PRO-2009 (200-0109) Operation Faxback Doc. # 16758
After you've installed the 9-volt battery and connected an antenna, you're
ready to start using the PRO-2009. We've divided these instructions into
four parts: GETTING STARTED, SCANNING PROGRAMMING NOTES and SEARCH MODE.
Before operating the PRO-2009, let's take a look at the Multi-purpose
Display.
Channel Indicator digit shows the number of the channel that is being
scanned, monitored or programmed.
The status of the PRO-2009 is indicated by the Status Descriptor
Digit.
. - Shows the channel is locked out (disabled).
d - Shows the channel is under scan delay.
- - Shows the channel Receiver is in the PROGRAM mode.
Frequency Display shows the exact frequency being scanned, monitored
or programmed.
Turn on the PRO-2009 by rotating VOLUME clockwise about 1/4 turn. (When
first turned on, the Receiver automatically enters the Scanning mode.)
Rotate SQUELCH fully counter clockwise. You should hear a rushing noise
from the speaker. Slowly rotate SQUELCH clockwise until the noise just
stops.
Entering a Frequency
To find which frequencies are active in your area, visit your local Radio
Shack. They can fill you in on the most active (and interesting channels
in your area. Radio Shack also sells the POLICE CALL RADIO DIRECTORY for
your section of the country which lists frequencies in use in your region.
In most sections of the country, the National Weather Service provides
24-hour-a-day weather forecasts (on 162.55, 162.40 or 162.475).
Let's use one of these as an example of programming:
1. Select the channel you wish to program. Press MANUAL to stop scanning
and press desired numeral key (1 through 8) for the channel you wish
to program.
2. Press PROGRAM. The memory for the channel you've selected is now
ready to store a frequency.
3. Using the keyboard, enter the desired frequency (e.g. 162.55).
4. Press ENTER. The frequency is now stored in the memory. (You should
be able to hear the weather broadcast. If you don't, try one of the
other frequencies and repeat steps 2, 3, and 4.)
5. If you intend to program more channels, press PROGRAM again to advance
the channel and repeat steps 3 and 4.
6. After you're done entering all the frequencies, press SCAN to return
the Receiver to the normal scanning mode.
SCANNING
Automatic Scanning: If you want the Receiver to continuously scan the
frequencies programmed, adjust SQUELCH, then press
SCAN. The PRO-2009 will continuously scan each
channel in sequence; and will lock onto a channel when
a signal is received. The channel and frequency being
received will be shown on the Display. (d will appear
if the channel is under delay.)
Manual Scanning: If you want to listen to one channel only, press
MANUAL and then the number key for the channel.
Pressing MANUAL will also advance the Receiver one
channel.
Squelch: To eliminate the background noise between
transmissions, wait until the station stops
transmitting and rotate the SQUELCH control until the
noise stops. When set properly, the Receiver will
appear "dead" until a signal is received.
IMPORTANT: In order for the PRO-2009 to scan the channels
automatically, SQUELCH must be set as described
above. Otherwise, the Receiver will "lock on" to the
noise and not scan.
PROGRAMMING NOTES
Pressing PROGRAM puts the Receiver in the programming mode with the Status
Description.
When PROGRAM is pressed, the Display will show whatever frequency (if any)
is stored in the channel the Receiver is set to. You can ignore these
numbers, since they'll disappear as soon as you start to enter a frequency.
If you make a mistake while entering a new frequency, press CLEAR. Use
PROGRAM to advance to the next channel when entering new frequencies:
pressing MANUAL takes the PRO-2009 out of the programming mode.
If you don't have a back-up battery installed (or it is dead) and plug in
the AC power cord, sometimes the internal computer circuits will become
confused (technically, we say it "fails to initialize"). In such a case,
you won't be able to program frequencies and/or the display won't light up
with just a 0. If this happens, turn on Power and press RESET (on the
back); this will initialize the circuits (and also will clear all
information stored in memory).
Valid frequency
You can enter any frequency into the memory of your PRO-2009 that is within
the six bands specified under Frequency Coverage.
IMPORTANT: In the 30~50 and 144~174 MHz range the programmable frequencies
are in 5 kHz steps.
In the 410~512 MHz range, programmable frequencies are in
12.5 kHz steps.
If you try to enter an "in-between" frequency the next lower
valid frequency will automatically be entered.
If you attempt to enter a frequency which is outside of the six-band tuning
range, Error will be displayed. To clear "Error", press CLEAR and enter
the correct frequency.
