Pro-95
 

My brother and I both bought a Pro-95 for ourselves for Christmas. Man,
these things work great. EXCELLENT receive. We're very impressed. We've
owned scanners for many years. These have done very well thus far. We're
getting signals in some areas that we couldn't receive in before with other
portable scanners using RD antennas. Well worth the cost in our books. Now
to finish filling in the rest of the channels. We're only up to 200. I'm
sure we'll find something.
G.W.

"Ghost Writer" wrote in message
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My brother and I both bought a Pro-95 for ourselves for Christmas. Man,
these things work great. EXCELLENT receive. We're very impressed.

That's great to hear, as I'm getting one of these in a couple of days! Are
you guys using just the "stock" antennas, or are you using something else?

Jackie
Merry Crystals and Happy New Gear!

"Jackie" wrote in message
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"Ghost Writer" wrote in message
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My brother and I both bought a Pro-95 for ourselves for Christmas. Man,
these things work great. EXCELLENT receive. We're very impressed.

That's great to hear, as I'm getting one of these in a couple of days! Are
you guys using just the "stock" antennas, or are you using something else?

Jackie
Merry Crystals and Happy New Gear!



Stock rubber duck antenna. We've owned many scanners each over the years -
base/mobile/portable, so we've seen some good performance here. I did ask of
others opinions before buying... I had no bad ones. So, I told my brother
the results of my question. We got them, programmed them and even in
otherwise dead areas, they've picked up well. So, as I said, we are
impressed. I'm sure you'll like or out right love yours. Our biggest
problem is filling in the other 700 or so channels. I'm sure we will over
time. If they pick up so well with a RD, I can imagine what a better antenna
would do. G.W. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL.

"CLFENT" wrote in message
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If they pick up so well with a RD, I can imagine what a better antenna
would do.

No kidding... well, glad to hear that you have had such good experiences
with your Pro-95. I can't wait to get started learning the ins and outs of
mine! I may eventually replace the stock RD with another antenna, but then
again I like to putz with antennas and wires.

Jackie

ENJOY!

"Jackie" wrote in message
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"CLFENT" wrote in message
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If they pick up so well with a RD, I can imagine what a better antenna
would do.

No kidding... well, glad to hear that you have had such good experiences
with your Pro-95. I can't wait to get started learning the ins and outs of
mine! I may eventually replace the stock RD with another antenna, but then
again I like to putz with antennas and wires.

Jackie

CLFENT ...

^ We've owned many scanners each over the years -
^ base/mobile/portable, so we've seen some good performance here.

Then you haven't tried to receive any of the lower frequencies. I have not
yet been able to receive any 11 or 6 meter transmissions from a 5 Watt
transmitter unless it is within about 100 feet away. And that is with an
external antenna.

Frank

"Frank" wrote in message
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CLFENT ...

^ We've owned many scanners each over the years -
^ base/mobile/portable, so we've seen some good performance here.

Then you haven't tried to receive any of the lower frequencies. I have not
yet been able to receive any 11 or 6 meter transmissions from a 5 Watt
transmitter unless it is within about 100 feet away. And that is with an
external antenna.

