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VHF/Air/UHF/800MHz
Handheld Race Scanner
OWNER'S MANUAL —
Please read before using this equipment.
Five Service Banks — Search preset
frequencies in separate fire/police, air, ham
radio, auto race, and marine banks, to make
it easy to locate specific types of calls.
Two-Second Scan/Search Delay — Delays
scanning for 2 seconds before moving to
another channel, so you can hear more
replies.
Ten Channel-Storage Banks — Store up
to 20 channels in each of 10 different
banks, to group channels so you can
more easily identify calls.
20 Monitor Memories — Temporarily
save up to 20 frequencies located
during a search, so you can move
selected frequencies to channel
storage later.
Memory Backup — Keeps the channel
frequencies stored in memory for about
1 hour during a power loss.
Triple Conversion Superheterodyne
Receiver — Eliminates interference
from intermediate frequency (IF)
images, so you hear only the frequency
you select.
HyperSearch and HyperScan — Set
the scanner to search at up to 50 steps
per second and scan at up to 25
channels per second, to quickly find
interesting transmissions.
Duplicate Frequency Check — Automatically notifies you if you are
about to store a frequency you have already stored, to help avoid
wasting storage space.
Direct Search — Search for new and unlisted frequencies starting
from a specified frequency.
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with the corresponding icon for pertinent information.
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PRO-89 200 Channel
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- Page 1 PRO-89 200 Channel VHF/Air/UHF/800MHz Handheld Race Scanner OWNER’S MANUAL — Please read before using this equipment. Five Service Banks — Search preset frequencies in separate fire/police, air, ham radio, auto race, and marine banks, to make it easy to locate specific types of calls.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Memory ... 30 Scanning the Stored local signals and makes the Channels ... 31 scanner easy to carry and use at Turning Channel Storage Banks Off events. The supplied flexible and On ... 31 antenna provides excellent... - Page 3 Thank you for purchasing the RadioShack 200-Channel VHF/ Air/UHF/800 MHz Handheld Race Scanner. It lets you in on all the action in the pits or on the track at the big race. This scanner gives you direct access to over 33,500...
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Page 4: Fcc Notice
FCC NOTICE Your scanner might cause TV or radio interference even when it is operating properly. To determine whether your scanner is causing the interference, turn off your scanner. - Page 5 Do not open your scanner’s case to make any modifications that could allow it to pick up transmissions that it is not legal to listen to. Doing...
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Page 6: Preparation
• Do not burn or bury PREPARATION batteries. • Use only fresh batteries of the required size and recommended You can power your scanner type. with four AA batteries (not sup- • Do not mix old and plied). Ô new batteries, different types of... -
Page 7: Using Ac Power
When flashes on the display and the scanner beeps, or if the scanner stops operating properly, replace the batteries. AC P SING OWER You can power the scanner using a 9V, 300-mA AC adapter and a size B Adaptaplug adapter (neither supplied). -
Page 8: Using Vehicle Battery Power
You can power the scanner from a vehicle’s 12V power source (such as a cigarette-lighter socket) using a 9V, 300-mA DC adapter and a size B Adaptaplug (neither supplied). Both are available at your local RadioShack store. Cautions: Ô Ô... -
Page 9: Charging Rechargeable Batteries
ATTERIES Your scanner has a built-in charging circuit that lets you charge rechargeable batteries while they are in the scanner. To charge rechargeable batteries, you need to use an AC adapter which supplies 9V (RadioShack Cat. No. 273-1767) or a DC adapter which supplies 10V (RadioShack Cat. - Page 10 Antenna Instead of a supplied antenna, you can connect an outdoor base- station or mobile antenna (not supplied) to your scanner using a BNC connector. Your local RadioShack store sells a variety of antennas. Choose the one that best meets your needs.
