I picked up a cheap 2050 I was hoping to use for my railroad scanner feed. But it won't receive anything. It was listed as "working" but I guess the working part is that it turns on. I replaced the BNC jack and still nothing. Anyone have any ideas on what else I could try or test?
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Will it tune to your local weather? Did you try a reset?
www.manualsdir.com
Radio Shack PRO-2050 - Manual (Page 49)
Radio Shack PRO-2050 User Manual • Resetting the scanner • Radio Shack Scanners
Do you have a local, reliable NOAA weather frequency? Any other antennas?
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Did you check to see if the BNC connector is shorting itself out?
I tried weather and the local simulcast control channel to try to get a channel that has continues transmission. But all the scaner does is have the word SCAN scroll across the screen. And I tried a few different scanner antennas as well. The little display light or I guess backlight is also out as well.
What's the best way to test that?
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Well you would need a digital or analog multimeter set the dial to read OHMs attach lead to the multimeter, one to ground and the other to the hot side, the other end of the lead to the center pin ( positive ) of the BNC jack and the other to the scanner case or the side of the BNC connector or gound. If the multimeter display read zero you don't have a short, if it goes to infinity it is shorted out and will not receive a signal.
Perfect thanks I'll test that and see what happens.
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A continuity test of the antenna jack doesn't really tell you much. For the PRO-2050 a good connection at the jack center pin to ground should read 1000 Ohms. When you short the meter probes together the meter should read 0 Ohms.
wtp
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i hope the squelch is set right...
Turn SQUELCH and VOLUME fully counterclockwise
Turn VOLUME back clockwise until you hear a hissing sound.
Turn SQUELCH clockwise, then leave it set to a point just after the hissing sound stops.
Turn SQUELCH and VOLUME fully counterclockwise
Turn VOLUME back clockwise until you hear a hissing sound.
Turn SQUELCH clockwise, then leave it set to a point just after the hissing sound stops.
Doesn't look to be shorted. Guess I'll have to keep a look out for another one.
iMONITOR
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Are you sure you still have active railroads in your area? Most all of them are gone where I live.
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If you know your local weather frequency, program it in and hold on the frequency. You can find it here: NWR Station Listing
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