Frank

WRONG! WE have tried 11 meters, not that we want to listen to it, but it
worked well. Heard some truckers off the interstate about 5 miles away (the
interstate from our location). As to 6 meters, now that I can't defend as to
"off air" signals... to my knowledge, there isn't much 6 meter activity
here. I've been in ham for a long time and I've heard only a hand full speak
of any activity. Matter of fact, a friend of mine bought an H.F. rig with 6
meters in it, to try it. IT IS DEAD! So, yes, I'd say the scanner is working
quite well as it comes out of the box with the rubber ducky alone. Upon
reading your complaint, before finishing this reply, I just tried 6 and 10
meters along with channel 19 - CB on my Motorola Service Monitor. The
receiver opened up below the listed values. The book says .3uV, I got on the
order of .222 - .260 uV. And with what I've heard off air as stated above
given my area, I'd say these units are working well. There are receivers out
there with ,5uV or a bit more doing daily commercial work. The units are
working well. Given how well these units are working with the rubber duck, I
look forward to trying it on a out door antenna. My next trip to my
repeater, I'm going to use an antenna off the tower for a few to check it
out. Ought to be interesting. I've had scanners and other radios here that
sucked when it came to receive or transmit in my area. People pull up in
front of my home/shop and the receivers die. Power lines, numerous homes
shielding the signals with aluminum siding, and so on. I've been in a
particular building up the street that due to it's construction, it sucked
up signals. These units pulled the signals right out of the air. So, I HAVE
tested them in some known dead areas as well as on the Service Monitor. I'm
quite pleased with the results and stand by my claim. Again, my biggest
problem, filling up all 1000 channels. I'll find something.

CLFENT ...

^ WRONG! WE have tried 11 meters. ... it worked well.

Try it with search bank SR1. I'm not able to receive ANY CB transmission, not
even a few feet away, with the search bank. And regarding six meters, I have
one receiver that receives a signal at S9 +40dB while the Radio Shack
receiver with a 6m antenna receives nothing at all.

^ I'm quite pleased with the results and stand by my claim. Again,
^ my biggest problem, filling up all 1000 channels. I'll find
^ something.

You've pushed the 1000 channels three times and we're coming up on the after
Christmas sales. Do you work for Radio Shack?

Frank

You are reaching aren't you? NO I'm not employed by Radio Shack. LOOK AT THE
NAME...I'm self employed. The ENT is short for Enterprises. The first 3
letters are the initials of my company name. I got the scanner to use in my
Public Safety work which I do as a volunteer. I've checked the reception as
stated. I find no problems here. I can see I'm not going to persuade you
otherwise. End of discussion on my end. If you're not satisfied, take it
back, that is all I can tell you.

"Frank" wrote in message
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CLFENT ...

^ WRONG! WE have tried 11 meters. ... it worked well.

Try it with search bank SR1. I'm not able to receive ANY CB transmission,
not
even a few feet away, with the search bank. And regarding six meters, I
have
one receiver that receives a signal at S9 +40dB while the Radio Shack
receiver with a 6m antenna receives nothing at all.

^ I'm quite pleased with the results and stand by my claim. Again,
^ my biggest problem, filling up all 1000 channels. I'll find
^ something.

You've pushed the 1000 channels three times and we're coming up on the
after
Christmas sales. Do you work for Radio Shack?

Frank

You have a problem with your scanner. Mine has no problems receiving either
band. In addition it works great on the 72 MHz band when programmed with the
software available on the web. I use mine when traveling to monitor CB and
at the flying field to monitor for activity on the R/C channels and
interference. A six meter repeater over in Georgia (52 miles away comes in
q-5 )
"Frank" wrote in message
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CLFENT ...

^ We've owned many scanners each over the years -
^ base/mobile/portable, so we've seen some good performance here.

Then you haven't tried to receive any of the lower frequencies. I have not
yet been able to receive any 11 or 6 meter transmissions from a 5 Watt
transmitter unless it is within about 100 feet away. And that is with an
external antenna.

Frank

w4jle ...

^ You have a problem with your scanner.

I agree.

Frank

Great for you .. but I would reccommend Radio Shacks 800mHZ rubber duck.
It made a considerable difference on 800meg receive with my unit, and no
noticable loss on the 400 meg bands.

Richard in Boston, MA, USA

Ghost Writer wrote:
: My brother and I both bought a Pro-95 for ourselves for Christmas. Man,
: these things work great. EXCELLENT receive. We're very impressed. We've
: owned scanners for many years. These have done very well thus far. We're
: getting signals in some areas that we couldn't receive in before with other
: portable scanners using RD antennas. Well worth the cost in our books. Now
: to finish filling in the rest of the channels. We're only up to 200. I'm
: sure we'll find something.
: G.W.

