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Your RadioShack Handheld
Scanner is one of a new
generation of scanners designed
to track Motorola
Type I and II
(such as Smartnet
and Privacy
Plus
) and hybrid analog trunking
systems, and GE/Ericsson
(EDACS
) type systems, which
are extensively used in many
communication systems.
Trunkingcommunicationssystems
let a large group of 2-way radio
users (or even different groups of
2-way radio users) efficiently use a
set of frequencies. Instead of
selecting a specific frequency for a
transmission, the user simply
selects a talk group. The trunking
system automatically transmits the
call on the first available
frequency, and also sends a code
that uniquely identifies that
transmission.
Since the trunking system might
send a call and its response on
different frequencies, it is difficult
to listen to trunked
communications using a regular
scanner. The trunking scanner
monitors the data sent with a 2-
way radio transmission, so you
can hear the call and response for
that user and more easily follow
the conversation.
The scanner also lets you scan
conventional transmissions, and is
preprogrammed with service
search banks for convenience. By
pressing a single button, you can
quickly search those frequencies
Features
About Your
Scanner ............... 15
About the
Keypad ................. 16
Quick Start ........... 19
Understanding
Banks ................... 19
Channel Storage
Banks .............. 19
Search Banks .. 20
Understanding Your
Scanner's Modes . 20
AM Mode ......... 21
FM Mode ......... 21
Motorola
Mode ............... 21
EDACS Mode .. 23
Open and Closed
Modes ............. 25
Operation ............. 26
Turning on the
Scanner and
Setting
Squelch ........... 26
Storing Known
Frequencies into
Channels ......... 26
Storing Trunking
Frequencies into
Channels ......... 28
Storing Text
Tags ................ 29
Finding and Stor-
ing Active
Frequencies .... 32
Listening to the
Weather Band . 39
Using Frequency
Copy ................ 41
Scanning the
Channels ......... 43
Special Features .. 45
Using the Delay
Function .......... 45
Locking Out
Channels or
Frequencies .... 45
Priority ............. 47
Changing the
Receive Mode . 49