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top of your scanner, align the slots
around the antenna’s connector
with the studs on the antenna jack.
Press the antenna down over the
jack and turn the antenna’s base
clockwise until it locks into place.
Connecting an Optional
External Antenna
The antenna connector on your
scanner makes it easy to use the
scanner with a variety of
antennas, such as an external
mobile antenna or outdoor base
station antenna. Your local
RadioShack store sells a variety of
antennas.
Always use 50-ohm coaxial cable,
such as RG-58 or RG-8, to
connect an outdoor antenna. For
length over 50 feet, use RG-8 low-
loss dielectric coaxial cable. If your
antenna’s cable does not have a
BNC connector, you will also need
a BNC adapter (not supplied,
available at your local RadioShack
store).
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Follow the installation instructions
supplied with the antenna, route
the antenna cable to the scanner,
then connect it to the antenna
jack.
Connecting an Earphone/
Headphones
For private listening, you can plug
an
1
/8-inch (3.5 mm) mini-plug
earphone or headphones (not
supplied), available at your local
RadioShack store, into the
HEADPHONE jack on top of your
scanner. This automatically
disconnects the internal speaker.
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WARNING
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Use extreme caution
when installing or
removing an outdoor
antenna. If the antenna
starts to fall, let it go! It
could contact overhead
power lines. If the
antenna touches a
power line, touching the
antenna, mast, cable, or
guy wires can cause
electrocution and death.
Call the power company
to remove the antenna.
DO NOT attempt to do
so yourself.