[Scan-DC] Fw: [Radio Closeouts] Radio Shack Christmas Day Web Sale

[b_thom at juno.com]

On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 14:13:18 -0500 "Cathy Drzyzgula"
<cathy at drzyzgula.org> writes:
> I retired a PRO-38 today.  Seemed it just wasn't worth seeing the  
> frequencies one digit at a  time any more.  Of course 10 channels is 
> almost enough for a conventional scanner these days.

Oh, those old things. Wasn't that aka the BC142XL, or something like
that? I recall them, but the model number escapes me. I've still got a
BC210XL 12-volt scanner. Slow, but loud. And rthe display - you can read
by that light.

Let me see....

http://n7olq.home.att.net/Radio/Galleryframe.htm

http://n7olq.home.att.net/Radio/RSscanner.htm
http://scanpix1.home.att.net/RS/pro38.jpg

Well, it's one of these
http://n7olq.home.att.net/Radio/BCscanner.htm

Here we go:
http://scanpix2.home.att.net/BC/bc55xlt.jpg

Finally:
http://n7olq.home.att.net/Radio/Images/bc210xl.jpg

Look at that vacuum fluorescent display. Visible well off-axis. You can
actually use it.