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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.
    GUIDE TO FREQUENCIES
    National Weather Frequencies
    Canadian Weather Frequencies
    Note: 
    These frequencies are not pre-programmed in the
    weather service bank but can be manually programmed
    into a channel.
    Birdie Frequencies
    Every scanner has birdie frequencies. Birdies are sig-
    nals created inside the scanner’s receiver. These oper-
    ating frequencies might interfere with broadcasts on the
    same frequencies. If you program one of these frequen-
    cies, you hear only noise on that frequency. If the inter-
    ference is not severe, you might be able to turn 
    SQUELCH
    clockwise to cut out the birdie. This scanner’s birdie fre-
    quencies (in MHz) are:
    162.400 162.475 162.525
    162.425 162.500 162.550
    162.450
    161.650 161.775 163.275
    41.6000 406.2000 438.4000 489.2500
    118.8875 413.1750 445.8250 495.3625
    138.7000 413.2250 445.8375 496.3750
    138.7050 416.1125 455.7375 813.4000
    158.5150 426.0125  465.6500 852.0375
    158.5200 426.0250 475.5500 899.2375
    168.4250 435.9250 485.4625 926.7000
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    GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS
    Typical Band Usage
    Primary Usage
    As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrat-
    ed on the following frequencies:
    VHF BandVHF Band
    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
    U.S. Government 406.00–420.00 MHz
    70-cm Amateur 420.00–450.00 MHz
    Low Range 450.00–470.00 MHz
    FM-TV Audio Broadcast, Wide 
    Band470.00–512.00 MHz
    Public Service 806.00–823.93 MHz
    Conventional Systems 851.00–856.00 MHz
    Conventional/Trunked Sys-
    tems856.00–861.00 MHz
    Trunked Systems 861.00–866.00 MHz
    Public Safety 866.00–868.93 MHz
    High Range 896.11–902.00 MHz
    33-Centimeter Amateur 902.00–928.00 MHz
    Private Trunked 935.00–940.00 MHz
    General Trunked 940.00–941.00 MHz
    Fixed Services 941.00–944.00 MHz
    Studio-to-Transmitter Broad-
    cast Links944.00–952.00 MHz
    Private Fixed Services, Paging 952.00–960.00 MHz
    Aeronautical Navigation 960.00–1000.00 MHz
    Activities Frequencies
    Government, Police, and Fire 153.785–155.980 MHz
    Emergency Services 158.730–159.460 MHz
    Railroad 160.000–161.900 MHz
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    UHF Band
    Note: Remote control stations and mobile units operate
    at 5 MHz higher than their associated base stations and
    relay repeater units.
    BAND ALLOCATION
    To help decide which frequency ranges to scan, use the
    following listing of the typical services that use the fre-
    quencies 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 (ID) Interagency Fire Cache
    BUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Business
    CAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Civil Air Patrol
    CB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Citizens Band
    CCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Common Carrier
    CSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventional Systems
    CTSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventional/Trunked Systems
    FIRE  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fire Department
    HAM  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amateur (Ham) Radio
    GOVT  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Federal Government
    GMR  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  General Mobile Radio
    GTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  General Trunked
    IND  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Industrial Services
    (Manufacturing, Construction, Farming, Forest Products)
    MAR  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Military Amateur Radio
    MARI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Maritime Limited Coast
     (Coast Guard, Marine Telephone,
    Shipboard Radio, Private Stations)
    MARS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Military Affiliate Radio System
    MED  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Emergency/Medical Services
    MIL  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. Military
    MOV  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motion Picture/Video Industry
    NEW  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Mobile Narrow
    NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relay Press (Newspaper Reporters)
    OIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oil/Petroleum Industry
    POL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Police Department
    PUB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Public Services
    (Public Safety, Local Government, Forestry Conservation)
    PSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public SafetyActivities Frequencies
    Land-Mobile “Paired” Fre-
    quencies450.000–470.000 MHz
    Base Stations 451.025–454.950 MHz
    Mobile Units 456.025–459.950 MHz
    Repeater Units 460.025–464.975 MHz
    Control Stations 465.025–469.975 MHz
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    PTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private Trunked
    ROAD  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Road & Highway Maintenance
    RTV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Radio/TV Remote Broadcast Pickup
    TAXI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taxi Services
    TELB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Mobile Telephone
     . . (Aircraft, Radio Common Carrier, Landline Companies)
    TELC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cordless Phones
    TELM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Telephone Maintenance
    TOW  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Tow Trucks
    TRAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Transportation Services
     . . . . . . . . . . (Trucks, Tow Trucks, Buses, Railroad, Other)
    TSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trunked Systems
    TVn  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  FM-TV Audio Broadcast
    USXX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Government Classified
    UTIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Power & Water Utilities
    WTHR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weather
    VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF)
    VHF Low Band — (29–50 MHz — in 5 kHz steps)
    29.000–29.700  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HAM
    29.900–30.550  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL
    30.580–31.980  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, PUB
    32.000–32.990  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL
    33.020–33.980  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BUS, IND, PUB
    34.010–34.990  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL
    35.020–35.980  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  BUS, PUB, IND, TELM
    36.000–36.230  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL
    36.250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Oil Spill Cleanup
    36.270–36.990  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL
    37.020–37.980  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUB, IND
    38.000–39.000  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL
    39.020–39.980  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUB
    40.000–42.000  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  GOVT, MIL, MARI
    42.020–42.940  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POL
    42.960–43.180  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  IND
    43.220–43.680  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TELM, IND, PUB
    43.700–44.600  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TRAN
    44.620–46.580  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  POL, PUB
    46.600–46.990  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, TELC
    47.020–47.400  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUB
    47.420 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . American Red Cross
    47.440–49.580  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, PUB
    49.610–49.990  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MIL, TELC
    6-Meter Amateur Band — (50–54 MHz)
    50.00–54.00  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HAM
    Aircraft Band — (108–137 MHz)
    108.00–121.490  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AIR
    121.500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AIR Emergency
    121.510–136.000  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  AIR
    U.S. Government Band (137–144 MHz)
    137.000–144.000  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL
    2-Meter Amateur Band (144–148 MHz)
    144.000–148.000  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HAM
    VHF High Band (148–174 MHz)
    148.050–150.345  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAP, MAR, MIL
    150.775–150.790  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MED
    150.815–150.980  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  TOW, Oil Spill Cleanup
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    150.995–151.475  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ROAD, POL
    151.490–151.955  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, BUS
    151.985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TELM
    152.0075 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MED
    152.030–152.240  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TELB
    152.270–152.480  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, TAXI, BUS
    152.510–152.840  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TELB
    152.870–153.020  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  IND, MOV
    153.035–153.725  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, OIL, UTIL
    153.740–154.445  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUB, FIRE
    154.490–154.570  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, BUS
    154.585 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Oil Spill Cleanup
    154.600–154.625  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BUS
    154.655–156.240  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MED, ROAD, POL, PUB
    156.255–157.425  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  OIL, MARI
    157.450 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MED
    157.470–157.515  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  TOW
    157.530–157.725  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IND, TAXI
    157.740 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BUS
    157.770–158.100  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TELB
    158.130–158.460  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  BUS, IND, OIL, TELM, UTIL
    158.490–158.700  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TELB
    158.730–159.465  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POL, PUB, ROAD
    159.480 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OIL
    159.495–161.565  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TRAN
    161.580–162.000  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OIL, MARI, RTV
    162.0125–162.35  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL, USXX
    162.400–162.550  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  WTHR
    162.5625–162.6375  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL, USXX
    162.6625 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MED
