hey yall trying to program the vhf noaa channels into my motorola vhf handheld. my question is are they programmed as narrowband or still done in wide band
What exact model radio do you have?
Some newer models/firmware versions will force narrow band.
NOAA uses wide band on its VHF weather channels. If your current radio will permit you to program as wideband, then do that. If it throws an error, you can still program it as wide, but expect a bit of audio distortion. You -may- also be able to get a wide band entitlement key from Motorola.
But telling us which radio you have will help give you a better answer.