PRO-2037 Programmable Scanner
(200-0461) Operation Faxback Doc.# 31133
Changing the AM/FM Mode
We designed your scanner to automatically select the most common receive
mode for each frequency range. The default settings are:
FREQUENCY (MHz) RECEIVE MODE
30.000 - 54.000 FM
118.000 - 136.975 AM
137.000 - 174.000 FM
380.000 - 512.000 FM
806.000 - 960.000 FM
Although the preset mode is correct in most cases, some harm radio and
military aircraft broadcasts do not receive in the default mode. When the
scanner is not set to the correct receive mode, the broadcast might sound
weak or distorted.
The scanner was designed to automatically select the most common receive
mode for each frequency range. Although the preset mode is correct in
most cases, some ham and military broadcasts do not receive in the default
mode. When the scanner is not set to the correct receive mode, the
broadcast might sound weak or distorted.
To change the mode press AM/FM. AM or FM blinks on the display when you
override the default mode.
If you press AM/FM during a limit or direct search, the scanner no longer
uses the default AM/FM mode for each frequency. The scanner keeps
searching for frequencies in the selected mode and AM and FM blinks on the
display. AM or FM blinks even if the mode of the frequency is the same as
the default setting. To return to the default settings, press AM/FM while
holding down CLEAR.
LIMIT SEARCH
Limit search lets you search for active frequency within the range you select, so you can choose which ones you want to store.
1. Press PROGRAM, then LIMIT. Lo appears on the display.
2. Using the number keys, enter the lower limit of the Frequency range.
3. Press ENTER, then LIMIT Hi appears on the display.
4. Using the number keys, enter the upper limit of the frequency range
and press ENTER
5. Press the up arrow to search from the lower limit to the upper limit,
or the down arrow to search from the upper limit to the lower limit.
6. When the scanner stops press MONITOR to store the freq. in a current
monitor memory.
DIRECT SEARCH
When the scanner is stopped on a frequency, you can search up or down from
the current displayed frequency to find more frequencies you want to
store.
1. Press MANUAL or PROGRAM.
2. Use the number keys to enter the frequency you want to start the
search from, or use the number keys to to enter the channel nunmber
containing the starting frequency.
3. Press MANUAL or PROGRAM.
4. Press the up arrow to search up from the frequency or the down arrow
to search down from the selected frequency.
5. When the scanner stops press MONITOR to store the frequency in a
current monitor memory.
DELAY
Many agencies use a two-way radio system that might have a pause between a
query and a reply. Your scanner's delay feature waits for 2 seconds after
each transmission while scanning or searching.
To program a 2-second delay for any channel while scanning, manually
select the channel and press DELAY until DELAY appears on the display.
When your scanner stops on the channel, it waits for 2 seconds after each
transmission before it resumes scanning.
To program a 2-second delay for any active frequency while searching,
press DELAY until DELAY appears on the display. When your scanner stops
on a frequency, it waits for 2 seconds after each transmission before it
resumes searching.
To turn off the programmed delay on any active channel, press DELAY while
the channel is still active. DELAY disappears from the display.
LOCKING OUT A CHANNEL
You can scan channels faster by locking out those that have a continuous
transmission, such as a weather channel.
To lock out a channel while scanning, press LOCK OUT when the scanner
stops on the channel. To lock out a channel manually, manually select the
channel and press LOCK OUT until LOCK-OUT appears on the display.
To remove the lockout from a channel, manually select the channel and
press LOCK OUT so LOCK-OUT disappears from the display.
Notes:
You can still manually select locked-out channels.
You cannot lock out all channels.
PRIORITY
The priority feature lets you scan through the programmed channels and
still not miss an important or interesting call on a specific channel.
To program a stored channel as the priority channel, press PROGRAM, the
desired channel number, and then PRIORITY.
Note:
You can only select one channel as the priority channel.
