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OWNER’S MANUAL —
Please read before using this equipment.
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Thank you for purchasing the RadioShack TRC521 CB Radio. It provides two-way
communication on the citizen’s radio band and lets you tune to local and national weather
service broadcasts. It provides the maximum legal power output for the greatest available
range, and a built-in PLL (phase-locked loop) frequency synthesizer to reduce congestion.
CB radio provides hours of fun and entertainment! Listen and talk to people from all over the
country while traveling, and make new friends along routes that you regularly travel. It is also a
great way to keep informed of local emergencies, such as traffic accidents, road blocks,
weather alerts and so on.
UP/DN — Press or hold
down to scroll up or down
through channels.
Microphone
Mounting Bracket
Microphone Holder
PTT — Push to talk. Hold down
and talk into the microphone
while transmitting.
Mounting hardware supplied
for the microphone holder
and CB.
CB/WX — Slide to CB to
use and listen to citizen’s
band radio. Slide to WX to
listen to local and national
weather broadcasts.
Connect the supplied
microphone here.
RF GAIN — Rotate to
improve signal reception in
strong signal areas. See
Page 6.
OFF/VOLUME — Rotate towards
VOLUME to turn on your CB, and then
adjust to desired listening level. Rotate
towards OFF to turn off your CB.
SQUELCH — Rotate to reduce
background noise (CB sensitivity).
See Page 6.
DUAL WATCH/ALERT TONE OFF —
Press to activate dual watch (see
Page 11), or to silence weather alert
tones (see Page 10).
CHANNEL — Rotate to
tune to a channel.
TRC521 CB Radio
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