Radio Shack Essential Guide for Connecting Antennas to Your Scanner

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The Basics

connecting the supplied antenna

To attach the supplied ﬂexible antenna to the antenna jack on the top of your scanner, align the slots around the antenna’s connector with the tabs on the antenna jack. Press the antenna down over the jack and turn the antenna’s base clockwise until it locks into place.

connecting an optional external antenna

The antenna connector on your scanner makes it easy to use the scanner with a variety of antennas, such as an external mobile antenna or outdoor base station

antenna. Your local RadioShack store sells a variety of antennas.

Always use 50-ohm coaxial cable, such as RG-58 or RG-8, to connect an outdoor antenna. For lengths over 50 feet, use RG-8 low-loss dielectric coaxial cable. If your antenna’s cable does not have a BNC connector, you will also need a BNC adapter (not supplied, available at your local RadioShack store).

Follow the installation instructions supplied with the antenna, route the antenna cable to the scanner, then connect it to the antenna jack.

Warning! Use extreme caution when installing or removing an outdoor antenna. If the antenna starts to fall, let it go!

It could contact overhead power lines. If the antenna touches a power line, touching the antenna, mast, cable, or guy wires can cause electrocution and death. Call the power company to remove the antenna. DO NOT attempt to do so yourself.

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Contents PRO-97 1,000 Channel Triple Trunking Hand Held Scanner Contents Contents ﬁnding and storing active frequencies Trunking Speciﬁcations Glossary FAQs Frequently Asked Questions WarrantyCare FCC wants you to knowYour scanner’s controls ENT completes the entry of frequencies and text TUV enters an 8, or inputs characters T, U, or Basics OFF VOL/SQ turn the scanner on or off and adjust the squelch Power sources Using batteriesNever install non-rechargeable batteries Charging rechargeable batteries Using AC power Basics Using vehicle battery power Connecting an earphone/headphonesConnecting an extension speaker Trafﬁc safetyListening safely Basics Connecting the supplied antenna Connecting an optional external antennaBasics Using the belt clip Transferring data to or from another scanner orAM mode Quick startUnderstanding your scanner’s modes FM mode Ctcss CT modeDCS DC mode Motorola mode Basics Edacs mode LTR mode Open and closed modes Basics Setting up your scanner Turning on the scanner and setting squelchBasics Storing known frequencies into channels Beyond the Basics Ctcss and DCS Beyond the Basics Storing trunking frequencies into channels DCS Code TableStoring text tags Assigning a text tag to a channelAssigning a text tag to a group ID Assigning a text tag to a bankText input chart ﬁnding and storing active frequencies Searching a preprogrammed frequency rangeBand charts Search bank SR0 marine bandBeyond the Basics Search bank SR1 CB band Search bank SR2 FRS/GMRS/MURS bandSearch bank SR3 police/ﬁre band Search bank SR4 aircraft Searching active frequencies in a range Search bank SR5 amateur bandSearch bank SR6 programmable limit search Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics Manually tuning a frequency Listening to the weather bandSame standby mode Listening to a weather channelWX Alert and beep tone conﬁrmation Using frequency copy Beyond the Basics SkywarnCopying a frequency into a speciﬁed channel Copying a frequency into an empty channel within a bank Signal Stalker Copying a frequency into the priority channelUsing Signal Stalker Using Signal Stalker II with lockoutScanning the channels Turning channel-storage banks off and onUsing Ctcss and DCS Monitoring a single channel/power save circuitDeleting frequencies from channels Deleting all frequencies in a channel bankUsing delay Locking out channels or frequenciesLocking out channels Reviewing locked-out channels Locking out frequenciesReviewing locked-out frequencies Priority Clearing a locked-out frequencyClearing all locked-out frequencies in a search bank Beyond the Basics Changing the receive mode Using the attenuator Using the display/key backlight Turning the key tone on and offWhile Multi-System Trunking Scanner appears, press Beyond the Basics Using the keylock Changing the display contrastBeyond the Basics Cloning the programmed data Receives data from another scanner other than a PRO-97Trunking How trunking worksTo listen to the transmission, the mode Beyond the Basics Setting squelch for trunking mode Programming trunking frequenciesBeyond the Basics Programming Motorola trunking systems UHF-Lo Beyond the Basics Programming Motorola trunking systems 800 MHz Programming ﬂeet mapsBlock Size Code S10 S11 S12 Talk group IDs Storing talk group IDsBeyond the Basics Beyond the Basics Talk group ID hold Turning an ID sub-bank on or offDelay function in ID indication mode Locking out talk group IDsReviewing locked-out talk group IDs Clearing talk group IDsClearing all talk group IDs in a single bank Changing the open/closed mode Service and repair CareBirdie frequencies Speciﬁcations Selectivity 25 27.995 MHz at AM mode ±5 kHz 9V DC Beyond the Basics Initializing your scanner FCC wants you to know Scanning legallyGlossary FAQs Frequently Asked Questions Scanner is not working at all. What’s wrong?RadioShack Corporation