Radio Shack TRC-488 - Manual (Page 11)

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Your TRC-488 receives the following
frequencies available to NOAA:
162.400 MHz 162.500 MHz
162.425 MHz 162.525 MHz
162.450 MHz 162.550 MHz
162.475 MHz
To select one of the seven available
weather channels, set the mode selec-
tor to
W1-W7 . The yellow WX LED
lights.
RECEIVING
TRANSMISSIONS ON
THE CHANNELS
After setting squelch, follow these
steps to receive transmissions.
1. Set the mode selector to CB .
2. To select the emergency channel
(9), slide CH9/OUT to CH9 . CH9
flashes on the display.
Important: The emergency chan-
nel is used for reporting and moni-
toring emergency information
about accidents, hazardous road
conditions, etc. Do not use Chan-
nel 9 for non-emergency mes-
sages.
Note: You cannot receive trans-
missions on Channel 9 when the
mode selector is set to any of the
W1-W7 weather channels.
3. To select one of the other 39
channels, slide CH9/OUT to OUT .
Turn CHANNEL to select the
desired channel. The channel
number appears on the LED
channel display.
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