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Russ Kiehne <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sun, 17 Dec 2006 09:56:28 -0800
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I don't know.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: RS PRO-96 scanner was RE: New to the list.


> So then the PRO 97 is a later model?
> 
> 
>  ----- Original Message -----=20
>  From: Russ Kiehne=20
>  To: [log in to unmask]
>  Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 11:36 AM
>  Subject: Re: [BLIND-HAMS] RS PRO-96 scanner was RE: New to the list.
> 
> 
>  The pro-97 is a triple trunk tracker.
>  The pro-96 does digital and trunk tracking but doesn't track ltr =
> systems.
>  ----- Original Message -----=20
>  From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
>  To: <[log in to unmask]>
>  Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 8:15 AM
>  Subject: Re: RS PRO-96 scanner was RE: New to the list.
> 
> 
>  > Hi Russ;
>  >=20
>  > What is the difference between the PRO 96 and the PRO 97?
>  >=20
>  > 73 De Anthony W2AJV
>  > [log in to unmask]
>  > ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389
>  >=20
>  >  ----- Original Message -----=3D20
>  >  From: Russ Kiehne=3D20
>  >  To: [log in to unmask]
>  >  Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 10:36 AM
>  >  Subject: Re: [BLIND-HAMS] RS PRO-96 scanner was RE: New to the =
> list.
>  >=20
>  >=20
>  >  I was thinking about buying a pro-96.  The reason I didn't, in my =
> =3D
>  > area, only=3D20
>  >  one service is using digital.  That was too much money to spend for =
> =3D
>  > one=3D20
>  >  service.  I ended up buying a pro-97.  I can use win97 to see what =
> =3D
>  > banks are=3D20
>  >  turned on or off.  I just download from the scanner and go through =
> the =3D
>  > bank=3D20
>  >  check boxes.  One of the hams in my area emailed me the p97 file =
> for =3D
>  > this=3D20
>  >  area.  I can use the number keys on the pro-97 to turn on and off =
> =3D
>  > banks I=3D20
>  >  want to hear.
>  >  ----- Original Message -----=3D20
>  >  From: "Kenneth Lee" <[log in to unmask]>
>  >  To: <[log in to unmask]>
>  >  Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 4:28 AM
>  >  Subject: RS PRO-96 scanner was RE: New to the list.
>  >=20
>  >=20
>  >  > The Pro-96 is easy enough to operate once you get it programmed =
> via =3D
>  > the
>  >  > computer.  There are two operations that I have problems with, =
> =3D
>  > there's no
>  >  > way to know which banks are on/off and I have not been able to =
> =3D
>  > figure out
>  >  > how to manually jump to a talk-group.
>  >  >
>  >  > The problem with knowing which banks are on/off has been a =
> problem =3D
>  > with
>  >  > every scanner I've ever used.  It would be great to have a =
> function =3D
>  > to=3D20
>  >  > turn
>  >  > on all the banks at once and then you could turn off the ones you =
> =3D
>  > don't
>  >  > want.  Or maybe, let's say you want to listen to only bank 1, =
> then =3D
>  > by
>  >  > pressing "1" for three seconds, while in scan mode, would turn =
> off =3D
>  > all the
>  >  > other banks except bank 1.  There is a work around for the PRO-96 =
> =3D
>  > though=3D20
>  >  > by
>  >  > using the virtual memory you can program one of the vm's with all =
> =3D
>  > the=3D20
>  >  > banks
>  >  > off except for one.  Then when you want to start from a new =3D
>  > reference=3D20
>  >  > point
>  >  > just re-load the vm.
>  >  >
>  >  > I have never figured out the problem of jumping directly to a =3D
>  > talk-group.
>  >  > Several people have told me how, but it doesn't work for me.  I =
> =3D
>  > think this
>  >  > problem could be overcome if I ever find a experienced Pro-96 =
> user =3D
>  > who can
>  >  > look over my shoulder while I go through the motions.
>  >  >
>  >  > 73, Ken -N5SWR
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  > -----Original Message-----
>  >  > From: For blind ham radio operators =3D
>  > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>  >  > On Behalf Of Russ Kiehne
>  >  > Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 8:55 PM
>  >  > To: [log in to unmask]
>  >  > Subject: Re: New to the list.
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  > How easy is the scanner itself to use?
>  >  >
>  >
>

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