PRO2004.5 Part 2/4 Searching The SEARCH facility found on most programmable scanners allows the entry of a pair of frequencies, then by pressing a key, the radio searches frequencies between those limits. The PRO-2004 allows for 10 pairs of lim- its! These pairs of limits are stored in their own memory, and don't use up any of the conventional 300 memory channels. One can set up several search pairs, for instance: - 46.610-46.970 MHz: cordless telephones - 144-148 MHz: the 2 meter ham band - 30.01-30.56, 32-33, 36-37 MHz: US Govt Another unique feature is the MONITOR key, which stops the search and stores the frequency in one of ten special monitor memories. These memories are separate from the 300 main memory channels. The search can be restarted from where it left off by striking the up or down arrow key. The user can select the search direction (up or down), and step size of 5, 12.5, or 50 KHz, although the PRO- 2004 is intelligent enough to select a default step size based on the frequencies being searched. The owner's manual claims that a step size of 30 KHz is also available, but apparently this step size was disa- bled when the cellular telephone frequency coverage was removed. The selected parameters are displayed on the LCD panel. Search speed is switchable between slow and fast, with fast search being about 14 increments/second (versus 12 for the 800XLT). For a 12.5 KHz increment, this translates to 11.2 MHz/minute (versus 9.6 MHz/minute for the 800XLT). The DIRECT key allows one to start searching up or down from whatever frequency is on the display. Let's say the scanner is in MANUAL mode, and set at channel 26, which contains 460.100 MHz. Striking the DIRECT then UP-ARROW keys starts the PRO-2004 searching upwards from 460.100. This is a nice feature. CONTINUED IN PRO2004.11