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The birdie frequencies to watch for on this unit are:
To find the birdies in your scanner, begin by disconnecting the antenna and moving
it away from the scanner. Make sure that no other nearby radio or TV sets are turned
on near the scanner. Use the search function and scan every frequency range from
its lowest frequency to the highest. Occasionally, the searching will stop as if it had
found a signal, often without any sound. That is a birdie. Make a list of all the birdies
in your scanner for future reference.
GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS
United States Broadcast Bands
In the United States, there are several broadcast bands. The standard AM and FM
bands are probably the most well known. There are also four television audio broad-
cast bands — the lower three transmit on the VHF band and the fourth transmits on
the UHF band.
Typical Band Usage
31.2000
161.8950
446.3000
41.6000
162.2950
508.7000
52.0000
168.3250
511.4000
114.4000
169.5300
511.4125
155.8700
173.1450
VHF Band
Low Range
29.00–50.00 MHz
6-Meter Amateur
50.00–54.00 MHz
U.S. Government
137.00–144.00 MHz
2-Meter Amateur
144.00–148.00 MHz
High Range
148.00–174.00 MHz
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