Here's the frequencies for the new cordless phones. You can set the channels up on most scanners so you can listen in on the neighbor- hood gossip, etc... CHANNEL BASE HANDSET 1 46.61O 49.670 2 46.63O 49.845 3 46.670 49.860 4 46.710 49.770 5 46.730 49.875 6 46.770 49.830 7 46.830 49.890 8 46.870 49.930 9 46.930 49.990 10 46.970 46.970 You should be able to hear both sides of the conversation on either the base or handset frequencies due to the telephone hybrid circuitry. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- By the way, those order-taking boxes you see at some McDonald's and Jack-in-the-Box drive-thru restaurants...you will find them operating simplex on one or more of the following frequencies: 35.020 154.570 154.600 157.595 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Those cute little wireless microphones you see professional singers using? Snoop around: 36.70 37.10 These aren't the cheap Radio Shack 37.16 variety of wireless mike- they're the 40.68 expensive, professional variety... 42.89 44.87 47.27 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- All frequencies are in megahertz and are shared with other low power, short range utility services, so you may hear some strange things depending upon your location and antenna. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Keep in mind that it may be unlawful for you to divulge certain information you hear on your scanner.