glossary

 

ALKALINE/RECHARGEABLE Switch - Lets you

select the type of batteries you want to use in the

scanner (alkaline or rechargeable)

5

Service Banks - preset groups of frequencies

 

categorized by the type of services that use those

frequencies

17, 24

Channel-Storage Banks - Groups of channels, used

for frequency storage

24

Signal Stalker - lets you set the scanner so it detects

and then displays the frequency of a nearby strong

radio transmission

31

Skywarn - lets you jump directly to the last channel

in memory (Channel 200) from any

 

transmission. You can program this channel

 

with the frequency of your local Skywarn

 

broadcaster

36

Channel - a programmable memory location.

 

Channels are grouped into channel-storage banks.

Your scanner has 10 channel-storage banks and

each bank has 20 channels

17

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Beyond the Basics

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Radio Shack 20-501 manual Glossary, ALKALINE/RECHARGEABLE Switch Lets you