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the pro-34 has held a little higher resale value ( than other similar scanners ) due to it's ability to listen to the cellular band. if I were you I'd try to sell it on ebay, while the value is still holding , because in less than 18 months the analog cellular band will no longer exist. the FCC has decided to ' kill " analog use of the 800 mhz cell band , by no longer requiring providers to maintain services for the nearly non existent remaining analog cellfones. after the cell band dies totally ( it's already nearly dead most places ) , " all " new scanners will most probably begin to cover that range of freqs again. ( because eavesdropping on cell calls will no longer be possible ) the near future value of that scanner is likely to decrease dramatically. I say " sell it on ebay " , because the sale can reach customers where the analog band is still active ( south america , some pacific rim areas ) and because selling here in the NG would most likely be futile since people here are aware that it will soon become nearly valueless. k.. On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 00:21:08 -0500, "Buzzygirl" wrote: I was just given a Pro-34 scanner by a friend who bought it some years back to monitor airband frequencies (he's a pilot), but then he got a dedicated airband transceiver shortly after purchasing the Pro-34. So he put the scanner away; he said he used it for a total of less than two hours. It appears brand new, there's no dust on it, but there is no AC adapter or manual (I found an operating guide online). I already have a couple of scanners, but I said I would take it anyway. I turned in on last night and programmed a few local frequencies into it. It worked great, even with the stock antenna. I replaced that with a Diamond RH77CA antenna, which pulls in signals much better. I was pretty impressed by its sound and sensitivity. It's bigger than anything I currently own, but still not too ungainly for a portable scanner. So, my questions: has anybody on the group ever owned of these scanners? How did you find their performance to be? How does it compare to more current models? I don't really need this scanner, but I don't know whether it is even worth putting it up for sale. I noticed that several of these sold on eBay recently for between $50-$72 US, which seems rather high to me, but I have no idea if that price range is realistic or not. If the consensus is that it's a good performer, I may just end up keeping it, since we have very little trunked scanner activity in my listening area anyway. But I need another scanner like I need un agujero en la cabeza... Jackie |
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