NOTE: When an error condition is displayed, the frequency previously
stored in the channel is not erased.
In some areas, certain frequencies will cause the Receiver to
"lock up".
Channel lock out
The PRO-2009 has a built-in skipper circuit which works in the scanning
mode to skip over channels that have locked out. (You'll use this for
stations that are "on" all the time, such as the National Weather Service.)
Any number of channels can be locked out. Press MANUAL to step the
Receiver to the channel you want to lock out. Then press LOCK OUT. To
release the lock out, press LOCK OUT again.
Scan delay
The Receiver has a two-second Delay feature which virtually eliminates the
chance of you missing replies. Delay holds the channel for two seconds
after the end of a transmission. To use delay, press MANUAL to step to the
channel for which you want the Delay mode. Press DELAY. To remove Delay,
press DELAY again. Any or all channels can use Delay.
SEARCH MODE
The PRO-2009 can "hunt" for stations and frequencies used in your area that
you're not aware of. The PRO-2009 will search from a displayed frequency
upward to the upper limit of a band. It will then return to the lowest
frequency of the band and resume an upward search until a station is found!
To use the SEARCH mode, just follow these steps:
1. Place the PRO-2009 in either Manual or Program mode. Program the
frequency at which you wish the PRO-2009 to begin searching (if it is
already entered).
2. Press SEARCH. The PRO-2009 will begin searching upward in frequency.
3. When the PRO-2009 finds a signal, it will stop searching. It will
remain on that frequency as long as there is a signal present.
4. If you wish to keep monitoring on a frequency even if there is no
signal, press PROGRAM.
5. You can enter any new frequencies the PRO-2009 discovers merely by
pressing PROGRAM and ENTER. However, it will replace any frequency
you may have previously entered on that channel.
6. If you want the PRO-2009 to resume searching while a signal is on a
frequency, push SEARCH again.
7. The PRO-2009 will continue searching until it reaches the upper limit
of the band. It will then return to the lowest frequency of the band
and resume scanning upward.
8. To stop the Search Mode, press MANUAL or PROGRAM. The PRO-2009 will
now resume normal operation in either of those two modes.
LIMITS OF OPERATIONAL FREQUENCIES
The six-band tuning range of your PRO-2009 is permanently stored in the
Receiver's integrated-circuit microprocessor. As such, it cannot be
extended or altered in any way, even by a skilled electronics technician.
So if you try to monitor or enter an out-of-band frequency - you'll get the
Error message every time! To listen in on CB, SW, lower Ham bands, etc.,
you'll just have to get another receiver designed for that purpose (like
our famous DX-302 Shortwave Receiver).
GUIDE TO THE ACTION BANDS
Your community is alive with action - action which is constantly being
reported on the air waves. The PRO-2009 will automatically scan the air
waves to bring you that action - your police force at work, a fire truck on
a mission, Sheriff's department, State police, the National Weather
Service, Ham Radio operators, highway and other emergency-type services,
some industrial services, some transportation service (taxi, trucks,
railroad), plus some Government services.
Lots of things are going on that most of us just are never aware of. But,
with the right frequencies programmed into the PRO-2009, you can monitor
such exciting signals. You'll have to do a little investigating for
services to find out the most popular frequencies used.
What to listen for and where? That is a little difficult for a specific
answer. Each area of the country uses different channels. All we can do
is give you some general pointers and then let you take it from there.
Find out if there is a local club which monitors these frequencies. Often
a local electronics repair shop that does work on the radio equipment can
give you the channel frequencies used by local radio services. A volunteer
police or fire employee can also be a good source of this information. And
you'll discover many frequencies by using the SEARCH Key.
An interesting service is the Mobile Telephone. FCC has assigned this
service channels in the range of 152.51 to 152.81 MHz at every 0.030 MHz
(channels are 30 kHz apart). Also, 454.375 to 454.95 MHz with channels 25
kHz apart from 454.375 to 454.625 and then every 50 kHz up to 454.95.
As a general rule on VHF, most activity will be concentrated between
153.785 and 155.98 and then again from 158.73 to 159.46 MHz. Here you'll
find local government, police, fire and most emergency services. If you
are near a railroad yard or major railroad tracks, look around 160.0 to
161.9 for them.
In some of the larger cities, there has been a move to the UHF bands for
these emergency services. Here, most of the activity is in a spread of
453.025 - 453.95 and again at 456.025 - 459.95 MHz.
