The following is a compillation of postings taken from USENET.REC.BACKCOUNTRY on the subject of Weather Radio Frequencies =========================== Fri Jul 8 15:37:18 1994 Message : #14788312 From: jfhanks Address : jfhanks@xmission.com Group : Usenet.rec.backcountry Length : 136 words Subject : Re: Weather Radio freqs? shawnb@ecst.csuchico.edu (Shawn Brown) writes: >I've noticed that REI and Campmor both sell a nice little radio receiver >that picks up some kind of regional weather forecast. I've got a handheld >scanner, and I'm wondering if I can pick this up with it. Does anyone >know any common frequencies that these weather brodcasts transmit on? >Shawn >-- >S.E.P. Brown | shawnb@ecst.csuchico.edu | http://www2.ecst.csuchico.edu/~shawnb 162.xx - the xx varies from locale to locale. With a scanner just scan from 162.00 to 163.00 and if one is close enought to pickup it will find it. Warning - most remote areas are too far from the NOAA stations to pickup, the NOAA stations are usually near major airports, and I am not aware of repeaters. -- Jim Hanks jfhanks@xmission.com ========================================================================== Fri Jul 8 17:21:03 1994 Message : #14794473 From: Robert Kirk Address : kirk@neptune.gsfc.nasa.gov Group : Usenet.rec.backcountry Length : 86 words Subject : Re: Weather Radio freqs? In article <2vkdlv$qvu@charnel.ecst.CSUChico.EDU> shawnb@ecst.csuchico.edu (Shawn Brown) writes: >I've noticed that REI and Campmor both sell a nice little radio receiver >that picks up some kind of regional weather forecast. I've got a handheld >scanner, and I'm wondering if I can pick this up with it. Does anyone >know any common frequencies that these weather brodcasts transmit on? > >Shawn >-- >S.E.P. Brown | shawnb@ecst.csuchico.edu | http://www2.ecst.csuchico.edu/~shawnb 162.400 & 162.550 are the two main ones. ========================================================================= Fri Jul 8 17:21:05 1994 Message : #14794477 From: David F. Kurth Address : dfk@col.hp.com Group : Usenet.rec.backcountry Length : 166 words Subject : Re: Weather Radio freqs? Msg-ID: <2vkqc6$7gr@hp-col.col.hp.com> References: <2vkie3$29u@xmission.xmission.com> Posted: 9 Jul 1994 00:18:14 GMT Org. : HP Colorado Springs Division I called our local NOAA station here and they actually sent me a US map with all the stations indicated and their frequencies. Of course now I can't lay my hands on it!. (It was old anyway). Anyway the frequencies are: *162.400 MHz 162.425 MHz 162.450 MHz *162.475 MHz 162.500 MHz 162.525 MHz *162.550 MHz The three freq's with the "*" cover 99% of the stations. The other freq's are available for future expansion. In travelling around the Rockies and Mid-West, I've never heard a station on any freq except the "*" ones. With my mobile rig and 2 meter band 5/8-wave antenna, most stations can be heard up to 30 miles away, and some up to 50 miles. With a handheld scanner and rubber duck antenna, you may not do as well. Of course antenna height and line-of-sight make all the difference. Dave N0UVR dfk@col.hp.com ========================================================================= Mon Jul 11 14:10:44 1994 Message : #14857593 From: Hal Lillywhite Address : hall@macs.ico.tek.com Group : Usenet.rec.backcountry Subject : Re: Radios for Emergency Use Msg-ID: <2vs6e9$dq6@macs.ico.tek.com> References: <2vrrja$n28@sbctri.sbc.com> Posted: 11 Jul 1994 12:27:05 -0700 In article <2vrrja$n28@sbctri.sbc.com> Kenneth M. Gianino writes: >a civil aviation band (116-137MHz AM worldwide) HT is a good alternative. The fact >that all the receivers are at 2000 to 30 000 feet AGL eliminates the need >for any special power or antenna considerations... Yes that should work. The problem is that you would buy an expensive radio which you could not legally use except in an emergency (unless you happen to be involved in aviation). I suspect few people would be willing to put out the bucks and carry the weight unless they could also use the radio for more day to day activities. Ham CB and cellular all have day to day applications so you aren't just waiting for an emergency. ========================================================================== Wed Jul 13 14:08:50 1994 Message : #14927851 From: Scott Turner Address : scott@lvld.hp.com Group : Usenet.rec.backcountry Subject : Re: Weather Radio freqs? jfhanks (jfhanks@xmission.com) wrote: : 162.xx - the xx varies from locale to locale. With a scanner just scan : from 162.00 to 163.00 and if one is close enought to pickup it will find : it. Warning - most remote areas are too far from the NOAA stations to : pickup the NOAA stations are usually near major airports and I am not : aware of repeaters. Actually there are repeaters and not *all* outlets are in metro areas. Here in Northern Colorado NWS in Denver runs several repeaters along the Front Range and Northeastern Plains. The stations are ID'd from Denver specifically as repeaters. Some outlets are also found in some amazingly remote locations. For example one sits somewhere on Navajo Mountain near Lake Powell in Southeast Utah and can be received most places up and down the lake. Reasonably remote stuff. In general however it is true that most will be centered around more populated areas. Others have posted specific freqs. Scott Turner KG0MR scott@hpisla.LVLD.HP.COM