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| Reviews Summary for Radio Shack PRO-2026 |
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Reviews: 3
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Average rating: 4.3/5
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MSRP: $(missing—add MSRP)
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Description: Your new Realistic PRO-2026 100-Channel Mobile Programmable Scanner lets
you in on all the action! The PRO-2026 gives you access to more than
30,000 frequencies used by police departments, fire departments,
ambulances, aircraft, ham radio operators, and transportation services.
You can store up to 100 frequencies into your scanner's channels, and
you can scan and change your channel selection at any time.
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More info: http://support.radioshack.com/support_electronics/8438.htm
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N0VKG
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Rating: 4/5
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Feb 24, 2008 08:29
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Oldie, still good...
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have had this one since about the early 1990s. It has been reliable all of these years. Still works today, though its slow scanning speed is showing just how old this
radio is. The radio works best when used with
RF filters placed in-line with the antenna. Mainly stop-band filters on:
- 152-152.500Mhz (Stop-Band)
- 158.100 & 158.700Mhz (Stop-Band)
- 454-455Mhz (Stop-Band)
- 869-897Mhz (Stop-band)
- 928-935Mhz (Stop-band)
If no filters, short antennas also help.
The radio can easily be overwhelmed by intermod in dense urban areas/cities.
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AF4KK
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Rating: 5/5
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May 10, 2006 10:29
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Been using mine for years!!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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While the Radio Shack Pro-2026 doesn't do digital, trunkung, CTCSS or any of those other do-dads (such as my Uniden 796D), it scans conventional channels very quickly, about 100 channels per second. At that speed, it can even cover trunking systems by scanning each possible channel for activity! It works very well for what it does and it's been doing it for years! I actually have 2 and one is even cellular-capable (although most cell calls are digital these days anyway).
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KA5VCQ
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Rating: 4/5
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Apr 28, 2006 19:54
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Oldie but a Goodie
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I had one of these pre-ban cellular capable scanners back in the mid-90's. Why or how I lost it I can't recall.
It took a few months of searching but I found another one back in 2005. It's one of the best
"no-frills" scanners Realistic/Radio Shack ever produced. For repeater monitoring and analog public service it is a solid performer.
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