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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
Birdie Frequencies
Every scanner has birdie frequencies. Birdies are signals created inside the scan-
ner’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 scanner’s birdie frequencies (in
MHz) are
:
To find the birdies in your individual scanner, begin by disconnecting 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 fre-
quency 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.
162.400 162.475 162.525 162.425
162.500 162.550 162.450
29.000 32.100 35.940 38.400 39.935
42.975 43.930 47.925 51.915 54.000
108.000 115.8125 123.800 131.7875 139.775
143.770 147.765 150.150 151.760 155.750
159.745 163.740 167.730 171.550 383.3875
387.375 391.375 395.375 403.3625 407.350
411.350 415.3375 419.3375 423.325 427.3125
429.050 431.3125 439.300 443.2875 447.2875
451.275 455.275 459.2625 463.2625 467.250
475.2375 479.2375 483.225 487.225 491.2125
495.2125 499.200 503.200 511.1875 814.700
818.700 898.5625 902.500 906.550 910.5375
918.350 926.3375 930.3375 934.325 938.325
944.050 954.300 960.000
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