Re: Scanner Frequency Question

that makes sense frank

thanks

mike

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> "mikeFNB" <mikefnb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> .3025 does not fall into any known spacing rules
>> you sure this is not .3125 [12.5kHz spacing] or even .325 [25kHz?]
>>
>> look at the model number of a radio that has it on, i bet the spec will

>> be 12.5kHz
>
> I bet it won't. In the US allocations on VHF-HI are now on 7.5 kHz 
> spacing. 154.3025 is a valid frequency on this band plan. The OP didn't 
> give enough information to determine which is the band of operation but
I 
> bet it is VHF-HI.
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> An older scanner tuned to 154.30 will be close enough to receive
154.3025. 
> Since the new channels are narrowband, the transmissions will not be as 
> loud as on the old 15 kHz channels. A newer radio like the PRO-97 will 
> tune 154.3025 without round-off but still does not compensate for the 
> lower volume. Some recent Uniden models have a narrow FM setting that
does 
> compensate for the volume difference.
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