Radio Shack PRO-2040 owner manual Scanning Legally

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Locking Out Channels	29
Changing Scanning and Search Speeds	29
Detecting Data Signals	30
A General Guide To Scanning	31
Guide to Frequencies	31
National Weather Frequencies	31
Ham Radio Frequencies	31
Guide to the Action Bands	31
International Broadcast Bands	31
Typical Band Usage	32
Primary Usage	32
Specified Intervals	33
Band Allocation	33
Frequency Conversion	38
Troubleshooting	39
Care and Maintenance	40
Specifications	41

Scanning Legally

Scanning is a fun and interesting hobby. You can hear police and fire depart- ments, ambulance services, government agencies, private companies, amateur radio services, aircraft, and military operations. It is legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can receive. However, there are some electronic and wire communications that are illegal to intentionally intercept. These include:

•Telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other private means of tele- phone signal transmission)

•Pager transmissions

•Scrambled or encrypted transmissions

According to the Federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), as amended, you could be fined and possibly imprisoned for intentionally listening to, using, or disclosing the contents of such a transmission unless you have the consent of a party to the communication (unless such activity is otherwise ille- gal). These laws change from time to time and there might be state or local laws that also affect legal scanner usage.

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Contents Fm Page 1 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 1112 AM Features Fm Page 3 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 1112 AM FCC Notice Contents Scanning Legally Memory Backup Connecting PowerUsing Standard AC Power PreparationUsing Vehicle Battery Power Connecting AN Antenna Telescoping AntennaOptional Outdoor Antenna Resetting the SCANNER’S Display Connecting AN EARPHONE/ HEADPHONES/ External Speaker Initializing ScannerTraffic Safety Listening SafelyUnderstanding Your Scanner Look AT the Front PanelEnters the up or down direction in the search mode Programs a 2-second delay for the selected chanStores frequencies into and accesses the 10 moni Turns the data skip feature on and offLook AT the Display Appears when you program a channel for a two-second Appears when you manually select a locked channel, orDuring a search hold when the frequency is stored Delay before scanning or when you listen to a channelUnderstanding the SCANNER’S Memory Channel-Storage BanksMonitor Memories Turning on the SCANNER/SETTING the Volume and Squelch OperationFinding Birdie Frequencies Manually Storing Frequencies in Channels Searching for and Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies Limit SearchDirect Search Search Skip Memory Listening to Monitor Memories Moving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel Scanning the Stored ChannelsManually Selecting a Channel Turning Channel-Storage Banks On and OffListening to the Weather Band Special Features Using the 2-SECOND DelayDesignating a Priority Channel Locking OUT Channels Changing Scanning and Search SpeedsPRO-2040 has two scan and three search speeds Type Speed Detecting Data Signals General Guide to Scanning Guide to FrequenciesGuide to the Action Bands HF Band 3.00-30.0 MHz Typical Band UsagePrimary Usage VHF Band 30.00-300.0 MHzBand Allocation UHF BandAbbreviations High Frequency HF- 3 MHz-30 MHz Very High Frequency VHF- 30 MHz-300 MHzVHF-Hi Band 148-174 MHz Ultra High Frequency UHF- 300 MHz-3 GHz Low Band 450-470 MHzFrequency Conversion Trunked Systems Band Locally AssignedTroubleshooting Care and Maintenance Specifications Ohms DC 400 mA full volume unsquelchedMHz and 450 kHz Watts maximumFm Page 43 Wednesday, August 4, 1999 1112 AM Radio Shack