Radio Shack PRO-72 owner manual Listening to a Weather Band

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LISTENING TO A WEATHER BAND

The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has al- located channels for use by the National Oceanic and At- mospheric Administration (NOAA). Regulatory agencies in other countries have also allocated channels for use by their weather reporting authorities.

Your local weather reporting authority broadcast your lo- cal forecast and regional weather information on one or more of these channels.

To hear your local forecast and regional weather informa- tion, simply press WX. Your scanner scans through the

weather band, and and WX appear. Your scanner should stop within a few seconds on your local weather broadcast.

If the broadcast is weak, press or to resume scan- ning.

To reverse the scanning direction, press or .

To manually select a specific preprogrammed weather channel, repeatedly press WX until MAN appears, then:

Repeatedly press or to move forward or back- ward through the channels.

Press the 1-digit number (0–9) of the channel you want to listen to.

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PRO-72 50-Channel Portable Scanner Features Serial Number Page FCC Notice Scanning Legally Contents General Guide to Scanning Special FeaturesTroubleshooting Care and Maintenance SpecificationsPreparation Power SourcesUsing Batteries Page Page Using Standard AC Power Using Vehicle Battery Power Charging a Rechargeable Battery Pack Connecting the Antenna Connecting an Optional Antenna Connecting AN EARPHONE/ HeadphonesListening Safely Traffic SafetyUsing the Belt Clip Connecting AN Extension SpeakerYour Scanner Look AT the Keypad Page Look AT the Display Page Search Bands Understanding BANDS/MONITOR MemoryMonitor Memory Operation Turning on the SCANNER/ Setting Volume and SquelchManually Storing Frequencies Storing Active FrequenciesPage Band Search Page Direct Search Monitoring a Stored Channel Moving a Frequency from the Monitor Memory to a ChannelScanning the Channels Clearing a Channel Listening to the Monitor MemoryListening to a Weather Band Locking OUT a Channel Special FeaturesDelay Using the Display Backlight Turning the KEY Tone on and OFF Using the KeylockHam Radio Frequencies Guide to FrequenciesUS Weather Frequencies Other Weather Frequencies486.400 499.200 Birdie FrequenciesVHF Band Guide to the Action BandsUnited States Broadcast Bands Typical Band UsageActivities Primary UsageBand Allocation Specified IntervalsVery High Frequency VHF Government Band Ultra High Frequency UHF Frequency Conversion Problem Possible Causes Remedies TroubleshootingProblem Possible Remedies Causes Resetting the Scanner RESETTING/INITIALIZING the ScannerInitializing the Scanner Care and Maintenance Page Specifications US Patent Numbers Limited One-Year Warranty
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