Radio Shack PRO-72 User Manual
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UNDERSTANDING BANDS/MONITOR
MEMORY
Search Bands
Your scanner can tune over 32,000 different frequencies.
Many of these frequencies are grouped within permanent
memory locations called search bands.
Note: The actual search range of Band 9 is 806
–
824 MHz,
849
–
869 MHz, and 894
–
960 MHz. The scanner does not
tune any frequencies between 824
–
849 MHz and 869
–
894 MHz, to help prevent reception of transmissions you
should not listen to. For more information, see “Scanning
Legally” on Page 6.
Band
Displayed
Search
Range
(MHz)
Description
0
29–50
10-Meter Amateur Radio, VHF Lo
1
50–54
6-Meter Amateur Radio
2
137–144
Aircraft/Air Shows, Government
3
144–148
2-Meter Amateur Radio
4
148–174
VHF Hi
5
380–420
Government
6
420–450
70-Centimeter Amateur Radio
7
450–470
UHF Lo
8
470–512
UHF “T” Band
9
806–960
UHF Hi
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