In the UHF band, the overall spread of 456.025 - 459.95 and again at
469.025 - 469.975 MHz is used by mobile units and control stations
associated with base and repeater units which operate 5 MHz lower (that is,
451.025 - 454.95 and 460.025 - 464.975 MHz). This means that if you find
an active channel inside one of these spreads, you can look 5 MHz lower (or
higher as the case may be) to find the major base station/repeater for that
radio service.
A handy book to have is the POLICE CALL RADIO DIRECTORY for your region.
Stop by your local Radio Shack store and ask about it. It has complete
listings, by frequency, of the various radio services in the bands covered
by the PRO-2009. These Directories are updated every year, so get a
current one.
BIRDIES
Some frequencies may be difficult or impossible to receive. If you
program-in one of these, the Scanner may lock up and you hear only noise.
These "birdies" are the products of internally generated signals mixing
with external signals like TV and FM broadcasts. Telescopic antennas are
much more likely to pick up these undesirable signals - that is another
good reason for getting an outdoor, base - station type antenna for home
installations.
If the interference is not severe, you may be able to use SQUELCH to cut
out such annoying birdies.
A few of the most common birdies to watch out for are listed below.
30.730 MHz 46.335 MHz 147.200 MHz 438.300 MHz
30.735 MHz 46.340 MHz 153.250 MHz thru
30.740 MHz 46.345 MHz thru
32.000 MHz 153.295 MHz 439.000 MHz
32.025 MHz 153.340 MHz 464.900 MHz
thru thru thru
32.145 MHz 153.490 MHz 465.087 MHz
38.395 MHz 160.000 MHz 468.900 MHz
38.400 MHz 162.085 MHz thru
40.975 MHz thru 469.300 MHz
40.980 MHz 478.500 MHz
40.985 MHz 162.105 MHz
42.705 MHz 163.530 MHz thru
thru thru
42.890 MHz 478.600 MHz
44.790 MHz 163.600 MHz 493.337 MHz
thru 493.350 MHz
44.810 MHz 493.362 MHz
Even with the SQUELCH control set to maximum, scanning may stop on or
around some of the frequencies listed above. If the spurious signal is
strong enough (above 10 microV in technical terms) you can listen to it,
but the Receiver will not auto scan.
ABBREVIATIONS
An abbreviation list is provided for your reference to TYPICAL BAND USAGE
on the following pages.
Affiliate Radio System............MARS
Amateur...........................Ham
Automobile Emergency..............Auto Emer.
Broadcast Remote..................BC. R.
Bureau of Reclamation.............Bur. Recl.
Civil Air Patrol..................CAP
Department of Agriculture
and Forestry....................Agr. and For.
Fire Department...................F.D.
Forest Products...................Fors. Prod.
Forestry Conservation.............Fors. Cons.
Government........................Govt.
Highway Maintenance...............Hwy.
Indian Affairs....................
Land Transportation...............Land Tr.
Local government................. L. Govt.
Manufactures......................Mfg.
Marine............................
Military..........................MIL
Mobile Telephone..................Mob. Tel.
Motion Picture....................Mot. P.
Motor Carrier.....................Buses. Trucks
National Parks....................Nat. Pk.
Petroleum.........................Pet.
Police............................P.D.
Power Utilities..................Power
Radio Paging.....................Page
Railroad.........................R.R.
Red Cross........................
Relay Press......................Press
State Police.....................St. P.D.
Special Emergency................Sp. Ind.
Taxicab Radio....................Taxi
Telephone Maintenance............Tel. Maint.
U.S. Coastal
and Geodetic Survey...........U.S.C.G.S.
U.S.Navy.........................USN
U.S. Weather Bureau..............U.S.W.B.
TYPICAL BAND USAGE
The following is an abbreviated listing of what's going on in the frequency
ranges your PRO-2009 can receive-it'll help you decide which ranges you'd
like to choose. For explanation of abbreviations used.
30 ~ 50 MHz Band
(0.020 MHz or 20 kHz spacing)
30.01 ~ 30.56..................................Govt.
30.56 ~ 30.62..................................Sp. Ind.
30.66 ~ 31.24..................................Ind. (Pet. For. Cons.
Bus., For. Prod.)
31.26 ~ 31.98..................................Sp. Ind., For. Cons.
32.00 ~ 33.00..................................Govt.
33.02 ~ 33.16..................................Hwy., Sp., Emer., Bus.
