Radio Shack PRO-72 - Manual (Page 39)

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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
US Weather Frequencies
Other Weather Frequencies
Ham Radio Frequencies
Ham radio operators often transmit emergency informa-
tion when other means of communication break down.
The following chart shows the frequencies the scanner re-
ceives that Ham radio operators
normally use:
162.400 162.425 162.450 162.475
162.500 162.525 162.550
161.650 161.775 162.440 163.275
Wavelength (meters) Frequencies (MHz)
10-Meter 29.000 – 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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