Radio Shack PRO-72 Guide to Frequencies, US Weather Frequencies, Other Weather Frequencies

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A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNING

Reception of the frequencies covered by your scanner is mainly “line-of-sight.” That means you usually cannot hear stations that are beyond the horizon.

GUIDE TO FREQUENCIES

US Weather Frequencies

162.400 162.425 162.450 162.475

162.500 162.525 162.550

Other Weather Frequencies

161.650 161.775 162.440 163.275

Ham Radio Frequencies

Ham radio operators often transmit emergency informa- tion when other means of communication break down. The following chart shows the frequencies the scanner re- ceives that Ham radio operators normally use:

Wavelength (meters)

Frequencies (MHz)

10-Meter

29.000–29.700

6-Meter

50.000–54.000

2-Meter

144.000–148.000

70-cm

420.000–450.000

33-cm

902.000–928.000

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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 SpecificationsPower Sources Using BatteriesPreparation 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 Special Features DelayLocking OUT a Channel 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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