On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 14:09:50 +0000, steelguitar wrote:

I have a pro-2045 and wondered if a 9000 would be a big improvement or ?
thx bob

I reviewed the PRO-2045 in Feb. 1997 Monitoring Times and
the BC9000XLT in June 1996. I own two BC9000XLTs.

The BC9000XLT is more radio and a better value.
Both models use the same optional CTCSS decoder board
which I recommend.

The following remarks are from my PRO-2045 review:

PRO-2045 vs. BC9000XLT

"...The PRO-2045 vaguely resembles the top line Uniden/Bearcat BC9000XLT,
but there are several differences.
The BC9000XLT is larger and housed in a metal cabinet and frame.
The smaller, lighter PRO-2045 is entirely plastic. The main
circuit board in the BC9000XLT is much larger and many stages are
shielded in separate metal compartments.

"The BC9000XLT tunes these ranges, censored in the PRO-2045:
54 - 108, 174 - 216, 894 - 896.1, and 1000 - 1300 MHz.

"The IF arrangements are very different, too. The BC9000XLT
IFs are 254.4 or 380.7, 58.075, and 5.5 or 0.455 MHz,
depending on the band and mode. The PRO-2045’s lineup
is 380.7, 10.7, and 0.450 MHz.

"Both models incorporate a yellow backlit LCD display,
but BC9000XLT users can dim or disable the backlight.
The BC9000XLT has several selectable tuning step sizes,
alpha display, WFM mode, recorder activator, tape jack, and
500 channels versus 200 in the PRO-2045.
The BC9000XLT lacks preprogrammed weather search and alert.


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