Scanning For Active Frequencies; Monitoring A Frequency; Changing The Frequency Range - Radio Shack HTX-400 Owner's Manual

Mini handheld 70cm fm amateur transceiver

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SCANNING FOR ACTIVE FREQUENCIES

1. To search for activity on a frequency, press SC. The trans-

ceiver begins to scan up or down the full frequency range,

and stops on active frequencies for 5 seconds.

2. To change the scan direction, press

3. To stop on a frequency or to stop scanning completely,

press

again.

While the radio is receiving a transmission, press

suspend the squelch setting and hear everything on that frequen-

cy. This lets you hear the signal even if the incoming CTCSS

(subaudible tone) does not match your setting.

If you hold down

for longer than 1 second, the set values for

receive tone, transmit tone, scan skip condition (if any), repeater

offset, and frequency step appear.

Release

to turn on the squelch again.

You can change the standard transmit frequency range from

430–450 MHz to an extended range of 420–450.000 MHz.

To set the transceiver to its extended range, turn off the transceiv-

er. Then hold down

To return to the standard frequency range, turn the transceiver off

then hold down SC and turn it on again.

and turn on the transceiver again.

(monitor) to

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