A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNING
Reception of the frequencies covered by your scanner is mainly
GUIDE TO FREQUENCIES
National Weather Frequencies
162.400 | 162.425 | 162.450 | 162.475 |
162.500 | 162.525 | 162.550 |
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Birdie Frequencies
Every scanner has birdie frequencies. Birdies are signals creat- ed inside the scanner’s receiver. These operating frequencies might interfere with transmissions 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 SQUELCH clockwise to cut out the birdie. This scan- ner’s birdie frequencies (in MHz) are:
30.075 | 30.735 | 38.400 | 40.000 | 40.980 |
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48.025 | 51.200 | 51.225 | 112.675 | 128.575 |
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136.725 | 140.800 | 144.655 | 152.995 | 160.965 |
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166.400 | 169.010 | 386.375 | 399.375 | 402.475 |
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416.0375 | 426.625 | 434.675 | 442.100 | 447.425 |
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456.075 | 458.175 | 464.3625 | 466.225 | 474.3125 |
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480.575 | 490.3375 | 504.625 | 506.4125 |
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To find the birdies in your individual scanner, begin by discon- necting the antenna and moving it away from the scanner. Make sure that no other nearby radio or TV sets are turned on near the scanner. Use the search function and search every frequen- cy range from its lowest frequency to the highest. Occasionally, the searching will stop as if it had found a signal, often without any sound. That is a birdie. Make a list of all the birdies in your scanner for future reference.
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