Worth running my Pro 95? What do you guys think?

[Roodog2k]

I found my Pro 95. It's clean and in good shape. I don't think I've really used it since the PSR-800/1080 came out. I can hear NOAA on it, so I'm assuming it's essentially functional.

I have a Whistler 1080 and a Bearcat 125 that I use daily to listen to NJICS and local public safety for several towns.

But, I was wondering if the Pro 95 would still work with the analog NJSP system, which is rumored to go offline in the next year or so?

Asking because I couldn't find the programming cable for it, would be $30 for a new cable and programming software.

I'm a bit curious to see the difference between the NJICS system and the older NJSP system.

Otherwise, I may just use it to monitor VHF and UHF ham.

I know I could use the scanner for my local PD, although I'm also curious about how it'll handle narrow FM.

 

[ka3jjz]

You could put a tap into it so you can use other software like UniTrunker, etc.....Mike

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

But, I was wondering if the Pro 95 would still work with the analog NJSP system, which is rumored to go offline in the next year or so?

Don't believe so due to rebanding which the Pro-95 doesn't support & per Pro-95 wiki page it cannot be updated to support it

Otherwise, I may just use it to monitor VHF and UHF ham.

Should work fine for this as long as the repeaters are analog

 

[GTR8000]

Don't believe so due to rebanding which the Pro-95 doesn't support

Red herring. While the NJSP technically rebanded (old frequencies shifted down -15 MHz), none of the frequencies for the entire system fall within the block of new channels that require the scanner itself to be rebanded.

Any old scanner capable of Motorola Type II 800 MHz trunking will function just fine on any site of the NJSP SmartZone system, no custom tables required.

 

[trentbob]

Red herring. While the NJSP technically rebanded (old frequencies shifted down -15 MHz), none of the frequencies for the entire system fall within the block of new channels that require the scanner itself to be rebanded.

Any old scanner capable of Motorola Type II 800 MHz trunking will function just fine on any site of the NJSP SmartZone system, no custom tables required.

Wow... just tried my Pro 96 and it works great on the smartzone NJSP system.

 

[GTR8000]

Yeah so in a nutshell, if all of the 800 MHz frequencies have four digits past the decimal point and end in a 5, no fancy rebanding tables are needed. Those are part of the original channel plan, even the ones between 851-855. It's the newly created channels that only have three digits past the decimal point (or a 0 in the fourth position, if you prefer) that are part of the newly created channels that require a rebanding table.

851.5625, 852.2375, 853.5125 are all good even with older scanners
851.675, 852.625, 853.175 would require custom rebanding tables

 

[w2xq]

I found my Pro 95. It's clean and in good shape. I don't think I've really used it since the PSR-800/1080 came out. I can hear NOAA on it, so I'm assuming it's essentially functional.

Why not use your PRO-95 to listen to aircraft frequencies? My old PRO-2041 -- new in the 1990s -- continues yeoman duty on the aircraft AM frequencies in the local area, running 24/7. I don't bother listening to the few analog FM amateur radio repeaters in the area; the repeater traffic is minimal at best. Good listening.

 

[Roodog2k]

Why not use your PRO-95 to listen to aircraft frequencies? My old PRO-2041 -- new in the 1990s -- continues yeoman duty on the aircraft AM frequencies in the local area, running 24/7. I don't bother listening to the few analog FM amateur radio repeaters in the area; the repeater traffic is minimal at best. Good listening.

That's not a bad idea, either.

 

[Roodog2k]

Red herring. While the NJSP technically rebanded (old frequencies shifted down -15 MHz), none of the frequencies for the entire system fall within the block of new channels that require the scanner itself to be rebanded.

Any old scanner capable of Motorola Type II 800 MHz trunking will function just fine on any site of the NJSP SmartZone system, no custom tables required.

I thought so! I need to reprogram the frequencies since I moved, but I wasn't 100% sure I was right.

I'm debating whether to buy the programming cable for $30. I don't know what happened to the old one

 

[wtp]

roodog2k look for a wordy personal message.

 

[Roodog2k]

roodog2k look for a wordy personal message.

Thanks, man.

 

[Roodog2k]

Ok, another dumb question, since it's been awhile...

Why can't I hear the control channels when I program them in? My 1080 can hear *some* control channels for the NJSP where I live in Wanaque for the NJSP, because I can receive NJSP (not talking about NJICS).

I recall I could hear the control channels in the past when programming the Pro 95