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Page 11: Connecting Earphone/Headphones
Once you choose an antenna, follow the mounting instructions supplied with the antenna, after removing a supplied antenna. Then route the antenna’s cable to the scanner and connect the cable to the scanner’s antenna jack. ONNECTING AN ARPHONE EADPHONES For private listening, you can... -
Page 12: Listening Safely
RAFFIC AFETY • Do not use an earphone or headphones with your scanner when operating a motor vehicle or riding a bicycle in or near traffic. Doing... -
Page 13: Connecting An Extension Speaker
• If you use an earphone or headphones with your scanner while riding a bicycle, be very careful. Do not listen to a continuous transmission. Even though some earphones or headphones let you hear... -
Page 14: A Look At The Keypad
You simply determine the type of communications you want to receive, then set the scanner to scan them. A frequency is the tuning location of a station (expressed in kHz or MHz). To find active frequencies, you can use the search function. - Page 15 Store car numbers and frequencies in the scanner’s channels, add and delete frequencies from car numbers, display car numbers, and listen to the channel where a car number is stored. Each time you press , you see the following information:...
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Page 16: A Look At The Display
Indicates that the scanner is searching the weather channels. FD/PD Indicates that the scanner is searching the fire/ police service bank. Indicates that the scanner is searching the air service bank. Indicates that the scanner is searching the amateur radio service bank. - Page 17 L-o Ch0000 Appears when you clear all locked-out channels. Lo ALL-CL Appears when you remove all lockouts from channels. ALL Ch0000 Appears when you clear all stored channels. Appears when the scanner is tuned to the priority channel.
- Page 18 WirEd Appears when you set wired programming mode to program frequencies into your scanner. StArt Appears when the scanner starts wired or on- air programming C-Err Appears when the scanner receives a checksum error during wired or on-air programming.
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Page 19: Understanding Banks
Channel 21 (the first channel in bank 2). ERVICE ANKS The scanner is preprogrammed with the frequencies allocated by auto racing, fire/police, aircraft, ham radio, and marine services. This is handy for quickly finding active frequencies instead of searching through an entire band (see “Searching the Service... - Page 20 Auto Racing Group Frequency Range (MHz) 150.995–151.995 152.870–153.725 154.490–154.625 460.000–470.000 851.0375 851.6625 852.0375 852.1875 853.1625 853.2625 853.4875 854.2625 854.2875 854.7875 855.0375 855.2875 855.5125 855.5625 855.5875 855.7375 855.7875 856.7875 856.9125 857.8375 858.7375 858.7875 858.8375 859.8375 865.6125 865.6625 865.7125 936.2125 937.1500 937.2000 937.2875 Step (kHz)
- Page 21 Fire/Police Group Frequency Range (MHz) 33.420–33.980 37.020–37.420 39.020–39.980 42.020–42.940 44.620–45.860 45.880 45.900 45.940–46.060 46.080–46.500 153.770–154.130 154.145–154.445 154.650–154.950 155.010–155.370 155.415–155.700 155.730–156.210 158.730–159.210 166.250 170.150 453.0375–453.9625 458.0375–458.9625 460.0125–460.6375 465.0125–465.6375 856.2125–860.9875 866.0125–868.9875 Step (kHz) – – – – 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5...
- Page 22 Frequency Range (MHz) 108.000–136.9875 Amateur Radio Group Frequency Range (MHz) 29.000–29.700 50.000–54.000 144.000–148.000 420.000–450.000 Marine Channel Step (kHz) 12.5 Step (kHz) 12.5 Frequency (MHz) 156.3000 156.3500 156.4000 156.4500 156.5000 156.5500 156.6000 156.6500 156.7000 156.7500 156.8000 156.8500 156.9000...
