The plastic cabinet makes it a feather weight. Picked up one of these a few weeks ago, and have really enjoyed it. Definitely needs an external antenna instead of the stock one that comes with it. It is a little hard to program off of the panel, so get the cable for it. The software can be found for free on the net. Unit seems to have good adj. Only thing I would add would be sq. Have been considering a UB This unit is comparable, except for no computer control or tone capablility.
You can't go wrong for the price. Pick one up before they are all gone!!! This sacnner does do a nice job. Time Owned: 0 to 3 months. This is a fantastic scanner! Check out Radio Shack's website on it for complete technical information.
Features that I particularly enjoy are the alpha tags no more guessing what a freq is, or having to rifle through a frequency list to find it! The scanner will display text alerts sent by the NWS and sound a tone when one is received, for 5 minutes. If you set your local WX frequency as the priority channel, it will only go to it when there is a WX alert - great for those areas that frequently get them, like in "Tornado Alley".
The Pro and 93 are the same, except the is a base version. Downsides - Do not even attempt to program this radio by the manual. It'll drive you buggy. Then go and download Win93 to use as the programming software. Don't bother with the ScanPro93 software available at pro This scanner feels a bit fragile, as is the case with all the Radio Shack scanners. It would not fair well in a drop from a few feet.
In review - This isn't your daddy's scanner. Weather Alert - can be set to automatically sound the alarm tone to advise of hazardous weather conditions when it detects the alert signal on the local National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA weather channel SAME standby mode or you can also scan and set the weather channel as a priority channel.
Displays the weather event text with four alert levels so you can see and hear the reason for the alert. Triple-Conversion Circuitry - virtually eliminates depending on your location any interference from IF intermediate frequency images, so you hear only the selected frequency. Display Backlight - select the time the light stays on or set to constant. Manual Access - lets you directly access any channel or frequency. Key Lock - lets you lock the scanner's keys to help prevent accidental changes to the scanner's programming.
Key Confirmation Tones - the scanner sounds a tone when you press a key, perform an operation correctly, and an error tone if you make an error. Can be turned off. Memory Backup - keeps the frequencies stored in memory for an extended time if the radio loses power. Your scanner can receive these bands:.
Frequency Range. Step Size kHz. Note: Don Starr has claimed that these scanners also have an extended frequency range. Note: To avoid confusion, and to also correct RS, I will be referring to the pre-programmed search ranges as bands and not banks. A band is something you search; a bank is where you store things like channels. The RS manual will refer to search bands as 'bands'; correct , 'banks', 'frequency ranges' or 'search ranges' to really confuse people.
Scanning- the process of stepping through conventional channels in scan banks. Trunktracking open mode - the process of searching for all active talkgroup IDs in trunked systems, in scan banks. Trunkscanning closed mode - the process of stepping through programmed talkgroup IDs in ID lists, in trunked systems, in scan banks. Pause Mode- the mode the radio is in while paused on a scan; service, limit, or tune search.
Searching- the process of searching for active frequencies in pre-programmed service searches, programmed frequency bands, or the limit search. Manual Mode- used for browsing and monitoring a channels. Trunk Mode- used for trunking and programming trunking frequencies and functions. At certain times, the radio can be in more than one mode at a time such as program and trunk mode to program trunked functions. Radio Reference. Channel numbering starts with and goes to Pro or Pro 95 in the first bank.
Banks number You can also program your trunking frequencies and conventional frequencies into the same bank as well to utilize channel space better. For example, your police department might use 20 frequencies while the fire department uses 15 and a trunked EMS systems uses 5 trunked frequencies.
You could program the EMS frequencies starting with channel , the first channel in bank 0 , the police frequencies starting with channel , and the fire department frequencies starting with channel EDACS systems have to start at channels , , , etc. For each trunking bank, the scanner will allow you to program only one EDACS system with conventional frequencies , or only one Motorola system with conventional frequencies.
Tip: Theoretically, you could also program more than one trunking system into a bank as long as you could only monitor one at a time, in different locations, far enough apart, so the system you are monitoring wouldn't interfere with the other system which would confuse the radio. The scanners also have 5 service bands pre-programmed with frequencies and 1 limit search to allow you to create your own search band.
Each format displays and uses Talk Group IDs in slightly different ways. Type I systems are usually organized with different IDs assigned to different fleets. To properly trunk a Type I system, you have to program the fleet map for the system. Type II IDs are identified by a 5-digit number. Valid programmable Talk Group IDs are divisible by Decimal IDs are shown as a decimal number from 0 to Each channel bank can be set to open or closed mode. In open mode the scanner will receive: 1 all channels in AM and FM modes, that are not locked out.
In closed mode the scanner will receive: 1 all channels in AM and FM modes, that are not locked out. If you want to hear all IDs , scan in open mode. If you want to hear specific IDs , program them into the scan lists and scan in closed mode.
