[Pro2006] Pro2006 Digest, Vol 39, Issue 1

[Tom Hirsch]

Hello, the Pro-2006 and its 2004 and 2005 predecessors were great scanners in their day: 1988-1992 or so.  However, technology advances quickly and regularly.  Newer scanners have better sensitivity, non-volatile memories, alphanumeric displays, and good software to easily and reliably program the radios.  In addition, public safety communications, which are the greatest interests for most scanner listeners, have moved to digital trunking, and require a much newer scanner to monitor.   When the Pro-2004-2005-2006 radios were current, some really smart guys developed interface circuits that connected to PCs, and allowed storing thousands of channels in these Radio Shack scanners, and enabled computer control of the scanners.  A web search should give you information on this topic.   If your scanner is not retaining its memory, it's likely the 9 volt memory battery is low, or the wiring from the battery connector to the circuit board is broken and needs repair.  Radio Shack is no longer in business, and you might have a lot of trouble finding someone with the expertise and service manual needed to repair the scanner.   Hope this info is useful.Tom