RadioShack Pro 2049 Programmable Scanner Owners Manual

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MOVING A FREQUENCY 
FROM A MONITOR 
MEMORY TO A 
CHANNEL
1. If the scanner is scanning, press
MANUAL.
2. Use the number keys to enter the
channel number where you want
to store the monitor frequency,
then press 
PROGRAM. PGM
appears on the display.
3. Press 
MONITOR. The channel
number flashes.
4. Use the number keys to enter the
monitor memory number that has
the frequency you want to store
into the channel. The frequency
appears.
5. Press 
E. The scanner stores the
frequency in the selected channel.
DELETING A 
FREQUENCY FROM A 
CHANNEL
1. If the scanner is scanning, press
MANUAL.2. Use the number keys to enter the
channel number containing the
frequency you want to delete.
3. Press 
PROGRAM.
4. Press 
0 then E. The frequency is
deleted from the channel.
To delete a frequency from a monitor
memory, store a new frequency in that
monitor memory.
SCANNING CHANNELS
Note: 
You cannot scan channels until
you have stored frequencies in them.
To scan channels stored in the
channel-storage banks, press 
SCAN.
The scanner scans through all chan-
nels in the active banks.
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To select one or more channel-
storage banks while scanning, select
each bank you want to scan by press-
ing its number key so the bank’s num-
ber appears on the display.
To turn off channel-storage banks,
press the number key for the bank(s)
so the bank’s number disappears. The
scanner does not scan any of the
stored channels within banks you
have turned off.
Notes:
• You can manually select any
channel in a bank, even if the
bank is turned off.
• You cannot turn off all three banks.
• The scanner skips channels that
have been locked out (see “Skip-
ping Frequencies/Channels” on
Page 23).
MANUALLY SELECTING 
A CHANNEL
You can continuously monitor a spe-
cific channel without scanning. This is
useful if you hear an emergency
broadcast on a channel and want to
hear all the details (even though there
might be periods of silence) or if you
want to monitor only a specific chan-
nel or a locked-out channel.Follow these steps to manually select
a channel.
1. Press 
MANUAL.
2. Use the number keys to enter the
channel number you want to hear,
then press 
MANUAL again.
Notes:
• If your scanner is scanning and
stops at the channel you want,
simply press 
MANUAL to manually
select the channel.
• If you repeatedly press 
MANUAL,
the scanner steps through the
channels.
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SPECIAL FEATURES 
DELAY
Many agencies use a two-way radio
system that might have a pause of
several seconds between a query and
a reply. To avoid missing a reply, you
can program a 2-second delay into
any of your scanner’s channels or fre-
quencies. Then, when the scanner
stops on the channel or frequency,
DLY appears on the display and the
scanner continues to monitor the
channel/frequency for 2 seconds after
the transmission stops before it re-
sumes scanning or searching.
You can program a 2-second delay in
any of the following ways:
• If the scanner is scanning and
stops on an active channel,
quickly press 
DELAY before it
starts to scan again.
• If the desired channel is not
selected, manually select the
channel then press 
DELAY.
• If the scanner is searching, press
DELAY during the search. DLY
appears on the display and the
scanner automatically adds a 2-
second delay to every transmis-
sion it stops on.To turn off delay on any channel or
frequency, select that channel or fre-
quency then press 
DELAY. DLY disap-
pears.
SKIPPING 
FREQUENCIES/
CHANNELS
You can scan channels and search for
frequencies faster by skipping ones
that have a continuous transmission,
such as a weather channel. You can
skip up to all 90 channels while scan-
ning or up to 20 frequencies during a
band or direct search.
To skip a channel/frequency while
scanning or searching, press 
S/S-
LOCKOUT when the scanner stops on
it.
Notes:
• If you skip more than 20 search
frequencies, each new frequency
replaces an earlier one, star ting
from the first stored frequency.
• You can manually select skipped
frequencies after you press 
HOLD
to stop a search. The scanner dis-
plays 
L/O when you select a
skipped frequency.
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Removing Skip from 
Frequencies
To remove the skip from a frequency
while searching, press 
HOLD to stop
the search, press   or   to select the
skipped frequency, then press 
S/S until
L/O disappears. 
To remove the skip from all frequen-
cies at once while searching, hold
down 
S/S-LOCKOUT until the scanner
beeps twice.
Note:
 If you turned the key tone off
(see “Turning the Key Tone On or Off”
on Page 25), the scanner does not
beep when you hold down 
S/S-
LOCKOUT
.
Removing Skip from Channels
Follow these steps to remove the skip
from a channel while scanning.
1. Press 
MANUAL to stop scanning.
2. Use the number keys to enter the
channel number you want to
delete.
3. Press 
MANUAL.
4. Hold down 
LOCKOUT until L/O
disappears. 
To remove skip from all channels while
scanning, select the banks containing
the skipped channels, press 
MANUAL,
then hold down 
LOCKOUT until the
scanner beeps twice.
Note:
 If you turned the key tone off
(see “Turning the Key Tone On or Off”on Page 25), the scanner does not
beep when you hold down 
LOCKOUT.
