haha well that works too. I also have a R6 but didn't bother / forgot to look in that manual.
Are we sure WX-10 is no longer in use? I regularly check -09 and -10 as skip indicators and I'm certain I still heard traffic late summer and into early fall at least on one of those. I think I made some recent recordings of French-speaking weather; will check my R30.
Okay did some more research and found this from RR member rdale of Michigan from 2006 - some older links no longer connect.
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The WX8-10 frequencies are used by the Canadian Coast Guard to broadcast weather info for mariners. They are NOT the equivalent of the US NWS weather broadcasts, but the equivalent of the USCG marine weather segments.
The Canadian Coast Guard is a special operating agency within the Department of National Defence. We work to ensure the safety of mariners in Canadian waters and protect Canada’s marine environment.
www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca
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Environment Canada does NOT use those three for their weather broadcasts. So anyone wanting their local forecast or weather warnings will not be using those three options.
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Channel numbers directly correspond to Weatheradio frequencies. There are actually two different numbering systems. The original channel numbering scheme is still used on some Weatheradios and on most marine radios. In that system, Channel 1 corresponds to the original Weatheradio frequency 162.550; Channel 2 and 3 are 162.400 and 162.475 respectively; Channels 4, 5, 6 and 7 are the most recently added frequencies of 162.425, 162.450, 162.500 and 162.525 respectively. In the newer scheme (not in widespread use yet), Channels 1 through 7 are assigned to the frequencies from 162.400 through to 162.550 in numerical order. Check your owner's manual to see which system is used by your Weatheradio. These channels may be prefixed by letters such as WX or WB.
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As to why Uniden included them in the preset -- I dunno. But in the end, it doesn't matter. If you're in Canada, when you go to the EC webpage and look up your local transmitter, it will tell you what frequency to use.
But it will never tell you any freq other than in the 162MHz band.
