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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.
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EATHER
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REQUENCIES
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H
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R
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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