Radio Shack PRO-2049 owner manual General Guide to Scanning

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A General Guide to Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Ham Radio Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 National Weather Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Birdie Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 United States Broadcast Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Guide to the Action Bands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Typical Band Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Primary Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Band Allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Avoiding Image Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Frequency Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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Contents PRO-2049 Channel Direct Entry Programmable Scanner Features Freq. Range Freq. Step MHz KHz FCC Notice Scanning LegallyContents Troubleshooting Care and Maintenance Specifications General Guide to ScanningConnecting an Outdoor Antenna Connecting AN AntennaConnecting the Supplied Antenna PreparationConnecting Power Connecting AN External Speaker Connecting AN Earphone HeadphonesListening Safely Understanding Your Scanner Look AT the Front PanelStops scanning to let you listen to a monitor memory Look AT the Display A N MAN PGM PRI L/O DLY WXFm Page 14 Wednesday, March 24, 1999 243 PM CHANNEL-STORAGE Banks Understanding Banks and BandsMonitor Memories Frequency Bands29-54 Resetting Scanner Turning on the SCANNER/SETTING Volume and SquelchOperation Manually Storing Frequencies Into Channels Searching for and Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies Band SearchListening to Monitor Memories Direct SearchMoving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel Deleting a Frequency from a ChannelScanning Channels Manually Selecting a Channel Special Features DelaySkipping Frequencies Channels Priority Removing Skip from FrequenciesRemoving Skip from Channels Turning the KEY Tone on or OFF Listening to the Weather BandNational Weather Frequencies General Guide to ScanningHAM Radio Frequencies Wavelength Meters Voice MHzBirdie Frequencies United States Broadcast BandGuide to the Action Bands Typical Band UsagePrimary Usage Abbreviations Services Band AllocationMeter Amateur Band 50-54 MHz Government Band 137-144 MHzMeter Amateur Band 144-148 MHz VHF High Band 148-174 MHz Centimeter Amateur Band 420-450 MHz Low Band 450-470 MHzAvoiding Image Frequencies Frequency ConversionTroubleshooting Symptom SuggestionCare and Maintenance Specifications Squelch Sensitivity Fm Page 38 Wednesday, March 24, 1999 243 PM Fm Page 39 Wednesday, March 24, 1999 243 PM RadioShack Division of Tandy CorporationFort Worth, Texas
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