Monitoring 49MHz Cordless Phones

By CandyMan

Gee, ever wonder what is going on with the neighbors? No need to wonder just go to your local Radio Shack and pick
up a scanner for $99. Then punch in the frequencies below and you will be all set to enjoy the conversations. 

The following is a listing of cordless phone frequencies. The list has frequencies for the base and frequencies for the
handsets. Generally you will never listen to the handset frequencies because they transmit with less power, which
means less distance, and only carry one side of the conversation. The base frequencies carry both sides of the
conversations. You should be able to hear cordless phones within a 2 block radius using the cheap telescopic whip
that came with your scanner. For further reception you can hook up an external outdoor antenna which will
GREATLY increase the distance that your scanner can pick up conversations from cordless phones. Cordless phones
operate on 10 channels. 

CHANNEL BASE FREQ. HANDSET FREQ. 


   1 46.61 MHz 49.67 
   2 46.63 49.845 
   3 46.67 49.86 
   4 46.71 49.77 
   5 46.73 49.875 
   6 46.77 49.83 
   7 46.83 49.89 
   8 46.87 49.93 
   9 46.93 49.99 
   10 46.97 49.97 


candyman@mcs.com 
