- #RADIO SHACK PRO 197 DIGITAL SCANNER HOW TO#
- #RADIO SHACK PRO 197 DIGITAL SCANNER MANUAL#
- #RADIO SHACK PRO 197 DIGITAL SCANNER UPGRADE#
- #RADIO SHACK PRO 197 DIGITAL SCANNER PRO#
You may be able to find others on the web but RS is convenient so you canīuy it and take it back in the same day if you don't like it. Handy for areas with a lot of 800MHz overload, especially with digital. Theįor $25 - 100% better for 700+ MHz but keep your stock rubber duck/whip RS has theĬenter-Loaded Telescoping Whip for $15 - better for VHF/UHF. There to use than the one that comes with the scanner. Setting it will save you hours of programming and Qtext is great but still, muchĮasier with the software.
#RADIO SHACK PRO 197 DIGITAL SCANNER PRO#
Will definitely need the programming software ($35) and the programmingĬable (if you bought the Pro 106/651/197/652- another $35). If you have a big database of channels to program you
#RADIO SHACK PRO 197 DIGITAL SCANNER HOW TO#
Have tried to explain how to use and tweak them.Īn overview of the features can also be viewed at my Trunking Radio Comparison Chart page.
#RADIO SHACK PRO 197 DIGITAL SCANNER MANUAL#
There is no documentation in the manual for certainįeatures, I have provided links to other resources that Writing, there are limited or no instructions on howĬhange the parameters for improvement. ' Expert Settings' menu are truly vague and, as of this The descriptions of some of the settings in the Luckily, the defaults for most (not all) of the settings work pretty Understand and need just to scan or trunktrack their local Settings in these radios the average Joe (or Mary) won't (about 576), and most people won't be programming their Possible light intensities for each color of the LED I think they went overboard on some of the features like Unless it's a 'Private' (or 'Radio') ID (?).
YouĬan view the frequency of a conventional channel with theĪlpha tag but not the ID of a trunked system with the tag Use here in the US making it ridiculously slow. The VHF air service search still has the sameĨ.33 MHz fixed steps which we still do not (even has the low-battery icon when you turn the radio on!). The displays for the base models are the same small display as the hand-helds The clear lens designed over theĭisplay on the Pro 106/651 bulges up just begging for Too close together, and relatively hard to press compared The number buttons on the keypad are very tiny,
#RADIO SHACK PRO 197 DIGITAL SCANNER UPGRADE#
The high speed interface is a nice upgrade too. There is a configurable LED for visual alerts as well as audible alerts for most objects. SAME programming now allows you toĮnter 'wildcard' location codes and specific event codes that can also beīright and big as my Pro-97. ' FlexStep ' is great for enteringĬhannels down to 1.25 kHz steps but the search ranges and Order, and the ' Duplication ' feature saves programming ' Automove ' feature arranges LTR freqs in correct LCN Used for alpha-tagging, adjustable scan/search delay, the NAC functionality, 21 V-Scanner Folders, 'multiple' priorityĬhannels, hit counters, ' Qtext ' can be programmed then Include an ' Expert Settings ' menu for fine tuning many Squelch 'Search' for conventional objects will Service, limit, and stalker/sweeper objects to your scan ' Object Oriented Memory ' also allows you to add The audio is great and setting up a digital system isįairly easy right out of the box.
Monitor only the strongest, consecutive, or all control channelįrequencies in the system. Scanning, searching, and especially for digital trunking. These radios are packed with new features for Many people who have posted their valuable insight on the
Have to spend some time on them but this manual will make Little more clearly and in a more logical order. The radio new) as I will try to explain procedures a Get their moneys worth if you paid full-price for Use some of the more advanced features of the radio (and This should also make it easier for most people to I decided to write and print this for myself to make itĮasier to use the radio and am happy to share it with You just have toįigure out where they all are in the midst of all the new If you've owned a trunktracker before you pretty Pro-106/197 and PSR500/600 have the V-Scanner Programmed Data inĪnother booklet. Seen with an additional 3 page pamphlet vaguely describing the 'Expert Settings' for the radio. Too bad but don't include descriptions for the 'Expert Settings'(?). That come with the radios are still a mess. These are another excellent set of radios that have manyįine features for scanni ng, searching, and trunking. Programming isn't too hard once you figure out how to navigate Pro-651/652 and WS1040/65 don’t have preprogrammed V-Scanner folders. (Canadian) models are no different from the US models except that theīandplan setting defaults to Canada, the V-Scanner folders includeĬanadian provinces, and firmware updates are separate. Marine, CB, and FRS/GRMS/MURS Search Channelsīy GRE and the newer Pro-651/652 and WS1040/65 by Whistler, are all identical in operation. Turning on the Scanner and Setting the Squelch To buy a printed, bound, formatted in color, copy of this manual
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