You can use it to listen to VHF taxicabs in your city. People usually first have a need for a radio, & then look to buy the radio that will fill that need. VHF, UHF, 800, etc. They do not buy a radio first not knowing what band it is, & then ask what they can do with it. Usually when that happens, someone "found" a lost radio, or paid $10 for one, without knowing anything about it.