emergency or private business frequencies.
The search box is the index. The useful part is context — calling frequencies versus repeater outputs, 8.33 airband channel numbers versus actual carriers, and the difference between “I heard this from my QTH last Tuesday” and a spreadsheet copied from another website. That is what the guides are for.
If you are new, read lawful hobby listening first, then your first scanner or SDR. If you already know 2 m FM calling is 145.500 MHz, skip to the amateur pack or say hello on the forum. Listings can be wrong; they are starting points. Transmit only where your licence (or a real licence-free allocation) allows.
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Welcome, guest
Browse frequencies, downloads and the forum as a guest. Register free to save favourites, export data and take part in discussions.
Getting started
Start with lawful listening, then search the packs. Transmit only where your licence allows.
Explore frequencies
Search amateur, PMR446, marine and public markers — then read the guides.
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Guides for UK hobby listeners
Original long-form notes on lawful listening, first scanners, amateur VHF/UHF, PMR446, marine VHF and airband — written for this site, not copied from another wiki.
UK 2m & 70cm Repeater Etiquette: Sound Like You Belong
Listen first, get CTCSS and offset right, keep overs short, and leave gaps for mobiles — the Cross Reference UK house style for UK repeaters.
BrandMeister UK Talkgroups: A Map of 2350, Chats & Good Practice
UK BrandMeister activity centres on talkgroup 2350, with chat groups for longer QSOs. IDs, hotspots, and the licence reminder — without the folklore.