Radio Shack PRO-2056 A General Guide To Scanning, Guide To Frequencies, US Weather Frequencies

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

162.400	162.425	162.450	162.475
162.500	162.525	162.550

Other Weather Frequencies

161.650 161.775 162.440 163.275

Ham Radio Frequencies

Ham radio operators often transmit emergency information when other means of communication break down. The following chart shows the frequencies the scanner receives that Ham radio operators normally use.

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

Birdie Frequencies

Every scanner has birdie frequencies. Birdies are signals created inside the scan- ner’s receiver. These operating frequencies might interfere with broadcasts on the same frequencies. If you program one of these frequencies, you hear only noise on that frequency. If the interference is not severe, you might be able to turn SQ coun- terclockwise to cut out the birdie.

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