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A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNING
BIRDIES
Birdies are frequencies your scanner
uses when it operates. These operat¬
ing frequencies might interfere with
broadcasts on the same frequencies.
If you program one of these frequen¬
cies, the scanner locks up and you
hear only noise on that frequency.
If the interference is not severe, you
might be able to turn SQUELCH clock¬
wise to cut out the interference. The
most common birdies to watch for are
listed below.
Birdies Frequencies:
Low Band
(MHz)
Air Band
(MHz)
High Band
(MHz)
UHF Low.'T
(MHz)
30.735 108.800 138.945 409.800
31.255
112.725 140.800 415.400
32.000 115.200 143.430 419.975
32.265 117.800 143.72S
424.000
33.275 121.600 144.935 430.925
35.290
121.825 14S.19S 436 2125
36.295 128.000 146.195
443.0375
37.305 134.400 147.200 447.0625
38.400 148.960
452.350
40.980 150.230 463.425
41.460
152 990 476.5125
44.365
153.255 480 3625
44.800
153.600 492.050
51.200
154.260
155.270
156.280
160 000
161.325
163 920
165 840
166.400
169 095
172.800
512 000
RECEPTION NOTES
Reception on the frequencies covered
on your scanner is mainly line-of-
sight. That means you usually won’t
be able to hear stations that are lo¬
cated beyond the horizon.
During summer months, you might be
able to hear stations in the 30-50
MHz range located several hundreds
or even thousands of miles away.
This is due to summer atmospheric
conditions. This type of reception is
unpredictable, but often very interest¬
ing.
GUIDE TO THE ACTION
BANDS
With a little investigation, you can find
active frequencies in your community
to monitor exciting events. We can
give you some general pointers, and
you can take it from there. Please use
caution and common sense when you
hear an emergency call. Never go to
the scene of an emergency. It could
be very dangerous.
Find out if there is a local club that
monitors your community’s frequen¬
cies. Perhaps a local electronics re¬
pair shop that works on equipment
similar to your scanner can give you
channel frequencies used by local ra¬
dio services.
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