RadioShack Pro 99 Compact Race Scanner Owners Manual
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61 To find the birdies in your individual scanner, begin by disconnecting 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 search 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. That is a birdie. Make a list of all the birdies in your scanner for future reference. GUIDE TO THE...
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62 UHF Band 800MHz Band PRIMARY USAGE As a general rule, most radio activity is concentrated on the following frequencies: VHF Band UHF Band Aircraft 108.00–136.00 U.S. Government137.00–144.00 2-Meter Amateur 144.000–148.000 High Range148.000–174.000 U.S. Government 406.000–420.000 70-cm Amateur420.000–450.000 UHF-Low Band 450.000–470.000 UHF-T Band470.000–512.000 System Inputs 806.000–824.000 System Outputs851.000–869.000 Trunked Private / General 894.000–960.000 ActivitiesFrequencies (MHz) 2-Meter...
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63 Remote control stations and mobile/portable units operate at 5 MHz higher than their associated base stations and relay repeater units in the UHF band. 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 Police Call Radio Guide including Fire and Emergency Services,...
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64HIGH FREQUENCY (HF) — (3 MHz-30 MHz) 10-Meter Amateur Band (28.0-29.7 MHz) 28.000-29.700 ............................ HAM VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF) — (30 MHz-300 MHz) VHF Low Band (29.7-50 MHz-in 5 kHz steps) 29.700-29.790 ................................IND MED Emergency/Medical Services MILU.S. Military MOV Motion Picture/Video Industry NEWNew Mobile Narrow NEWS Relay Press (Newspaper Reporters) OILOil/Petroleum Industry POL Police Department PUBPublic Services (Public Safety, Local Government,...
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65 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 36.230-36.990...........Oil Spill Cleanup, ........................................... GOVT, MIL 37.020-37.980 ...................... PUB,...
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66 150.815-150.980 ......................... TOW, ...................................Oil Spill Cleanup 150.995-151.475 .............. ROAD, POL 151.490-151.955 .................. IND, BUS 151.985 ...................................... TELM 152.0075 ...................................... MED 152.270-152.480 .........IND, TAXI, BUS 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...
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67 173.225-173.5375.......... MOV, NEWS, ............................................. UTIL, MIL 173.5625-173.5875........................ MIL ........................... Medical/Crash Crews 173.60-173.9875........................ GOVT ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY (UHF) — (300 MHz-3 GHz) U. S. Government Band (406-420 MHz) 406.125-419.975........... GOVT, USXX 70-Centimeter Amateur Band (420-450 MHz) 420.000-450.000......................... HAM Low Band (450-470 MHz)...
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68Conventional Systems Band — Locally Assigned (in 6.25 kHz steps) Conventional/Trunked Systems Band — Locally Assigned (in 6.25 kHz steps) Trunked Systems Band — Locally Assigned (in 6.25 kHz steps) Public Safety Band — Locally Assigned (in 6.25 kHz steps) 33-Centimeter Amateur Band (902-928 MHz in 6.25 kHz steps) Private Trunked Band (in 6.25 kHz steps) Frequency RangeService 851.0125–855.9875 MHz CSB Frequency RangeService 856.0125–860.9875 MHz CTSB Frequency RangeService 861.0125–865.9875...
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69 General Trunked Band (in 6.25 kHz steps) FREQUENCY CONVERSION The tuning location of a station can be expressed in frequency (kHz or MHz) or in wavelength (meters). The following information can help you make the necessary conversions. 1 MHz (million) = 1,000 kHz (thousand) To convert MHz to kHz, multiply the number of megahertz by 1,000: 30.62 (MHz) x 1,000 = 30,620 kHz To convert from kHz to MHz, divide the number of kilohertz by 1,000: 127.800 (kHz) / 1,000 = 127.8 MHz To convert MHz...
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70a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new. SERVICE AND REPAIR If your scanner is not performing as it should, take it to your local RadioShack store for assistance. To locate your nearest RadioShack, use the store locator feature on RadioShacks website (www.radioshack.com), or call 1-800-The Shack (843-7422) and follow the menu options. Modifying or tampering with the scanners internal components can cause a malfunction and might invalidate its warranty and void your FCC...