INTRODUCTION
Your BC345CRS scanner is a multi-featured conventional channel scanner.
You can easily enter and store frequencies for police, fire/emergency, marine,
air, HAM, and other radio services into 500 channels distributed over ten
banks. The scanner also lets you listen to NOAA (National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration) weather broadcasts for valuable information
specific to your location. Use your scanner to monitor:
•
Analog public safety channels
•
Police and fire departments (including rescue and paramedics)
•
NOAA weather transmissions
•
Business/Industrial radio and utilities
•
Marine and amateur (ham radio) bands
•
Aircraft (commercial and private) band
•
Railroad
•
AM/FM Broadcast Stations
BAND RANgES
Your BC345CRS can operate using the common band steps used in the USA
or Canada. To select a band plan:
1.
Disconnect power to the scanner; remove batteries if they are installed.
2.
For USA bands, press 1 while reconnecting power.
For Canada bands, press 2 while reconnecting the power.
USA Bands
Band
Range (MHz)
No.
1
0.53000 - 1.70000
25.00000 - 27.99500
2
28.00000 - 29.99500
3
30.00000 - 49.99500
4
50.00000 - 54.00000
5
6
88.00000 - 107.90000
7
108.00000 - 136.99166
Step
Mode
(kHz)
10.0
AM
5.0
AM
5.0
NFM
5.0
NFM
5.0
NFM
100.0
FMB
8.33
AM
Service
AM Broadcast
AM Band
10 Meter
Amateur Band
VHF Low Band
6 Meter Amateur Band
FM Broadcast
Aircraft Band
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