I too have the Radio Shack 800 mHZ antenna. It works great on my Bearcat
296D!!

"Richard G Amirault" wrote in message
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Great for you .. but I would reccommend Radio Shacks 800mHZ rubber duck.
It made a considerable difference on 800meg receive with my unit, and no
noticable loss on the 400 meg bands.

Richard in Boston, MA, USA

Ghost Writer wrote:
: My brother and I both bought a Pro-95 for ourselves for Christmas. Man,
: these things work great. EXCELLENT receive. We're very impressed. We've
: owned scanners for many years. These have done very well thus far. We're
: getting signals in some areas that we couldn't receive in before with
other
: portable scanners using RD antennas. Well worth the cost in our books.
Now
: to finish filling in the rest of the channels. We're only up to 200. I'm
: sure we'll find something.
: G.W.

"Mark" wrote in message
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On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 07:06:07 -0500, "CLFENT"
wrote:

"Frank" wrote in message
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CLFENT ...

^ We've owned many scanners each over the years -
^ base/mobile/portable, so we've seen some good performance here.

Then you haven't tried to receive any of the lower frequencies. I have
not
yet been able to receive any 11 or 6 meter transmissions from a 5 Watt
transmitter unless it is within about 100 feet away. And that is with
an
external antenna.

Frank

WRONG! WE have tried 11 meters, not that we want to listen to it, but it
worked well. Heard some truckers off the interstate about 5 miles away
(the
interstate from our location).

You're exaggerating if you say you can hear truckers 5 miles away. It's
well
documented that the CB band on the 95 is near useless. Under a mile is
all
you can expect with this. Unless all your truckers run big linears ?

Look, I'm reporting what I hear... I know the distance from the interstate
to here. What the truckers are using I have no idea. I'm not in the damned
truck with them. NOR do I KNOW them. They're going to and fro on the
interstate, how the hell would I know who they are or what they use? That is
such an asinine statement, It is known that SOME truckers at least run
linears or modified 10 meter radios. Whether all do, I DO NOT KNOW.

The man stated he couldn't hear a CB at 5 watts more than 100 feet away with
his Pro 95. I CAN.. so what is the big freaking deal? Maybe we got lucky and
got two good units. My service monitor shows them to be receiving better
than the book lists them at in sensitivity. Since I can't prove it to you
any other way, I'm not going to argue this point any further. IT IS
RIDICULOUS to even try. I don't give a flying SCREW if you believe me or
not. I KNOW what I KNOW. Who are you to call me a liar when you 're not here
to prove otherwise? And to say I'm exaggerating is exactly what you're
doing - calling me a liar. I'm not even going to waste any more time on this
stupid thread. G.W.

"Ghost Writer" wrote in message
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"Mark" wrote in message
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On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 07:06:07 -0500, "CLFENT"
wrote:

"Frank" wrote in message
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CLFENT ...

^ We've owned many scanners each over the years -
^ base/mobile/portable, so we've seen some good performance here.

Then you haven't tried to receive any of the lower frequencies. I
have
not
yet been able to receive any 11 or 6 meter transmissions from a 5
Watt
transmitter unless it is within about 100 feet away. And that is with
an
external antenna.

Frank

WRONG! WE have tried 11 meters, not that we want to listen to it, but
it
worked well. Heard some truckers off the interstate about 5 miles away
(the
interstate from our location).

You're exaggerating if you say you can hear truckers 5 miles away. It's
well
documented that the CB band on the 95 is near useless. Under a mile is
all
you can expect with this. Unless all your truckers run big linears ?

Look, I'm reporting what I hear... I know the distance from the interstate
to here. What the truckers are using I have no idea. I'm not in the damned
truck with them. NOR do I KNOW them. They're going to and fro on the
interstate, how the hell would I know who they are or what they use? That
is
such an asinine statement, It is known that SOME truckers at least run
linears or modified 10 meter radios. Whether all do, I DO NOT KNOW.

