NewSDScanner
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I don't have a license yet but I do have some scanners and on my PSR-500, I've been listening to some hams. I programmed in the service search function for both 144-147MHz and 440-450MHz and my scanner keeps stopping on "noise" frequencies. In other words, every few seconds, it stops on a frequency where there is nobody talking but there's a bunch of noise. It's actually pretty annoying because this makes it so that I have to press my up or down arrow about 50 times before I find anyone actually talking.
Why is this and is there any more effective way to scan? I've also never found anyone talking on 144-147MHz but I have found about 6 conversations on the 440-450MHz band.
While on the subject, I know I'm jumping the gun a bit and I'm sure this info is in my ARRL Manual, but in this huge list of frequencies, how do hams find other new hams? I know some people hang out on normal repeaters, but is there another way?
Why is this and is there any more effective way to scan? I've also never found anyone talking on 144-147MHz but I have found about 6 conversations on the 440-450MHz band.
While on the subject, I know I'm jumping the gun a bit and I'm sure this info is in my ARRL Manual, but in this huge list of frequencies, how do hams find other new hams? I know some people hang out on normal repeaters, but is there another way?