Official PRO-2096 Discussion Thread
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I just got mine yesterday. I noticed it has a hum at times but only when monitoring EDACS non-digital talkgroups, and not all the time. The APCO 25 digital is great with no noise. Could be bad channels on the EDACS, but I don't hear it on a 780 I was using at the same time.
PS
It's not the wall wart; I was running it on a 12 7AH battery
I like it--too bad it cost so much :roll:
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It's not the wall wart; I was running it on a 12 7AH battery
I like it--too bad it cost so much :roll:
jrryphrs said:
It should be in stores now, go to the product page and you can check the availabilty for your local store by putting in your zip code.
http://www.radioshack.com/product.a...me=CTLG_008_009_010_003&product_id=20-496
loumaag said:
Yeah thats the case, i went to my local store a couple of weeks ago and they told me that they will carry the Pro-2096 because they had high volume sales of Pro-96.
kk5sv1
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Mine arrived today from radioshack.com
It's really a solid radio (small display). Downloaded freqs with WIN96 and was up and receiving in just a few minutes.
It's solved the audio issues I had with Uniden AP25 digital radios I've had. I had a real hard time understanding around half of the digital transmissions in my area.
With the 2096, plugged it in and now I can understand 95+%. No DSP tuning to fiddle with. I feel like my scanning hobby is "back in the saddle"!
I appreciate all the posts from everyone's experience. It helped me make up my mind.
It's really a solid radio (small display). Downloaded freqs with WIN96 and was up and receiving in just a few minutes.
It's solved the audio issues I had with Uniden AP25 digital radios I've had. I had a real hard time understanding around half of the digital transmissions in my area.
With the 2096, plugged it in and now I can understand 95+%. No DSP tuning to fiddle with. I feel like my scanning hobby is "back in the saddle"!
I appreciate all the posts from everyone's experience. It helped me make up my mind.
Eng74
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The display is the same size as the Pro 2067. I wish the would have used the the display that the Pro 2053 has, that is a nice big display.
I do expect a future Digital dedicated Base version from RS, If they want to keep me as a customer thats one requirement, and hopefully it will look similar to the Pro-2053.
That would be awesome, I dont think Im handy enough, but would be interested in that mod after the warranty expires.
E-Man said:
Well, if you ask them for a base model, they will point you to the 2096. Read the box: "Digital Trunking Base/Mobile Scanner". They aren't going to put out another scanner with just a larger display.
I guess you will be buying a Uniden, then. :wink:
It's not really a mod - you take out the orange LEDs and put in green LEDs.
Joe M.
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N_Jay
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Re: Rebanding
The "new" frequencies are in the 800 MHz band, so it should not be a problem.
The only issue could be channel numbering with the NPSPAC channels due to their spacing.
dctsbb said:
The "new" frequencies are in the 800 MHz band, so it should not be a problem.
The only issue could be channel numbering with the NPSPAC channels due to their spacing.
Eng74
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Funny thing happened last night with the Pro96 to 2096 V foleder clone. Sending folders from the 96 to the 2096 it turns the lights off of the 2096. Anyone else see this? Everything transfred ok so I guess it is no big thing.
petrol88
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I asked that same question (except for the 92) on another board and it looks like the answer is that if your scanner doesn't already have the rebanding built into it than it will stop scanning systems after the rebanding but I haven't gotten a real good definitive yes or no.
I think "no." Right now the control channel sends out "go to channel 12" and the scanner knows that channel 12 is 821.4475 (I am making up the frequencies because I am too damn lazy to go look them up right now so don't nitpick...you know you wanted too). After rebanding, the control channel sends out "go to channel 12" and the scanner still goes to 821.4475 but channel 12 is now 805.2275 (I made that one up to, so sue me) so how will the scanner no when it goes to the wrong frequency for channel 12 that it should have gone to a different frequency even if you have the other frequency programmed in it isn't even close?
petrol88 said:
OK. There seems to be a LOT of confusion out there with respect to the rebanding. The current LM band on 800 is 851-869 MHz. The rebanding AFTER the change will be 851-869 MHz. YES - EXACTLY the same. NexTel will be moving to the top of the band, and everything else to the bottom. Currently, NexTel is in the middle and everything else is above or below that.
AS trunking systems base their 'channels' on 851.0125 MHz, and go up, there will be no change required to the trunking tables. Instead of telling the radio to go to CH 856, the controller will tell it to go to 367 (I just made them up, too).
So, any radio that works on trunking NOW, will still work on the new trunk systems. Remember - you CAN trunk 851 MHz systems with the current tables programmed in the scanner. If the trunking tables were to change, the firmware in EVERY radio would also have to be changed.
Joe M.
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But that is the whole point. According to the published plan, the trunking tables are changing. See http://www.motorola.com/cgiss/800rebanding/docs/Pre- Post-DecisionBandPlan.pdf
Eng74
If you use Win 96 to clone, you'll notice that there is a checkbox for Pro 96 and 2096 that adjusts the light on each one.
You can turn it off or on or dim.
Bob
If you use Win 96 to clone, you'll notice that there is a checkbox for Pro 96 and 2096 that adjusts the light on each one.
You can turn it off or on or dim.
Bob
petrol88 said:
Interesting doc. They want you to REPLACE all your Spectras, Sabers, STXs, MTXs, Maxtracs, LCSs, LTSs, and many MTS2000s. They want to you buy XTSs and XTLs at 1500+ each.
I somehow think a LOT of PS agencies are going to balk at replacing so many radios.
It looks like Motorola is taking this oppertunity to revise the rebanding plan to make all the above mentioned radios OBSOLETE and require purchase of new radios. There is NO REASON why those radios cannot be used in the 'new' spectrum on the EXISTING channels they are currently set up for, and place any new systems on the 'splinter' channels with the revised bandplan.
This is a political BS to make money off the rebanding.
Yes, if this happens, it will also make all current TT scanners OBSOLETE for Motorola systems. Note that EDACS and LTR is not affected.
Joe M.
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