To turn on the priority feature, press PRIORITY appears on the
display. The scanner checks the priority channel every 2 seconds, and
stays on the channel if there is activity. P appears to the left of
the display whenever the scanner is set to the priority channel.
To turn off the priority feature, press PRIORITY during scanning until
PRIORITY disappears from the display.
USING THE ATT SWITCH
You can set ATT to 10 dB to reduce interference or noise caused by signals
from a strong local broadcast, or to 0dB to increase the reception of weak
signals.
Note:
With the switch set to 10 dB, your scanner might not receive weak
signals.
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.
During the summer months, you might be able to hear stations in the
30-50 MHz range located several hundred or even thousands of miles away.
This is because of summer atmospheric conditions. This type of reception
is unpredictable but often very interesting!
GUIDE TO FREQUENCIES
National Weather Frequencies
161.650 MHz 162.425 MHz 162.475 MHz 162.550 MHz
161.775 MHz 162.440 MHz 162.500 MHz 163.275 MHz
162.400 MHz 162.450 MHz 162.525 MHz
Ham Radio Frequencies
Ham radio operators often broadcast emergency information when other means
of communication break down.
The following chart shows the voice frequencies that you can monitor.
Wavelength (meters) Voice (MHz)
6-meter 50.100 54.000
2-meter 144.100 148.000
70-cm 420.000 450.000
BIRDIES
Birdies are frequencies your scanner uses when it operates. These
operating frequencies might interfere with broadcasts on the same
frequencies. If you program one of these frequencies, the scanner locks
up and you hear only noise on that frequency.
If the interference is not severe, you might be able to rotate SQUELCH
clockwise to cut out the birdie. The most common birdies to watch for are
listed below.
Birdie Frequencies:
32.100 MHz 150.150 MHz 429.050 MHz 810.150 MHz
32.250 MHz 155.500 MHz 434.400 MHz 820.650 MHz
42.975 MHz 166.200 MHz 450.450 MHz 915.400 MHz
44.085 MHz 171.250 MHz 479.100 MHz 944.050 MHz
48.185.MHz 171.550 MHz 489.290 MHz 949.400 MHz
52.400 MHz 400.400 MHz 504.125 MHz
Note:
Depending on the temperature of some of the scanner's internal
components, you might hear birdies on frequencies slightly above or
below the frequencies listed here.
GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS
Typical Band Usage
VHF Band (30.00-300.0 MHz)
Low Range (30.00-50.00 MHz)
6-Meter Amateur (50.00-54.00 MHz)
Aircraft (108.00-136.00 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 (300.00 MHz-3.0 GHz)
Military Aircraft (380.00-384.00 MHz)
U. S. Government (406.00-450.00 MHz)
70-Centimeter Amateur (420.00-450.00 MHz)
Low Range (450.00-470.00 MHz)
FM-TV Audio Broadcast, Wide Band (470-00-512.00 MHz)
Public Service (806.00-823.98 MHz)
Conventional Systems (851.00-856.00 MHz)
Conventional/Trunked Systems (856.00-861.00 MHz)
Trunked Systems (861.00-866.00 MHz)
Public Safety (866.00-869.00 MHz)
High Range (894.01-902.00 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 Broadcast Links (944.00-952.00 MHz)
Private Fixed Services, Paging (952.00-960.00 MHz)
Primary Usage
As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the
following frequencies:
VHF Band
Activities Frequencies
Government, Police, and Fire 153.785-155.980 MHz
Emergency Services 158.730-159.460 MHz
Railroad 160.000-161.900 MHz
UHF Band
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
Relay Repeater Units 460.025-464.975 MHz
Remote Control Stations 465.025-469.975 MHz
Note:
Remote control stations and mobile units operate at 5 MHz higher than
their associated base stations and relay repeater units.
Specified Intervals
Frequencies in different bands are accessible only at specific intervals.
