Albrecht AE30H User guide

AE30H

SCANNER

200 Channels

Air band Receiver

with FM Radio

and 2 m VHF

Index

Precautions and Warnings .................................................. 3

AE30H Controls and Display............................................... 4

Introduction.......................................................................... 5

Band Plans to initialize the scanner ....................................5

Feature Highlights ............................................................... 6

About This Manual .............................................................. 7

Understanding Scanning..................................................... 8

What is Scanning? .............................................................. 8

What is Searching? ............................................................. 8

Conventional Scanning ....................................................... 8

Simplex Operation............................................................... 9

Repeater Operation............................................................. 9

Where To Obtain More Information ..................................... 9

Included With Your Scanner .............................................. 10

Setting Up Your Scanner ................................................... 10

Installing and Replacing Batteries..................................... 10

Connecting the Antenna.................................................... 12

Connecting an Optional Antenna ...................................... 12

Connecting an Earphone/Headphone ............................... 12

Attaching the Belt Clip....................................................... 13

A Look At The Keypad....................................................... 14

A Look At The Display ....................................................... 16

Understanding Banks ........................................................ 16

Turning On The Scanner and Setting Squelch.................. 17

Adjusting the Volume Level............................................... 17

Frequency Search Mode ................................................... 17

Changing the Frequency Steps......................................... 17

Choosing the band ............................................................ 18

Registering a Found Frequency in Memory ...................... 18

Editing a Frequency .......................................................... 18

Registering a Known Frequency in Channel Memory....... 19

Erasing a Frequency ......................................................... 19

Scanning the Stored Channels.......................................... 19

Manually Selecting a Channel........................................... 20

Switching the Mode........................................................... 20

Delay ................................................................................. 20

Search Skip....................................................................... 21

Locking Out Channels in Memory ..................................... 21

Mode ................................................................................. 21

Priority ............................................................................... 21

Monitor .............................................................................. 22

Information about “Birdies”................................................ 22

General Hints,Care & Maintenance................................... 23

Repairs .............................................................................. 25

Specifications .................................................................... 26

Optional Accessories......................................................... 27

European 2 years warranty ............................................... 27

Recycling of Electronic Items ............................................ 27

Declaration of Conformity.................................................. 28

Precautions and Warnings

Before you use this scanner, please read and observe the following.

Earphone Warning

Use only a genuine Albrecht earphone. An incorrect earphone may be hazardous to your hearing. Turn down volume before connecting the earphone and then adjust volume to suit.

Risk of Electrical Shocks

ALAN does not represent this unit to be waterproof. To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture.

Not allowed Monitoring of Radio Transmissions

Please take care that you listen only to transmissions, which are allowed to be heard for the public, or for which you have a license. Weather forecasts in Air band, FM radio stations and 2 m Amateur Radio stations are allowed to receive in most countries, but listening to commercial, utility or safety related radio stations may be regarded as an offence or even as a crime. The regulations are different from country to country. We recommend to store only allowed frequencies into the scanner’s memory.

Trademarks and intellectual Property Rights

Trademarks used throughout this manual are the property of their respective holders.

AE30H Controls and Display

Antenna

Earphone socket

Display

Keyboard

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing an Albrecht AE30H Handheld Scanner. The scanner is versatile, compact, and easy to use.

You can program up to 200 frequencies into the scanner's memory. The scanner lets you scan transmissions and is preprogrammed with service banks and search banks for your convenience. You can quickly search those frequencies most commonly used in Air band, FM radio and VHF without tedious and complicated programming.

Use your scanner to monitor:

• Air band

• FM Radio

• VHF High band

This table lists the frequency ranges, default frequency step, default mode (AM or FM), and type of transmissions you can hear for each range.

Band Plans to initialize the scanner

The scanner has 2 Band Plans, which are useful for major regions in Europe. Band Plan 2 is optimized for Germany

Band Plan 1

Frequency

Range

(MHz)

87.5000 -

107.9000

108.0000 -

136.9875

137.0000 -

157.9875

158.0000 -

160.5900

160.6000 -

162.5875

162.6000 -

173.9900

Mode Step

WFM 100 FM Radio

(kHz)

12.5 AIRCRAFT

12.5 2M AMATEUR

12.5 VHF HIGH BAND

Transmission

BAND

VHF HIGH BAND

Band Plan 2

RANGE (MHz) MODE STEP

87.5000 -

107.9000

108.0000 -

136.9875

137.0000 -

143.9950

144.0000 -

145.9875

146.0000 -

155.9900

156.0000 -

162.0250

162.0300 -

173.9900

WFM 100

(kHz)

12.5

Program/ Subject

FM Radio

AIRCRAFT

MILITARY LAND MOBILE

2M AMATEUR BAND

VHF HIGH BAND

VHF MARINE BAND

VHF HIGH BAND

To switch the band plan between 1 and 2;

• Make sure the power is turned off

• While holding down BAND, turn on the scanner.

