Review of Radioshack PRO-164 radio scanner.

Just a quick review of of the Radioshack PRO-164 radio scanner. I'm still learning how to use it to listen to the police but it picks up airports, fire dept, public safety, etc just fine. I bought a telescoping antenna and an external magnetic mounted antenna for use in my car.

DISCLAIMER: I am not an attorney and I'm not giving legal advice.

I live in Michigan and the scanner law in Michigan is you can have one in your private vehicle as long as you're not a felon (unless you have an amateur radio license) and as long as it is not used in the commission of a crime.

All things considered, this scanner does take some time to figure out and get used to but it serves it's purpose and works just fine.

NOTE: This radio does NOT come with an external wall adapter cord. I discovered that if you have a wall adapter for a PSP, you can use it for your scanner.

UPDATE: I figured a few things out with this. The ATT button (when activated) will not pick up weaker signals. When it is off, you can hear some weak signals but make out what they are saying. Pushing "PRG" (Program) after pushing MAN, will let you manually input a frequency on a bank and it will scan that bank. More to come.


UPDATE: This video is almost a year old since I posted it. It was 3 months old before I posted it. Much has changed and I probably won't be posting any more videos anytime soon with this thing.

As of 11/13/10, the scanner is no more. I was in a car crash and the scanner flew forward and broke the body of it. It's gone.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• radioshack
• handheld
• scanner
• pr0
• 164

[clonewar7]

I own a Pro-164 and I love it. A great toy!

[prondextro]

@clonewar7 I miss mine :(

[wendall2009]

thought michigan ps is digital...

[prondextro]

@wendall2009 Depends on where you are. State and most counties, yes, are digital. Some local city/villages are still running analog.

[indoorherbivore]

@prondextro

Go to mraksscannersDOTcom and go through the "Easier To Read Pro 97 Manual". It has lots of "how to" and the pro 97 and Pro 164 do channels banks and tags the same way. Most of the programming that scanner comes with is useless, so try radioreferenceDOTcom for freq tables for your area.

[prondextro]

@indoorherbivore love too. This scanner was destroyed in a car crash though so I don't really see need for a manual for it anymore. Thank you though.

[prondextro]

That....and the girlfriend (at the time) was sleeping. If I woke her up, this video would have been the last moments of my life caught on camera.

[lockatron]

Why are you whispering? Didn't you want the police to find you?

[jamespshort]

Very informative. If you need hlp I know this scanner like the bacj of my hand.

[Redbullboy105]

do u no how to unlock the channel under the scan setting

[dispro713]

can you plz help me i dont know anything about scanners and im trying to program for a pro-162

[MrViruscom]

Maby you should put it in trunk mode lol might get more to listen to,check out my video!!

[mjayperry]

I have noticed the is has more gain then my pro 97

[WindowsSoftwareDe]

is it possible to receive GSM or Wlan frequency?

[TriopsUKnorth]

Does anyone know when your listing to them? say the police?

[thomas242007]

@MethAndFelonies hey i wasnt asking you so piss off, im just asking a question asshole

[MethAndFelonies]

@thomas242007 What kind of useless whining sack of shit criminal are you. Be a proper villian and go steal another one like you did the first one and quit broadcasting your business on youtube. Failure to do so may result in your license to Prowl, P'lang, and Plunder the city may be revoked and you will Merc for Work No More!