Radio Shack PRO-79 owner manual WX Alert

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Your scanner should stop within a few seconds on your local weather broadcast. If the broadcast is weak, you can press WX again to resume scanning.

	Channel	Frequency
	Channel	(MHz)
		(MHz)

	1	162.400

	2	162.425

	3	162.450

	4	162.475

	5	162.500

	6	162.525

	7	162.550

WX Alert

Your scanner’s WX alert warns you of serious weather condi- tions by sounding an alarm if a National Weather Service broad- caster in your area broadcasts a weather alert tone.

To set the scanner so it sounds an alarm when a weather alert tone is broadcast, press PRI/ALERT while you are listening to the WX channel. ALErt appears. If the scanner detects the weather alert, it sounds an alarm. Press any key to turn off the alarm. To cancel the weather alert operation, press PRI/ALERT again.

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Contents PRO-79 Channel VHF/Air/UHF Handheld Scanner Features Page Frequency Types of Transmissions Range MHz FCC NoticeScanning Legally Contents Special Features Preparation Installing BatteriesUsing Vehicle Battery Power Using AC PowerCharging Rechargeable Batteries Connecting the Supplied Antenna Connecting AN AntennaConnecting an Outdoor Antenna Listening Safely Connecting AN Earphone HeadphonesTraffic Safety Connecting AN Extension SpeakerLook AT the Keypad Understanding Your ScannerKeys NumberAIR Look AT the DisplayDLY Channel Storage Banks Understanding BanksFire/Police Service BanksMarine AirAmateur Radio Channel Frequency MHz 156.9250 Monitor Memories Operation RESETTING/INITIALIZING the ScannerInitializing the Scanner Resetting the ScannerStoring Known Frequencies Into Channels Finding and Storing Active Frequencies Searching the Service BanksUsing Direct Search Page Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel Using Monitor MemoryListening to a Monitor Memory Scanning the Stored Channels Monitoring a Stored Channel Turning CHANNEL-STORAGE Banks OFF and onListening to the Weather Band Clearing a Stored ChannelListening to the Marine Bank WX Alert Locking Out Channels Special FeaturesDelay Locking OUT Channels or FrequenciesRemoving Lockouts From All Frequencies Locking Out FrequenciesReviewing Locked-Out Frequencies Removing Lockouts From All Frequencies in All Service Banks Using PriorityTurning the KEY Tone on and OFF Using the Display BacklightUsing the KEY Lock Avoiding Image Frequencies Birdie Frequencies General Guide to ScanningGuide to Frequencies National Weather FrequenciesPrimary Usage Guide to the Action BandsTypical Band Usage MHz Band Allocation Abbreviations ServicesMeter Amateur Band 144-148 MHz Meter Amateur Band 50-54 MHzAircraft Band 108-136 MHz Government Band 137-144 MHzCentimeter Amateur Band 420-450 MHz VHF High Band 148-174 MHzLow Band 450-470 MHz Frequency ConversionSquelch is not TroubleshootingCare and Maintenance Specifications Volts DC, 4 AA Batteries Page Fort Worth, Texas RadioShackDivision of Tandy Corporation

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