33.18 ~ 33.38..................................Pet.
33.42 ~ 33.98..................................F.D.
34.00 ~ 35.00..................................Govt.
35.00 ~ 35.18..................................Bus.
35.22 ~ 35.66..................................Mob. Tel. & Page
35.70 ~ 35.72..................................Bus.
35.74 ~ 35.98..................................Sp. Ind. & Bus.
36.00 ~ 37.00..................................Govt.
37.02 ~ 37.44..................................P.D. & L. Govt.
37.46 ~ 37.86..................................Power
37.90 ~ 37.98..................................Hwy. & Sp. Emer.
38.00 ~ 39.00..................................Govt.
39.02 ~ 39.98..................................P.D., L. Govt.
40.00 ~ 42.00..................................Govt.
42.02 ~ 42.94..................................St. P.D.
42.96 ~ 43.18..................................Sp. Ind. & Bus.
43.22 ~ 43.68..................................Mob. Tel. Page
43.70 ~ 44.60..................................Trucks, Bus
44.62 ~ 45.06..................................St. P.D., For. Cons.
45.08 ~ 45.66..................................P.D.
45.68 ~ 46.04..................................P.D. Hwy., Sp. Emer.
46.06 ~ 46.50..................................F.D.
46.52 ~ 46.58..................................L. Govt.
46.60 ~ 47.00..................................Govt.
47.02 ~ 47.40..................................St. Hwy.
47.42..........................................Red Cross
47.44 ~ 47.68..................................Sp. Ind., Sp. Emer.
47.70 ~ 48.54..................................Power
48.56 ~ 49.58..................................For. Prod., Pet.
49.60 ~ 50.00..................................Govt.
144 ~ 148 MHz 2 Meter Amateur (Ham) Band
148 ~ 174 MHz Band Mixed Spacing (15, 20, 25 kHz)
148.010 ~......................................MARS
148.15 ~.......................................CAP
148.155 ~ 148.250..............................MIL
148.290 ~ 150.750..............................USN
150.815 ~ 150.995..............................Bus.
151.010 ~ 151.130..............................Hwy.
151.145 ~ 151.474..............................For. Cons.
151.505 ~ 151.595..............................Sp. Ind.
151.625 ~ 151.955..............................Bus.
151.985 ~ 152.240..............................Mob. Tel. (RCC)
152.270 ~ 152.450..............................Taxi
152.480 ~ 152.840..............................Mob. Tel. Page
152.870 ~ 153.020..............................Sp. Ind., Mot. P.
153.050 ~ 153.440..............................Pet., For. Prod.
153.470 ~ 153.710..............................Power
153.740 ~ 154.115..............................L. Govt.
154.130 ~ 154.445..............................F.D.
154.450 ~ 154.600..............................Sp. Ind., Pet., Bus.
154.655 ~ 155.145..............................P.D., L. Govt., St. P. D.
155.160 ~ 155.400..............................Sp. Emer., P.D.
155.415 ~ 156.030..............................P.D., L. Govt.
156.045 ~ 156.240..............................Hwy., P.D.
156.275 ~ 157.425..............................Marine
157.456 ~ 157.500..............................Auto Emer.
157.530 ~ 157.710..............................Taxi
157.740 ~ 158.100..............................Mob. Tel., Page
158.130 ~ 158.460..............................Power, For. Prod., Pet.
158.790 ~ 158.700..............................Mob. Tel. (RCC)
158.730 ~ 158.970..............................P.D.,L. Govt.
158.985 ~ 159.210..............................P.D. Hwy.
159.225 ~ 159.765..............................For. Cons.
159.510 ~ 160.200..............................Trucks
160.215 ~ 161.565..............................R.R.
161.600 ~ 162.000..............................Marine
162.026 ~ 162.175..............................Bur. Recl.
162.400........................................U.S.W.B.
162.550 ~......................................U.S.W.B.
163.125 ~......................................Indian Affairs
163.175 ~......................................Bur. Recl.
163.275........................................U.S.W.B.
163.388 ~ 163.538..............................MIL
163.825 ~ 163.975..............................Govt.
164.025 ~ 164.075..............................U.S.C.G.S.
164.175 ~ 165.188..............................Bur. Recl., Nat. Pk.,
Govt., Agr. & For.
169.300........................................F.A.A.
169.450 ~ 169.725..............................Ind., Data
170.150........................................F.D.,BC. R.
