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From: cscon0151@uoft02.utoledo.edu
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: PRO-43 Celluar Modification
Date: 30 Jul 92 16:34:12 EST
Organization: University of Toledo, Computer Services

Thom it may concern:  (PRO-43 owners)

Mike Schiber passed along to me the 'possible' mod to correctly restore celluar
reception. However he is not sure, and the to getting to the diode is rather
difficult.  Has anybody else had any success?

The SM diode is ( D4 ) and it's on the Main PCB board (the bottom one).

To take off the top level alone looks like it requires desoldering the ground
for the BNC antenna jack. I'd like to know if D4 is the correct diode before I
start desoldering !!!  The majority of the components are surface mounted.

  ANY suggestions, solutions, would GREATLY be appreciated !!!! :-)
 
Brad Steinman
University of Toledo Computer Services
cscon0151@uoft02.utoledo.edu
From: cscon0151@uoft02.utoledo.edu
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: The PRO-43 and the Half-dipole antenna
Date: 27 Jul 92 12:10:42 EST
Organization: University of Toledo, Computer Services

I can't wait for the PRO 43 celluar mod !!!!

Just got my PRO-43 Friday (7/24) and I've had it on practically 24hrs/day!!!

I've never seen the PRO-37 in action, but I'm willing to guess that the PRO-43
would blow it away.  I've noticed that the reception is quite excellent!


BTW, (for all scanners) I've been using a half-dipole antenna tuned to the CB
channels (for use with my CB base station), and have noticed (Read:
Exceptional) performance on VHF-low band.
  
I'm figuring since CB transmissions are around 27Mhz and the State Patrol are
around 45Mhz, I get a full (?) wave (with a decent "match") when listening to
the State Patrol.  Does this sound right ???  

This setup has helped me "pull" in the mobiles that I could never hear before!
(They use either a Simplex or Duplex system - no repeater)

The half-dipole kicks butt for cordless phone reception (46Mhz range) also!!!
If you like to listen to cordless phones, this is a cheap and very effective
method !!!!  Or hook the scanner to your mobile CB antenna that should work
also. (It did for me!  Simply amazing!)

Brad Steinman
University of Toledo Computer Services
cscon0151@uoft02.utoledo.edu
From: rob@studsys.mscs.mu.edu (Rob McKnight)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Fire Dept. "Routes"
Date: 30 Jul 92 16:50:32 GMT
Article-I.D.: spool.3665
Organization: Marquette University - Department MSCS

In article <1992Jul28.061217.7679@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> mperlman@nyx.cs.du.edu (Marshal "Airborne" Perlman) writes:
>How does the fire dept. use the following for 'directions'...
>
>They say: "Injury T/C @ 4444 Main Street...Grid 251 Box 64"

Ummm... maybe each city does things their own way??  Or do you mean the
national fire department?  Oh, so THAT's why I hear them say
"Engine 26,437, respond with Med 9,126 to Longitude...."

;-)

Probobly the FD where you are has map books in case they don't know
where they're going..

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From: barkman@gamma.is.tcu.edu (MYLES BARKMAN - KG5AI TX A&M U)
Subject: Re: Dream Scanner?
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Texas Christian University
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 07:00:00 GMT

All these features people would like have already been implemented - just not
all in the same radio.  

Someone mentioned dupe-finding.  The BC-200 XLT does that.
Scan and hold.  The HX-2000 that I used to have did that in search mode.
The Bearcat 250 desk-top I used to have had search and store in the last
20(?) frequencies heard.  This was nice since when it heard and stored the
frequency, it also locked it out of the search so you didn't have to step
over birdies or hear the same frequency again.
Voice synthesized frequency call-out is an option on some ham rigs as well
as other high-end radios mainly used for vision-impaired folks.
So the technology's there, but boy are you gonna have to give a lot of blood
to buy one of those scanners.  Maybe if you mortgage your house......

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From: armille@afterlife.ncsc.mil (Ray Miller)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Cellular mods to PRO-43 wanted
Keywords: PRO-43 cellular modification
Date: 24 Jul 92 03:33:35 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: The Great Beyond

Could anyone familiar with modification of the new RS PRO-43 to add
cellular frequencies please post instructions?  I understand it is difficult,
but I'd like to know the specifics before I make a final decision about
whether or not to purchase one.

Thanks.
A. Ray Miller
arm@super.org | armille@afterlife.ncsc.mil
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From: paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein)
Subject: Re: Cirque du Soleil circus frequencies anyone?????
Organization: Bit Herders International
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 16:07:27 GMT

In article <1992Jul24.045935.18875@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> dand@Turing.ORG (Dan 'Bart' Duncan (KD4IGW)) writes:
+In article <1992Jul23.181819.25477@ttinews.tti.com> paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein) writes:
+>They can speak whatever language that they want.  If they are using a radio
+>service that requires them to ID their station, than that ID must be in
+>English.  Oui?
+
+Or morse code.

