Philadelphia
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What is the cheapest pc control digital trunktracker scanner, able to be mod'd for software such as etrunk,etc.?
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LarrySC
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A used PRO-93/2053 with WIN-93 software. Not sure about E-trunk.
loumaag
Silent Key - Aug 2014
The Pro-93/2053 is not able to be controlled by a PC. It is only able to be programmed by a PC.LarrySC said:
Philadelphia:
The Pro-2052 can be controlled as can most of the Uniden and Uniden built RS models. Look for a 9 pin DIN on the radio as the first hint that it can be PC controlled. You then have to confirm that your copy of the Trunker (or ETrunk) has the proper code to be able to instruct that radio to do what you want.
Edited: Just realized you asked for digital radio. That narrows the field considerably. Basically there are no cheap solultions available. :shock:
kgasso
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Philadelphia, if you find any others, please share the model numbers... I'm always interested in more crap to hook up to my already overworked PC 
But seriously, it would be useful with a custom interface for my in-car entertainment (mostly music) PC. I'd love to have a scanner hooked into that instead of one ghetto-mounted to my sunvisor
But seriously, it would be useful with a custom interface for my in-car entertainment (mostly music) PC. I'd love to have a scanner hooked into that instead of one ghetto-mounted to my sunvisor
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