Radio Shack 2000649 / PRO-649 - Features; Signal Stalker II; One-Touch Service Search Banks; Display Backlight

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Features
Your new PRO-649 Handheld Scanner lets you scan
conventionaltransmissions,andispreprogrammedwith
search banks for convenience. By pressing a one touch
searchkey,youcanquicklysearchthosefrequencies
most commonly used by public service and other
agencies without tedious and complicated programming.
Thisscannergivesyoudirectaccesstoover25,000
excitingfrequencies,includingthoseusedbyambulance
services,aircraft,andamateurradioservices,marine,
civilairpatrol,VHFandUHFbusinessbands,government
frequenciesandsomepoliceandredepartments.
Your scanner also has these special features:
Signal Stalker II – a powerful new tool for you to rapidly
detect,monitorandstorefrequenciesfornearbyradio
transmissions.
One-Touch Service Search Banks – Let you search
presetfrequenciesinseparatemarine,re/police,
aircraft,hamandweatherbands.
Display Backlight – Easy to read in low-light situations.
Lockout Function –Letsyouskipspeciedchannelsor
frequencies when scanning or searching.
Ten Channel-Storage Banks –Youcanstore20
channelsineachbank(200totalchannels),lettingyou
group channels so you can more easily identify calls.
SAME/FIPS Weather Alert –Displaysweathereventsfor
the county or counties that you choose.
Memory Backup – Keeps the frequencies stored in
memory for an extended time.
Scan Delay –Delaysscanningforabout2seconds,so
that you can hear replies on the same channel.
Priority Channel – Lets you set the scanner to check
one channel every 2 seconds so that you do not miss
transmissions on that channel.
Data Cloning – Lets you transfer the programmed data
to another PRO-649 scanner.
Scanner Basics
After you familiarize yourself with your scanner’s features
you can then set up your scanner.
Frequencies
A frequency is the waveband of the transmitting signal
(expressedinkHzorMHz).YourPRO-649receivesa
range of analog frequencies; the best resource for your
local frequencies is www.radioreference.com.
Also,youcanuseyourscanner’ssearchfunctionstond
active frequencies in your area.
Your PRO-649 scanner can receive these bands:
Frequency Range Types of Transmissions
29–54MHz 10-MeterHam,VHFLo,6-MeterHam
108–136.9875MHz Aircraft
137–174MHz MilitaryLandMobile,2-MeterHam,
VHFHi
380–512MHz UHFAircraft,FederalGovernment,
70-cmHam,UHFStandard,UHF“T”
n Note: See “Specications” on page 30 for more
information about frequency steps.
Channels
Channels are storage areas for frequencies saved in your
scanner’s memory. Each saved frequency is assigned a
channel.
Banks
A bank is a storage area for a group of channels. Your
scannerprovides10banks(1to10)thatcaneachstore
upto20channels,foratotalof200channels.Youcanuse
the banks to group and organize frequencies.
Forexample,youcouldprogramthefrequenciesusedby
yourlocalpolicedepartmentstartingwithChannel1(the
rstchannelinbank1)andprogramtheredepartment
frequenciesstartingwithChannel21(therstchannelin
bank2).