Radio Shack PRO-29 General Guide to Scanning, Guide to Frequencies, National Weather Frequencies

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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

161.650* 161.775* 162.400 162.425

162.440* 162.450 162.475 162.500

162.525 162.550 163.275*

*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:

Wavelength	Frequency
(meters)	(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

Note: Your scanner cannot receive some types of transmissions on these bands.

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