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A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNING
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.
GUIDE TO FREQUENCIES
National Weather Frequencies
* Not preprogrammed in this scanner, but you can manually program
them.
Ham Radio Frequencies
Ham radio operators often transmit emergency information when other
means of communication break down.
The following chart shows the frequencies this scanner receives that
Hams normally use:
Note: Your scanner cannot receive some types of transmissions on
these bands.
161.650*
161.775*
162.400
162.425
162.440*
162.450
162.475
162.500
162.525
162.550
163.275*
Wavelength
(meters)
Frequency
(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
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