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DUAL WATCH AND BAND SCOPE THE IC R30 CAN RECEIVE TWO SEPARATE SIGNALS
SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH ITS DUAL WATCH FUNCTIONALITY, AND IT WILL SHOW BOTH
FREQUENCIES IN ITS 2 X 1R5 INCH DISPLAY AS A OR B BANDS THAT YOU CAN
DESIGNATE AS EITHER THE MAIN OR SUBBAND SEE FIGURE 1.  YOU CAN LISTEN TO
ANY FREQUENCY OR MODE ON THE A BAND, BUT ONLY THE 108, 146, 370, AND 440
MHZ SEGMENTS ON THE B BAND.  THERE IS A BAND SCOPE YOU CAN ACTIVATE WITHIN
WHICH EVER BAND YOUVE SELECTED AS THE MAIN BAND.  IT CAN SWEEP ONCE, OR
CONTINUOUSLY, THROUGH A RANGE CENTERED ON THE DISPLAY FREQUENCY.  THE SWEEP
RANGE IS EQUIVALENT TO 5 TIMES WHATEVER YOUVE CHOSEN FOR THE TUNING STEP.
THE IC R30 DOESNT PROVIDE A TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY, SO THE ONLY WAY TO STOP
THE SWEEP AND SELECT AN INTERESTING LOOKING SIGNAL SPIKE IS TO PUSH THE
CLEAR BUTTON AND THEN TWIST THE DIAL TO MOVE THE SWEEP MARKER TO THE
TARGET.  MEMORY CARDS AND AUDIO FILES ON THE SIDE OF THE IC R30, YOULL FIND
A SLOT FOR A MICROSD MEMORY CARD.  THE RADIO USES THIS CARD TO STORE
VARIOUS TYPES OF DATA, INCLUDING FREQUENCY MEMORIES AND AUDIO FILES.  YOU
MUST SUPPLY A CARD FOR USE WITH THE RECEIVER, BUT THESE ARE INEXPENSIVE AND
WIDELY AVAILABLE.  FOR THIS REVIEW, I USED AN 8 GB CARD.  YOU CAN REMOVE
THE MEMORY CARD AND READ THE CONTENTS ON YOUR COMPUTER BY PLACING THE CARD
IN A USB ADAPTER.  HOWEVER, IN THE IC R30, YOU HAVE AN EASIER OPTION AND
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