RadioShack Pro 2069 Mobile Base Scanner Reciever Owners Manual

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using CTCSS and DCS
Your scanner’s advanced, DSP-based CTCSS and DCS, 
decoder allows you to listen only to a frequency group that is 
of interest to you. Simply specify the group’s specifi c CTCSS 
or DCS code for a certain frequency. CTCSS and DCS can 
also help reduce interfering signals that cause your scanner 
to stop on one channel.
When your scanner stops on a conventional frequency that is 
confi gured for CTCSS or DCS, it checks for a match between 
the transmitted CTCSS or...

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2.  In the marine, CB and FRS bands, you can directly select 
a channel or search through the band. When M appears 
on the left on the second line, you can directly select a 
channel (see “Search Bank Charts”). Use the numeric 
keypad to select a specifi c two-digit channel number (for 
example, press 1 6 to select Channel 16, or 0 5 to select 
channel 5). You can also change the channels by pressing 
e or d.
  There are several group banks in the SR3 Police/Fire and 
SR5 ham bands....

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Receive mode: FM/Digital
Ch. Frequency 
(MHz)Ch. Frequency 
(MHz)
01 156.0500 05 156.2500
06 156.3000 07 156.3500
08 156.4000 09 156.4500
10 156.5000 11 156.5500
12 156.6000 13 156.6500
14 156.7000 15 156.7500
16 156.8000 17 156.8500
18 156.9000 19 156.9500
20 157.0000
161.600021 157.0500
22 157.1000 23 157.1500
24 157.2000
161.800025 157.2500
161.8500
26 157.3000
161.900027 157.3500
161.9500
28 157.4000
162.000063 157.1750
64 156.2250
160.825065 156.2750
66 156.3250 67 156.3750
68...

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86 157.3250
161.925087 157.3750
161.9750
88 157.4250
Search bank: SR1 CB band
Receive mode: AM
Ch. Frequency 
(MHz)Ch. Frequency 
(MHz)
01 26.9650 02 26.9750
03 26.9850 04 27.0050
05 27.0150 06 27.0250
07 27.0350 08 27.0550
09 27.0650 10 27.0750
11 27.0850 12 27.1050
13 27.1150 14 27.1250
15 27.1350 16 27.1550
17 27.1650 18 27.1750
19 27.1850 20 27.2050
21 27.2150 22 27.2250
23 27.2550 24 27.2350
25 27.2450 26 27.2650
27 27.2750 28 27.2850
29 27.2950 30 27.3050
31 27.3150 32 27.3250...

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Ch. Frequency 
(MHz)Ch. Frequency 
(MHz)
01 462.5625 02 462.5875
03 462.6125 04 462.6375
05 462.6625 06 462.6875
07 462.7125 08 467.5625
09 467.5875 10 467.6125
11 467.6375 12 467.6625
13 467.6875 14 467.7125
15 462.5500 16 462.5750
17 462.6000 18 462.6250
19 462.6500 20 462.6750
21 462.7000 22 462.7250
23 151.8200 24 151.8800
25 151.9400 26 154.5700
27 154.6000
Search bank: SR3 Police/Fire band
Receive Mode: FM/Digital, CT or DC
Group Frequency (MHz) Step (kHz)
0 33.420 – 33.980 20...

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1 153.770 – 154.130 60
154.145 – 154.445 15
154.650 – 154.950 15
155.010 – 155.370 60
155.415 – 155.700 15
155.730 – 156.210 60
158.730 – 159.210 60
166.250
170.150
2 453.0375 – 453.9625 12.5
458.0375 – 458.9625 12.5
460.0125 – 460.6375 12.5
465.0125 – 465.6375 12.5
3 851.0125 – 860.9875 25
866.0125 – 868.9875 12.5
Search bank: SR4 Aircraft
Receive mode: AM
Frequency (MHz) Step (kHz)
108.000 – 136.9875 12.5
Search bank: SR5 Ham band
Receive mode: FM/Digital, CT, DC, AM (depends on...

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searching for active frequencies
You can search a specifi c range of frequencies by 
programming SR6 with lower and upper frequency limits.
1. Press PGM, SRCH. PSR (Program Search) appears in the top 
line and the cursor blinks L on the second line for the 
lower limit frequency.
2.  Use the number keys and ./DELAY to enter the desired 
lower limit frequency (including the decimal point).
3. Press ENTER to set the lower limit frequency. The cursor 
moves to upper frequency fi eld. If...

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stops on each active frequency for fi ve seconds then 
automatically resumes searching.
• You can copy and save a frequency into a specifi ed bank, 
channel, or priority channel when the scanner fi nds an 
active frequency. See “Frequency Copy ” on Page 29 to save 
the frequency. Frequency copy works only in search banks 
1 - 6.
• In the Air and Limit search bands, press FUNC then 
e to 
start searching up from the lowest frequency or 
d to start 
searching down from the highest...

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frequency copy
You can copy a frequency into a specifi ed channel, a vacant 
channel in a specifi ed bank, or a priority channel. This feature 
lets you easily store frequencies of interest you encounter 
while searching or tuning. You cannot copy a frequency from 
the Marine search bands.
copying a frequency into a specifi ed channel
You can copy a frequency into a channel you specify when 
the scanner stops on that frequency during search mode 
or when you manually tune it. If a CTCSS...

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copying a frequency to a vacant channel
into a specifi ed bank
You can copy a frequency into a vacant channel in a bank 
you specify when the scanner stops on the frequency during 
search or tune mode.
If you try to copy a frequency that is already stored, the 
scanner sounds a tone after you press ENT. Dupl.f Chxxx appears 
at the bottom line. To copy the duplicate frequency anyway, 
press ENT. Otherwise, press CLEAR to cancel.
1. Press FUNC, ENT when you fi nd a frequency you want to...