Dan is correct.  You can have a voice conversation in any language and id in
morse code.

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From: slr@cco.caltech.edu (Steve L. Rhoades)
Subject: Re: Request for LA area traffic frequencies
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Distribution: ca
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 20:05:44 GMT

The frequency used in the Greater Los Angeles area for the 
transmission of Sig-Alerts is the CHP Blue frquency - 42.34 Mhz.
Actually, the Sig-Alert is proceeded by a 3 second tone burst and
you could probably build a decoder to only open up you receiver for 
the Sig-Alert broadcasts and ignore the rest of the chatter on the 
channel (it's also sometimes used as a secondary channel by the CHP).

There's an unknown traffic service operating on 450.825 Mhz which also
has more info than the Sig-Alert channel.  I think it might be 
Shadow Traffic but I can't be sure.

Metro Traffic sometimes uses 450.950 Mhz and you'll find some helicopter
traffic there during the peak hours. 

Also check out 450.650 Mhz.  It's sometimes used by KFWB's traffic
'copter.  (Actually, it isn't THEIR 'copter...).

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Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
From: dn@well.sf.ca.us (David Newman)
Subject: Re: Dream Scanner?
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 02:13:29 GMT


I'd like the dream scanner to have the ability to let
you insert and delete frequencies into/from a stack.

For example, if you have a bank of local frequencies, but
you want to add or remove a frequency into position X,
it would bump the whole bunch of freqs above position X
up or down without your having to re-key every single one.

Cut/Copy/Paste from one channel or range of channels to
another would be even nicer.

Sorting of frequencies within banks would be nice, too.

Dupe-finding would be nice.

The ability to assign a bank as having a kind of priority;
i.e. being scanned more slowly, or more often, than the others.

Tactile (braille-like) inny or outie keytops indicating different
arrows or symbols for scanning vs. manual vs. program vs. search
vs. numbers vs. the enter key.
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
From: dand@Turing.ORG (Dan 'Bart' Duncan (KD4IGW))
Subject: Re: Cirque du Soleil circus frequencies anyone?????
Organization: The Turing Project, Charlottesville Virginia.
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 00:05:41 GMT

In article <14hk22INNr9h@agate.berkeley.edu> schubert@united.berkeley.edu. (John Schubert) writes:
>My second question comes from the fact that somewhere, a long time ago, I 
>think that I heard that it is an FCC rule that only english can be spoken
>over the air in the USA.

I visited Washington, DC lately and picked up a Spanish-speaking
police dispatcher.  The international language of AVIATION is English,
though.
-DanD
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From: cscon0151@uoft02.utoledo.edu
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: PRO-43 Celluar Mod Completed!
Date: 30 Jul 92 17:31:16 EST
Organization: University of Toledo, Computer Services

Re: Pro-43 Celluar Mod


Never mind about my previous post, the removal of the diode D4 DOES restore
celluar coverage.  It even steps properly, in 30Mhz steps!!!!

Just had it done. Excellent reception so far. (inside a building with 10" of
concrete and steel walls).

Good Luck to y'all 

Brad Steinman
University of Toledo Computer Services    [standard disclaimer]
cscon0151@uoft02.utoledo.edu
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From: ldbarret@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Larry Don Barrett)
Subject: PRO-2006
Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 01:02:08 GMT

Howdy;
           I have a PRO-2006 scanner, and have the modifications
for the 868.945 to 896 MHz space. Does anyone know how to modify
it to get the (520--760); (823.945--851)MHz spaces?

Larry Barrett
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
From: dand@Turing.ORG (Dan 'Bart' Duncan (KD4IGW))
Subject: a wire question
Organization: The Turing Project, Charlottesville Virginia.
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 05:48:39 GMT

I have a question about some wire I have.
The writing on it says "BSW 5/22 C" and it was made
by AT&T.  I was wondering if anyone has any idea what the
impedance and loss characteristics of this cable might be.
-DanD
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From: klimasewski@fccvde.enet.dec.com (My name is...)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: emergency reception w/ARI
Date: 23 Jul 92 22:20:12 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation



A friend of mine has a Blaupunkt AM/FM cassette car stereo radio with a 
feature called ARI.
The manual describes ARI as a method of receiving emergency 
traffic messages. The manual also states that Selected FM 
stations in many areas of the United States and Canada broadcast 
these messages.

