Searching for Active Frequencies

Many people enjoy searching for the unknown frequencies that are in use in their area but are not posted to any site or in any publication. The BC340CRS has two ways to search: Limit searching that searches between two set frequencies and Service Searching that searches for specific types of agencies based on the FCC’s standard frequency allocation for such services.

Using Limit Search

Programming an Upper/Lower Limit

Follow these steps to program an Upper and Lower limit for the limit search:

1.Press SEARCH then HOLD. The scanner holds on the current search frequency.

2.Enter one of the range limits, then press E/PGM.

Press ▲ or ▼ then enter the other range limit , and press E/PGM.

Searching the Selected Range

After entering the limits (or use the default limits), press SEARCH. The scanner starts searching from the lower range up to the higher range. To change the direction of the search, press ▲ or ▼.

Using Service Search

You can select any of Police, Fire/EMS, Aircraft, Ham, and Marine channels for active frequencies in your area.

Selecting a Service to Search

Press SVC to enter the service search mode, then press the button corresponding to the service you want to search. When the scanner stops on a transmission, you can force it to resume searching by pressing

▲or ▼.