A General Guide To Scanning; Ham Radio Frequencies; National Weather Frequencies - Radio Shack PRO-2049 Owner's Manual

20-419.fm Page 26 Wednesday, March 24, 1999 2:43 PM

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:

NATIONAL WEATHER FREQUENCIES

162.400
162.500
26
Wavelength
(Meters)
10 meter
-
6 - meter
2 meter 144.100
-
70 cm 420.000
-
162.425 162.450
162.525 162.550
Voice (MHz)
29.000 29.700
-
50.100 - 54.000
148.000
-
450.000
-
162.475