Radio Shack Race Scanner owner manual Listening to Weather Broadcasts

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LISTENING TO WEATHER BROADCASTS

The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has allocated fre- quencies for use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- tion (NOAA). Regulatory agencies in other countries have also allocated frequencies for use by their weather reporting authorities.

Your local weather reporting authority broadcasts your local forecast and regional weather information on one or more of these frequencies. If your scanner is within a weather reporting authority’s broadcast range, you can scan these frequencies.

Your scanner has 7 weather service frequencies preprogrammed. See “National Weather Frequencies” on Page 40 for a list of these frequen- cies.

To hear your local forecast and regional weather information, simply press WX. Your scanner scans through the weather frequencies. Your scanner should stop within a few seconds on your local weather broad- cast.

To manually tune to a specific preprogrammed weather frequency, press WX, then HOLD. Repeatedly press s or t to move forward or backward through the frequencies.

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Contents PRO-74 100-Channel VHF/UHF/Air/800 MHz Race Scanner Features Page Frequency Range Step Transmission MHz KHz FCC Notice Scanning LegallyContents Care and Maintenance Specifications Special FeaturesTroubleshooting General Guide to ScanningPower Sources Using Internal BatteriesPreparation Page Charging Nickel-Cadmium Batteries Using Standard AC Power Using Vehicle Battery Power Connecting AN Antenna Connecting an Optional Antenna Connecting AN Extension Speaker Connecting AN Earphone HeadphonesTraffic Safety Attaching the Belt ClipListening Safely Understanding Your Scanner Look AT the KeypadPage Look AT the Display Page Memory Banks Service BanksUnderstanding Banks Name Typical Usage Frequency Range MHzHAM Turning on the Scanner Setting Squelch OperationStoring Known Frequencies Into Channels Press E to store the frequency into the channelSearching the Service Banks Finding and Storing Active FrequenciesSearching from a Selected Frequency Search Skip Memory Storing Active FrequenciesManually Selecting a Channel Scanning Channels Deleting a Frequency from a ChannelListening to Weather Broadcasts Using the PRO-74 AT the Races Storing a CAR Number and FrequencyAdding Frequencies to a Car Number Scanning by CAR Number Viewing Frequencies Associated with a Car NumberDeleting a Frequency from a Car Number Finding What CAR Numbers are in What Channels Locking OUT Channels Special FeaturesTurning Memory Banks on and OFF PriorityN K Changing Search Speeds Using the KeylockUsing the Display Backlight Normal Search HypersearchTurning the Battery Save Function OFF/ON Turning the KEY Tone OFF/ONSkipping Data Signals National Weather Frequencies General Guide to ScanningGuide to Frequencies Canadian Weather FrequenciesBirdie Frequencies VHF Band Guide to the Action BandsTypical Band Usage UHF BandBand Allocation Primary UsageAbbreviations Very High Frequency VHF Meter Amateur Band- 50-54 MHz Ultra High Frequency UHF Frequency Conversion Conventional Systems Band Locally AssignedTroubleshooting Problem Possible Cause RemedyResetting the Scanner BATT.LoCare and Maintenance Specifications Limited One-Year Warranty RadioShack Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth, Texas