On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:07:08 -0700, "
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Have an Icom R-75;

- wondered why it tunes all the way up to 60,000

whats broadcast in the frequencies between 30,000 & 60,000

any lists out there ?

These frequencies are VHF (as opposed to shortwave) and what you're
going to hear there usually depends primarily on where you live. I say
"usually" because low VHF signals do tend to skip around when
conditions are right.

This slice of spectrum will primarily yield two-way communications in
the FM mode, rather than broadcasting - the exception being TV channel
2 (54-60 MHz). The territory from 30-60 MHz also includes the six
meter ham band (50-54 MHz),

While most folks would probably use a scanner to listen down here,
typically scanners operate in FM and maybe AM mode. Hams and others
wanting to listen to SSB, CW, and digital signals in the 6m ham band
would need a receiver such as the R-75 or a ham transceiver for that.

Also, as I mentioned above, low VHF signals often tend to skip around
a lot, and a good communications receiver such as the R-75 can be a
better tool for catching low-VHF DX than a typical scanner.

As for frequency lists, this again depends on where you live - you
might try RadioReference.com or Google up some other scanner frequency
list for wherever you are.

Hope this helps,

John Kasupski, KC2HMZ
Contributing Editor (Utility Communications)
Popular Communications Magazine