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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
F
REQUENCIES
(
IN MHZ)
H
AM RADIO
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.
BIRDIE FREQUENCIES
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