The man stated he couldn't hear a CB at 5 watts more than 100 feet away
with
his Pro 95. I CAN.. so what is the big freaking deal? Maybe we got lucky
and
got two good units. My service monitor shows them to be receiving better
than the book lists them at in sensitivity. Since I can't prove it to you
any other way, I'm not going to argue this point any further. IT IS
RIDICULOUS to even try. I don't give a flying SCREW if you believe me or
not. I KNOW what I KNOW. Who are you to call me a liar when you 're not
here
to prove otherwise? And to say I'm exaggerating is exactly what you're
doing - calling me a liar. I'm not even going to waste any more time on
this
stupid thread. G.W.



I forgot to make one point... I didn't buy the scanner to listen to
"truckers" OR anything else on CB. I was merely relating "MY" experience
with the reception. I wouldn't give a **** if the thing went dead on CB so
long as everything else I want to hear - comes in. I'm into Public Service.
CB chatter is not on my list of interests. I have CBs here sitting here
collecting dust for several years. That is how interested I am in CB. To me
it is trash, but that is my personal opinion. I'm not saying others
shouldn't be there. Whether the unit was able to even be programmed for CB -
let alone receive it well - did NOT influence my purchase of the Pro 95 one
way or another. IF YOU bought the Pro 95 just for that, you may have wasted
good money. IF you're not happy with the unit, TAKE IT BACK! How hard is
that to figure out? No one is twisting your arm to keep it if bought or to
buy it if you were contemplating it. I'm happy with my purchase and that is
all that matters to me. END OF DISCUSSION from my end. G.W.

"Ghost Writer" wrote in message ...
"Ghost Writer" wrote in message
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"Mark" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 07:06:07 -0500, "CLFENT"
wrote:

"Frank" wrote in message
news:01c3c945$48be66f0$0125250a@chomquvfcaznyhdd. ..
CLFENT ...

^ We've owned many scanners each over the years -
^ base/mobile/portable, so we've seen some good performance here.

Then you haven't tried to receive any of the lower frequencies. I
have
not
yet been able to receive any 11 or 6 meter transmissions from a 5
Watt
transmitter unless it is within about 100 feet away. And that is with
an
external antenna.

Frank

WRONG! WE have tried 11 meters, not that we want to listen to it, but
it
worked well. Heard some truckers off the interstate about 5 miles away
(the
interstate from our location).

You're exaggerating if you say you can hear truckers 5 miles away. It's
well
documented that the CB band on the 95 is near useless. Under a mile is
all
you can expect with this. Unless all your truckers run big linears ?

Look, I'm reporting what I hear... I know the distance from the interstate
to here. What the truckers are using I have no idea. I'm not in the damned
truck with them. NOR do I KNOW them. They're going to and fro on the
interstate, how the hell would I know who they are or what they use? That
is
such an asinine statement, It is known that SOME truckers at least run
linears or modified 10 meter radios. Whether all do, I DO NOT KNOW.

The man stated he couldn't hear a CB at 5 watts more than 100 feet away
with
his Pro 95. I CAN.. so what is the big freaking deal? Maybe we got lucky
and
got two good units. My service monitor shows them to be receiving better
than the book lists them at in sensitivity. Since I can't prove it to you
any other way, I'm not going to argue this point any further. IT IS
RIDICULOUS to even try. I don't give a flying SCREW if you believe me or
not. I KNOW what I KNOW. Who are you to call me a liar when you 're not
here
to prove otherwise? And to say I'm exaggerating is exactly what you're
doing - calling me a liar. I'm not even going to waste any more time on
this
stupid thread. G.W.