If you want to hear specific IDs and not hear other IDs , program them into the scan lists, lock out the ones you don't want to hear, then scan in closed mode. Scans the stored channels in scanning mode. Function - Lets you use various functions by pressing this key in combination with other keys.
Stops scanning; lets you directly enter a channel number or frequency; steps to next channel in manual mode. Weather - Selects one of the pre-programmed weather channels. Automatically stores the trunking ID or holds the trunking ID while scanning. Priority - turns the priority function on or off. Attenuate - turns attenuation on to reduce the scanner's sensitivity and block extremely strong signals, or turns it off to increase sensitivity.
Selects the scan or search direction; steps up or down through options during programming. Program - Puts scanner in program mode; steps to next channel in program mode. Completes the entry of frequencies, IDs, and text. Number Keys. Enter a channel or a frequency; turn groups on and off in search mode; select which banks to scan in scanning mode; enter numbers or characters for programming text. If you are using the scanner for the first time, straight out of the box, you should see all zeros in the frequency display.
The scanner will not scan or trunktrack until you program frequencies into the banks. However, you can do a search. The display has indicators that show the scanner's current operating status. The display information helps you understand how your scanner operates. The banks that are selected for scanning will appear and the cursor will be seen over the bank being scanned. If there is a dot instead of the bank number, then the bank is not on for scanning.
Scan up or down PRIon will appear if the priority feature is on. PRIwx will appear if the weather channel is set as the priority channel. Lo - blinks when the scanner's battery is low.
M , P , S , or H appears in the top left showing manual, program, or scan modes. H appears when the scanner is receiving while holding on an ID. Pch appears in the top left when the priority channel is receiving. A will appear to the right of the channel if the channel is receiving. P will appear to the right of the channel if the priority feature is on. A will appear to the right of the channel if the channel is attenuated.
D will appear to the right of the channel if the delay is set for the channel. L will appear to the right of the channel if the channel is locked out. VC will appear to the left of the frequency while scanning if it is a trunked voice channel. Bank 0 Ch 00 appears to show the bank and channel or just the channel name if programmed. If the receive mode of the channel is AM or FM , the bank name appears if programmed.
If the receive mode of the channel is MO , in scan mode the ID or tag if programmed appears. In program mode, the bank tag will appear if if programmed. A will appear to the right of the ID if the channel is receiving. If the receive mode of the channel is ED , in scan mode the ID or tag if programmed appears. In manual mode, ED: none appears. Displays the bank name or Priority Channel if the priority channel is receiving. Lo blinks when the scanner's battery is low.
Pri Channel - will appear if the priority channel is receiving. P will appear to the right of the if the priority feature is on. A will appear to the right of the search band if the frequency is attenuated SR0 or SR1 or if the band is attenuated SR D will appear to the right of the search band if the delay is turned on for the channel SR0 or SR1 or if the delay for the band is turned on SR L will appear to the right of the search band if the frequency is locked out in manual mode in search bands SR0 and SR1.
M appears on the left when search band SR0 or SR1 is in manual mode. S appears on the left in search band SR0 or SR1 when searching and receiving and the line will blink while receiving in seek mode. Channel -- appears while searching in search band SR0 or SR1. Group will appear while searching search bands SR2 and SR4 and the cursor will blink under the current search group.
The Band Name will appear on the fourth line. You can program trunking frequencies 1 trunking system per bank and conventional frequencies into the same bank to utilize channel space better. I typically put my trunking frequencies in starting at the beginning of the banks because you probably won't have more than 25 of those, and then fill up the banks with conventional frequencies.
Channels start at for bank 0, for bank 1, for bank 2 etc. If you are going to be programming text tags for the frequencies, I find it easier to program all the frequencies first, then go back and program all the text tags. See also Programming Trunking Systems.
In Manual mode select the channel by entering the bank number and channel number Ex: for the first channel then press MANUAL to advance to the channel. Press PGM to put the scanner in program mode. You will see a P before the channel number to show program mode. The scanner will store the frequency in the default mode, AM or FM.
If you want to change the receive mode, press MODE to change. See Receive Modes. Press PGM which advances to the next channel.
The receive mode changes to the default mode FM while programming the channel but will store the correct mode after you hit enter to store it. Program the remaining channels the same way step 3. To Program any other channel, return to step 1. You can program trunking frequencies and conventional frequencies into the same bank to utilize channel space better. I typically put my trunking frequencies in 1 system per bank starting at the beginning of the banks ,, , etc.
EDACS frequencies have to start at , , , etc. See Programming Conventional Frequencies. Motorola Type I Systems:. Note: These scanners will not trunktrack VHF systems. This allows you to receive the talkgroup IDs correctly.