Note: Please reset the scanner (see page 25) after band plan was changed.

Feature Highlights

MEMORY CHANNEL SCAN - lets you scan the

channel memory frequency.

FREQUENCY SEARCH MODE - specifies the frequency where searching starts from.

Channel-Storage Banks - the scanner has 3 banks. You can store up to 200 frequencies into the banks.

Selectable Scan Delay - delays scanning from 0 to 5 seconds according to your setting before moving to another channel, so you can hear more replies that are made on the same channel.

Lock-Out Function - lets you set your scanner to skip over specified channels or frequencies when

scanning or searching.

Priority Channels - lets you program one channel in each bank (3 in all) and then have the scanner check that channel every 2 seconds while it scans the bank, so you do not miss transmissions on those channels.

Monitor - Opens the squelch to receive all the signal regardless of its strength.

Key Lock - lets you lock the scanner's keys to help prevent accidental changes to the scanner's programming.

Display Backlight - makes the scanner easy to read in low-light situations.

Flexible Antenna with BNC Connector - provides adequate reception in strong signal areas and is designed to help prevent antenna breakage. Or, you can connect an external antenna for better reception.

Memory Backup - keeps the frequencies stored in memory for an extended time if the scanner loses power.

AUTO POWER OFF - allows the scanner to automatically become low power consumption mode of microcomputer, if the battery voltage is lower than voltage where battery low alert is occurred. Once power off feature starts, LCD is turned off and all operations are not effective.

Key Confirmation Tones - the scanner sounds a tone when you perform an operation correctly, and an error tone if you make an error.

Battery Low Alert - warns you when battery power gets low.

About This Manual

The screen displays used in this manual are representations of what might appear when you use your scanner. Since what you see depends on the frequencies for your area and the settings you select, you might notice some differences between what is in this manual and what appears on your scanner.

To get the most from this manual, review the contents to become familiar with the basic functions available. If you are new to scanning, be sure to read “Understanding Scanning” below for a quick background on the technology behind the

hobby. The first thing you’ll need to do is install batteries in the scanner. Then you need to connect the included antenna to the scanner. See “Installing and Replacing Batteries” on Page 10/11 and “Connecting the Antenna” on Page 12 if you need any help doing this.

Understanding Scanning

This section provides you with background on how scanning works. You don’t really need to know all of this to use your scanner, but some background knowledge will help you get the most from your AE30H.

What is Scanning?

Unlike standard AM or FM radio stations, most two-way communications do not transmit continuously. Your AE30H scans programmed channels until it finds an active frequency, then stops on that frequency and remains on that channel as long as the transmission continues. When the transmission ends, the scanning cycle resumes until the scanner receives another transmission.

What is Searching?

The AE30H can search for active frequencies. This is different from scanning because you are searching for frequencies that have not been programmed into the scanner. When you select frequency bands to search, the scanner searches for any active frequency within the lower and upper limits you specify. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it stops on that frequency as long as the transmission lasts. If you think the frequency is interesting, you can program it into one of the banks. If not, you can continue to search.

Conventional Scanning

Conventional scanning is a relatively simple concept. Each group of users in a conventional system is assigned a single frequency (for simplex systems) or two frequencies (for repeater systems). Any time one of them transmits, their transmission always goes out on the same frequency. Up until the late 1980’s this was the primary way that radio systems operated. Even today, there are many 2-way radio users who operate using a conventional system:

• Aircraft

• Amateur radio

• PMR users

• Broadcast AM/FM/TV stations

• Many business radio users

When you want to store a conventional system, all you need to know is the frequencies they operate on. When you are scanning a conventional system, the scanner stops very briefly on each channel to see if there is activity. If there isn’t,

the scanner quickly moves to the next channel. If there is, then the scanner pauses on the transmission until it is over.

Simplex Operation

Simplex systems use a single frequency for both transmit and receive. Most radios using this type of operation are limited to line-of-sight operation. This type of radio is frequently used at construction job sites, and with inexpensive consumer radios such as PMR radios. The range is typically 1.5-12 km, depending upon the terrain and many other factors.

Repeater Operation

Repeater systems use two frequencies: one transmits from the radio to a central repeater; the other transmits from the repeater to other radios in the system. With a repeater-based system, the repeater is located on top of a tall building or on a radio tower that provides great visibility to the area of operation. When a user transmits (on an input frequency), the signal is picked up by the repeater and retransmitted (on an output frequency). The user’s radios always listen for activity on the output frequency and transmit on the input frequency. Since the repeater is located very high, there is a very large line of sight. Typical repeater systems provide coverage out to about a 40 km radius from the repeater location.

Where To Obtain More Information

By itself, this manual really only provides part of what you need to know to have fun scanning – how to program and use the scanner.

Information On The Internet

The Internet is a great source for current frequencies and information about scanning.

Many web sites have lists of frequencies for your area. You can use a search engine to find and use them.

Make a list of the agencies you want to listen to, then look up the frequencies and systems used by those agencies.

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