Talking about radio scanners today : radioshack pro-97 pro-2050

[SDPaintball27]

I have a Pro-94. I listen to San Diego PD a lot on the trunking system. Can this scanner label a talk group by it's ID number? Around here, talk group 1456 is eastern division. Can i make it it say "Eastern Dispatch" when that talk group is activated? i hate having to see what number i am listening to, then go look it up on a sheet of paper just to find out what division i am listening to.

[fordbroncodave]

@SDPaintball27 i have never setup the trunking function on the scanner so i do not know if you can label sub categories.

you can name the bank and you can name all the channels in the bank. that is about all the further i have gone into it. turn the ctcss on and you can sometimes narrow it down when listening on a channel. when a different person talks the ctcss changes numbers

[bradmann85]

i had a scanner that would alert you when a highway patrol is within 3 miles from you. a loud beeping noise with a bright red light. 

[fordbroncodave]

@bradmann85 uniden bearcat. i never did like those scanners. they were too slow scanning through the banks. i put my pro 97 side by side with a newer bearcat and mine triggured at least a second before the bearcat every time

[bradmann85]

@fordbroncodave the main thing i didnt like about it that it didnt have the number key. i dont have it anymore. i ended up loosing it. i do have a pro433 and a realistic pro 2005 both i mainly use. i have three other backups. a pro 2052 i use for picking up the noaa weather satellite, an old bearcat bc248clt. this scanner dosnt scan the whole spectrum. only scans what you have in its memory (major down slide). and a bearcat sportcat 900mhz ive had for a few years. as long as they work. its good

[ucvgabe8467]

I have the same PRO 2050 model, but I only use the BNC Antenna connector. Do you know what size I need for the telescopic screw-in antenna? Any information will be useful.

[fordbroncodave]

@ucvgabe8467 the radioshack telescoping antenna for cordless phones is the one to use with that scanner.

a J pole connected through the bnc is the best antenna to use on this. it can be indoors or outside. there are J pole calculators on the internet. enter the mhz you listen to the most and hit enter. then build it out of metal with all the same measurements on the calculator

[fordbroncodave]

@xqrz499 it is a pro 97, the one you have has a signal strength meter built in. they are identical aside from the strength meter for signal strength. very well built scanner. mine is still running strong with the same radioshack rechargeable batteries

[Sundancer213]

School Busses I Like that one!

[SPYDOC1]

Can you talk a bit slower, I did'nt quit get that?

[dukeboy11134]

whats a good raido to mount in my car so i can listen to police?

[fordbroncodave]

if legal in your state, anything that receives 150, 450, 800 mhz.

[Dusty696969]

The 2052 came out about a year or so after the 2050. The 2052 can go into the 1000 MHz range I think and has a serial port on the back. The 2050 dont go out of the 900 MHz range and has no serial port. Also the 2050 only has 300 programmable memory verse the 2052 1,000 programmable memory.

[Dusty696969]

The 97 is not digital is it. You need to go get a radio shack pro-197 I have one and its awesome. It will run you around 500 bucks, but its worth it. I also have the 2050 but its over 11 years old now. It was great for its time

[fordbroncodave]

is the 2050 really that old? i thought it was only like 5 or 6 years old.

pro 97 is same format as the 2050 + signal stalker

[Dusty696969]

Yeah the 2050 is old. Im 26 now and it was my first "REAL" police scanner. I got it when I turned 15 on my b-day. It cost $300 bucks then. Digital was unheard of and trunking was the big thing. It still works great. I had to replace the face light a few times, but its brought years of good listening. Its still a great scanner. I use it everyday still right next to my pro-197

[Dusty696969]

Crystals?? They have not used crystals in years? And I mean way back to the 70's

[richkief]

hahaha. "Speed, Don't use it." am i the only one that picked up on that?

[drummerjunk]

@richkief hahaha speed don use it! 3:03

[caddop22]

Just say Motorola, Edacs and LTR.............

[Sylvain603]

Ok. I will remember of this model of scanner.

[greyhound4211]

i have a Uniden Bearcat 60xlt scanner

[Sylvain726]

Is this scanner is good for railfanning trains ?

[intemister]

okey