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Radio Shack PRO-79 Special Features, A General Guide to Scanning, Troubleshooting, Specifications

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Special Features

Special Features	36
Delay	36
Locking Out Channels or Frequencies	36
Locking Out Channels	36
Locking Out Frequencies	37
Reviewing Locked-Out Frequencies	37
Removing Lockouts From All Frequencies	37
Removing Lockouts From All Frequencies
in All Service Banks	38
Using Priority	38
Using the Display Backlight	39
Turning the Key Tone On and Off	39
Using the Key Lock	39
Avoiding Image Frequencies	40
A General Guide to Scanning	41
Guide to Frequencies	41
National Weather Frequencies	41
Birdie Frequencies	41
Guide to the Action Bands	42
Typical Band Usage (MHz)	42
Primary Usage	42
Band Allocation	43
Frequency Conversion	46
Troubleshooting	47
Care and Maintenance	48
Specifications	49

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Radio Shack PRO-79 Special Features, A General Guide to Scanning, Troubleshooting, Care and Maintenance, Specifications

Contents

PRO-79 200-Channel VHF/Air/UHF Handheld Scanner Owner’s Manualillus - show front of product FEATURES Page FCC NOTICE SCANNING LEGALLY CONTENTS Specifications Special FeaturesTroubleshooting Care and MaintenancePREPARATION INSTALLING BATTERIESCautions USING VEHICLE BATTERY POWER USING AC 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 ChannelFrequency MHz Channel156.9250 MONITOR MEMORIES OPERATION RESETTING/INITIALIZING THE SCANNERTURNING 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 Listening to a Monitor Memory USING 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 ONLISTENING TO THE MARINE BANK CLEARING A STORED CHANNELLISTENING TO THE WEATHER BAND WX Alert Locking Out Channels SPECIAL FEATURESDELAY LOCKING OUT CHANNELS OR FREQUENCIESReviewing Locked-Out Frequencies Locking Out FrequenciesRemoving Lockouts From All Frequencies Removing Lockouts From All Frequencies in All Service Banks USING PRIORITYUSING THE KEY LOCK USING THE DISPLAY BACKLIGHTTURNING 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 UsageBAND ALLOCATION ServicesAbbreviations 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 Audio Output Power 10% THD SPECIFICATIONSIF Interference Ratio 10.7 MHz 6 Volts DC, 4 AA Batteries Page Limited One-Year Warranty RadioShackA Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth, Texas