Radio Shack 20-426 manual About Skywarn

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Beyond the Basics

Skywarn

The Skywarn function lets you jump directly to the last channel in memory (Channel 1000) from any mode by pressing FUNC + . The scanner goes into scan hold mode and starts receiving transmissions in the last channel. If

no frequency is programmed in the last channel, No Prog appears and the scanner sounds an error tone.

about Skywarn

Skywarn is an organized group of trained weather observers. A Skywarn group exists in virtually every US county with

a signiﬁcant population. During inclement weather, reports made by Skywarn observers include information about:

•pea-sized and larger hail

•wind and wind gusts 40 MPH and greater

•heavy rainfall

•lightning (cloud-to-cloud and especially cloud-to- ground)

•wall clouds seen in severe thunderstorms (which spawn tornadoes)

•severe lowering of a wall cloud

•turbulence in a wall cloud

•funnel clouds

•tornadoes

•high water areas

•downed power lines

•other emergency conditions that affect life or property

Listening to Skywarn broadcasts makes it easy to quickly ﬁnd out about and prepare for inclement weather conditions in your immediate area, even before your local NOAA weather broadcast and local TV or radio station can announce them.

Enter the local Skywarn frequency for your area into Channel 1000 on your scanner. Then, listen to Skywarn ﬁrst when severe weather threatens. Listen to NOAA: for weather alerts

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Contents Pro-2051 1,000-Channel Triple Trunking Mobile/Base Scanner Contents Basics Power your scannerSet up your scanner BasicsScanning a private bank Advanced scanner featuresBeyond the Basics Highway patrol alertsWired programming Contents SkywarnSignal Stalker WarrantyYour scanner’s keypad HOLD/RESUMETo Do This Your scanner’s rear view Your scanner’s display TrunkFCC wants you to know Install your scanner Mounting the scanner in your vehicleThrough your vehicle’s ignition negative ground only Power your scannerFrom a wall outlet From your vehicle’s cigarrette lighter Rear ViewConnect your scanner Connecting the supplied antennaConnecting an external antenna Connecting an external speaker Use extreme caution when installing or removing anListening Safely Set the squelch Set up your scannerTurn on your scanner Scanning overview Basics Listen to preprogrammed frequenciesCommon scanner terms Basics Channel storage banks Advanced scanner featuresBeyond the Basics Storing known frequencies into channelsBeyond the Basics Beyond the Basics Deleting a stored frequency Locking out a channel in hold modeLocking out a channel in scanning mode Locking out channelsRestoring all locked-out channels Restoring a locked-out channel in hold modeMemory lock Direct channel access Beyond the Basics Hold/resumeScanning a private bank Beyond the Basics Priority scan Changing the priority channelService scanning Setting a search band Beyond the Basics Band searchData skip Search holdBeyond the Basics Frequency skip Storing search frequenciesDelay Selecting the state Highway patrol alertsHighway patrol/local police scanning State Code Order Press these buttons Action Highway warning alert Setting the alert tone volumeBeyond the Basics Scan hold Muting the alert tone Adjusting alertHighway patrol priority channels Skip frequenciesTrunked highway frequencies Skywarn About SkywarnNWR Same Programming a Fips code Programming FipsBeyond the Basics Signal Stalker Setting the signal stalker options Beyond the Basics Using signal stalker Setting the squelch Trunk trackingProgramming trunking frequencies Selecting Trunking System Type Programming id scan lists manually Motorola talk groups Edacs talk groupsLTR talk groups Receiving trunked systemsID scan mode ID scan hold modeID search hold mode Direct entry id hold modeID search mode Deleting a stored ID ID monitor modeProgramming scan lists during search Restoring locked-out IDs ID lockoutReviewing ID lockout Trunking frequency conﬁrmation Setting the delay mode for trunking modeSetting priority in trunking mode Moving between scan list memories Multi-trackAbout multi-track Edacs tracking Programming Edacs system frequenciesAFS partial entry Special Edacs featuresBeyond the Basics An Edacs trunked system Edacs ID range search Edacs ID blockoutTracking LTR systems Edacs ScatBeyond the Basics Tracking Motorola systems ﬂeet map programming Preset Fleet Maps E1P1 E1P5 E1P11 Selecting a Preset Fleet Map User-deﬁned ﬂeet mapsFleet Map Size Codes Programming a Hybrid system Size code restrictionsProgramming a user ﬂeet map You can only enter within a range of 5-100 kHz, and 5 or Toggling the status bit Control channel only mode Disconnect tone detect option end code If the scanner receives no data from the PC for more than Cloning your scanner Replacing the fuse in the DC power cord BirdiesBeyond the Basics Resetting your scanner ProperlyFrequently asked questions FAQs Drive by patrol cars but do not hear alarms?Error appears on the display. What does it mean? Speciﬁcations If FrequenciesGlossary Service and repair Care