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HENDESONSH
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Rating: 2/5
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Jul 29, 2009 19:51
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VERY Poor Manual
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I've had and used a Radio Shack Pro-91 for trunking scanning for years. While not the easiest manual to understand, I was able to program it for trunking scanning on my first try. Decided to upgrade the the Pro-164, and after JUST three weeks of attempting to program it, wrote to Radio Shack asking if they had COMPLETE instructions for programing this unit. They responded that they didn't, and I took it back. Appears to be a well made unit, but just programing regular frequencies was a pain, much more difficult than my Pro-91. I DON'T recommend it until Radio Shack provides a COMPLETE manual.
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LEM
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 20, 2009 14:26
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Very Good Handheld !
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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This is a very good handheld scanner, for this price range,,one of the best in imo. Many , many features,,,great receive capability,,nice backlit display and keypad,,Signal strength meter addition is a very nice touch, removable battery holders, that hold 4 AA batteries make it easy and quick to change out.Triple Trunking, but i have no need for that part in my area yet,,I also own the brother unit the gre psr-300,that is the same basic scanner, GRE also makes the PRO-164...If you don't need digital capability, I recommend it highly !!
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KB2NAT
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 29, 2009 09:32
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I Use It With Great Frequency
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Sorry about the bad pun. I've programmed all the hundreds of frequencies in by hand, because I couldn't get the computer program to work with it; it was probably my fault, because the scanner works surprisingly well. Suddenly you're in a store and you're listening to security without having thought about it...it's just there. The bank system works well after a bit of familiarization. Two caveats, however: be careful about the scanner sliding on its front...you can scar the plastic cover over the numbers. Also, be careful of torqueing the antenna off to the side when you sit. Other than that, it's been fool-proof
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KA3SEI
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 29, 2009 08:29
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Fantastic Scanner!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I've had several scanners, and this one is my favorite. It performs well, and it has coverage where many others don't - Namely AM coverage of the Milair bands.
Only complaints I have are...
1. The manual - Don't even try to program your trunking banks with it. After 2 hours, I finally gave up. Looked up the cheat sheet at http://marksscanners.com/97/97.shtml and I had it done in minutes.
2. The size - Why can't Radio Shack / GRE make a scanner smaller? I had a Uniden 246T, and that was the perfect size for a handheld scanner. However that model doesn't have the coverage that the Pro-164 does.
Other than that, this scanner is near perfect for an analog. I love it.
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