PRIORITY
The priority feature lets you scan
through programmed channels and
still not miss important or interesting
calls on specific channels. You can
program one stored channel in each
bank as a priority channel (up to 3 to-
tal). As the scanner scans, it checks
the priority channels in each selected
bank for activity every 2 seconds.
Notes:
• You can skip priority channels. If
you skip all priority channels, the
scanner displays   
CH LOC OUt
when you turn on the priority fea-
ture. See “Skipping Frequencies/
Channels” on Page 23.
• The priority feature must be
turned off to listen to monitor
memories.
The scanner automatically desig-
nates the first channel in each bank as
that bank’s priority channel. Follow
these steps to program a different
channel as the priority channel.
1. Press 
PROGRAM.
2. Use the number keys to enter the
channel number you want to pro-
gram as the priority channel, then
press 
PRIORITY.   appears to the
right of the channel number.
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3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for each
channel you want to program as a
priority channel.
To confirm priority channel numbers
for all banks, press 
PROGRAM then
repeatedly press 
PRIORITY. 
To turn on priority, press 
PRIORITY
during scanning. PRI appears, and
the scanner checks the priority chan-
nel in each selected bank every 2 sec-
onds. It stays on the channel if there is
activity, and   appears.
To turn off the priority feature, press
PRIORITY. PRI disappears.
Note: 
If you are scanning more than
one bank in which a priority channel
has been programmed, the scanner
stops on the lowest-numbered priori-
ty channel first while scanning.
LISTENING TO THE 
WEATHER BAND
The National Oceanic and Atmospher-
ic Administration (NOAA) uses 7 fre-
quencies to broadcast local forecastsand regional weather information. We
have preprogrammed your scanner
with these frequencies.
Note:
 For a list of all 7 national weath-
er frequencies, see “National Weather
Frequencies” on Page 26.
To scan the preprogrammed weather
channels, press 
WEATHER. WX appears,
and the scanner searches the weather
channels and stops on an active broad-
cast. If a broadcast is weak, press
WEATHER again to continue searching
through the weather channels.
TURNING THE KEY TONE 
ON OR OFF
The scanner is preset to sound a tone
each time you press any of its keys. 
Follow these steps to turn the scan-
ner’s key tone on or off.
1. If the scanner is turned on, turn
VOL U ME counterclockwise until it
clicks to turn it off.
2. Hold down 
S/S-LOCKOUT while
you turn on the scanner. 
no
bEEP 
(if the key tone is off) or
On bEEP (if the key tone is on)
appears for about 3 seconds.
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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.
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:
NATIONAL WEATHER FREQUENCIES
Wavelength 
(Meters)Vo i c e  ( M H z )
10
-meter 29.000-29.700
6
-meter 50.100-54.000
2
-meter 144.100-148.000
70
-cm 420.000-450.000
162.400 162.425 162.450 162.475
162.500 162.525 162.550
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BIRDIE FREQUENCIES
Every scanner has birdie frequencies.
Birdies are signals created inside the
scanner’s receiver. These operating
frequencies might interfere with broad-
casts on the same frequencies. If you
program one of these frequencies, you
hear only noise on that frequency. If
the interference is not severe, you
might be able to turn 
SQUELCH clock-
wise to cut out the birdie.
The birdie frequency to watch for with
this scanner is 489.25 MHz.
To find the birdies in your scanner, be-
gin 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 scan-
ner. Use the search function and
search every frequency range from its
lowest frequency to the highest. Occa-
sionally, 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.
UNITED STATES 
BROADCAST BAND
In the United States, there are several
broadcast bands. The standard AM
and FM bands are probably the most
well known. There are also four televi-
sion audio broadcast bands — the low-
er three transmit on the VHF band and
the fourth transmits on the UHF band.
You can use your scanner to monitor
the 470
-512 MHz range of the UHF
band.
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GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS
Typical Band Usage
Primary Usage
As a general rule, most of the radio activity is concentrated on the following fre-
quencies:
VHF Band
UHF Band
Note:
 Remote control stations and mobile units operate at 5 MHz higher than their
associated base stations and relay repeater units.
VHF Band (29.00–300.0 MHz)
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 144.00–148.00 MHz
High Range 148.00–174.00 MHz
UHF Band (300.00 MHz–3.0 GHz)
U.S. Government 406.00–420.00 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
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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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
RadioShack store.
Abbreviations Services
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 Depar tment
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
POL   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Police Depar tment
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 Tr u c k s
TRAN  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Transportation Services
(Trucks, Tow Trucks, Buses, Railroad, Other)
TSB   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Trunked Systems
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TVn   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   FM-TV Audio Broadcast
USXX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Government Classified
UTIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Power & Water Utilities
WTHR  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weather
HIGH FREQUENCY (HF) — (3 MHz–29.7 MHz)
10-Meter Amateur Band   (28.0–29.7 MHz )
29.000–29.700 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HAM
VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF) — (29.7 MHz–54 MHz, 137 MHz–174 MHz)
VHF Low Band   (29.7–50 MHz — in 5 kHz steps)
29.700–29.790   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  IND
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, 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
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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