S ince it is rather lengthy, I will just give you the link. If you know the fleet map by name, E1P1, E1P2, etc. Press MODE. MOT: none should appear in the display. Press FUNC then 8. Block 0 size code. Use 15 for type II. S will appear. Enter the size code for block 0 ex:8 for S If you make a mistake, press CL to clear the entry. Program the rest of the block codes the same way. The ID list will re-appear after you program the last block.
Note: If you select size code S, S, or S, these restrictions apply:. S can only be assigned to Blocks 0, 2, 4 or 6. S can only be assigned to Blocks 0 and 4.
S can only be assigned to Block 0. Since these size codes require multiple blocks, you will be prompted for the next available block. For example, if you assign Block 0 as S, the scanner prompts you for block 2, the next block available, instead of block 1.
If you assign Block 0 as S, you would not see another prompt because S uses all available blocks. In Motorola II systems no programming the fleet map required , all the blocks have size code, S0, which has a size limitation of radios. In Type I systems, size codes are used in different blocks to denote the maximum number of users in that block.
Notice that size code S uses 2 blocks. The maps that are Hybrid systems are in bold. Size Code. Sub Fleets. Number of Blocks. Number of Talkgroups per Block. Max IDs per Talkgroup. Max Radios per Block. You can tell which block a Motorola ID is in by its number. Lower ID. Upper ID. Thanks to Radio Reference. Programming the Offset and Base Frequency.
To properly track Motorola UHF-lo MHz trunked systems, you must program the applicable offset and base frequency for each system. This can be done after you program the trunking frequencies and system. There is a similar explanation at Radio Reference. Press FUNC then 2. You will see the current settings for the base frequency, offset, and step size.
When you program trunked frequencies into a bank, your scanner has 5 scan lists for each bank where you can store IDs. Each list can contain up to 20 IDs, for a total of IDs for each trunk scanning bank. Each of the 5 lists can be turned on or off. If you use all the banks as trunking banks, you can store up to IDs. If you have more than IDs for a system, or want another list and have an extra bank in your scanner, program the trunked system into 2 banks. You could then have 10 lists to store IDs and turn on or off for that system.
This is also where they need a firmware upgrade. You can lock out an ID only after you have programmed it into a list. This can be a pain if you are trying to search for IDs in open mode. If you have a pesky telemetry ID popping in every 5 seconds, the only way to get rid of it is to first program it into the ID list, lock it out there, then scan the bank in closed mode. But, the scanner only receives programmed IDs in closed mode. ID saved briefly appears at the bottom of the display.
The ID list 0 - 4 and ID 0 - 19 will briefly be displayed on the bottom line. ID was saved briefly appears at the bottom of the display if the ID has previously been stored or programmed.
If you try to enter more than IDs in a bank, Memory Full! To Select an ID Location to program:. You will see the bank number 0 - 9 , list number 0 - 4 , and the list status ON or OFF on the top line. To Manually Store an ID:. To enter a Motorola Type I ID, enter the fleet then press the decimal point to enter a hyphen, then enter the sub-fleet. You don't have to enter leading zeros. AFS format will briefly appear on the bottom line. You can't set ID delays per ID like channels.
See Changing ID Delay. L will appear in the display to the right of the ID if it is locked out. To clear a single ID:. In Manual mode select any channel of the bank that has the ID you want to clear by entering the bank number and channel number Ex: then press MAN to advance to the channel. To clear all IDs in a bank:.
Press 1 and Please wait if there are a lot of IDs then List cleared will appear. Then the ID list will re-appear. Press SCAN to start scanning. Select any combination of banks to scan by pushing the number keys that correspond to the banks. Numbers appear at the top of the display showing the currently selected banks. Banks that show.
The scanner scans through all the channels in the bank and moves to the next bank. The cursor blinks under the bank number when the scanner scans the channels in that bank. If the scanner finds an active channel, it stops on it. When the transmission ends, the scanner resumes scanning. If it is a long transmission, such as a Ham rag chewing and you want to move on, press SCAN again to resume scanning.
I've used Win93 under Win 7 a lot without any issues but is has been a while now so a Windows update could have broken something. You should not need to download the original zip file each time. If you do need to do that, something is corrupting the data stored on your drive. Have you tried running Win If not, right click your win93 icon that you use to start it and then left click on properties. Look for the Compatibility tab at the top of the window. Try selecting different settings under the "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" after you checked the box to its left.
I'd try the Win XP and Win 98 options and see if either will let it run normally. The other setting on that screen that may help is to check the option to "Run this program as an administrator". With any luck, something there will work. Thanks for the reply This is happening on Windows 7 and Windows Windows 10 program just closes no error message. Windows 7 gives the error.
The error message is Win93 Scanner Utility has stopped working. When I get my old Windows 98 desktop working I will try again on it. Might just work better on older OS. It was crashing on Windows 10 now it is crashing on Windows 7. Could be a Windows Update. Last edited: Jan 1, Joined Dec 18, Messages Haven't had any issues with this on W
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