How do I program a RadioShack weather alert scanner?
Press the “Program” button, then “Limit.” “LO” will appear on the screen. Enter the low frequency where you want to begin searching. Press the “WX/E” button and “HI” will appear on the screen. Enter the highest frequency you want to search to and press “WX/E” again.
How do you program trunked frequencies?
Enter programming mode on your scanner by pressing “Prgm” on the control panel. Press the “Trunk” button to select the trunked frequency option and then enter in the trunk number you want to program. This will be a number between 1 and 10. Locate a list of available trunk types and frequencies.
How are severe weather alerts transmitted on RadioShack?
Page 3 AM or FM radio frequencies or on TV. NOAA transmits the coded weather emergency sig- nals using a technique called Specific Area Message Encoding, or SAME. Your RadioShack 7-Channel Weatheradio with NWR-SAME (National Weather Radio-SAME) Severe-Weather Alert is specially de- signed to receive these SAME transmissions.
How does the Weatheradio work on RadioShack 7 channel?
Your RadioShack 7-Channel Weatheradio with NWR-SAME (National Weather Radio-SAME) Severe-Weather Alert is specially de- signed to receive these SAME transmissions. Page 4 The Weatheradio’s features include: Alert Function — lets you set the Weatheradio to sound an alert when it receives a weather emergency broadcast from NOAA.
What kind of signal can a Radio Shack scanner detect?
Contrary to the early scanners considered heavy, expensive, and even slow, modern scanner models like the radio shack scanner can monitor and store thousands of signal channels in just seconds. Initial scanner uses were centered around searching for only VHF and UHF signals for land mobile radio channels.
How do I connect my Radio Shack scanner to my PC?
Most newer PCs have no serial ports, so you need to make the connection between the scanner and PC via an USB device.Please see our Connecting scanners via USB article for more information and tips on how to set this up properly. Nota Bene: For years, GRE made scanners for Radio Shack with the Realistic or Radio Shack or Patrolman names on them.