BAOFENG UV-5R USE AS A SCANNER ???

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BAOFENG UV-5R USE AS A SCANNER ???

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Is it possable to use a baofeng uv-5r to scan the marine band 156.000 to 162.975 ????
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It's possible certainly but it's so slow that you'll probably miss any transmissions.
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Too slow for scanning.
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