Try dampening a Q-Tip in isopropyl alcohol and tracing the outline of the affected key. May as well do the others as well. Do this several times for each key. There may be skin oil deposits or spillage of some kind that are affecting the key.I fixed it, I think. The down button seemed to be stuck. It seems to be halfway stuck or something still though and randomly scans when stopped on an active channel but most of the buttons are working again.
Edit: and now it's back to how it was before. I was trying to get it unstuck again and made it stuck again I guess.
Try dampening a Q-Tip in isopropyl alcohol and tracing the outline of the affected key. May as well do the others as well. Do this several times for each key. There may be skin oil deposits or spillage of some kind that are affecting the key.
There is a WS1040 (PRO-106 CLONE) in the Classifieds right now for $150
Software and a programming cable is like a SPARE TIRE for your care. You have a spare tire correct?
So you say it is not smart to have backup programming for your scanners? The scanner in question still functions and meets the needs of the OP. Not all users can program the systems by hand or have the time to do it by hand when it only takes 2 minutes to do it by PC.
I agree. Previous scanners I could program on the fly, like my old Pro-95. With my '106, I tried programming manually but it turned out to be an abysmal failure. Kudos to you sir! I don't have enough Excedrin to try manually programming these modern scanners any more!Yeah it's a good idea to back things up if you prefer not to program by hand. I used to use software but then my cable somehow got fried and I never bothered to replace it. It's just easier to program by hand if you ask me. You can do it from anywhere and no computer or cable are needed.
Are we still on the Pro 106? I have An Uniden 436 and 536, as well as An Uniden 246T. Yet, my Pro 106 is still very active in my collection. A few years back I bought the Program to install everything on my Pro 106. It took a few tries to figure it all out, but when I did it was a breeze of Fresh Air. The Pro 106 still has limitations against the very new scanners, but it does pick up a lot of fun stuff, and it's to much to describe here. I'm using BUTEL software, and I believe they give you a ,trial period. If you can figure out the Uniden software then you will pick this up easy enough. And, I just realized this post of mine is not relevant to the chat here. Sorry. But read it anyhow..lol. Greg