Radio Shack PRO-2053 - Manual (Page 39)

39 A General Guide to Frequencies
Ham Radio Frequencies
Ham radio operators often transmit emer-
gency information when other means of com-
munication break down. The chart below
shows the frequencies the scanner receives
that ham radio operators normally use:
Birdie Frequencies
Every scanner has birdie frequencies. Bird-
ies are signals created inside the scanner's
receiver. These operating frequencies might
interfere with transmissions on the same fre-
quencies. If you program one of these fre-
quencies, you hear only noise on that
frequency. If the interference is not severe,
you might be able to turn
SQUELCH clock-
wise to omit the birdie.
This scanner's birdie frequencies (in MHz)
are:
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
VHF Low Band (MHz)
25.5000 36.865 38.2500 41.8900
43.010 49.150 51.000
VHF High/Air Band (MHz )
114.7500 127.500 129.025 129.150
138.240 141.315 144.3850 147.455
150.530 153.5975 156.675 159.7425
162.820 165.750 165.890 168.965
168.990 171.250 172.035