170.200 ~ 170.220..............................U.S.C.G.S.
170.225 ~ 170.325..............................Ind., Land Tr.
170.425 ~ 170.575..............................For. Cons.
170.975 ~ 171.250..............................Govt. Ind., Land Tr.
171.388 ~ 172.725..............................Bur. Recl., For.
Cons., Ind., Dept. Ag.
& For., Govt.
172.775........................................Nat. Pk.
173.025........................................U.S.W.B.
173.075........................................U.S.C.G.S.
173.204~.......................................Mot. P., Pet., Bur.
Recl. Press Relay.
430 ~ 450 MHz Amateur (Ham) Band
450 ~ 512 MHz Band (25 kHz Spacing)
450.050 ~ 450.950..............................BC. R.
451.000 ~ 451.45Q..............................Util.
451.175 ~ 451.750..............................For. Prod., Pet., Pwr.,
Tel. Maint
451.775 ~ 451.975..............................Spec. Ind.
452.000 ~ 452.500..............................Taxi, Mot. Carrier, R.R.
452.525 ~ 452.600..............................Auto Club
452.625 ~ 452.975..............................Motor Carr., R.R.
453.000 ~ 453.975..............................L. Govt., P.D., F.D.
454.000 ~ 454.975...............................Mob. Tel.
455.000 ~ 455.975...............................Remote Br.
456.000 ~ 458.975...............................P.D., F.D., Ind., Lan. Tr.
459.000 ~ 459.975...............................Domestic Public
460.000 ~ 460.625...............................P.D., F.D.
460.650 ~ 462.175...............................Bus.
462.200 ~ 462.450...............................Taxi
462.750 ~ 462.175...............................Bus.
463.000 ~ 463.175...............................Medical
463.200 ~ 464.975...............................Bus.
465.000 ~ 467.500...............................P.D., F.D., Ind., Land Tr.
467.750 ~ 467.925...............................Bus.
467.7375 ~ 469.975..............................Pub. Safety, Ind., Land Tr.
In some large metropolitan areas, 1 or 2 channels of the "TV Band" (470
MHz to 512 MHz) are used for special communications. Each station
(channels 14 through 20) uses 6 MHz:
470 ~ 476 T.V. Channel 14
476 ~ 482 T.V. Channel 15
482 ~ 488 T.V. Channel 16
488 ~ 494 T.V Channel 17
494 ~ 500 T.V. Channel 18
500 ~ 506 T.V. Channel 19
506 ~ 512 T.V. Channel 20
Where these frequencies are assigned for special communications, in lieu
of a T.V. station, the 6 MHz segment is allocated as shown here for
channel 14 (470 ~ 476 MHz).
470.0125 ~ 470.2875.........................Domestic Public, (Base, Mob.)
470.3125 ~ 471.1375.........................Public Safety
471.1625 ~ 471.2875.........................Reserve Pool A
471.3125 ~ 471.4125.........................Pwr., Tel. Maint.
471.4375 ~ 471.6375.........................Spec. Ind.
471.6625 ~ 471.7875.........................Reserve Pool B
471.8125 ~ 472.3375.........................Bus.
472.3625 ~ 472.4375.........................Taxi
472.4675 ~ 472.7875.........................R.R., Motor Carrier, Auto Emer.
472.8125 ~ 472.9875.........................Pet., For. Prod., Mfg.
473.0125 ~ 473.2875.........................Domestic Public
473.3125 ~ 474.1375.........................Public Safety
474.1625 ~ 474.2875.........................Reserve Pool A
474.3125 ~ 474.4125.........................Pwr., Tel. Maint.
474.4375 ~ 474.6375.........................Spec. Ind. (Mobile)
474.6625 ~ 474.7875.........................Reserve Pool B.
474.8125 ~ 475.3375.........................Bus.
475.3625 ~ 475.4375.........................Taxi
475.4625 ~ 475.7875.........................R.R., Motor Carrier, Auto Emer.
475.8125 ~ 475.9876.........................Pet., For. Prod., Mfg.
The same allocation pattern is repeated for each of the TV channels 14 thru
20. For example, if channel 17 is assigned for communications in your
area, "Taxi" would be 480.4375 to 490.3625 and 493.3625 to 493.4375
(corresponding to 472.3625 472.4375 and 475.3625 to 475.4375 above). Note
that in the example, we added three TV channels (18 MHz) to the channel 14
frequencies.
(LB/all-08/29/95)
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