    162.6875–163.225  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL, USXX
    163.250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MED
    163.275–166.225  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL, USXX
    166.250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  GOVT, RTV, FIRE
    166.275–169.400  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GOVT, BIFC
    169.445–169.505  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Wireless Mikes, GOVT
    169.55–169.9875  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL, USXX
    170.000–170.150  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BIFC, GOVT, RTV, FIRE
    170.175–170.225  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  GOVT
    170.245–170.305  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Wireless Mikes
    170.350–170.400  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, MIL
    170.425–170.450  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  BIFC
    170.475 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUB
    170.4875–173.175  . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, PUB, Wireless Mikes
    173.225–173.5375  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  MOV, NEWS, UTIL, MIL
    173.5625–173.5875  . . . . . . . . . . . . . MIL Medical/Crash Crews
    173.60–173.9875  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  GOVT
    ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY (UHF)
    U. S. Government Band (406–420 MHz)
    406.125–419.975  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT, USXX
    70-cm Amateur Band (420–450 MHz)
    420.000–450.000  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HAM
    Low Band (450–470 MHz)
    450.050–450.925  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RTV
    451.025–452.025  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, OIL, TELM, UTIL
    452.0375–453.00  . . . . . . . . . . . IND, TAXI, TRAN TOW, NEWS
    453.0125–454.000  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUB, OIL
    454.025–454.975  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TELB
    455.050–455.925  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RTV
    457.525–457.600  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BUS
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    458.025–458.175  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MED
    460.0125–460.6375  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FIRE, POL, PUB
    460.650–462.175  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BUS
    462.1875–462.450  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BUS, IND
    462.4625–462.525  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND, OIL, TELM, UTIL
    462.550–462.925  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GMR, BUS
    462.9375–463.1875  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MED
    463.200–467.925  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BUS
    FM-TV Audio Broadcast, UHF Wide Band (470–512 MHz)
    (Channels 14 through 69 in 6 MHz steps)
    475.750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Channel 14
    481.750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Channel 15
    487.750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Channel 16
    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    511.750  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Channel 20
    Note:
     Some cities use the 470–512 MHz band for land/
    mobile service.
    Conventional Systems Band – Locally Assigned
    851.0125–855.9875  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CSB
    Conventional/Trunked Systems Band – Locally Assigned
    856.0125–860.9875  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CTSB
    Trunked Systems Band – Locally Assigned
    861.0125–865.9875  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TSB
    Public Safety Band – Locally Assigned
    866.0125–868.9875  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PSB
    33-Centimeter Amateur Band (902–928 MHz)
    902.0000–928.0000  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HAM
    Private Trunked
    935.0125–939.9875  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PTR
    General Trunked
    940.0125–940.9875  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GTR
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    FREQUENCY CONVERSION
    The tuning location of a station can be expressed in fre-
    quency (kHz or MHz) or in wavelength (meters). The fol-
    lowing information can help you make the necessary
    conversions.
    1 MHz (million) = 1,000 kHz (thousand)
    To convert MHz to kHz, multiply the number of mega-
    hertz by 1,000:
    9.62 (MHz) x 1000  = 9620 kHz
    To convert from kHz to MHz, divide the number of kilo-
    hertz by 1,000:
    2780 (kHz) ¸ 1000 = 2.780 MHz
    To convert MHz to meters, divide 300 by the number of
    megahertz:
    300 ¸ 7.1 MHz = 42.25 meters
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    TROUBLESHOOTING
    If you have problems, here are some suggestions that
    might help. If they  do  not,  take  your  scanner  to  your
    local  RadioShack store for assistance.
    PROBLEMPOSSIBLE 
    CAUSEREMEDY
    Scanner is on 
    but will not scan.
    SQUELCH is not 
    correctly 
    adjusted.Adjust SQUELCH 
    counterclockwise.
    Only one chan-
    nel or no chan-
    nels are stored.Store frequencies 
    into more than one 
    channel.
    Scanner is totally 
    inoperative.No power. Check the battery 
    pack or make sure 
    the scanner is 
    plugged into a work-
    ing AC or DC outlet.
    Recharge the bat-
    tery pack.
    The AC adapter/
    charger or DC 
    adapter is not 
    connected.Be sure the 
    adapter’s barrel 
    plug is fully plugged 
    into the 
    EXT. PWR 
    jack.
