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A general guide to frequencies, Us w – Radio Shack PRO-95 User Manual

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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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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