Radio Shack's repair unit is no longer doing anything, and they stopped selling the PRO-18 because they could no longer get stock, as the GRE manufacturing plant shut down. They recalled any existing GRE stock and dumped it.
The 18 was $80 when the 800 was $500 because at the time the 800 was the only scanner that could decode P25 Phase II. Radio Shack never issued the update to the firmware that supported it. There are also other missing features from the PRO-18.
The 18 was $80 when the 800 was $500 because at the time the 800 was the only scanner that could decode P25 Phase II. Radio Shack never issued the update to the firmware that supported it. There are also other missing features from the PRO-18.