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Introduction
Introduction
Your SC230 scanner is a state-of-the-art scanner radio
with automatic scanning capabilities. You can store fre-
quencies such as racing, police, fire/emergency, marine,
air, and other communications into the scanner. You can
carry it with you wherever you go, use it at home as a
base unit, or install it in your vehicle as a mobile unit.
You can use the scanner’s scroll control to quickly select
channels and frequencies, and you can automatically
program channels in a system using the AutoStore
feature.
Use your scanner to monitor:
• Automobile races
• Public safety systems
• Police and fire departments (including rescue and
paramedics)
• NOAA weather transmissions
• Business/Industrial radio
• Utilities
• Marine and amateur (ham radio) bands
• Air band
• Railroad
This table lists the frequency ranges, default frequency
step, default mode (AM or Narrowband FM), and type of
transmissions you can hear for each range.
Frequency
Range
(MHz)
Step
(kHz)
Mode Transmission
25.0-26.960
5
AM
Petroleum/
Broadcast Band
26.965-
27.405
5
AM
Citizens Band Class D
27.410-
27.995
5
AM
Business Band
28.0-29.680
20
NFM
10 Meter
Amateur Band
Introduction
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