Radio Shack PRO-79 owner manual Scanning Legally

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Note: Mobile use of this scanner is unlawful or requires a permit in some areas. Check the laws in your area.

SCANNING LEGALLY

Your scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups including police and fire departments, ambulance services, gov- ernment agencies, private companies, amateur radio services, military operations, pager services, and wireline (telephone and telegraph) service providers. It is legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can receive. However, there are some transmissions you should never intentionally listen to. These include:

•telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other private means of telephone signal transmission)

•pager transmissions

•any scrambled or encrypted transmissions

According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (EC- PA), you are subject to fines and possible imprisonment for in- tentionally listening to, using, or divulging the contents of such a transmission unless you have the consent of a party to the com- munication (unless such activity is otherwise illegal).

This scanner is designed to prevent reception of illegal trans- missions, in compliance with the law which requires that scan- ners be manufactured in such a way as to not be easily modifiable to pick up those transmissions. Do not open your scanner's case to make any modifications that could allow it to pick up transmissions that it is not legal to listen to. Doing so could subject you to legal penalties.

We encourage responsible, legal scanner use.

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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 Delay Special FeaturesLocking OUT Channels or Frequencies Locking Out ChannelsRemoving 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 Guide to Frequencies General Guide to ScanningNational Weather Frequencies Birdie FrequenciesPrimary Usage Guide to the Action BandsTypical Band Usage MHz Band Allocation Abbreviations ServicesAircraft Band 108-136 MHz Meter Amateur Band 50-54 MHzGovernment Band 137-144 MHz Meter Amateur Band 144-148 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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