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Note: When you try to store more than 100 talk group
ID’s in a bank, 
Memory full! appears. Clear some
talk group ID’s in order to store new ones (see “Clearing
Talk Group ID’s” on Page 62).
Follow these steps to manually store talk group ID’s or to
edit a stored ID.
1. Press 
PGM.
2. Press 
TRUNK.
3. To select the bank you want to store the ID to, press
FUNC, then press   or  .
4. Press 
MODE to select LT, MO, or ED.
5. Enter the talk group ID and press 
ENTER. If neces-
sary, use the decimal point for a hyphen.
Note: If you made a mistake in Step 4, 
Invalid
ID
. appears and the scanner beeps when you press
ENTER. Start again at Step 3.
6. Press 
TEXT and enter the text tag for the ID and
press 
ENTER.
7. To store the next ID memory in sequence, press 
and repeat Steps 4 and 5 to enter more IDs.
8. Press 
SCAN to start scanning.
Talk Group ID Hold
You can set your scanner to follow a trunking signal,
which you wish to track while scanning. Hold down
TRUNK more than 2 seconds. ID hold ON. appears on
the display.
To release 
ID hold ON., press SCAN or TRUNK.
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Locking Out Talk Groups ID
Note: You can only lock out talk group ID’s when the
scanner is in the closed mode (see “Open and Closed
Modes” on Page 63).
To lock out a talk group ID, follow these steps:
1. Press 
PGM.
2. Press 
TRUNK.
3. Press 
FUNC,  or   to move the desired bank.
4. Press   or   to select the ID memory.
5. Press 
L/OUT to lock out the ID. L appears on the dis-
play.
6. To remove the lock out from trunking ID, manually
select the ID memory, and press 
L/OUT until L disap-
pears from the display.
Reviewing Locked-Out Talk Group ID’s
To review the talk group ID you locked out within a bank,
follow these steps:
1. Press 
PGM then press TRUNK.
2. Press 
FUNC then press L/OUT. The locked out ID
appears on the display. If the ID memory bank has
no locked out ID, you hear the low beep tone.
3. Press 
FUNC then press  or  to select a search
bank. Or, just press
  or  to search for any
lockout ID’s in a bank.
Clearing Talk Group ID’s
1. Press PGM, then press TRUNK.
2. Press 
FUNC,   or   to select ID memory.
3. Press 
FUNC then press CL.
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Clearing All Talk Group ID’s in One Bank
You can clear all talk group ID’s within a bank. This lets
you quickly delete all talk group ID’s from a bank if, for ex-
ample, you want to use the bank to store a different set of
talk group ID’s.
1. Press 
PGM.
2. Press 
TRUNK to enter a talk group ID memory mode.
3. Select a talk group ID bank using 
FUNC,   or  .
4. Press 
FUNC, then press 3. Confirm list clear
?1=YES
 Press other key for NO. appears on
the display.
5. Press 
1 to clear the all talk group ID’s within a bank.
Note: To cancel the deletion, press any key except 
1.
Please wait List cleared appears on the display
and the scanner returns to the talk group ID memory
mode.
OPEN AND CLOSED MODES
When set to the open mode, the scanner only uses the ID
list to look up ID text tags and stops on any ID code. 
When set to the closed mode, the scanner stops only on
signals that have an ID code that is found in the ID list for
the bank.
Note: When you select a channel manually, any trans-
mission opens squelch, regardless of the current mode.
 Closed Mode
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The open or closed mode is set in each channel storage
bank. 
+ or 
– is displayed under the channel storage
bank’s number while scanning. Or, the status display
shows the 
OPEN/CLOSED mode at the top line while the
scanner is in manual mode or while the scanner is receiv-
ing a signal during scanning.
When no ID code is programmed into the scanner, it re-
ceives the signal in PL, DPL, LTR, MOT, or ED mode
without regarding the open or closed mode. The scanner
displays the detected ID code.
Changing the Open/Closed Mode
To change the OPEN/CLOSED mode, follow these steps:
1. Press 
MANUAL.
2. To select the channel-storage bank, press 
FUNC and
 or  .
3. Press 
FUNC then press 2. Bank OPEN or Bank
CLOSED
 appears.
4. After that message disappears, the 10th right most
digit at the top of the line of the display changes from
+ to 
– or 
– to +.
