[Pro2006] A couple of questions

[Tom Hirsch]

How do you have the antenna connected?  A number of scanners, maybe 
including the Pro-2005, have a BNC connector that has a "split fork" 
conductor for its center terminal.  As antennas get connected & 
disconnected over the years, and as the radio undergoes vibration or 
physical movement, the split fork widens, making less contact with the 
center terminal, resulting in poor signal conditions.
   If this is your problem, you can try using a needle or similar pointed 
tool, and bending the prongs of the center terminal closer together, to 
improve the electrical connection.
    Inspect the center terminal to see if it's the split fork type or if 
it's shaped more like a tiny drinking glass, or like the pilot bearing of 
an engine flywheel on a motor vehicle.
   If your radio has weak signal on all bands, this might be the cause of it.
   If the weakness is only on certain bands, it's possible that your 
problem is the circuitry that selects which RF amp/front end is used to 
amplify the signal.  There's a different RF amp for each band.
   You can do an internet search using the model of the scanner, and you 
can also search auction sites to see what these radios are worth.  They 
seem to hold their value quite well.
     Happy listening...from a fellow radio hobbyist in Florida!

At 08:10 PM 11/7/03 +0000, you wrote:
>Hi
>
>I have a 2005 and its been running now for 13 years.
>Lately it seems a bit death, are there any adjustments I can make inside to
>improve things?
>
>Also, a friend has a 2006 for sale, in good condition. what should he offer
>it at?
>We are both in the UK
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