- Page 23 Channel 156.9500 157.0000/161.6000 157.0500 157.1000 157.1500 157.2000/161.8000 157.2500/161.8500 157.3000/161.9000 157.3500/161.9500 157.4000/162.0000 156.2250 156.2750 156.3250 156.3750 156.4250 156.4750 156.5250 156.5750 156.6250 156.6750 156.7250 156.8750 156.9250 156.9750 157.0250 157.0750 Frequency (MHz)
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Page 24: Monitor Memories
Ô Ô Ô NOTE Both frequencies (transmission and reception) are shown The scanner has 20 monitor for marine channels memories that you can use to used for duplex temporarily store frequencies transmission. while you decide whether to save them into channels. This is handy... -
Page 25: Operation
QUELCH 1. Turn SQUELCH until the indicator points to MIN before you turn on the scanner. 2. To turn on the scanner, turn VOLUME clockwise until you hear a hissing sound. 3. Turn SQUELCH clockwise, just until the hissing sound Ô... -
Page 26: Finding And Storing
151.470. Searching the Service • If you enter a frequency that is Banks stored in another Your scanner contains groups of channel, the preset frequencies called service scanner beeps banks. Each service bank is three times, the associated with a specific activity lowest channel (see “Service Banks”... - Page 27 The scanner searches for an active frequency. 4. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops searching and displays the frequency’s number. To store the displayed frequency in the lowest available channel, press PGM then ENT.
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Page 28: Using Direct Search
• If you enter a Using Direct Search frequency that is During a direct search, the stored in another scanner searches up or down, channel, the starting from a frequency you scanner beeps specify. Follow these steps to use three times, the direct search. - Page 29 3. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops searching and displays the frequency’s number. To store the displayed frequency in the lowest available channel, press PGM then ENT. The channel and frequency flash twice, and the scanner stores the displayed frequency.
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Page 30: Memory
(1–20), then frequency, press press MON/CL again or MON/CL. The repeatedly press MON/CL. scanner continues to search. Moving a Frequency from Listening to a a Monitor Memory to a Monitor Memory Channel •... -
Page 31: Scanning The Stored Channels
PGM and – repeat Steps 2 CANNING THE TORED HANNELS To set the scanner to continuously scan through all channels with stored frequencies, simply press SCAN SCAN. appear, the scanner begins to rapidly scan... -
Page 32: Monitoring A Stored Channel
• When you turn on might be periods of silence — or if a bank during you simply want to monitor that scanning, the channel. scanner moves to the selected bank and scans it. If no transmission is found, the scanner continues to scan through all selected banks. -
Page 33: Channels
HANNELS 1. Press PGM. appears. 2. While holding down MON/CL, ALL Ch0000 press 0. appears. 3. Press ENT. The scanner clears all channels. Or, if you do not want to clear all channels, press MON/CL. LEARING ALL OCKED HANNELS 1. Press PGM. -
Page 34: Listening To The Weather Band
SCAN disappears and MAN appears. You can select a marine channel directly when the scanner is not scanning the marine bank. Use the number keys to enter the two- digit channel number. To hear your local forecast and regional weather information, press WX. -
Page 35: Scanning At The Races
National Weather Service broadcaster in your area broadcasts a weather alert tone. To set the scanner so it sounds an alarm when a weather alert tone is broadcast, press PRI/ALERT while you are listening to the WX ALErt channel. -
Page 36: Storing A Car Number And Frequency
You can store a car number and frequency in each of the scanner’s channels, associate one or more frequencies stored in channels with a car number, and recall any frequencies associated with that car number by simply entering the number. You can store one car... -
Page 37: Adding Frequencies To A Car Number
_ _ _ Car Number.” Ô • If you add one or more leading zeros to a single- digit car number, your scanner recognizes them as different car numbers. For example, you can enter 5 for one car number, 05 for... -
Page 38: Adding A Car Number To The Channel
TO THE You can assign the car number after you program the frequency into the channel. 4. Enter the frequency (including the decimal point) you want to associate with the displayed car number by using the number keys and DELAY /• . 5. -
Page 39: Viewing Frequencies Associated With A Car Number
2. Hold down PGM then hold down CAR. The car number flashes. 3. Enter the car number by using the number keys, then press ENT to store the car number. IEWING REQUENCIES SSOCIATED WITH A UMBER 1. Press MAN then CAR. CAr No. -
Page 40: Number
NOTE • If no car number is Once you store car numbers into assigned to a _ _ _ channels, you can set the scanner channel, appears instead of so it displays the car numbers you the car number. assigned to the channels as it SQUELCH •... -
Page 41: Special Features
You can program a 2-second delay in any of these ways: • If the scanner is scanning and stops on an active channel, quickly press DELAY /• before it resumes scanning. • If the desired channel is not selected, manually select the channel, then press DELAY /•... -
Page 42: Locking Out Channels Or Frequencies
Ô Ô NOTE To lock out a channel during • Your scanner scanning, press L/O/L/O RVW automatically when the scanner stops on the locks out empty channel. channels. • You can still To manually lock out a channel, manually select... - Page 43 To review the frequencies you locked out, hold down L/O/L/O RVW for about 2 seconds during a search, then repeatedly press . The scanner beeps if there are no locked-out frequencies, or appears and the scanner displays all locked out frequencies as you press .
