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A General Guide, To Frequencies

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A GENERAL GUIDE TO FREQUENCIES Reception of the frequencies covered by your scanner is mainly "line-of-sight." That means you usually cannot hear stations that are beyond the horizon. US WEATHER FREQUENCIES (IN MHZ) 162.400 162.425 162.450 162.475 162.500 162.525 162.550 HAM RADIO FREQUENCIES Ham radio operators often transmit emergency information when other means of communication break down. The chart below shows the frequencies the scanner receives that ham radio operators normally use. Wavelength 10-Meter 6-Meter 2-Meter 70-cm 33-cm 25-cm Frequencies (MHz) 28.000-29.700 50.000-54.000 144.000-148.000 420.000-450.000 902.000-928.000 1240.000- 1300.000 BIRDIE FREQUENCIES Every scanner has birdie frequencies. Birdies are signals created inside the scanner's A General Guide to Frequencies 69

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A General Guide to Frequencies
69
A GENERAL GUIDE
TO FREQUENCIES
Reception of the frequencies
covered by your scanner is mainly
“line-of-sight.” That means you
usually cannot hear stations that
are beyond the horizon.
US W
EATHER
F
REQUENCIES
(
IN
MH
Z
)
H
AM
R
ADIO
F
REQUENCIES
Ham radio operators often
transmit emergency information
when other means of
communication break down. The
chart below shows the frequencies
the scanner receives that ham
radio operators normally use.
B
IRDIE
F
REQUENCIES
Every scanner has birdie
frequencies. Birdies are signals
created inside the scanner's
162.400
162.425
162.450
162.475
162.500
162.525
162.550
Wavelength
Frequencies
(MHz)
10-Meter
28.000–29.700
6-Meter
50.000–54.000
2-Meter
144.000–148.000
70-cm
420.000–450.000
33-cm
902.000–928.000
25-cm
1240.000–
1300.000