I took a look at the schematic and it appears to be a 57KHz 
sub-carrier similar to the 67KHz and 92KHz SCA sub-carrier 
signals used by many FM stations.

I am wondering if by tuning the 57KHz adjustment coil would it be 
possible receive SCA signals at 67 or 92KHz??

The earlier ads for the Philips DC-777 Car Stereo with cassette 
and shortwave also advertised this ARI feature. Anyone own one
of the earlier DC-777 try to receive SCA broadcasts by retuning
the 57KHz circuit??

                                  Ken
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner,rec.ham-radio.swap,rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.shortwave,misc.forsale
From: gmw1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Gabe M Wiener)
Subject: Japan Radio NRD-525 for sale
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 14:38:54 GMT

I have a Japan Radio Co. NRD-525 communications receiver in beautiful
shape, hardly used, in original box with manuals and accessories.

0.09-34 MHz continuous, RTTY, CW, USB, LSB, AM, FM, FAX.  200 memories,
two internal clocks, flywheel and keypad access, and probably one of
the best passband filters on the market.  The radio has installed the
optional computer-control card, and includes the serial cable.

$750 o.b.o. (retail with the computer interface is over $1,000)


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72355,1226 on CI$                 no value to us." -Western Union memo, 1877
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
From: cet1@cec2.wustl.edu (Chuck Turco)
Subject: St. Louis area scanner Freq's
Organization: Washington University, St. Louis Mo.
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 17:36:02 GMT

I am interested in scanner frequencies for the St. Louis, MO area..

If anyone has a list, would they please post to this newsgroup
or ftp to garfield.catt.ncsu.edu?

Thanks!
Chuck
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Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
From: twap8@isuvax.iastate.edu (Mike McNarney)
Subject: Wrigley Field
Reply-To: twap8@isuvax.iastate.edu
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 15:52:28 GMT

I would appreciate any info re the freqs used by Wrigley Field (home of
the Chicago Cubs) security, ushers, etc. I will be at the game 8/8 and
8/9. Thanks. 

-Mike.

--------------------------
Mike McNarney
twap8@isuvax.bitnet
Iowa State University, USENET censors
Ames, Iowa 50013-0007

515/296-8797
From: dheisler@CERIS.Purdue.EDU (Dave Heisler)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Another new Radio Shack scanner?
Date: 21 Jul 92 13:53:11 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Center for Environmental and Regulatory Information Systems, Purdue University

From article <1992Jul21.120542.6494@meaddata.com>, by dem@meaddata.com (David Myers):
> 
>    I dropped by yet another local Radio Shack yesterday hoping to be
> able to play with the PRO-43 (they still don't have it), and the
> salesman pointed out another new scanner, the PRO-2026.  I don't

   the rad shacks in lafayette, IN have had for about 1.5 weeks
   i seen'em, heard'em, messed with'em, read the manual.

   I like them. I'm gonna buy one. (soon hopefully)

dave
From: aa519@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Scotty Meredith)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: PRO-2006
Date: 27 Jul 92 22:34:56 GMT
Reply-To: aa519@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Scotty Meredith)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)


In a previous article, ldbarret@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Larry Don Barrett) says:

>Howdy;
>           I have a PRO-2006 scanner, and have the modifications
>for the 868.945 to 896 MHz space. Does anyone know how to modify
>it to get the (520--760); (823.945--851)MHz spaces?
>
>Larry Barrett
>


520-760, can NOT be picked up, on the 2004, 2005 or 2006 scanners.  The only
thing in that range is a little bit of TV audio.  The only way to pick it up
is to get a converter, wich has not been designed yet.  As far as the 823-851,
clip diode D-502, located on the main logic board, right next to the digital
display.  Also, if you clip the only other diode in that same location,
D501(?), it will give you a 20% speed increase in searching/scanning.


Scotty
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
From: xx192@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Radio Scanner Sig)
Subject: FREQUENCY LISTS WANTED!!!!!!!!
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, (USA)
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 92 15:44:28 GMT



Greetings, NetLanders...

If anyone has ANY frequency lists (NO SWL lists needed/wanted)
please mail them to xx192@po.cwru.edu with the subject line
stating what the list is...

Thanx and Happy Scanning
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From: mperlman@nyx.cs.du.edu (Marshal "Airborne" Perlman)
Subject: Fire Dept. "Routes"
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 92 06:12:17 GMT

How does the fire dept. use the following for 'directions'...

