Radio Shack Explore the Weather Alert Features of the PRO-2053 Scanner

ˆFeatures

Your RadioShack Base Scanner is one of a new generation of scanners designed to track Motorola Type I and II (such as Smartnet and Privacy Plus) and hybrid analog trunking systems, and GE/Ericsson (EDACS) type systems, used extensively in many communication systems.

Trunking communications systems let a large group of 2-way radio users (or even dif- ferent groups of 2-way radio users) efficiently use a set of frequencies. Instead of selecting a specific frequency for a transmission, the user simply selects a talk group. The trunk- ing system automatically transmits the call on the first available frequency, and also sends a code that uniquely identifies that transmission.

Since the trunking system might send a call and its response on different frequencies, it is difficult to listen to trunked communica- tions using a regular scanner. The trunking scanner monitors the data sent with a 2-way radio transmission, so you can hear the call and response for that user and more easily "follow" the conversation.

The scanner also lets you scan conventional transmissions, and is preprogrammed with service search banks for convenience. By pressing a single button, you can quickly search those frequencies most commonly used by public service and other agencies.

This scanner gives you direct access to over 59,000 frequencies including those used by police and fire departments, ambulance ser- vices, government agencies, air, and ama- teur radio services.

Your scanner includes these features:

Simultaneous Trunking Operation —

tracks two trunking systems (Motorola and

EDACS) and conventional systems at the same time.

Automatic Channel Programming — auto- matically determines the group trunking fre- quencies, for Motorola trunking systems only, once the control channels are pro- grammed.

10 Channel-Storage Banks — let you store

30 channels in each bank (300 channels) to group channels so calls are easier to identify.

10 ID-Storage Banks — let you store 1,000 IDs in 10 ID banks that have 5 sub-ID banks. 20 IDs are programmed in each sub-ID bank and let you easily identify the ID code.

Weather Alert — automatically sounds the alarm tone to advise of hazardous weather conditions when it detects the alert signal on the local National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather channel dur- ing priority operation.

Digital Weather Alert — displays the weath- er event text with four alert levels so you can see and hear the reason for the alert.

Data Cloning — lets you transfer the pro- grammed data to another PRO-2053 or PRO-93 scanner. You can also upload or download the programmed data to or from a PC using an optional PC interface kit.

12-Character, 4-Line, Alphanumeric Dis-

play — shows you detailed operating infor- mation clearly.

Triple Conversion Superheterodyne Re-

ceiver — virtually eliminates any interfer- ence from intermediate frequency (IF) images, so you hear only the frequency you select.

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