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Radio Shack PRO-79 owner manual

Models: PRO-79

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Owner’s Manual PRO-79 200-Channel VHF/Air/UHF Handheld Scannerillus - show front of product FEATURES Page FCC NOTICE SCANNING LEGALLY CONTENTS Specifications Special FeaturesTroubleshooting Care and MaintenanceINSTALLING BATTERIES PREPARATIONCautions USING AC POWER USING VEHICLE BATTERY POWERCautions Cautions CHARGING RECHARGEABLE BATTERIESConnecting the Supplied Antenna CONNECTING AN ANTENNACautions Connecting an Outdoor AntennaListening Safely CONNECTING AN EARPHONE HEADPHONESTraffic Safety CONNECTING AN EXTENSION SPEAKERA LOOK AT THE KEYPAD UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCANNERKeys NumberC-Err A LOOK AT THE DISPLAYALErt BANKPage SCAN WirEdUNDERSTANDING BANKS Channel Storage BanksFire/Police Service BanksFrequency Range MHz Amateur RadioMarine GroupFrequency MHz ChannelChannel Frequency MHz156.9250 MONITOR MEMORIES RESETTING/INITIALIZING THE SCANNER OPERATIONTURNING ON THE SCANNER/SETTING VOLUME AND SQUELCH Initializing the Scanner Resetting the ScannerSTORING KNOWN FREQUENCIES INTO CHANNELS FINDING AND STORING ACTIVE FREQUENCIES Searching the Service BanksUsing Direct Search To pause the search, press or . To resume search- ing, hold down or USING MONITOR MEMORY Listening to a Monitor MemoryMoving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel SCANNING THE STORED CHANNELS MONITORING A STORED CHANNEL TURNING CHANNEL-STORAGE BANKS OFF AND ONCLEARING A STORED CHANNEL LISTENING TO THE MARINE BANKLISTENING TO THE WEATHER BAND WX Alert Locking Out Channels SPECIAL FEATURESDELAY LOCKING OUT CHANNELS OR FREQUENCIESLocking Out Frequencies Reviewing Locked-Out FrequenciesRemoving Lockouts From All Frequencies Removing Lockouts From All Frequencies in All Service Banks USING PRIORITYUSING THE DISPLAY BACKLIGHT USING THE KEY LOCKTURNING THE KEY TONE ON AND OFF AVOIDING IMAGE FREQUENCIES Birdie Frequencies A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNINGGUIDE TO FREQUENCIES National Weather FrequenciesVHF Band GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDSTypical Band Usage MHz Primary UsageServices BAND ALLOCATIONAbbreviations 6-Meter Amateur Band 50-54 MHz HIGH FREQUENCY HF - 3 MHz- 30 MHz 10-Meter Amateur Band 28.0-29.7 MHzVERY HIGH FREQUENCY VHF - 30 MHz- 300 MHz VHF Low Band 29.7-50 MHz -in 5 kHz steps70-Centimeter Amateur Band 420-450 MHz VHF High Band 148-174 MHzULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY UHF - 300 MHz- 3 GHz U. S. Government Band 406-420 MHzLow Band 450-470 MHz FREQUENCY CONVERSIONSQUELCH is not TROUBLESHOOTINGCARE AND MAINTENANCE SPECIFICATIONS Audio Output Power 10% THDIF Interference Ratio 10.7 MHz 6 Volts DC, 4 AA Batteries Page Limited One-Year Warranty RadioShackA Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth, Texas