Success with Radio Shack PRO-2096

[Johnkirk]

A good luck story here, I bought a PRO-2096 in new condition from Ebay for a quarter of the new price. It said "fault on computer I/P socket causing radio to remain in clone mode. Sold as seen."

Well, ten minutes with a soldering iron and I have now a perfectly servicable 2096. Now all I need is the USB cable and some programming software for my Mac. (i know, there's none around!)

Good listening.

 

[zzdiesel]

I saw that. I almost bid on it, but I have been avoiding the 2096 because it doesn't have LTR. Glad it worked out for you.

 

[iMONITOR]

A good luck story here, I bought a PRO-2096 in new condition from Ebay for a quarter of the new price. It said "fault on computer I/P socket causing radio to remain in clone mode. Sold as seen."

Well, ten minutes with a soldering iron and I have now a perfectly servicable 2096. Now all I need is the USB cable and some programming software for my Mac. (i know, there's none around!)

Good listening.

Excellent! Welcome to Radio Reference!

 

[skydmark1]

Ha, I saw that auction too. Thought about bidding was a bit scared of working on that unit. Glad it worked out for you though! What was the price you ended up getting it for?

 

[Johnkirk]

Good price, easy fix

Hi, yes the price wasn't bad, $149 including the shipping. The fault? It was a little bit of circuit board varnish on the contacts on the PC/IF socket. Soldering iron fix!

Cheers