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squatell

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Hello all, i'm new to scanning and I recently purchased a pro-97 radioshack scanner. For the first week it was working good until today in the afternoon. I am picking up nothing not even the noaa weather station I also know if you move your squelch to much a burst of static will come out, but I dont evenhear that static either everything is just silent not a sound can be heard. please help
 

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have you plugged in a remote speaker or ear piece. If so, the contact could have stayed closed when you pulled it out. Try plugging in a speaker or ear peice and see if you have audio through it.
 

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Welcome to the site! Make sure that the little pin in your antenna has not broken. It happens!
It's hard to notice, but does kill the reception. Your idea of checking the 162 MHz NOAA freqs. is a good one! Good luck.

Jerry / Denver Colorado
 

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Welcome to the site, Antenna or no antenna if you turn the squelch down and don't hear anything then something is not working with your scanner you have had it for one week take it back to the shack and get a new one, my 97 had problems with it and i received it as a gift i took it back with no receipt and got a new one. This is a great scanner. I used mine last year when I came down there my Mom lives in San Bernardino and my 97 worked great there and so did my 96.
 

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I doubt that you got a lemon. Never depend on batteries. The only way to be sure the unit is working is with the AC adapter. Of course batteries are a must, but not at home.

Jerry
 

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Well I just put in batteries right out of the box I turn down squelch and still get no sound. Well looks like i'll find myself at radioshack tomorrow returning it tomorrow
 

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I must be missing something here but if his scanner turns on and the display is working then I don't believe that it would be a battery problem.mine had had a charging problem and it was a lemon, it leaked all over my laptop, I have more scanners and radio receivers and transmitters then can be counted on your fingers and mine at the same time and I have bought most of them from radio shack starting around the 60's and the 1st 97 that bought was a lemon, and was the only lemon that i have ever bought from the shack, well lets not forget there mag mount scanner antenna its junk.
 

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I was picking up stuff when I woke up this morning then around 1 pm I could'nt pick up anything at all. My scanner starts and and searches but does'nt pick up anything on any search band EVEN THE WEATHER! I have initialized my scanner but that did'nt work either I also ususally pick up aircraft all the time but not anymore. I usually even pick up these wierd sounds that are high pitched I don't even pick those up anymore it's as if everyone stopped using raidos.
 

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I would just take it back you paid good money for a great product so go get it, you will be only out the time it takes to do it .
 

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you have 2 choices for digital radio shack pro 96 handheld or 2096 base 0r uniden 396 handheld or uniden base unit . i use the pro 96, but the uniden will offer you more features.
 

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Are you sure you are in signal stalk mode? If so, it won't totally unsquelch just as you explained.
 

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mancow said:
Are you sure you are in signal stalk mode? If so, it won't totally unsquelch just as you explained.
Good call with the signal stalker, he did say that he put it in to the NOAA Weather mode and if you turn the SQ down and hit the up or down button it will stop and you will hear something
 
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Well I went back to the shack today and the guy there could'nt fix it either so I got a new one. Now it seems like i'm picking up more then before I guess the other one was a lemon.
 
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