Radio Shack Race Scanner owner manual General Guide to Scanning, Guide to 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

National Weather Frequencies

162.400162.475162.525

162.425162.500162.550

162.450

Canadian Weather Frequencies

161.650

161.775

163.275

Note: The Canadian frequencies are not preprogrammed in this scan- ner, but you can manually search or store them.

VHF FM Marine Frequencies

Chan-	Frequency			Chan-	Frequency
nel				nel
nel	Ship	Shore		nel	Ship	Shore
No.	Ship	Shore		No.	Ship	Shore


6	156.3000	156.3000		64	156.2550	156.2550

7	156.3500	156.3500		65	156.2750	156.2750

8	156.4000	156.4000		66	156.3250	156.3250

9	156.4500	156.4500		67	156.3750	156.3750

10	156.5000	156.5000		68	156.4250	156.4250

11	156.5500	156.5500		69	156.4750	156.4750

12	156.6000	156.6000		70	156.5250	156.5250

13	156.6500	156.6500		71	156.5750	156.5750

14	156.7000	156.7000		72	156.6250	156.6250

15	156.7500	156.7500		73	156.6750	156.6750

16	156.8000	156.8000		74	156.7250	156.7250

17	156.8500	156.8500		77	156.8750	156.8750

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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 Special Features TroubleshootingCare and Maintenance Specifications General Guide to ScanningUsing Internal Batteries Power SourcesPreparation 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 HeadphonesAttaching the Belt Clip Traffic SafetyListening Safely Understanding Your Scanner Look AT the KeypadPage Look AT the Display Page Service Banks Understanding BanksMemory 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 Viewing Frequencies Associated with a Car Number Scanning by CAR NumberDeleting a Frequency from a Car Number Finding What CAR Numbers are in What Channels Special Features Turning Memory Banks on and OFFLocking OUT Channels PriorityN K Using the Keylock Using the Display Backlight Changing Search Speeds Normal Search HypersearchTurning the Battery Save Function OFF/ON Turning the KEY Tone OFF/ONSkipping Data Signals General Guide to Scanning Guide to FrequenciesNational Weather Frequencies Canadian Weather FrequenciesBirdie Frequencies Guide to the Action Bands Typical Band UsageVHF Band UHF BandPrimary Usage Band AllocationAbbreviations 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