RadioShack Pro 2049 Programmable Scanner Owners Manual

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MOVING A FREQUENCY 
FROM A MONITOR 
MEMORY TO A 
CHANNEL
1. If the scanner is scanning, press
MANUAL.
2. Use the number keys to enter the
channel number where you want
to store the monitor frequency,
then press 
PROGRAM. PGM
appears on the display.
3. Press 
MONITOR. The channel
number flashes.
4. Use the number keys to enter the
monitor memory number that has
the frequency you want to store
into the channel. The frequency
appears.
5. Press 
E. The scanner stores the
frequency in the selected...

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To select one or more channel-
storage banks while scanning, select
each bank you want to scan by press-
ing its number key so the bank’s num-
ber appears on the display.
To turn off channel-storage banks,
press the number key for the bank(s)
so the bank’s number disappears. The
scanner does not scan any of the
stored channels within banks you
have turned off.
Notes:
• You can manually select any
channel in a bank, even if the
bank is turned off.
• You cannot turn off all three banks.
• The scanner...

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SPECIAL FEATURES 
DELAY
Many agencies use a two-way radio
system that might have a pause of
several seconds between a query and
a reply. To avoid missing a reply, you
can program a 2-second delay into
any of your scanner’s channels or fre-
quencies. Then, when the scanner
stops on the channel or frequency,
DLY appears on the display and the
scanner continues to monitor the
channel/frequency for 2 seconds after
the transmission stops before it re-
sumes scanning or searching.
You can program a 2-second...

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Removing Skip from 
Frequencies
To remove the skip from a frequency
while searching, press 
HOLD to stop
the search, press   or   to select the
skipped frequency, then press 
S/S until
L/O disappears. 
To remove the skip from all frequen-
cies at once while searching, hold
down 
S/S-LOCKOUT until the scanner
beeps twice.
Note:
 If you turned the key tone off
(see “Turning the Key Tone On or Off”
on Page 25), the scanner does not
beep when you hold down 
S/S-
LOCKOUT
.
Removing Skip from Channels...

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3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for each
channel you want to program as a
priority channel.
To confirm priority channel numbers
for all banks, press 
PROGRAM then
repeatedly press 
PRIORITY. 
To turn on priority, press 
PRIORITY
during scanning. PRI appears, and
the scanner checks the priority chan-
nel in each selected bank every 2 sec-
onds. It stays on the channel if there is
activity, and   appears.
To turn off the priority feature, press
PRIORITY. PRI disappears.
Note: 
If you are scanning more than
one...

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A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNING
Reception of the frequencies covered by your scanner is mainly “line-of-sight.” That
means you usually cannot hear stations that are beyond the horizon.
HAM RADIO FREQUENCIES
Ham radio operators often broadcast emergency information when other means of
communication break down.
The following chart shows the voice frequencies that you can monitor:
NATIONAL WEATHER FREQUENCIES
Wavelength 
(Meters)Vo i c e  ( M H z )
10
-meter 29.000-29.700
6
-meter 50.100-54.000
2
-meter...

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BIRDIE FREQUENCIES
Every scanner has birdie frequencies.
Birdies are signals created inside the
scanner’s receiver. These operating
frequencies might interfere with broad-
casts on the same frequencies. If you
program one of these frequencies, you
hear only noise on that frequency. If
the interference is not severe, you
might be able to turn 
SQUELCH clock-
wise to cut out the birdie.
The birdie frequency to watch for with
this scanner is 489.25 MHz.
To find the birdies in your scanner, be-
gin by...

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GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS
Typical Band Usage
Primary Usage
As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the following fre-
quencies:
VHF Band
UHF Band
Note:
 Remote control stations and mobile units operate at 5 MHz higher than their
associated base stations and relay repeater units.
VHF Band (29.00–300.0 MHz)
Low Range 29.00–50.00 MHz
6-Meter Amateur 50.00–54.00 MHz
U.S. Government 137.00–144.00 MHz
2-Meter Amateur 144.00–148.00 MHz
High Range 148.00–174.00 MHz
UHF Band (300.00...

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BAND ALLOCATION
To help decide which frequency ranges to scan, use the following listing of the typical
services that use the frequencies your scanner receives. These frequencies are subject
to change, and might vary from area to area. For a more complete listing, refer to the
“Police Call Radio Guide including Fire and Emergency Services,” available at your local
RadioShack store.
Abbreviations Services
BIFC  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Boise...

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TVn   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   FM-TV Audio Broadcast
USXX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Government Classified
UTIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Power & Water Utilities
WTHR  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....