Weather Channels

[knoxville]

Hi! As you know I have the Yaesu VR 120D scanner. On its preset memory, there are 10 weather channels, labelled "WX - 01", "WX - 02", etc. They operate around the frequency, 162.XXX MHz.
As I live in the UK, will these be of any use as I haven't heard anything on them yet.

Thanks!

Knoxville

 

[KR4BD]

In the United States, the National Weather Service uses these frequencies for general forecast and severe weather information which is available to the public:

162.4
162.425
162.45
162.475
162.5
162.525
162.55

In most of the populated areas of the U.S., you can hear weather information on one (or more) of these frequencies.

Here is a website that explains this service:

http://www.weather.gov/nwr

While you may not hear weather forecasts on these frequencies in the UK, you may hear other services using these frequencies.

 

[DPD1]

They come in handy for signal testing... I did some hill-topping the other day in the SoCal area and got all but one of them, which was kind of cool.

Dave
http://www.DPDProductions.com
- Custom Scanner, MURS, GMRS, & Ham Antennas -

 

[ScootZilla]

Kool thx for the freqs up at the top.They will come in Handy sometime as we get alot of storms here in Indianapolis,Indiana during the spring/summer.I will program them to a bank and just use that bank when i want to listen to the weather.

Scoot

 

[z96cobra]

Kool thx for the freqs up at the top.They will come in Handy sometime as we get alot of storms here in Indianapolis,Indiana during the spring/summer.I will program them to a bank and just use that bank when i want to listen to the weather.

Scoot

I don't know what scanner you have, but most newer scanners have the WX frequencies already programmed in the Service Search. Also look to see if you have SAME/FIPS capabilities. If so, you can set up your scanner to only alert if a watch/warning isfor your specific county (or even part of a county).

Roger

 

[knoxville]

So if I go to a high point in England/Midlands, I might be able to pick something up?

 

[brucewarming]

Well in the USA they broadcast 24/7 don't know if thats true in England?

 

[brucewarming]

Go to www.noaa.gov and read more.

 

[mciupa]

So if I go to a high point in England/Midlands, I might be able to pick something up?

From America ? . No .

Have a look at Andrew Potts website on what can be heard in the UK . He covers the spectrum quite thoroughly. You may find some weather info more suitable to your locale.

http://www.ajpotts.fsnet.co.uk/spectrum.html

 

[knoxville]

Thanks! I really wish we have weather channels, would be cool!