5. Repeat Steps 2–4 for each bank.
Mode Open Closed
PL and DPL Accepts any PL and 
DPL. Displays the 
received tone.Accepts only the PL 
or DPL stored in the 
channel.
MOT/ED/LTR Stops on any trans-
mission. If the ID is 
stored, displays the 
text tag, otherwise 
displays the talk 
group ID.Only stops on trans-
mission if the ID is 
stored. Displays the 
text tag.
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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
US Weather Frequencies
Ham Radio Frequencies
Ham radio operators often transmit emergency informa-
tion when other means of communication break down.
The chart below shows the frequencies the scanner re-
ceives that ham radio operators normally use:
Birdie Frequencies
Every scanner has birdie frequencies. Birdies are signals
created inside the scanner’s receiver. These operating
frequencies might interfere with transmissions on the
same frequencies. If you program one of these frequen-
cies, you hear only noise on that frequency. If the interfer-
ence is not severe, you might be able to turn 
SQUELCH
clockwise to cut out the birdie. 
162.400 162.475 162.525
162.425 162.500 162.550
162.450
Wavelength Frequencies (MHz)
10-Meter 29.000–29.700
6-Meter 50.000–54.000
2-Meter 144.000–148.000
70-cm 420.000–450.000
33-cm 902.000–928.000
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This scanner’s birdie frequencies (in MHz) are:
To find the birdies in your scanner, begin by disconnect-
ing the antenna and moving it away from the scanner.
Make sure that no other nearby radio or TV sets are
turned on near the scanner. Use the search function and
scan every frequency range from its lowest frequency to
the highest. Occasionally, the searching will stop as if it
had found a signal, often without any sound. This is a
birdie. Make a list of all the birdies in you scanner for fu-
ture reference.
29.0000 147.7650 415.3375 475.2375
31.9500 150.1500 419.3375 479.2375
32.1000 151.7600 423.3250 483.2250
35.9400 155.7500 427.3125 487.2250
38.4000 159.7450 429.0500 491.2125
42.9750 163.7400 431.3125 495.2125
43.9300 167.7300 435.3000 499.2000
47.9250 171.5500 439.3000 503.2000
49.9200 383.3875 443.2875 507.1875
51.9150 387.3750 447.2875 511.1875
54.0000 391.3750 451.2750 814.7000
108.0000 395.3750 455.2750 818.0125
115.8125 399.3625 459.2625 820.1125
123.8000 403.3625 463.2625 823.2625
131.7875 407.3500 467.2500 944.0500
139.7750 411.3500 471.2500 960.0000
143.7700
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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 Band
UHF Band
VHF 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 144.000–148.00 MHz
High Range 148.00–174.00 MHz
UHF Band
Military Aircraft 380.00–384.00 MHz
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
Band470.000–512.00 MHz
800 Band Law Enforcement 806.00–824.00 MHz
Conventional Systems 851.00–856.00 MHz
Conventional/Trunked Systems 856.00–861.00MHz
Public Safety 866.00–869.00 MHz
Trunked Private/General 894.00–960.00 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
Activities Frequencies
Land-Mobile “Paired” Frequencies 450.000–470.000 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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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 RadioShack “Police
Call,” “Aeronautical Frequency Directory,” and “Maritime
Frequency Directory” available at your local RadioShack
store.
Abbreviations Services
AIR  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Aircraft
BIFC  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Boise (ID) Interagency Fire Cache
BUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Business
CAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Civil Air Patrol
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 and Forest Products)
MAR  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Military Amateur Radio
MARI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maritime Limited Coast
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Coast Guard, Marine Telephone,)
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shipboard Radio and 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 and Forestry Conservation)
PSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public Safety
PTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Private Trunked
ROAD  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Road & Highway Maintenance
RTV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Radio/TV Remote Broadcast Pickup
TAXI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Taxi Services
TELB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile Telephone
TELC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Cordless Phones
TELM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Telephone Maintenance
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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
HIGH FREQUENCY (HF)
10-Meter Amateur Band
29.000–29.700 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   HAM
VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF)
VHF Low Band — (29–50 MHz — in 5 kHz steps)
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)
50.000–54.000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HAM
Aircraft Band — (108–137 MHz)
108.00–121.490 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AIR
121.500  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  AIR Emergency
121.510–136.975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   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
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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
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
162.0125–162.350  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  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
169.550–169.9875  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  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
173.600–173.9875  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOVT
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