Come to think of it, i know all ten wx channels on that scanner had signals on them, but i had no sighted help so not sure of speciffic freqs.

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> On Nov 21, 2015, at 4:18 PM, Danny Dyer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> I've heard activity on the 161&163MHZ NOAA, WX channels only once,
> over one week-end, when in the early 90s, on a new to me handheld
> scanner with all ten wx channels; while I lived in Asheville NC, and
> the skip from coastal NC, SC, and GA, was really pouring into that
> area:  I realize that may be a stretch, but it did happen, although I
> think it's the only time I've ever heard those channels active.
> 
> 
>> On 11/21/15, Mike Duke, K5XU <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> This "Inquiring mind" is curious.
>> 
>> Is there a particular reason why the  NOAA WX Radio channel group in
>> Kenwood radios is programmed in what appears to me to be a random order?
>> 
>> For instance, by default, 162.550 is in channel 1, and then it kind of
>> goes crazy with no apparent logical ordering sequence for the other 9
>> channels.
>> 
>> In my area, even during band openings, I have never heard a signal on
>> the 161.x and 163.x channels, which were the last ones added for that
>> service several years ago.
>> 
>> --
>> Mike Duke, K5XU
>>