PRO-433 now online at Radio Shack

[DaveIN]

Check out the latest Uniden OEM mobile/base (Analog) Trunking Scanner:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2463120&cp=2032052.2032072&parentPage=family

Looks like Scanners Unlimited will have it first http://www.scannersunlimited.com/

And this may be a first for Radio Shack; "Upgradeable to comply with proposed rebanding of 800 MHz band"

 

[peterjmag]

Yawn! Can we say 898T rip off! Come on GRE where are you?

 

[KE4ZNR]

They need to add another "Type" of scanner to the website and file this one under it:
Crappy
this one will be on clearance very soon....

 

[SouthSoundScanner]

This radio can be cloned with a Pro-528 handheld.

 

[KE4ZNR]

This radio can be cloned with a Pro-528 handheld.

Great...clone a crappy base/mobile to a crappy handheld...
Not a shot at you KC9GLG just tired of non-radio shack coming out with
subpar radios

 

[DickH]

Yawn! Can we say 898T rip off! Come on GRE where are you?

Why do you think it's like an 898? It is nearly 3" less wide and 3/4" less high. It will be perfect for the Portland/Vancouver, WA area where there are 4 Motorola Type II systems.
I, too, prefer GRE, but this will be OK until they come out with a new one. And the price is good, too.

 

[KE4ZNR]

I sure hope you have a better memory that me cause this radio does NOT have alpha tags so trying to remember IDs on 4 different systems would be a challenge
Marshall KE4ZNR

Why do you think it's like an 898? It is nearly 3" less wide and 3/4" less high. It will be perfect for the Portland/Vancouver, WA area where there are 4 Motorola Type II systems.
I, too, prefer GRE, but this will be OK until they come out with a new one. And the price is good, too.

 

[Eng74]

Isn't the 2055 going to be on sale soon for the same price as the 433? It seems to me to be a better radio. I would not get a trunker without tags ever again.

 

[KC2GVX]

Even though the scanner is not very advanced for us serious guys who hang around here, I think it is good RS still puts out new scanners. Sure, it is a boring Uniden model, but they are still producing new models, so they are showing they care about their scanner fan base a little. Plus, someone new into the hobby, or for someone who wants a back up, this makes a nice radio. If it is the same price as a 2055, the choice is obvious. If a PRO 433 goes on sale for $129 or $99 I will be one of the first to purchase one or two. Especially since it has 20 banks of 50 channels, 1 priority channel in EACH bank, and can do all the major analog trunked systems. Uniden scanners are great, but the newer ones might be too advanced for a new user. Or, someone might want to put a cheaper one in the car, or a spare room. I enjoy the RS scanner line, and own every newer model since the PRO 93. I think Radio Shack gets bashed so much around here unfairly just because their service isn't as good as it was in 1960.

 

[W8OSP]

Hey its got the mil-air band, wonder how well it does there? Might be a good one for that!

 

[rpowley]

This looks like a pretty good scanner for the casual or novice listener, but I'll pass on adding it to my collection.

 

[vs1988]

According to the Features tab it is "upgradeable to comply with proposed rebanding of 800 MHz band".

Would this be the first RS scanner that can be upgraded via download?

 

[trixwagen]

If this scanner were a movie, it would go directly to video.

Looks almost as good as a 2055...and I returned that one.

 

[LarrySC]

No One Mentioned It Not Having Alpha Text. Real Scanners Have Alpha Text.

 

[KE4ZNR]

No One Mentioned It Not Having Alpha Text. Real Scanners Have Alpha Text.

Larry-
Might want to try reading all of the posts in the thread next time
Posted earlier in this thread:

I sure hope you have a better memory that me cause this radio does NOT have alpha tags so trying to remember IDs on 4 different systems would be a challenge
Marshall KE4ZNR

Why do you think it's like an 898? It is nearly 3" less wide and 3/4" less high. It will be perfect for the Portland/Vancouver, WA area where there are 4 Motorola Type II systems.
I, too, prefer GRE, but this will be OK until they come out with a new one. And the price is good, too.

 

[DLGaze]

Dispatcher Gaze

I know it's off topic, but can you tell me how you know my dad?

Don Gaze, Dispatcher GCSO, deceased Feb '07.

I'm son David, Hilton Head,...hhgoose@hargray.com.......

 

[RoninJoliet]

There list of facts on this radio is vague, does it have PL/DPL, thats a must.....

 

[KE4ZNR]

There list of facts on this radio is vague, does it have PL/DPL, thats a must.....

NO CTCSS/PL/DCS/DPL or Alpha-Tags...like I said earlier in this thread these rigs are not worth the investment....

 

[amusement]

NO CTCSS/PL/DCS/DPL or Alpha-Tags...like I said earlier in this thread these rigs are not worth the investment....

Agree! BC898T is a better value.

 

[timmer]

I think I'm going to get one. I have a bc 780 and have never used the alpha tags. I know what freq. is what without them. I also know the trunk id's without having to program alpha tags. The fact that it is upgradeable after re-banding will make it worth having. They will sell quite a few, I'll bet. If it goes on sale, I'll be there to get one the next day.