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Old 10-25-2004 | 12:29 PM
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Dave Mathewson
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Default RE: Freq. Scanner question.....

ORIGINAL: imsofaman

Can a freq. scanner deterimine if your radio is bad?
Hi imsofaman,
Before I answered your question I wanted to run it by our District Frequency Coordinator, Dan Williams. Dan is eminently qualified to answer your question and a member of the AMA Frequency Committee. Here's his answer,

"Short answer? Nope - he can't tell.
No scanner can definitively tell whether a transmitter is out of calibration for bandwidth. To do that you would need a spectrum analyzer. GOOD scanners can tell if a radio is off frequency, but that's it.
Dan "

Dave