Radio Shack PRO-72 Guide to Frequencies, US Weather Frequencies, Other 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

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 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:

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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