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A general guide to scanning, Guide to frequencies – Radio Shack PRO-29 User Manual

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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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