SEARCH FUNCTION ON YOUR SCANNER (Whats In My Scanner)

 Hello and Welcome Back... The search function on your radio scanner is a great way to find new frequencies.

Sometimes, scanners like Uniden have their own pre-programmed search banks (called 'Service Search') like Airband, Marine, UHF CB , etc, etc, but its more fun to do it yourself

You will find the 'Custom Search' in the menu system of your scanner

This is how mine is set out..

BANK

1 = VHF LOW (30-55mhz) Searching through the 30-50mhz band (use NFM or FM) has military users as well as older baby monitors which can make your house bugged as they are often very sensitive. I had a neighbor once who was using a older style baby monitor and being that the house was open plan, you could hear everything. Frequency was around 48mhz

2 = VHF LOW 2 (55-87.5mhz) Continuing bank 1, 55-87mhz (NFM) range covers NPWS (77.700mhz) which is an old frequency but i sometimes hear it from time to time, also some military use this band as well as kids toys/walky talky's (around the 55mhz) range.

3 = AIR BAND (108-137mhz) (AM / 8.33mhz steps) Chat channels are fun to find, usually 123.450 but i have found some around 126mhz as well. I once found a chat frequency , to what sounded like a Flying School teaching the fine basics of flying with some choice words spoken when things went wrong. (from the students)

4 = MARINE (156-162.050mhz) (NFM / 5Khz steps) Ships to Shore, Shore to Ships and ... Pirates

5 = MILITARY UHF1 (225-300mhz) (AM) (5Khz steps) I find its better to break up the military satellite band, that way you can concentrate on a small portion at a time. Sunrise & sunset is a good time to go searching. I have picked up many Russian users who are using this band (and Bank 6) chatting away (in Russian) from my place in Blue Mountains (NSW) coming in strong for around 30 mins before fading. Interesting Listening

6 = MILITARY UHF2 (300-380mhz) (AM) (5khz steps) Continuing on from Bank 5... Lots of interesting listening, its just getting the timing right, Sunrise / Sunset is the best time. Outdoor antenna works wonders.

7 = MILITARY UHF3 (380-400mhz) (NFM) (5Khz steps) Following on from banks 5 & 6. Sometimes hear p25 links on this band from Military Traffic

8 = FM RADIO (88-107.9MHZ) (FMB = FM Broadcast Band) Excellent for testing for range if your using an outdoor antenna. From my place in Blue Mountains, i can get radio station 2ST (Bowral) in the Southern Highlands on a good day.

9 = UHF (450-500mhz) (FMN) (6.25khz steps) great for finding hidden frequencies / users and once you find something interesting, use the ACMA page search to narrow down the frequency. I have found various Bus company's / Taxis who go under a different name (usually just someones name, Eg John Smith = West Sydney Taxi's). In the ACMA page, under 'Find', change to 'Registrations' enter the frequency found and in the 'Where' box, change to 'Mhz' and it will give you all the users for that frequency.

10 (0) = UHF CB (476.425 - 477.4125) (NFM) (6.25Khz) Only if your really bored, you can listen to the idiots arguing who has the best antenna and how they have more power and everyone else is just ...Mud

And that's it. That's how i set out my 'Custom Search' in my Uniden 436PT (Handheld) & MY 536PT (Desktop)

Always use an Outdoor Antenna if you can, it opens the door to a whole new world..

Enjoy

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