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The Basics
the basics
A frequency is the tuning location of a station. A channel is a
programmable memory location for storing frequencies that
you can scan for activity. Channels are grouped into 10 channel-
storage banks, each of which contains 100-channels. Service banks
are preset channel-storage banks of frequencies used by HAM
operators, marine, aircraft, and police (fi re/emergency) services.
For example, many amateur radio frequencies are located in the
HAM service bank.
Your scanner provides many features that help you locate,
monitor, and organize useful transmissions in your area, including
frequencies used by police and fi re departments, ambulance
services, government agencies, private companies, amateur
radio services, military operations, pager services, and wireline
(telephone and telegraph) service providers.
This scanner is designed to prevent reception of illegal
transmissions, in compliance with laws that require that scanners
be manufactured to not be easily modifi able to pick up those
transmissions. Do not open your scanner’s case to make any
modifi cations that could allow it to pick up transmissions that it is
not legal to listen to. Doing so could subject you to legal penalties.
It is legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can
receive. However, there are some transmissions you should never
intentionally listen to. These include:
• telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other private
means of telephone signal transmission)
• pager transmissions
• any scrambled or encrypted transmissions
According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA),
as amended, you are subject to fi nes and possible imprisonment
for intentionally listening to, using, or divulging the contents of
such a transmission unless you have the consent of a party to the
communication (unless such activity is otherwise illegal).
We encourage responsible, legal scanner use.