Icom IC-R2 - Scan Operation Basics; Scan Types Explained; Frequency and Memory Skip Functions

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SCAN OPERATION
■ Scan types
Up to 25 programmed scan ranges, full scan, band scan and
memory bank scan provide scanning versatility. Each scan
can have skip channels programmed.
FULL SCAN (p. 16)
Repeatedly scans all fre-
quencies over the entire
receiver range.
U.S.A. version cannot
receive some frequencies.
PROGRAMMED SCAN
(p. 16)
Repeatedly scans between
two user-programmed fre-
quencies. Used for checking
for frequencies within a
specified range such as
repeater output frequencies,
etc.
495
kHz
1309.995
MHz
Scan
Jump
SELECTED BAND SCAN
(p. 16)
Repeatedly scans all fre-
quencies over the entire
selected band.
Scan
Jump
Scan
Jump
Scan edges
MEMORY SKIP FUNCTION
(p. 18)
Skips unwanted memory
channels that inconvenient-
ly stop scanning. Skip
channels can be toggled
ON and OFF by pushing
[FUNC] + [
(TS) SKIP] in
memory mode.
Not yet
programmed
ch 0
ch 1 ch 2 ch 3
ch 4
ch 5
ch 6ch 49
Band edge or
scan edge
Band edge or
scan edge
FREQUENCY SKIP
FUNCTION (p. 19)
Skips unwanted frequen-
cies that inconveniently
stop scanning. This func-
tion can be turned ON and
OFF in frequency skip func-
tion set mode. ([FUNC] +
[
(TS) SKIP])
MEMORY (BANK) SCAN
(p. 16)
Repeatedly scans memory
channels except skip chan-
nels within all programmed
channels or within a memo-
ry bank (0–7).
Not yet
programmed
SKIP
ch 0
ch 1 ch 2 ch 3
ch 4
ch 5
ch 6ch 49
Band
edge
Band
edge
Band
edge
Band
edge
Jump
Skip Skip
Scan