tumegpc
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Just checked out Radio Shack's web site and they have the Pro-651 handheld for $255.99 and the Pro-652 base for $271.99. Add a 10.00 off 25.00 coupon and you got a pretty good deal.
See if you can find one at a closing store first. They are hard to find, but if you do you save more. I got a 652 for $180 and could have gotten the 651 also. Opted for the Uniden 396xt for $200. Two other scanners went at similar deals from the same store. If you can't find a closing store this is a prewgood deal.Just checked out Radio Shack's web site and they have the Pro-651 handheld for $255.99 and the Pro-652 base for $271.99. Add a 10.00 off 25.00 coupon and you got a pretty good deal.
They are the same exact unit. The 652 was manufactured by Whistler instead of GRE or whoever made the 197 for Radio Shack. They are identical.i found a radio shack pro652 digital scanner on amazon is this a good scanner i have the pro 197 what is the diffrerence betweeen the pro 197 and the pro 652 scanner
The only difference is you can't do the identical firmware updates for some reason, but there are none yet for the 652.
BCD536HP/HP2/996XT/PSR800/396XT/996T
They are the same exact unit.
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They are identical.
So I am assuming that you can't update the firmware on the PRO-197 and the PRO-652.
Now my question is can you use the Whistler's firmware update from F2.6 to F2.8 for the WS-1065 and apply it to the PRO-652?
Has anybody had the chance or have those two radios to test it??
The firmware for the various incarnations of this scanner family are not compatible with each other.
PSR-500/600 firmware works only with PSR-500/600
PRO-106/197 firmware works only with PRO-106/197
WS1040/1065 firmware works only with WS1040/1065
PRO-651/652 firmware works only with PRO-651/652
Thanks for the tip tumegpc! Just bought the PRO-652 at the store.
The store price was $399.99 but I asked and they will match web price $271.99.
Also the programming cable was $29.99 but on sale for $19.99.
Thanks for the tip tumegpc! Just bought the PRO-652 at the store.
The store price was $399.99 but I asked and they will match web price $271.99.
Also the programming cable was $29.99 but on sale for $19.99.