Radio Shack PRO-2049 owner manual General Guide to Scanning, HAM Radio 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.

HAM RADIO FREQUENCIES

Ham radio operators often broadcast emergency information when other means of communication break down.

The following chart shows the voice frequencies that you can monitor:

Wavelength

(Meters)

Voice (MHz)

10-meter29.000-29.700

6-meter50.100-54.000

2-meter 144.100-148.000

70-cm420.000-450.000

NATIONAL WEATHER FREQUENCIES

162.400 162.425 162.450 162.475

162.500 162.525 162.550

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