I forgot to make one point... I didn't buy the scanner to listen to
"truckers" OR anything else on CB. I was merely relating "MY" experience
with the reception. I wouldn't give a **** if the thing went dead on CB so
long as everything else I want to hear - comes in. I'm into Public Service.
CB chatter is not on my list of interests. I have CBs here sitting here
collecting dust for several years. That is how interested I am in CB. To me
it is trash, but that is my personal opinion. I'm not saying others
shouldn't be there. Whether the unit was able to even be programmed for CB -
let alone receive it well - did NOT influence my purchase of the Pro 95 one
way or another. IF YOU bought the Pro 95 just for that, you may have wasted
good money. IF you're not happy with the unit, TAKE IT BACK! How hard is
that to figure out? No one is twisting your arm to keep it if bought or to
buy it if you were contemplating it. I'm happy with my purchase and that is
all that matters to me. END OF DISCUSSION from my end. G.W.

That's good because most of the discussion has been coming from your
ass end. Are you as big a peckerhead in real life as you are here?

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"CQScanman" wrote in message
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That's good because most of the discussion has been coming from your
ass end. Are you as big a peckerhead in real life as you are here?

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Do your self a favor, stick that finger up your ass and rotate it. I
reported the results "I" got. I can't help it if they were better than the
other person is reporting to get. I can't prove it to you, so you'll just
have to accept it. If you don't want to, that's fine too. I don't give a
good F*&K. It means nothing to me. If you don't like the truth, then don't
ask for it. The only peckerheads in here are you! ASS HOLE. Get a life. I
gave a report based on facts HERE. What any one else acquires, I can't help.
AGAIN - IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE UNIT, DO NOT BUY IT. IF YOU DID, TAKE IT BACK.
I DON"T GIVE A GOOD ****. MY SCANNER WORKS FINE AND THAT IS ALL I CARE
ABOUT. I didn't come here to be insulted and mocked. I reported what I know
to be the truth. If you don't like it TOO DAMNED BAD. G.W.

"CQScanman" wrote in message
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I think your finger needs a splint.


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"Mark" wrote in message
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you can expect with this. Unless all your truckers run big linears ?


SNIPPED

Whether all do, I DO NOT KNOW.

Those last 4 words sum up all the spew you just wrote.

Save your fingers next time and stay off the keyboard.

I was answering his question... I DO NOT KNOW if the truckers I heard were
using linears. HOW THE HELL WOULD I? NOR DO I CARE. ANY ONE CAN ASSUME they
do, it doesn't make it so.

As to staying off the keyboard, MAKE ME. I'm here for as long as I choose to
be. IT IS PRETTY DAMNED BAD when a person can NOT initiate a reply based on
what they have experienced from a unit when a question was asked, to be
jumped on, called a liar and so on. YOU need to get a life. I HAVE received
CB on my PRO 95. One guy suggested he could receive a 5 watt CB no less than
I believe it was 100 yards. I had better luck. That is ALL I was trying to
say. Then he asked or someone did, if I worked for RS to say such things. NO
I DON'T. If you don't want to believe any of my report - that is fine. I
DON'T CARE! I can't prove it to you nor can you disprove what I've said.
MOOT ARGUMENT! G.W.

"Mark" wrote in message
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Yea, yea. We get it. YOU DO NOT KNOW.

That's your life story.


KISS MY ASS - LOSER! YOU MISSED THE "MARK".

Whatever happend to this statment?
I'm not even going to waste any more time on this
stupid thread. G.W.

--
Dwayne
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BC895/

I answer YOU only to say - You're right... I admit - I contradicted myself
by allowing myself to be drawn in to answering their BS. However, as of my
"last" remark, I've kill filed that person and thus will kill file any other
responses to this thread. I can't prove my point, they can't disprove me, so
it is pointless to continue. G.W.

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"Dwayne" wrote in message
.net...

Whatever happend to this statment?
I'm not even going to waste any more time on this
stupid thread. G.W.

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Dwayne
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BC895/