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SeppoP · September 21st 06, 04:16 PM posted to rec.radio.scanner

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SeppoP wrote:
My old Radio Shack Pro-51 is getting a bit tired and I'm thinking it's about time to drag it to the back of the barn and
give it one in the neck.
I have a pro-51 on ebay now, It is also my favorite scanner. I am selling it, but it works great and am having second thoughts. If you want another let me know i will save you some money
Any suggestions as to replacement? I've been thinking of Yaesu VR-500, but, as it has been around for a lot of years, I
suspect there are several possibilities in the same approximate price range ($250-500) that are more advanced than that.

I *really* haven't followed the markets over the past years, so I'm kinda in the dark (lots of brands, yupiteru,
bearcat, uniden etc. etc. )...

My basic requirements:
- Aviation traffic monitoring (99.9% of the time)
- I would be nice to monitor/control the scanner via Linux over [serial] connection

I nacw a Pro 51 on ebay now that has been very useful to me. It is
especially good on aircraft band. If you want to stay the same let me
know.

- Must be portable.

I'm all ears...

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Seppo P.
What's wrong with Theocracy? (a Finnish Taliban, Oct 1, 2005)

Albertto,

I've been *very* happy with Pro-51. I don't have anything negative to say about it and I'd still want to continue with
it if I could.

The thing is that battery power doesn't work anymore ('DC9V In' still works), 'light' -key doesn't work anymore, 'K/L'
-key doesn't work anymore, #6 & #8 -keys works intermittently and the case is "slightly" cracked.

I don't want to make any hasty conclusions, but I suspect that dropping it three floors down the stairwell didn't do it
much good, neither do I think it is a good idea to try to sell it thru eBay

(Actually I was *totally* surprised and impressed to see it even a tiny bit alive after the fall!)

The thing is, I'm interested in something "new" I can live with for the next - say - 10-15 years.

Cheers and all that, take care!

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Seppo P.
What's wrong with Theocracy? (a Finnish Taliban, Oct 1, 2005)