User's Manual

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monitor as well.
The scanner’s birdie frequencies (in MHz) are:
will add
Though your scanner’s receiver is an advanced, triple conversion design engineered to minimize birdie
interference, some birdie signals cannot be avoided and may impair your ability to monitor certain
frequencies.
GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS
TYPICAL BAND USAGE (IN MHz)
HF Band
HF Range 25.000–26.960
Citizen’s Band 26.965–27.405
10-Meter Amateur 28.000–29.700
VHF Band
Low Range 29.700–50.000
6-Meter Amateur 50.000–54.000
2-Meter Amateur 144.000–148.000
High Range 148.000–174.000
220 MHz Band
Narrow Band 220.000–222.000
1 1/4 – Meter Amateur 222.000–225.000
UHF Band
U.S. Government 406.000–420.000
70-cm Amateur 420.000–450.000
UHF-Low Band 450.000–470.000
UHF-T Band 470.000–512.000
800MHz Band