Beyond the Basics Skywarn | Radio Shack PRO-97 specs

Beyond the Basics

Skywarn

Many areas of the country have amateur radio repeaters that have been designated as “Skywarn” repeaters. During times of severe weather, these repeaters are used to relay reports of severe weather directly to meteorologists at a local National Weather Service (NWS) forecast ofﬁce. Using the Skywarn feature in your scanner, you can easily jump to one of three Skywarn repeater frequencies and monitor these reports, in many cases hearing about severe weather in your area instantly as it occurs.

This function lets you quickly move to the skywarn channels (channels 997 through 999) from any mode except SAME standby by pressing and holding WX about 1 second. The scanner displays Skywarn-1 in the fourth line. The scanner has 3 Skywarn channels. Press e or d to select different Skywarn channels.

Notes

To activate this function, you must program your desired

Skywarn frequencies into the Skywarn channels.

using frequency copy

You can copy a frequency into a speciﬁed channel, a vacant channel in a speciﬁed bank, or a priority channel. However, you cannot copy a frequency from the Marine search band.

copying a frequency into a speciﬁed channel

You can copy a frequency into a speciﬁed channel when the scanner stops on that frequency during search mode or manual tuning.

1.Press FUNC then PGM when you ﬁnd a frequency. Store in ChXXX ? appears on the bottom line. After about 1 second, the frequency to be copied ﬂashes.

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Radio Shack PRO-97 manual Beyond the Basics Skywarn, Using frequency copy, Copying a frequency into a speciﬁed channel

Contents

PRO-97 1,000 Channel Triple Trunking Hand Held Scanner Contents Contents ﬁnding and storing active frequencies Trunking Glossary FAQs Frequently Asked Questions Warranty CareSpeciﬁcations FCC wants you to know Your scanner’s controls ENT completes the entry of frequencies and text TUV enters an 8, or inputs characters T, U, or Basics OFF VOL/SQ turn the scanner on or off and adjust the squelch Power sources Using batteries Never install non-rechargeable batteries Charging rechargeable batteries Using AC power Basics Using vehicle battery power Connecting an earphone/headphones Connecting an extension speaker Trafﬁc safetyListening safely Basics Connecting the supplied antenna Connecting an optional external antenna Basics Using the belt clip Transferring data to or from another scanner or AM mode Quick startUnderstanding your scanner’s modes FM mode Ctcss CT modeDCS DC mode Motorola mode Basics Edacs mode LTR mode Open and closed modes Basics Setting up your scanner Turning on the scanner and setting squelch Basics Storing known frequencies into channels Beyond the Basics Ctcss and DCS Beyond the Basics Storing trunking frequencies into channels DCS Code Table Storing text tags Assigning a text tag to a channel Assigning a text tag to a group ID Assigning a text tag to a bank Text input chart ﬁnding and storing active frequencies Searching a preprogrammed frequency range Band charts Search bank SR0 marine band Beyond the Basics Search bank SR1 CB band Search bank SR2 FRS/GMRS/MURS band Search bank SR3 police/ﬁre band Search bank SR4 aircraft Searching active frequencies in a range Search bank SR5 amateur bandSearch bank SR6 programmable limit search Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics Manually tuning a frequency Listening to the weather band Same standby mode Listening to a weather channel WX Alert and beep tone conﬁrmation Using frequency copy Beyond the Basics SkywarnCopying a frequency into a speciﬁed channel Copying a frequency into an empty channel within a bank Signal Stalker Copying a frequency into the priority channel Using Signal Stalker Using Signal Stalker II with lockout Scanning the channels Turning channel-storage banks off and on Using Ctcss and DCS Monitoring a single channel/power save circuit Deleting frequencies from channels Deleting all frequencies in a channel bank Using delay Locking out channels or frequenciesLocking out channels Reviewing locked-out channels Locking out frequenciesReviewing locked-out frequencies Priority Clearing a locked-out frequencyClearing all locked-out frequencies in a search bank Beyond the Basics Changing the receive mode Using the attenuator Using the display/key backlight Turning the key tone on and off While Multi-System Trunking Scanner appears, press Beyond the Basics Using the keylock Changing the display contrast Beyond the Basics Cloning the programmed data Receives data from another scanner other than a PRO-97 Trunking How trunking works To listen to the transmission, the mode Beyond the Basics Setting squelch for trunking mode Programming trunking frequencies Beyond the Basics Programming Motorola trunking systems UHF-Lo Beyond the Basics Programming Motorola trunking systems 800 MHz Programming ﬂeet maps Block Size Code S10 S11 S12 Talk group IDs Storing talk group IDs Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics Talk group ID hold Turning an ID sub-bank on or off Delay function in ID indication mode Locking out talk group IDs Reviewing locked-out talk group IDs Clearing talk group IDsClearing all talk group IDs in a single bank Changing the open/closed mode Service and repair CareBirdie frequencies Speciﬁcations Selectivity 25 27.995 MHz at AM mode ±5 kHz 9V DC Beyond the Basics Initializing your scanner FCC wants you to know Scanning legally Glossary FAQs Frequently Asked Questions Scanner is not working at all. What’s wrong? RadioShack Corporation