    The scanner’s 
    display dims or 
    the scanner 
    sounds a tone 
    every 15
    –30 
    seconds.The battery pack 
    is not correctly 
    installed.Make sure the bat-
    tery pack is installed 
    properly.
    The battery pack 
    is weak.Recharge the bat-
    tery pack.
    Keypad does not 
    work.The keylock 
    function is acti-
    vated.To turn off the key-
    lock, press 
    LOCK/
     until   dis-
    appears from the 
    display.
     appears. The battery pack 
    is weak.Recharge the bat-
    tery pack.
    Poor or no 
    reception.Battery pack is 
    weak or com-
    pletely dis-
    charged.Check the battery 
    pack, make sure the 
    scanner is plugged 
    into a working AC or 
    DC outlet.
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    PROBLEMPOSSIBLE 
    CAUSEREMEDY
    Poor or no 
    reception (con-
    tinued)An antenna is 
    not connected or 
    connected incor-
    rectly.Make sure an 
    antenna is con-
    nected to the scan-
    ner.
    Error 
    appears.Programming 
    error.Reprogram the fre-
    quency correctly, 
    including the deci-
    mal point.
    In the scan 
    mode, the scan-
    ner locks on fre-
    quencies that 
    have an unclear 
    transmission.Programmed fre-
    quencies are the 
    same as “birdie” 
    frequencies.Avoid programming 
    frequencies listed 
    under “Birdie Fre-
    quencies” on 
    Page 51 or only lis-
    ten to them manu-
    ally. 
    Scanner will not 
    track a trunked 
    system.The transmission 
    might not use a 
    system that can 
    be tracked by 
    your scanner.Scan another trans-
    mission.
    The data fre-
    quency is miss-
    ing.Find the data fre-
    quency (see “Pro-
    gramming Trunked 
    Frequencies” on 
    Page 34).
    The system you 
    are trying to 
    track is a Type I 
    system, and the 
    scanner is set to 
    scan Type II sys-
    tems.Set the scanner to 
    receive Type I 
    trunked frequen-
    cies. See “Scan-
    ning Type I and 
    Hybrid Trunked Sys-
    tems” on Page 44.
    Scanner will not 
    stop while scan-
    ning a scan list.No IDs have 
    been stored.Store one or more 
    IDs (see “Scan 
    Lists” on Page 41).
    The IDs you 
    have stored are 
    not active.Scan another trans-
    mission.
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    PROBLEMPOSSIBLE 
    CAUSEREMEDY
    Scanner will not 
    acquire a data 
    channel.
    SQUELCH is not 
    correctly 
    adjusted for 
    trunk tracking.Adjust squelch for 
    trunk tracking. See 
    “Setting Squelch for 
    the Trunk Tracking 
    Mode” on Page 33.
    The frequency 
    used for the data 
    channel is miss-
    ing.Add the frequency 
    used for the data 
    channel to the fre-
    quency list. (see 
    “Programming 
    Trunked Frequen-
    cies” on Page 34).
    Missing replies 
    to conversations.The system you 
    are trying to 
    track is a Type I 
    system, and the 
    scanner is set to 
    scan Type II sys-
    tems.Set the scanner to 
    receive Type I 
    trunked frequen-
    cies. See “Scan-
    ning Type I and 
    Hybrid Trunked Sys-
    tems” on Page 44.
    The selected 
    fleet map is 
    incorrect.Try another preset 
    fleet map or pro-
    gram your own fleet 
    map (see “Scan-
    ning Type I and 
    Hybrid Trunked Sys-
    tems” on Page 44).
    Not all of the 
    trunk’s frequen-
    cies have been 
    entered.Enter all of the 
    trunk’s frequencies.
    Channel activity 
    indicators are 
    flashing but no 
    sound is heard.The transmission 
    might be a pri-
    vate or tele-
    phone 
    interconnect call. 
    The scanner 
    does not scan 
    these types of 
    transmissions.Scan for another 
    transmission.
    The ID shown is 
    not active.Wait for the ID to 
    become active, or 
    scan another trans-
    mission.
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