NWR Same | Radio Shack 20-426 guide

Beyond the Basics

and warnings, watch box notices, and weather forecasts. Listen to Skywarn to hear trained observers in your vicinity call in ofﬁcial reports to a “net control” station which relays those reports to NOAA and other emergency agencies.

Most importantly, you get Skywarn reports directly from trained observers - that means you get them several minutes before they can be relayed for broadcast by NOAA and as much as 5 or 10 minutes sooner than you will hear them on local TV or radio! Those few minutes can be worth a lot when it comes to deciding if your family needs to take cover.

	Note	If you tune to a Skywarn frequency when the Skywarn
	Note	net is not active, you may hear nothing, or you may
		net is not active, you may hear nothing, or you may
		hear amateur radio operators talking on a local repeater
		system.

NWR SAME

During weather mode, press FUNC +WX ALT to enable NWR SAME alert. When WX alert is on, ALERT lights and the audio mute is set on.

Press FUNC + WX ALT to turn off the NWR SAME alert.

If the scanner receives a SAME event code from the local weather service, it sounds an alert and displays the description for any alert received. Then, audio mute turns off and ALERT blinks.

The scanner displays the following messages:

Warning : L1

Watch : L2

Advisory : L3

WX alert (1050 Hz): WXA

During an alert, press any key to stop the alert. If you do not press any key, the scanner continues sounding the alert beep.

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Contents

Pro-2051 1,000-Channel Triple Trunking Mobile/Base Scanner Contents Basics Power your scannerSet up your scanner Basics Highway patrol alerts Advanced scanner featuresBeyond the Basics Scanning a private bank Warranty Contents SkywarnSignal Stalker Wired programming HOLD/RESUME Your scanner’s keypad To Do This Your scanner’s rear view Trunk Your scanner’s display FCC wants you to know Mounting the scanner in your vehicle Install your scanner Power your scanner From a wall outletThrough your vehicle’s ignition negative ground only Rear View From your vehicle’s cigarrette lighter Connecting the supplied antenna Connecting an external antennaConnect your scanner Use extreme caution when installing or removing an Connecting an external speaker Listening Safely Set up your scanner Turn on your scannerSet the squelch Basics Listen to preprogrammed frequencies Common scanner termsScanning overview Basics Storing known frequencies into channels Advanced scanner featuresBeyond the Basics Channel storage banks Beyond the Basics Locking out channels Locking out a channel in hold modeLocking out a channel in scanning mode Beyond the Basics Deleting a stored frequency Restoring a locked-out channel in hold mode Memory lockRestoring all locked-out channels Beyond the Basics Hold/resume Direct channel access Scanning a private bank Changing the priority channel Beyond the Basics Priority scan Service scanning Beyond the Basics Band search Setting a search band Search hold Data skip Storing search frequencies Beyond the Basics Frequency skip Delay Highway patrol alerts Highway patrol/local police scanningSelecting the state State Code Order Press these buttons Action Setting the alert tone volume Beyond the Basics Scan holdHighway warning alert Skip frequencies Adjusting alertHighway patrol priority channels Muting the alert tone Trunked highway frequencies About Skywarn Skywarn NWR Same Programming Fips Programming a Fips code Beyond the Basics Signal Stalker Setting the signal stalker options Beyond the Basics Using signal stalker Trunk tracking Setting the squelch Programming trunking frequencies Selecting Trunking System Type Programming id scan lists manually Edacs talk groups Motorola talk groups Receiving trunked systems LTR talk groups ID scan hold mode ID scan mode Direct entry id hold mode ID search modeID search hold mode ID monitor mode Programming scan lists during searchDeleting a stored ID ID lockout Reviewing ID lockoutRestoring locked-out IDs Setting the delay mode for trunking mode Setting priority in trunking modeTrunking frequency conﬁrmation Multi-track Moving between scan list memories About multi-track Programming Edacs system frequencies Edacs tracking Special Edacs features Beyond the Basics An Edacs trunked systemAFS partial entry Edacs ID blockout Edacs ID range search Edacs Scat Tracking LTR systems Beyond the Basics Tracking Motorola systems ﬂeet map programming Preset Fleet Maps E1P1 E1P5 E1P11 User-deﬁned ﬂeet maps Selecting a Preset Fleet Map Fleet Map Size Codes Size code restrictions Programming a user ﬂeet mapProgramming a Hybrid system 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 Birdies Replacing the fuse in the DC power cord Properly Beyond the Basics Resetting your scanner Drive by patrol cars but do not hear alarms? Frequently asked questions FAQs Error appears on the display. What does it mean? If Frequencies Speciﬁcations Glossary Care Service and repair