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