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60 Preprogrammed Frequency Ranges
— let you
search for transmissions within preset frequency ranges
or within ranges you set, to reduce search time and select
interesting frequencies more quickly.
Scan Delay
— delays scanning for about 2 seconds be-
fore moving to another channel in conventional mode, so
you can hear more replies that are made on the same
channel.
Priority Channel
— you can set the scanner to check
one channel every 2 seconds so you do not miss impor-
tant calls.
Signal Attenuation (Attenuate)
— lets you program
each memory to reduce the scanner’s sensitivity to strong
local signals, to reduce interference or noise caused by
these signals.
Weather Alert
— automatically sounds the alarm tone to
advise of hazardous weather conditions when it detects
the alert signal on the local National Oceanic and Atmo-
spheric Administration (NOAA) weather channel.
Weather SAME
Decode
— displays the weather event
text so you can see the reason for the alert.
Lock out Function
— lets you set your scanner to skip
over specified channels or frequencies when scanning or
searching, and skip over IDs when tracking trunked sys-
tems.
Key Lock
— lets you lock the scanner’s keys to help pre-
vent accidentally changing the scanner’s programming.
Flexible Antenna with BNC Connector
— provides ex-
cellent reception and is designed to help prevent antenna
breakage.
Memory Backup
— keeps the frequencies stored in
memory for an extended time even without a battery.
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