Uniden BC246T owner manual Introduction, Frequency, Step, Mode, Transmission, Range

Introduction

Your BC246T scanner is a state-of-the-art scanner radio with TrunkTracking™ and automatic scanning capabili- ties. You can store frequencies such as police, fire/emergency, marine, air, amateur, and other communications into the scanner. You can carry it with you wherever you go, use it at home as a base unit, or install it in your vehicle as a mobile unit.

You can use the scanner’s scroll control to quickly select channels and frequencies, and you can automatically program channels in a system using the AutoStore feature.

Use your scanner to monitor:

•Trunked public safety systems

•Police and fire departments (including rescue and paramedics)

•NOAA weather transmissions

•Business/Industrial radio

•Utilities

•Marine and amateur (ham radio) bands

•Air band

This table lists the frequency ranges, default frequency step, default mode (AM, FM, or Narrowband FM), and type of transmissions you can hear for each range.

Frequency	Step	Mode	Transmission
Range	(kHz)
(MHz)
25.0-26.960	5	AM	Citizens Band/
			Business Band
26.965-	5	AM	Citizens Band Class D
27.405
27.410-	5	AM	Business Band
27.995
28.0-29.690	10	FM	10 Meter
			Amateur Band
29.7-49.990	10	FM	VHF Low Band

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