ka1njl
Member
You have to acknowledge Bill Cheek's ingenuity and his ability to thumb his nose at others who thought his inventiveness was an affront to the manufacturers. He is sorely missed.
Pro-2004: Blast from the past...
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smason
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"Brass tacks!" "Fine as frog hair"
He was one of a kind. And then some.
I used to converse with Bill Cheek on a regular basis back in my old FidoNet days. He was the Guru we all looked up to.
NYRHKY94
Member
Great thread! I obtained a new old stock 2004 (in the box) a couple years ago. The unit is pristine (including the display), however at times some of the keys on the pad do not work when pressed. Curious if any of the pros here might know what causes that and what can be done if anything.
CycleSycho
Member
This is one of the old products from RS that wound up hurting people. Please, quickly, pack it up and send it to me and I'll dispose of it so it never hurts anyone, ever. Because I am dedicated to the safety of all, I'll even pay for the shipping. Be extra careful you wear rubber gloves and don't breath close to the box (or open it). PM me for my address, and again, be very careful packing it. I am very glad you didn't get hurt yet, as it usually winds up making your fingers and eyes disappear (sure hope your not needing glasses, it may be too late). LMAO You have a great radio, good luck with it GREAT FIND! About the keypad, if the internals of the keypad are accessible, try gently cleaning both sides of the 'contacts'. I've never opened one up so I don't know if they can be accessed. .
My Pro-2020 and Bearcat IV are running like the day they were made. I love the old stuff
moonbounce
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Only matters if the signal is encrypted, otherwise a simple discriminator tap and a free computer program called DSDPlus 1.101 will decode a few digital signals. You can download it here, you will need the first and second download files.
is there anything that will run the old Optoelectronics OS456 in the current Windows environments? I have 2 PRO2042s that run MILAIR and I would like to log the traffic.
W6SDF
AKA Scorch
Wow, a live thread on the ol workhorse! I have 4 PRO-2006s. 2 with CE-232s, one with an OS456. Pro Turbo gave the CE-232s new life. Although some of my 2006s are just used for discriminator taps (I compare this to the use of B-17s as "target drones" after the war). I had one running Pro-turbo mostly for mil air. I've recently moved from So-Cal to So-Carolina and have yet to get my antennas set up for scanner or ham but I can tell it's dead hear compared to So-Cal...
I had a PRO-2004 replacement backlight that needed to be trimmed and ended up butchering it. Not sure I want to try again. The black blotches don't cover any of the important areas on the display.
Mine came as part of a large eBay auction and has the memory mod. It works phenomenally to this day.
Engine104
Member since 2005
I've done it a couple times om 2006s. Its not too bad and it comes out great. Maybe give it another try.
Vorlon
Newbie
Thanks for the great pics of the 2004 with all those mods...does anyone know if the CE-232 board may be available to purchase anywhere? I'd like to add it to mine but have not been able to find one anywhere. Thanks.
I purchased it, got swamped with new job, it's here in spare room somewhere if I can ever find it before I croak. Yes, Bill Cheek was an amazing man, very much missed in the hobby, beyond brillant. I have a great many of his ?monthly subscription papers,(in the same place as the CE232). lol
dave524
Member
My 2004 has the cold solder joint syndrome but my 2006 still works
