Radio Shack 20-466, Owner'S Manual

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Contents

Copying a Frequency into a Specified Channel ....................................................... 24
Copying a Frequency into a Vacant Channel in a Specified Bank ........................... 25
Copying a Frequency into the Priority Channel  ....................................................... 25

Scanning the Channels  ................................................................................................... 25

Turning Channel-Storage Banks Off and On  ........................................................... 25
Deleting Frequencies from Channels ....................................................................... 26

Special Features ................................................................................................................... 26

Using the Delay Function  ................................................................................................ 26
Locking Out Channels or Frequencies ............................................................................ 26

Locking Out Channels  ............................................................................................. 26
Reviewing the Lock-Out Channels ........................................................................... 26
Locking Out Frequencies  ......................................................................................... 26
Reviewing Locked-Out Frequencies  ........................................................................ 27
Clearing a Locked-Out Frequency  ........................................................................... 27
Clearing All Locked-Out Frequencies in a Search Bank .......................................... 27

Priority ............................................................................................................................. 27
Changing the Receive Mode ........................................................................................... 28
Using the Attenuator  ....................................................................................................... 29
Turning the Key Tone On and Off .................................................................................... 29
Changing the Display Contrast  ....................................................................................... 29
Cloning Programmed Data .............................................................................................. 29

Trunking Operation  .............................................................................................................. 30

Understanding Trunking  .................................................................................................. 31
Setting Squelch for the Trunking Mode  ........................................................................... 31
Programming Trunking Frequencies  ............................................................................... 31

Programming Motorola Trunking Systems (UHF-Lo) ............................................... 32
Programming Motorola Trunking System (800 MHz) ............................................... 33
Programming Fleet Maps ......................................................................................... 33
Talk Group IDs  ......................................................................................................... 35
Storing Talk Group IDs ............................................................................................. 35
Talk Group ID Hold ................................................................................................... 36
Turning Sub-Banks On or Off ................................................................................... 36
Locking Out Talk Group IDs  ..................................................................................... 37
Delay Function in ID Indication Mode  ...................................................................... 37
Reviewing Locked-Out Talk Group IDs  .................................................................... 37
Clearing Talk Group IDs ........................................................................................... 37
Clearing All Talk Group IDs in One Bank  ................................................................. 37

Open and Closed Modes  ................................................................................................ 38

Changing the Open/Closed Mode ............................................................................ 38

A General Guide to Frequencies ......................................................................................... 38

US Weather Frequencies in MHz  ............................................................................ 38
Ham Radio Frequencies  .......................................................................................... 39
Birdie Frequencies  ................................................................................................... 39

Guide to the Action Bands  .............................................................................................. 40

Typical Band Usage  ................................................................................................. 40
Primary Usage  ......................................................................................................... 41

Band Allocation  ............................................................................................................... 42