RadioShack Pro 83 Compact Scanner Reciever Owners Manual

31  Beyond the Basics
To manually select a channel, press HOLD, enter the 
channel number then press HOLD again.
Or, during scanning, if the radio stops at a channel 
you want to listen to, press HOLD once. (Repeatedly 
pressing HOLD at this time causes the scanner to 
step through the channels.) Press SCAN to resume 
automatic scanning.
Signal Stalker
Your scanners Signal Stalker feature lets you set the 
scanner so it detects then displays the frequency of 
a nearby strong radio transmission. You can...

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Signal Stalker might not find the transmission 
you are searching for, or it might find a 
transmission other than the one you are 
searching for. You can screen unwanted 
transmissions by pressing FUNC + L/O to lock 
them out. See “Locking Out Frequencies” on 
Page 49 for more information.
• Signal Stalker cannot detect satellite dishes or 
any transmitter with a frequency above or below 
the frequency ranges listed under “Setting the 
Signal Stalker Options” on Page 32.
• Signal...

33  Beyond the Basics
Y Repeatedly press   or   to select the option 
you want, then press E. 
If you selected S-S.bnd, one of the following 
band names appears.
bnd Lo: VHF Low Band (25.0000 - 54.0000 MHz)
bnd Air: AIR Band (108.0000 - 136.9875 MHz)
bnd Hi: VHF High Band (137.0000 - 174.0000 
MHz)
bnd UHF: UHF Band (406.0000 - 512.0000 MHz)
bnd 800: 800MHz Band (806.0000 - 956.0000 MHz)
If you selected S-S.Alt, skip to Step 
[.
Z Repeatedly press   or   until the band you 
want to search appears, then...

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[ Repeatedly press   or   until the option you 
want appears, then press E to select it. 
Otherwise, press .
/CLR if you do not want to 
select it. Then skip to Step 
^.
\ Press E while S-S.Alt appears. One of the 
following alert options appears.
ALt bEEP: The scanner beeps when a signal 
stalker signal is detected.
ALt Light: The scanner flashes the display 
backlight when a signal stalker signal is detected.
ALt bP-Lt: The scanner flashes the display 
backlight and beeps when a...

35  Beyond the Basics
Using Signal Stalker
To turn on Signal Stalker, turn SQUELCH fully 
clockwise, then press FUNC +   once except in 
WX search, band select, or program mode.
 appears. Every 2 seconds, the scanner searches 
for frequencies in the range you specified in “Setting 
the Signal Stalker Options” on Page 32. 
Note: To continue scanning normally while Signal 
Stalker is working, simply press SCAN.
When the scanner finds a frequency, it sounds the 
alert you specified in “Setting the Signal...

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Skywarn
The Skywarn function lets you jump directly to the 
last channel in memory (Channel 200) from any 
mode by pressing FUNC +  . The scanner goes 
into scan hold mode and starts receiving 
transmissions in the last channel. If no frequency is 
programmed in the last channel, No Prg appears 
and the scanner sounds an error tone.
About Skywarn
Skywarn is an organized group of trained weather 
observers. A Skywarn group exists in virtually every 
US county with a significant...

37  Beyond the Basics
• high water areas
• downed power lines
• other emergency conditions that affect life or 
property
Listening to Skywarn broadcasts makes it easy to 
quickly find out about and prepare for inclement 
weather conditions in your immediate area, even 
before your local NOAA weather broadcast and 
local TV or radio station can announce them.
Enter the local Skywarn frequency for your area into 
Channel 200 on your scanner, then listen to Skywarn 
first when severe weather threatens....

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broadcast by NOAA and as much as 5 or 10 minutes 
sooner than you will hear them on local TV or radio! 
Those few minutes can be worth a lot when it 
comes to deciding if your family needs to take cover.
WX Alert
Turning On the Weather Alert Feature 
Turn on the WX alert function by pressing FUNC + 
ALT in the WX search or WX search hold mode. ALT 
appears. When the scanner receives a WX alert 
signal while the WX alert function is on, it goes into 
WX alert hold mode and generates a...

39  Beyond the Basics
The preset frequency ranges are:
Bank No.  Frequency (MHz)  Step (kHz)
1 25.0000-27.9950 5
2 28.0000-29.6950 5
3 29.7000-49.9950 5
4 50.0000-54.0000 5
5 137.0000-143.9950 5
6 144.0000-147.9950 5
7 406.0000-419.99375 6.25
8 420.0000-449.99375 6.25
9 450.0000-469.99375 6.25
10 806.0000-956.0000 12.5
Chain Search Mode
Press FUNC + SRCH to start chain search mode. 
SRCH, the enabled search bank number, and   or 
 (indicating the search direction) appear. The 
search bank number being...

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At least one search bank must be enabled. (The 
scanner sounds an error tone if you try to disable all 
the search banks). The search bank and the 
frequency where chain search starts depends on 
how the scanner was set before you selected chain 
search mode.
Chain Search Hold Mode
To start chain search hold mode, press HOLD in 
chain search mode. The scanner stops searching 
and HOLD appears. In this mode, pressing 
FUNC +   changes the search direction 
downward and pressing FUNC +...