Hi!

They always give the freqs during station ID, so blindness isn't much of an
excuse, hi hi.

73,
Dave

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From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Dan B Dyer Jr\Danny
Sent: Sunday, 22 November 2015 11:51 a.m.
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Subject: Re: O/T: NOAA WX Radio Channel program Order

Come to think of it, i know all ten wx channels on that scanner had signals
o= n 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:
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> 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.
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>> On 11/21/15, Mike Duke, K5XU <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> This "Inquiring mind" is curious.
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>> 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?
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> --
>> Mike Duke, K5XU
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