Radio Shack PRO-97 manual FCC wants you to know, Scanning legally

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Beyond the Basics

The FCC wants you to know

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a scanning receiver, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

scanning legally

Your scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups including police and fire departments, ambulance services, government agencies, private companies, amateur radio services, military operations, pager services, and wireline (telephone and telegraph) service providers. It is legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can receive. However, there are some transmissions you should never intentionally listen to. These include:

•Telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other private means of telephone signal transmission)

•Pager transmissions

•Any scrambled or encrypted transmissions

According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), you are subject to fines and possible imprisonment for intentionally listening to, using, or divulging the contents of such a transmission unless you have the consent of a party to the communication (unless such activity is otherwise illegal).

This scanner has been designed to prevent reception of illegal transmissions. This is done to comply with the legal requirement that scanners be manufactured so as to not be easily modifiable to pick up those transmissions. Do not open your scanner’s case to make any modifications that could allow it to pick up transmissions that are illegal to monitor. Doing so could subject you to legal penalties.

In some areas, mobile use of this scanner is unlawful or requires a permit. Check the laws in your area. It is also illegal in many areas to interfere with the duties of public safety officials by traveling to the scene of an incident without authorization.

We encourage responsible, safe and legal scanner use.

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Contents PRO-97 1,000 Channel Triple Trunking Hand Held Scanner Contents Contents finding and storing active frequencies Trunking Care Glossary FAQs Frequently Asked Questions WarrantySpecifications 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 Using batteries Power sourcesNever install non-rechargeable batteries Charging rechargeable batteries Using AC power Connecting an earphone/headphones Basics Using vehicle battery powerTraffic safety Connecting an extension speakerListening safely Connecting an optional external antenna Basics Connecting the supplied antennaTransferring data to or from another scanner or Basics Using the belt clipQuick start AM modeUnderstanding your scanner’s modes Ctcss CT mode FM modeDCS DC mode Motorola mode Basics Edacs mode LTR mode Open and closed modes Basics Turning on the scanner and setting squelch Setting up your scannerBasics Storing known frequencies into channels Beyond the Basics Ctcss and DCS Beyond the Basics DCS Code Table Storing trunking frequencies into channelsAssigning a text tag to a channel Storing text tagsAssigning a text tag to a bank Assigning a text tag to a group IDText input chart Searching a preprogrammed frequency range finding and storing active frequenciesSearch bank SR0 marine band Band chartsBeyond the Basics Search bank SR2 FRS/GMRS/MURS band Search bank SR1 CB bandSearch bank SR3 police/fire band Search bank SR4 aircraft Search bank SR5 amateur band Searching active frequencies in a rangeSearch bank SR6 programmable limit search Beyond the Basics Listening to the weather band Beyond the Basics Manually tuning a frequencyListening to a weather channel Same standby modeWX Alert and beep tone confirmation Beyond the Basics Skywarn Using frequency copyCopying a frequency into a specified channel Copying a frequency into an empty channel within a bank Copying a frequency into the priority channel Signal StalkerUsing Signal Stalker II with lockout Using Signal StalkerTurning channel-storage banks off and on Scanning the channelsMonitoring a single channel/power save circuit Using Ctcss and DCSDeleting all frequencies in a channel bank Deleting frequencies from channelsLocking out channels or frequencies Using delayLocking out channels Locking out frequencies Reviewing locked-out channelsReviewing locked-out frequencies Clearing a locked-out frequency PriorityClearing all locked-out frequencies in a search bank Beyond the Basics Changing the receive mode Using the attenuator Turning the key tone on and off Using the display/key backlightWhile Multi-System Trunking Scanner appears, press Changing the display contrast Beyond the Basics Using the keylockReceives data from another scanner other than a PRO-97 Beyond the Basics Cloning the programmed dataHow trunking works TrunkingTo listen to the transmission, the mode Programming trunking frequencies Beyond the Basics Setting squelch for trunking modeBeyond the Basics Programming Motorola trunking systems UHF-Lo Beyond the Basics Programming fleet maps Programming Motorola trunking systems 800 MHzBlock Size Code S10 S11 S12 Storing talk group IDs Talk group IDsBeyond the Basics Beyond the Basics Turning an ID sub-bank on or off Talk group ID holdLocking out talk group IDs Delay function in ID indication modeClearing talk group IDs Reviewing locked-out talk group IDsClearing all talk group IDs in a single bank Changing the open/closed mode Care Service and repairBirdie frequencies Specifications Selectivity 25 27.995 MHz at AM mode ±5 kHz 9V DC Beyond the Basics Initializing your scanner Scanning legally FCC wants you to knowGlossary Scanner is not working at all. What’s wrong? FAQs Frequently Asked QuestionsRadioShack Corporation
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