Radio Scanners Terms and Definitions

Attenuator - Reduces the sensitivity of a scanner in order to reduce images and other effects of strong nearby signals. The sensitivity is reduced by attentuating (adding resistance) to the input signal.
 
Audio squelch - Suppresses the audio (or video) output of a receiver in the absence of a sufficiently strong desired input signal to prevent amplifying noise. Scanning resumes after for a few seconds.
 
Autoload - Automatically stores new frequencies found during a search into the scanner's memories.
 
Bank - Method of dividing a scanner's channels into smaller, manageable blocks (banks) for specific purposes and applications.
 
Delay - Determines how long a scanner pauses on a channel for another transmission before resuming scanning.
 
Hold - Holds up the scanning on a channel so you can monitor that channel continuously.
 
Lockout - Enables the scanner to skip over a channel during its scanning sequence.
 
Priority channel - When a signal is present on a priority channel, the scanner switches to it regardless of whether signals are present on other channels being scanned
 
Search - The scanner tunes through a range and stops when an active frequency is found. Useful for finding new stations and users not listed in frequency directories.
 
Lockout - Enables the scanner to skip over a channel during its scanning sequence.
 
Priority channel - When a signal is present on a priority channel, the scanner switches to it regardless of whether signals are present on other channels being scanned
 
See also Modem Definitions.
 
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