FI>I assume when you say bands you mean the 
FI>frequency coverage. 10 bands and
  >12 bands simply means that the 10 band one 
  >covers 10 modes of transmission
  >against 12. (no doubt someone will correct me on 
  >this if I'm wrong). 50/100
 CH> When they refer to "bands" they are refering to the 
 CH> bands set up by the
 CH> FCC and international conventions.  e.g. 140-148mhz (roughly) is the
 CH> "Ham" band.  I think around 120 MHz (AM) is the aircraft band.  If you
 
   Actually, `band' in this context is a range of frequencies that can mena 
anything the user wants it to mean. I've seen advertising that (without 
attempting to identify the users of said bands) described scanners as 
something like; `Covers 25-50 mhz, 50-54, 54-88, 88-108, 
108-136, 136-144, 144-148, 148-174, 174-225, 225-400, 400-450, 450-470,
470-512, for a total of 13 bands!!'
 
   Rather than just say the thing was capable of continuous 25-512 mhz
coverage. 
 
   But being able to list all these `bands' sounds cooler.....
 
   (Remember the days when you could buy a FIVE TRANSISTOR radio? Gee, that 
*must* be better than a four transistor radio, right? Some distinctions are 
artificial, and meaningless.)
 
   Frank
 
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