Features - Radio Shack Compact Deluxe CB Walkie-Talkie Owner's Manual

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Features

Your RadioShack Compact Deluxe
CB Walkie-Talkie is a high perfor-
mance CB transceiver that also lets
you tune into local weather service
broadcasts, letting you hear local
weather conditions and forecasts
wherever you travel. This walkie-talk-
ie is perfect for recreational, busi-
ness, or emergency use. You can call
other people who have CBs at home,
in their vehicles, or at camp sites. You
can also connect optional equipment
to your walkie-talkie, such as external
speakers, or a DC power supply and
base station antenna to set up a base
station in your home.
Your walkie-talkie has the following
features.
Seven Weather Channels — let you
select and hear your local National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration (NOAA) weather broadcasts.
Digital Weather Alert— uses Specif-
ic Area Message Encoding (SAME)
digital information to determine and
display the level of weather events
(does not limit alerts to a specific ar-
ea).
Supplied Ni-MH Rechargeable Bat-
tery and Battery Charger — pro-
vides plenty of power for your walkie-
talkie.
40 CB Channels, Full Legal Power
— lets you use the full range of CB
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channels with the full legal power al-
lowed for a handheld CB.
No License Required — you can
use your walkie-talkie without fees,
age restrictions, or licensing require-
ments.
Flexible Antenna with BNC Con-
nector — provides adequate recep-
tion in strong signal areas and is
designed to help prevent antenna
breakage. Or, you can connect an ex-
ternal antenna for better reception.
Instant Channel 9/19 Switching —
lets you quickly tune to emergency
channel 9 or channel 19, making it
easy to report or monitor emergency
situations.
Scan — lets you quickly search all
CB and weather frequencies, so you
can quickly find transmissions in or
about your area.
High/Low Power Button — lets you
save power by selecting a suitable
transmitting power for long or short
distances.
Supplied AA Battery Case — lets
you use inexpensive AA batteries to
power your walkie-talkie.
Four Power Options — let you pow-
er the walkie-talkie using the supplied
Ni-MH battery pack or AA battery
case, external AC power using an op-
Features