I have a pro-96 for 10 years still great. I pick up a UHF P-25 system 15 miles away very clear while my SDS 100 sitting right next to it
is totally deaf to the same system!
The 96 was a very sensitive "hot" receiver in its day, and is still a good competitor in that category along with some of the earlier GRE radios.
Mine has been monitoring a Motorola P25 digital voice system that never had to reband. Also a couple P25 Military system sites. It's been running for as many years as the 96 has existed. Never been turned off. Indestructible.
Occasionally I need to do research to remember how to do something on it, like adding a new talkgroup or something.
Other than that, it's been running constantly, with the back light on the whole time.
I have not found any system the sds100 or 200 cannot receive yet. At times I thought so, but would find a corrupt favorites list or something. There are several systems only these 2 radios can reliably receive.
Mark
SDS100&200/536/436/WS1095/996p2/996xt/325p2/396xt/psr800/396t/HP-1/HP-2 & others