They say: "Injury T/C @ 4444 Main Street...Grid 251 Box 64"
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From: schuster@panix.com (Michael Schuster)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Looking for opinions on handheld scanners
Date: 24 Jul 92 00:40:53 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC

In article <1992Jul23.193230.23379@cbnewsc.cb.att.com> rats@cbnewsc.cb.att.com (AOR AR1000) writes:
>
>I vote you get the PRO-43, at least until we get a chance to evaluate
>the AOR AR1500 scanner...

I've heard the AR-1500 uses AAA batteries.
Another fatal engineering mistake, IMHO.


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From: rja@batcomfs.Eng.Sun.COM (Robert Allen)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: opto-electronics #3000 freq counter
Date: 31 Jul 1992 20:21:55 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mt. View, Ca.
NNTP-Posting-Host: batcomfs

In article <1992Jul30.214227.1@novax.llnl.gov> urbina@novax.llnl.gov writes:
>Has anybody purchased an Optoelectronics model 3000 Freq counter?
>I'm thinking of purchasing one for countersurveillance purposes.
>If you have bought one , how do you like it? Advantages, disadvantages..
>thanx........

    You don't need to buy a 3000, buy the 2810.  It's currently on
    sale for $199.00, plus $45.00 for the backlight and $12.00 for
    an antenna.  This model NOW HAS the signal strength bargraph.
    Buy it soon because this price won't last.

    The 2810 is the equivalent of the 3000, except it doesn't have
    a beeper to go along with the bargraph, and it lacks 2 function
    keys (I haven't met anyone who has figured out a use for the
    missing functions).  I called the factory and confirmed this
    with their techs before buying.  It will work with the APS-104
    tunable pre-selector, which costs 1K :-(.

    I like it, but for the purposes you are envisioning it's not
    what you would think.  For one thing, the instructions note, and
    I've confirmed, that it will not detect low power FM wireless
    mikes, such as the Radio Shack wireless mikes.  Of course, the
    Radio Shack model seems to be almost useless outside of the room,
    so this isn't as big a drawback as you would think.  I've counted
    wireless mikes made from Ramsey kits, 49 Mhz baby monitors, and
    commercial and ham radios, and a TV antenna, and it worked for
    all of these things.  For lower power signals you do have to get
    close.  My primary use of it is to help find interesting frequencies
    to scan.  With it I've found what sounds like a tone pager
    transmitter in my area.

    Definately fun, but for bug-finding you'll also need a very
    sensitive near-field HF detector.  Xandi electronics offers
    a kit for this, but I'm not sure how sensitive it is.  I built
    a single transistor HF detector and it wouldn't detect squat.
    It was designed by a Ham however, who probably expects the
    minimum signal you'll want to detect is 5-25 watts.
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From: matthew_c_zank@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: 151.625
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 92 19:14:25 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: usa

Does anyone know why 151.625 sounds like a cb channel?
From: pozar@kumr.lns.com (Tim Pozar)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
Subject: Re: Cirque du Soleil circus frequencies anyone?????
Date: 22 Jul 92 03:52:01 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Late Night Software (San Francisco)

schubert@capri.berkeley.edu (John Schubert) writes:
>I am not sure if this circus is French or if it just has a French name, but
>my second question is if they are from France (or some French speaking country)
>can they speak any language but english over the air???
   They are from Canada.

>My second question comes from the fact that somewhere, a long time ago, I 
>think that I heard that it is an FCC rule that only english can be spoken
>over the air in the USA.
   Nope.  If so, it would certainly curtail Spanish radio stations like 
KLOK.  :-)

>John Schubert schubert@united.berkeley.edu

                 Tim

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Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
From: mikeh@sequent.com (Michael Heinig)
Subject: Re: emergency reception w/ARI
Keywords: AM traffic bulletins
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc.
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 06:58:39 GMT

Is this ARI the special 530 KHz low-power traffic and special
emergency net?
Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
From: kahuna@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (John G. Finn)
Subject: PRO 2006
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 16:38:05 GMT


What is a good price for a brand new PRO 2006?
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From: paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein)
Subject: Re: Cirque du Soleil circus frequencies anyone?????
Organization: Bit Herders International
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 18:18:19 GMT

In article <14hk22INNr9h@agate.berkeley.edu> schubert@united.berkeley.edu. (John Schubert) writes:
+
+We are going to see the Cirque du Soleil sometime in early August, does anyone
+have any idea what freqs. they would be using???
+
+I am not sure if this circus is French or if it just has a French name, but
+my second question is if they are from France (or some French speaking country)
+can they speak any language but english over the air???
+
+My second question comes from the fact that somewhere, a long time ago, I 
+think that I heard that it is an FCC rule that only english can be spoken
+over the air in the USA.

They can speak whatever language that they want.  If they are using a radio
service that requires them to ID their station, than that ID must be in
English.  Oui?

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