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Page 44: Using Priority
You can ham radio service program one frequency into the bank. priority channel. As the scanner scans, if the priority feature is 1. Hold down L/O/L/O RVW for about 2 seconds during a service bank or direct search. -
Page 45: Using Power Save
To turn off the priority feature, press PRI/ALERT. Ô disappears. SING OWER If the scanner does not detect a signal within 5 seconds after you manually select a channel, the scanner enters the power-saving P.–SA standby mode and appears. In the standby mode, the... -
Page 46: Using The Display Backlight
To turn it off, press both PGM and LIGHT, or press LIGHT. The scanner is preset to sound a tone each time you press one of its keys (except LIGHT). You can turn the key tone off or back on. -
Page 47: Using The Key Lock
ESETTING NITIALIZING CANNER If the scanner’s display locks up or does not work properly after you connect a power source, you might need to reset or initialize the scanner. Resetting the Scanner 1. -
Page 48: Wired/On-Air Programming
Ô opening. 1. Turn off the scanner, then turn it on again. 2. Hold down MON/CL. 3. While holding down MON/CL, insert a pointed object (such as a straightened paper clip) -
Page 49: Using Wired Programming
Ô OFF) SING IRED ROGRAMMING 1. Turn off the scanner. 2. Connect the scanner to the PC using a PC cable. 3. While pressing ENT and 9, turn on the scanner. WirEd appear. Then send the data from the PC. -
Page 50: Using On-Air
Wired Programming Specifications Ô Ô Ô Ô NOTE NOTE • If the scanner did • If the scanner did not receive a start not receive a start bit from the PC, bit from the PC, StArt StArt does not does not appear. - Page 51 To change the frequency back to the default (154.600 MHz), hold down ENT then press 5. When the scanner successfully receives all data, FiniSh the scanner received an error while receiving data, d-Err appear. If the scanner received a checksum error while receiving data, and a number appear.
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Page 52: A General Guide To Scanning
A GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNING Reception of the frequencies covered by your scanner is mainly means you usually cannot hear stations that are beyond the horizon. National Weather Frequencies Birdie Frequencies Every scanner has birdie fre- quencies. Birdies are signals created inside the scanner’s... - Page 53 953.000 To find the birdies in your individual scanner, begin by disconnecting the antenna and moving it away from the scanner. Make sure that no other nearby radio or TV sets are turned on near the scanner. Use the search...
