A General Guide To Scanning; Guide To Frequencies - Radio Shack PRO-29 Owner's Manual

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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*
162.440* 162.450
162.525 162.550
* 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
(meters)
10-meter
6-meter
2-meter
70-cm
33-cm
Note: Your scanner cannot receive some types of transmissions on
these bands.
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162.400 162.425
162.475 162.500
163.275*
Frequency
(MHz)
28.000–29.700
50.000–54.000
144.000–148.000
420.000–450.000
902.000–928.000