I am so grateful to the RR Forums! I sent my beloved Pro-668 in for Legacy upgrade. Sent it off on a Wednesday and got it back the following Saturday. They even called me to see if I wanted a minor repair on something. Great service for only $60! I highly recommend it. When I got it back it was updated and worked way better than when I sent it off. The Legacy version needs to run on EZScan of course so I loaded that and in the check for updates process I bricked the scanner. Got the screen that says I had no Up App Version..Worked through things with help from a couple of the locked threads on the subject, plus the Update Driver article on Whistler FAQ page and after about a half an hour of stress, panic and frustration the CPU update worked. Final key move was holding down Menu button while plugging USB cord into laptop. Now for foreseeable future I can update everything on the great scanner through the EZScan software. Those years between when RS stopped all updates and Whistler created the Legacy Upgrade were sad years indeed!!!
Pro-668: Pro-668 DMR upgrade (unofficial firmware)
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I sent you a pm are you able to send me the hack firmware? Im about to buy one of these scanners.Oh I forgot this thread was still active and I’m glad it is. For clarification sake, my scanner is going strong. Been using it to primarily monitor SAR (DMR, NXDN through IF).
Modification to the scanner does allow the user to use EZ Scan and the library function (I’ve been using EZ Scan to program my scanner + updating the library) While it does let you update fw and dsp, doing so will obviously brick your radio.
I personally chose not to send it to whistler because 1. I didn’t brick my scanner 2. I don’t need the new features even though they are nice 3. Because I’m in Canada, sending it to whistler and back would cost me as much as I paid for the scanner. For those reasons, I did not choose to send it. Still works great, been using it to update RR database with helpful information as well
Just pull the trigger and send it to Whistler and get it done right. I can see the headlines now RADIO SHACK SCANNER LOCKED UP CHEAP JUNK.
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Even the hack is now missing firmware updates , most of them fix issues with the scanner. It is super easy to Brick...how easy?...just doing an update to the scanner can brick it....send it to whistler, the update is cheaper with a working scanner than it is with a bricked scanner.
You guys like to laugh it up don't you you like to pick on people and be bullies were you bullying in high school by chance I think a lot of you guys like picking on people that you think are inferior to you why don't you just go mess with somebody else I was just looking for the. firmware because I was about to buy one of these scanners I'm not on here to get bullied or play games with you and care about your personal life that's all I was on here for not on here to listen to your rent and raving about me breaking some radio mind your own business and live your lifeHe knows about bricking things, like his G4
Nope just calling a King a King and a Queen a Queen.
We did not try to sell a Pager broke and say like new.
You had 3 have the same thing happen to with no one else here reporting the same problems.
Now you want to HACK FIRMWARE an old Scanner that has a LEGAL FIX.
We did not try to sell a Pager broke and say like new.
You had 3 have the same thing happen to with no one else here reporting the same problems.
Now you want to HACK FIRMWARE an old Scanner that has a LEGAL FIX.
Maybe because don’t wanna spend an additional $69 maybe I’m not rich like you guys I’m willing to wait four weeks to send it to wherever it’s gotta go and if I’ll ever get it back
Whistler is actually very quick in their turnaround time.
Ten days when I sent in my WS1098, including shipping time.
@Cobra_Commander you don't like that Whistler returned the item quicker than you think it would? If you are going to dislike a fact at least share why.
Also I was responding to @KevinC supporting his comment, which you also disliked. Oh well!
Consider the source.
@Cobra_Commander Mama said if you cannot afford it you do not need it.
Any chance you still have the files? I have a Radioshack Pro668 that's in need of some help. I attempted to have Whistler do the update but kept getting the "We are moving" message when trying to purchase the upgrade a few months back. Now they are out of business. Go figure. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!Read your PM/Conversation.... sent some goodies
I have the unofficial upgrade files if anyone needs them. Message me for details.
Can you send me the unofficial files please?
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