Radio Shack PRO-79 owner manual Band Allocation, Abbreviations Services

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Note: Remote control stations and mobile units operate at 5 MHz higher than their associated base stations and relay re- peater units.

BAND ALLOCATION

To help decide which frequency ranges to scan, use the follow- ing listing of the typical services that use the frequencies your scanner receives. These frequencies are subject to change, and might vary from area to area. For a more complete listing, refer to the Police Call Radio Guide including Fire and Emergency Services, available at your local RadioShack store.

Abbreviations

Services

AIR

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft

BIFC

. Boise (ID) Interagency Fire Cache

BUS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Business

CAP

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civil Air Patrol

CB

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Citizens Band

CCA

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Common Carrier

CSB

. . . . . . . . . . Conventional Systems

CTSB

. . . Conventional/Trunked Systems

FIRE

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fire Department

HAM

. . . . . . . . . . . Amateur (Ham) Radio

GOVT

. . . . . . . . . . . . Federal Government

GMR

. . . . . . . . . . . General Mobile Radio

GTR

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Trunked

IND

. . . . . . . . . . . . . Industrial Services

(Manufacturing, Construction, Farming, Forest Products)

MAR

. . . . . . . . . . Military Amateur Radio

MARI

. . . . . . . . . . Maritime Limited Coast

 

(Coast Guard, Marine Telephone,

 

Shipboard Radio, Private Stations)

MARS

. . . . Military Affiliate Radio System

MED

. . . . . Emergency/Medical Services

MIL

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. Military

MOV

. . . . . Motion Picture/Video Industry

NEW

. . . . . . . . . . . . New Mobile Narrow

NEWS

Relay Press (Newspaper Reporters)

OIL

. . . . . . . . . . Oil/Petroleum Industry

POL

. . . . . . . . . . . . . Police Department

PUB

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public Services

(Public Safety, Local Government, Forestry Conservation)

PSB

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public Safety

PTR

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private Trunked

ROAD

. . . . Road & Highway Maintenance

RTV

Radio/TV Remote Broadcast Pickup

TAXI

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taxi Services

TELB

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile Telephone

(Aircraft, Radio Common Carrier, Landline Companies)

TELC

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cordless Phones

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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 BanksAmateur Radio AirMarine 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 Listening to a Monitor Memory Using Monitor MemoryMoving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel Scanning the Stored Channels Monitoring a Stored Channel Turning CHANNEL-STORAGE Banks OFF and onListening to the Marine Bank Clearing a Stored ChannelListening to the Weather Band WX Alert Locking Out Channels Special FeaturesDelay Locking OUT Channels or FrequenciesReviewing Locked-Out Frequencies Locking Out FrequenciesRemoving Lockouts From All Frequencies Removing Lockouts From All Frequencies in All Service Banks Using PriorityUsing the KEY Lock Using the Display BacklightTurning the KEY Tone on and OFF Avoiding Image Frequencies Birdie Frequencies General Guide to ScanningGuide to Frequencies National Weather FrequenciesTypical Band Usage MHz Guide to the Action BandsPrimary Usage 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 Division of Tandy Corporation RadioShackFort Worth, Texas
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