Radio Shack TRC-488 owner manual Receiving Transmissions on the Channels

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Your TRC-488 receives the following frequencies available to NOAA:

162.400 MHz	162.500 MHz
162.425 MHz	162.525 MHz
162.450 MHz	162.550 MHz
162.475 MHz

To select one of the seven available weather channels, set the mode selec- tor to W1-W7. The yellow WX LED lights.

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RECEIVING TRANSMISSIONS ON THE CHANNELS

After setting squelch, follow these steps to receive transmissions.

1.Set the mode selector to CB.

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2.To select the emergency channel (9), slide CH9/OUT to CH9. CH9 flashes on the display.

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Important: The emergency chan- nel is used for reporting and moni- toring emergency information about accidents, hazardous road conditions, etc. Do not use Chan- nel 9 for non-emergency mes- sages.

Note: You cannot receive trans- missions on Channel 9 when the mode selector is set to any of the W1-W7weather channels.

3.To select one of the other 39 channels, slide CH9/OUT to OUT. Turn CHANNEL to select the desired channel. The channel number appears on the LED channel display.

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