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Page 54: Guide To The Action Bands
Typical Band Usage (MHz) Ô Ô NOTE Remote control stations Primary Usage and mobile units operate at 5 MHz higher than As a general rule, most of the their associated base radio activity is concentrated on stations and relay repeater units. the following frequencies. -
Page 55: Band Allocation
LLOCATION To help decide which frequency ranges to scan, use the following listing of the typical services that use the frequencies your scanner receives. These frequencies are subject to change, and might vary from area to area. For a more... - Page 56 Abbreviations BIFC CTSB FIRE GOVT MARI MARS NEWS Services Aircraft Boise (ID) Interagency Fire Cache Business Civil Air Patrol Common Carrier Conventional Systems Conventional/Trunked Systems Fire Department Amateur (Ham) Radio Federal Government General Mobile Radio General Trunked Industrial Services (Manufacturing, Construction, Farming, Forest Products) Military Amateur Radio...
- Page 57 Abbreviations Public Safety Private Trunked Road & Highway ROAD Maintenance Radio/TV Remote Broadcast Pickup TAXI Taxi Services Mobile Telephone (Aircraft, Radio Common TELB Carrier, Landline TELM Telephone Maintenance Transportation Services TRAN (Trucks, Tow Trucks, Buses, Railroad, Other) Trunked Systems FM-TV Audio Broadcast USXX Government Classified UTIL...
- Page 58 HIGH FREQUENCY (HF) — (3 MHz–30 MHz) 10-Meter Amateur Band (28.0–29.7 MHz) 29.000–29.700 ... .HAM VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF) — (30 MH –300 VHF Low Band (29.7–50 MHz—in 5 kHz steps) 29.700–29.790 .
- Page 59 IND, PUB 43.700–44.600 ...TRAN 44.620–46.580 ..POL, PUB 46.600–46.990 ..GOVT 47.020–47.400 ... PUB 47.420 .
- Page 60 151.490–151.955 ..IND, BUS 151.985 ... . TELM 152.0075 ....MED 152.030–152.240 ..TELB 152.270–152.480 .
- Page 61 159.480 ....OIL 159.495–161.565..TRAN 161.580–162.000 ..OIL, MARI, 162.0125–162.35 . . . GOVT, MIL, 162.400–162.550 .
- Page 62 Mikes 170.350–170.400 ..GOVT, MIL 170.425–170.450 ..BIFC 170.475 ....PUB 170.4875–173.175 . . GOVT, PUB, Wireless Mikes 173.225–173.5375 .
- Page 63 454.025–454.975 ..TELB 455.050–455.925 ..RTV 457.525–457.600..BUS 458.025–458.175 ..MED 460.0125–460.6375 .
- Page 64 Conventional/Trunked Systems Band — Locally Assigned 856.0125–860.9875 ..CTSB Trunked System Band — Locally Assigned 861.0125–865.9875 ..TSB Public Safety Band — Locally Assigned 866.0125–868.9875..PSB 33-Centimeter Amateur Band (902–928 MHz) 902.000–928.000 .
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Page 65: Care
300 by the number of megahertz: 50 MHz = 6 meters CARE Keep the scanner dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the scanner only in normal temperature environments. Handle the scanner carefully; do not drop it. -
Page 66: Troubleshooting
RadioShack store for assistance. Problem Scanner is totally inoperative. The AC or DC adapter is not Poor or no reception. Keypad does not work. Scanner is on but will not scan. -
Page 67: Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Coverage (MHz): 10 Meter Amateur Radio ... 29–29.7 (in 5 kHz steps) VHF Lo ... 29.7–50 (in 5 kHz steps) 6 Meter Amateur Radio ... 50–54 (in 5 kHz steps) Aircraft ... 108–136.9875 (in 12.5 kHz steps) Government ... 137–144 (in 5 kHz steps) 2 Meter Amateur Radio ... - Page 68 Audio Output Power (10% THD) ... 190 mW Nominal Built-In Speaker ...1 Operating Temperature ... 14° to 140°F Power Requirements ... 6 Volts DC, 4 AA Batteries AC Adapter ... 9V, 300-mA/size B Adaptaplug adapter DC Adapter ... 9V, 300-mA/size B Current Drain (Squelched) ...