I get an error when I try and enter certain freq. Any idea why?

Go here and you'll see a US map, (use link below)

1. click on your state,
2. then click on your county and it'll bring up a few links.
3. One will be all emergency services,
4. one will be schools in the area (or county) and might also be local business that are radio equipped.
5. In addition you might get airport, and public utilities freq's. This link will take you to the largest site available for all things freq. related, amateur radio.

(I included a picture of the database site for any other people looking for freq's for their scanner. Straight up simple.)

http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db

The first thing I would try us to listen to the weather channels. You can get to them through the menu functions. If you can monitor a local weather channel, the scanner is working.
This is one of the first things I do. It's also a quick easy way to ensure you have a good antenna connection.
Once you verify it is working in the weather, recheck your frequencies. Start small outing a few certain agencies around you. Once they are working you can add more.

The PRO-82, circa 1999, was designed and equipped with what might be called tamper-proof circuitry. Unlike many scanners from the 80's, there is no way to "unlock" this scanner or otherwise add frequency coverage that is not factory enabled. If you want wider coverage you'll need to purchase a different scanner.

Need the factory manual for the PRO-82? You can download and print it, at no cost, here:

http://support.radioshack.com/support_electronics/doc69/69887.pdf

Bill B
Listening in since the 60's

Do you still receive NOAA weather frequencies? Sounds like your local agencies have switched from simplex/standard frequency operation to trunking. I suggest you visit www.RadioReference.com to view the latest on active frequencies and systems in your area.

Bill B

You can get your local radio frequencies by doing a search (google.com) type in the city name, county name and state, then type in "radio frequencies". You should be able to find the list for your area..

you need to know the frequency you want to listen in on like local fire police and sheriff and ambulance channels you can go to bear-cat web site and they have a company there that will give you the scanner frequencies in your area code so you can store then to listen to them, you can also get the Freq. for the 1.2 million UN peace keepers in the U.S. as well. However you need to im put the frequencies manually and you need the manual so go to the web site for the uniden it's http://www.uniden.com and read how to store the freq. codes in the scanner. it will tell you how many you can store I think it's up to 10.

http://www.radioreference.com/

I would make sure you have
the new frequency # put in scanner
GOOGLE free new scanner frequency #
put in your town and city.

i recently bought a uniden bc72xlt and had no freqs. found some for my area at these sites.try www.scanner master.com*-frequency resources and home of police and call,www.radioreference.com,www.bearcat1.com,hope some of these sites help you out.

Go to the following link and scroll down for the frequencies:
http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?ctid=606

Do you know how to enter the freq's into you scanner?