Radio Shack Race Scanner owner manual Understanding Banks, Memory Banks, Service Banks

UNDERSTANDING BANKS

Memory Banks

To make it easier to identify and select the channels you want to listen to, the PRO-74’s channels are divided into 10 banks of 10 channels each. Use each memory bank to group frequencies, such as the police department, fire department, ambulance services, or aircraft (see “Guide to the Action Bands” on Page 42). For example, the police de- partment might use four frequencies, one for each side of town. You could program the police frequencies starting with Channel 1 (the first channel in bank 1) and program the fire department frequencies start- ing with Channel 11 (the first channel in bank 2).

Service Banks

You can search for auto racing, marine, VHF, aircraft, military, amateur radio, government, UHF, TV, and 800 MHz transmissions even if you do not know the specific frequencies that are used in your area. And, you can store any of the frequencies you find into channels.

This table shows each service bank’s name, what it is used for, and its frequencies.

Name	Typical Usage	Frequency Range
		(in MHz)
CAr	Auto Racing	150.9950–151.9550
		152.8700–153.7250
		154.4900–154.6250
		460.0000–470.0000
MRN CH	Marine	Listed in “VHF FM
		Marine Frequencies”
		on Page 40.
LO	VHF Lo	29.0000–54.0000
AIr	Air	108.0000–136.9750
MIL	Military	137.0000–144.0000

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