Re: Pro 96 question
Bill Seward
Eddie, out of curiosity I did a bit of Internet searching. I’m assuming that by “PRO-96”, you mean the old Radio Shack PRO-96. Nice scanner in its day.
As with anything with chips in it, parts are in short supply and that’s aggravated by the age of the unit. Still, there is an option available for repair. G&G Communications in LeRoy, NY will work on a digital scanner for $60 + parts + shipping. https://www.gcomradio.com/repinfo.html
The question is, will it be worth it? An eBay search shows a bunch of hand-held trunking scanners available in or below the repair cost. Caveats about buying electronics on eBay apply. A seller with a lot of sales and a 99.something% plus rating is usually safe enough. There is also the option of buying one at a ham fest or a local flea market. You are hands-on there and the prices are usually pretty low.
Good luck, no matter which direction you choose.
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Sentinel Error
Eddie Oliver
I am getting the following error when attempting updates for either my HP1 or BCD536 and I have also tried from different computers with the same result. Suggestions for resolving would be appreciated.
Updating full database failed. The remote server returned an error: 229 Extended Passive Mode Entered (|||2468|).
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Re: Pro 96 question
Get the Uniden BCD325 scanner. only $325 or so.
On 9/21/2021 6:25 AM, chuck uphold via
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Re: Pro 96 question
Fred Luft
Go on the Internet and look for a used one. That’s what I would do.
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On Sep 20, 2021, at 9:55 PM, Eddie Carroll <kd4bas@...> wrote:
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SDS 100 and Nags Head
John Harris
I was in Nags Head, NC last week and tried to listen to their police and fire channels. Radio Reference and Sentinel shows them in VIPER and a local system. I tried both of them and neither would work. Neither data base shows any encryption. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Re: Pro 96 question
Joe M.
G&G in New York?
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On 9/21/2021 6:25 AM, chuck uphold via groups.io wrote:
yes there is a radio shop the workks on them.ill get the adress & post
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Re: Pro 96 question
David O'Banion
The Pro-96 was not made by Uniden; it was made by GRE. Neither Radio Shack nor Whistler, the company that bought what was left of GRE some years ago, will service it. I have a Pro-95 with the same problems your Pro-96 exhibits. If you find someone who can repair it, I want contact information for that person. In pactical terms, I believe both of us are TSOL. David KJ6QKV
On Monday, September 20, 2021, 07:55:44 PM PDT, Eddie Carroll <kd4bas@...> wrote:
Just a quick question. I have still functioning Pro-96, but I need to get it re-aligned as it has drifted off frequency and doesn't receive as well as it did years ago and I also believe the BNC connector has become loose from the board. Years ago I would attempt the repair, but with my bad eyes and shaky nerves I would not even try. Do you think Uniden would still service this dinosaur, the cost of such repair, or is it even worth it? A new scanner is WAY out of my range and so far most of my area is still monitorable on the 96.
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Re: Pro 96 question
Randy Michael
Last time I knew uniden will repair to Factory condition any uniden radio for $100 no matter what is wrong with it OR send you a discount coupon for a new radio Depending on how much work it needs On radio reference I read uniden is extreamly backed up on repairs because of covid shutting them down for so many months Randy KE4CRC Eddie Carroll :
Just a quick question. I have still functioning Pro-96
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Re: Pro 96 question
Jeff Kenyon
Hi Eddie, not sure on how much it will cost, but I believe that Uniden will repair some Radio Shack stuff.
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On Sep 20, 2021, at 10:55 PM, Eddie Carroll <kd4bas@...> wrote:
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Re: Pro 96 question
chuck uphold
yes there is a radio shop the workks on them.ill get the adress & post it.i think i got it from joe or someone onhere
On Monday, September 20, 2021, 10:55:45 PM EDT, Eddie Carroll <kd4bas@...> wrote:
Just a quick question. I have still functioning Pro-96, but I need to get it re-aligned as it has drifted off frequency and doesn't receive as well as it did years ago and I also believe the BNC connector has become loose from the board. Years ago I would attempt the repair, but with my bad eyes and shaky nerves I would not even try. Do you think Uniden would still service this dinosaur, the cost of such repair, or is it even worth it? A new scanner is WAY out of my range and so far most of my area is still monitorable on the 96.
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Pro 96 question
Eddie Carroll
Just a quick question. I have still functioning Pro-96, but I need to get it re-aligned as it has drifted off frequency and doesn't receive as well as it did years ago and I also believe the BNC connector has become loose from the board. Years ago I would attempt the repair, but with my bad eyes and shaky nerves I would not even try. Do you think Uniden would still service this dinosaur, the cost of such repair, or is it even worth it? A new scanner is WAY out of my range and so far most of my area is still monitorable on the 96.
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Re: sds100
Evan Platt
Well, to help the OP solve his problem, yeah, it does. May mean the
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difference between "They went encrypted, you won't be able to hear them" and "Oh, they just changed the talkgroup ID numbers. You need to reprogram your radio."
On Sat, Sep 18, 2021 at 5:37 PM Dale <dale5671@...> wrote:
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Re: sds100
Dale
Doesn't really matter 🤷.
On Sat, Sep 18, 2021, 10:34 AM Evan Platt <evan@...> wrote: Have we identified yet WHICH KCPD the OP means?
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Re: sds100
frank henderson <frh562004@...>
thanks all for help.
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On Sep 18, 2021, at 10:34 AM, Evan Platt <evan@...> wrote:
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Re: sds100
Evan Platt
Have we identified yet WHICH KCPD the OP means?
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On Sat, Sep 18, 2021 at 8:20 AM Dale <dale5671@...> wrote:
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Re: sds100
Dale
They went to encryption a week or so ago. So you're not going to be able to hear anything more from kcpd. I have seen them pop up a couple of times since i think was East patrol.
On Fri, Sep 17, 2021 at 1:48 PM <frh562004@...> wrote: i have talk group of kcpd and all of sudden get nothing maybe flash on screen, no audio. any ideas?
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Re: sds100
Joe M.
Nearly all (if not all) the Unidens mute P25 encryption.
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On 9/17/2021 5:34 PM, Jim Walls wrote:
Depends on the scanner or in some cases, settings.
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Re: sds100
Jim Walls
Depends on the scanner or in some cases, settings.
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Since this is the SDS100 group, I assume we are talking about the SDS100. To be honest, I don't remember for sure, but I recall it goes silent. Mine is at home, so I can't test. Jim Walls K6CCC
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From: "frank henderson" <frh562004@...> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2021 14:26 To: main@uniden.groups.io Subject: Re: [Uniden] sds100 used hear all, all sudden no audio. does encryptions make noise or silent? On Sep 17, 2021, at 2:38 PM, R. Keske via groups.io <my80z28f41@...> wrote:
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Re: sds100
Evan Platt
Like the radioreference page?
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On Fri, Sep 17, 2021 at 2:29 PM frank henderson <frh562004@...> wrote:
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Re: sds100
frank henderson <frh562004@...>
what is link to system?
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