[Pro2006] Bill Cheeks CE/HB-232 interface

[MATTHEW MINALDA]

stop sending me these fucking emails
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Len G. Carpenter" <Len.C at sympatico.ca>
To: "Radio Shack Pro2006 Scanner" <pro2006 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 10:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Pro2006] Bill Cheeks CE/HB-232 interface


> Mike my man,
>
> You have to get that ce-232 together, once you do and get some good 
> software
> for it (hint hint) Pro-Turbo you will wonder why you never got it working
> sooner.
>
> One thing I can tell you though, as far as I know unless you have a 
> pentium 1
> computer you may not get his DOS software to run..
>
>
> Mike wrote:
>
>> I have three Pro-2006's and a Pro-2004.  One of the 6's and the 4 I have
>> modified for 6,400 channels as well as other Bill Cheek mods such as 
>> signal
>> meter, birdie-bye, tape rec. switch, tone squelch, SCA adaptor, and 
>> others.
>> I did buy the CE/HB-232 interface kit from Bill shortly before he became
>> sick.  Unfortunately I never assembled it.  Still sitting in a box with 
>> all
>> the parts.  I got married and changed jobs shortly after buying the 
>> CE-232
>> and never got my electronics bench set back up to the point I can work on
>> it.  Maybe when I retire  :-)
>>
>> My 2004 quit working a while back.  I'm going to have to disassemble it 
>> and
>> go over all of the solder joints someday.  It's a shame because as far as
>> ergonomics go, I don't think a better scanner has ever been made as far 
>> as
>> ease of gliding over the keypad and programming it.  Nice tactile feel to
>> the keyboard and the metal case was great for shielding.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> From: "Len G. Carpenter" <Len.C at sympatico.ca>
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 2:37 PM
>> Subject: [Pro2006] Bill Cheeks CE/HB-232 interface
>>
>> > Is there anyone out there using his interface?
>> >
>> > If so what software are you using?
>> >
>> > What other hardware mods have you done to the radio?
>>
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