Radio Shack Comprehensive Guide to PRO-79 Scanner Instructions and Pro 79 Technology

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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

162.400	162.425	162.450	162.475
162.500	162.525	162.550

Birdie Frequencies

Every scanner has birdie frequencies. Birdies are signals creat- ed inside the scanner’s receiver. These operating frequencies might interfere with transmissions on the same frequencies. If you program one of these frequencies, you hear only noise on that frequency. If the interference is not severe, you might be able to turn SQUELCH clockwise to cut out the birdie. This scan- ner’s birdie frequencies (in MHz) are:

30.075	30.735	38.400	40.000	40.980

48.025	51.200	51.225	112.675	128.575

136.725	140.800	144.655	152.995	160.965

166.400	169.010	386.375	399.375	402.475

416.0375	426.625	434.675	442.100	447.425

456.075	458.175	464.3625	466.225	474.3125

480.575	490.3375	504.625	506.4125

To find the birdies in your individual scanner, begin by discon- necting the antenna and moving it away from the scanner. Make sure that no other nearby radio or TV sets are turned on near the scanner. Use the search function and search every frequen- cy range from its lowest frequency to the highest. Occasionally, the searching will stop as if it had found a signal, often without any sound. That is a birdie. Make a list of all the birdies in your scanner for future reference.

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Contents PRO-79 Channel VHF/Air/UHF Handheld Scanner Features Page Frequency Types of Transmissions Range MHz FCC NoticeScanning Legally Contents Special Features Preparation Installing BatteriesUsing Vehicle Battery Power Using AC PowerCharging Rechargeable Batteries Connecting the Supplied Antenna Connecting AN AntennaConnecting an Outdoor Antenna Listening Safely Connecting AN Earphone HeadphonesTraffic Safety Connecting AN Extension SpeakerLook AT the Keypad Understanding Your ScannerKeys NumberAIR Look AT the DisplayDLY Channel Storage Banks Understanding BanksFire/Police Service BanksMarine AirAmateur Radio Channel Frequency MHz 156.9250 Monitor Memories Operation RESETTING/INITIALIZING the ScannerInitializing the Scanner Resetting the ScannerStoring Known Frequencies Into Channels Finding and Storing Active Frequencies Searching the Service BanksUsing Direct Search Page Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel Using Monitor MemoryListening to a Monitor Memory Scanning the Stored Channels Monitoring a Stored Channel Turning CHANNEL-STORAGE Banks OFF and onListening to the Weather Band Clearing a Stored ChannelListening to the Marine Bank WX Alert Delay Special FeaturesLocking OUT Channels or Frequencies Locking Out ChannelsRemoving Lockouts From All Frequencies Locking Out FrequenciesReviewing Locked-Out Frequencies Removing Lockouts From All Frequencies in All Service Banks Using PriorityTurning the KEY Tone on and OFF Using the Display BacklightUsing the KEY Lock Avoiding Image Frequencies Guide to Frequencies General Guide to ScanningNational Weather Frequencies Birdie FrequenciesPrimary Usage Guide to the Action BandsTypical Band Usage MHz Band Allocation Abbreviations ServicesAircraft Band 108-136 MHz Meter Amateur Band 50-54 MHzGovernment Band 137-144 MHz Meter Amateur Band 144-148 MHzCentimeter Amateur Band 420-450 MHz VHF High Band 148-174 MHzLow Band 450-470 MHz Frequency ConversionSquelch is not TroubleshootingCare and Maintenance Specifications Volts DC, 4 AA Batteries Page Fort Worth, Texas RadioShackDivision of Tandy Corporation

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