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Deleting frequencies from channels, Listening to the weather band – Radio Shack PRO-92 User Manual

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Operation

Notes:

• You cannot change the step frequency while tuning.

• You can change the receiving mode while tuning.

DELETING FREQUENCIES FROM
CHANNELS

1. Press

MANUAL

.

2. Use the number keys to enter the channel with the

frequency you want to delete.

3. Press

MANUAL

again.

4. Press

PGM

to enter the program mode.

M

changes

to

P

.

5. Press

FUNC

.

6. Press

CL

. The frequency number changes and

0.0000 MHz

appears.

LISTENING TO THE WEATHER BAND

The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has
allocated channels for use by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Regulatory agen-
cies in other countries have also allocated channels for
use by their weather reporting authorities.

NOAA and your local weather reporting authority broad-
cast your local forecast and regional weather information
on one or more of these channels.

Listening to a Weather Channel

To hear your local forecast and regional weather infor-
mation, press

WX

. Your scanner scans through the

weather band then stops within a few seconds on the
strongest weather broadcast.

Displaying Weather Messages

The weather service precedes each weather alert with a
digitally-encoded SAME signal, then a 1050 Hz tone.
You can set the scanner so, if you are monitoring a

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