What is Vhf?
1.
12 channels, 6 MHz wide each, in two ranges between 55.25 and 89.25 MHz (channels 2-6) and 175.25 to 217.25 (channels 7-13). used for carrying analog television signals
you can always get channel 6 on the radio because VHF 6 overlaps with the FM band
2.
1) The Very High Frequency communcations band from 26.985 to 174 MHz or 30 to 300 MHz, the most popular local (less then 200 mile range) communication band
2) the VHF-AM civilian aircraft communcation band 118 to 137 MHz
see
"Roger, we got you on VHF 122.9"
3.
Very High Frequnecy:
radio transmissions in between 29.7 and 300 MHz
if you're an engineer (or, God help us, an electrical engineer) its really 30 to 300, but the FCC allocates frequencie above 29.71 MHz to land mobile services.
The Police frequency of 158.9850 MHz is in the VHF bnad