[Pro2006] A couple of questions

[John Shafer]

I don't know if the 2005 has the 10 dB attenuator switch on the back 
like the 2006.   My switch has been activated for reasons quickly 
forgotten only to be remembered after days of wondering why the scanner 
is so quiet...

Toms' comments about the antenna connector are on the mark also.

I had one failure (not the 2006) of a scanner where the connection 
cracked on the inside of the antenna connector.  That unit was very deaf 
until I figured it out.

JS

Tom Hirsch wrote:

> 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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