For example:
Band Type Specified Interval
VHF, HAM, and Government 5.0 kHz steps
All Others 12.5 kHz steps
Aircraft 25.0 kHz steps
Note:
Your scanner automatically rounds the entered frequency down to the
closest valid frequency. For example, if you try to enter a frequency
of 151.473, your scanner accepts it as 151.470.
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 the "Police Call Radio Guide
including Fire and Emergency Services," available at your local
Radio Shack store.
Abbreviations
AIR...............................................................Aircraft
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
PFSP.........................................Private Fixed Services/Paging
POL......................................................Police Department
PUB........................................................Public Services
(Public Safety, Local Government, Forestry Conservation)
PSB..........................................................Public Safety
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) - 30 MHz-300 MHz)
Low Band (29.7-50 MHz - in 5 kHz steps)
30.550...........................................................GOVT. MIL
30.580-31.980.....................................................IND. PUB
32.000-32-990.....................................................GOVT MIL
33.020-33.980.................................................US, IND, PUB
34.010-34-990....................................................GOVT, MIL
35.020-35.980..........................................BUS, PUB, IND, TELM
35.000-36.230....................................................GOVT, MIL
36.250..................................................Oil Spill Clean up
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 (108-136 MHz) 108.000-121.490............................AIR
121.500......................................................AIR Emergency
121.510-136.000........................................................AIR
U.S Government Band (138-144 MHz) 137.000-144.000................GOVT, MIL
2-Meter Amateur Band (144-148 MHz) 144.000-148.000.....................HAM
VHF-Hi BAND (148-174 MHz) 148.050-150.345....................CAP, MAR, MIL
150.775-150.790........................................................MED
150.815-150.965........................................................TOW
150.980.................................................Oil Spill Clean up
150.995-151.130.......................................................ROAD
151.145-151.475........................................................POL
151.490-151.955...................................................IND, BUS
151.985...............................................................TELM
152.0075...............................................................MED
152.030-152.240.......................................................TELB
152.270-152.465..................................................IND, TAXI
152.480................................................................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 Clean up
154.600-154.625........................................................BUS
154.655-156.240........................................MED, ROAD, POL, PUB
156.255................................................................OIL
156.275-157.425.......................................................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
158.730-26.465..............................................POL, PUB, ROAD
159.480................................................................OIL
159.495-161.565.......................................................TRAN
161.580................................................................OIL
161.600-162.000..................................................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.....................................................Wireless Mikes
169.500...............................................................GOVT
169.505.....................................................Wireless Mikes
169.55-169.9875............................................GOVT, MIL. USXX
170.000...............................................................BIFC
170.025-170.150............................................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
173.225-173.375............................................MOV, NEWS, UTIL
173.3875-173.5375......................................................MIL
173.5625-173.5875..................................MIL Medical/Crash Crews
173.60-173.9875.......................................................GOVT
Ultra High Frequency (UHF)-300 MHz-3 GHz)
Military Aircraft Band (380-383.9 MHz) 381.800-383.900.........Coast Guard
U.S Government Band (406-450 MHz) 406.125-419.975...............GOVT, USXX
70-Centimeter 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
453.0125-453.9875......................................................PUB
454.000................................................................OIL
454.025-454.975.......................................................TELB
455.050-455.925........................................................RTV
457.525-457.600........................................................BUS
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
462.550-462.725........................................................GMR
462.750-462.925........................................................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
805.750.........................................................Channel 69
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
Fixed Services
941.0000-944.0000.....................................................GOVT
Studio-to-Transmitter Broadcast Links
944.0000-952.0000 TVn
Private Fixed Services, Paging
952.0000-960.0000.....................................................PFSP
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 by 1,000:
30.62 MHz x 1000 = 30,620 kHz
To convert from kHz to MHz, divide by 1,000.
127800kHz/1000=127.8MHz
To convert MHz to meters, divide 300 by the number of megahertz.
300/171MHz= 1.75 meters
(br/km-02/05/1997)
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