Difference between revisions of "Pro-106"

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The Pro-106 is manufactured for Radio Shack by GRE America Inc.

The Radio Shack is a Digital Trunk Tracking scanner which boasts the ability to track APCO 25 digital trunking systems, in addition to following Motorola type I/II systems, LTR and EDACS trunking systems. It is very similar to the GRE PSR-500.

The Pro-106 is functionally identical to the PSR-500 and uses the same software and cables. Firmware updates are NOT compatible between this radio and the GRE PSR-500 though.

Included Accessories

Antenna
Printed Owner's Manual
Black non-rechargeable battery holder
Yellow rechargable battery holder
Belt clip

Recommended accessories (Not included with the radio)

RS #273-355 9VDC/ 800mA AC Adapter
RS #273-369 9-Volt Vehicle DC-to-DC Adapter
RS #273-336 Adaptaplug C - Needed for the above adapters
RS #20-283 Radio Shack 800MHz handheld antenna
Replacement Belt clip - Radio Shack RSU part number 12418273. Cost is $3.49 each plus shipping. See your local Radio Shack store to order.
Please see the Connecting scanners via USB article for USB cables to connect your PC to the scanner

Discriminator Tap

Rich Carlson's post, with pictures, discussing his tapped PSR-500

There is also a built in data dump which can be enabled with "CCDump" in the Func-Global "super expert" menu which may meet many users needs when used with 3rd party software which already supports this data. When CCDump = "Yes" most control channel and weather SAME data is dumped to the PC/IF port for use with the USB cable. This may save soldering and warranty issues for most users.

Control and Monitoring Software

See the Object Oriented Scanner Software article for more information

Related Pages

Radio Shack Pro-106 Support Links

RadioReference Links

GRE/RS Object Oriented Scanners FAQ
Compare the Pro-106 to other digital models
- Digital Scanner Comparison Chart

Upgrades

Display Current Firmware Level

You can check the firmware version levels by pressing '3' while the scanner's powerup Welcome Message is displayed.

A sample output:

uP App Ver: RF1.9
DSP AppVer: RF1.4
DSP VocVer: RF1.0

CPU 1.9 Upgrade

Download upgrade here
Discussion thread: here

CPU 1.9 fixes

Pressing the ATT key during scanning while on a CONV object causes the object to be stored to EEPROM immediately. This eliminates the possibility of the ATT status change being lost due to a Priority check

CPU 1.8 and DSP 1.4 Upgrades

These update utilities have complete update information included; just download and run them -- it's easy.

Download CPU upgrade here
Download DSP upgrade here
Discussion thread: here

CPU 1.8 fixes

Adds patch support for P25, Motorola and EDACS trunking
Changes CCDump type string to "EDn" if "narrow invert" is turned on
Corrects LCD “mirror image” issue

DSP 1.4 fixes

Minimizes the possibility of a previous NAC displayed on a new transmission.

Yahoo Groups and Mailing Lists (receiver support)

eBay Listings

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 *Yellow rechargable battery holder
 *Belt clip
-Radio Shack / GRE limited the scanner's monitoring ability after being asked to do so by an un-named government agency. "Christine" from Radio Shack customer service verified this. This has also been verified by a scanner software developer, a Radio Shack District Manager who was looking for an answer submitted to him regarding this by a local customer. Someone stated in a thread on Radio reference that it was due to "intermod issues" but this is false as no other scanner that monitors this band experiences intermod including the pro 106! And it were true, then one could simply lockout the offending frequency(s).
-Radio Shack corporate in Texas refuses to comment on this issue when questioned. They do not deny it either. Testing on the scanner reveals that the scanner is blocked from receiving frequencys above 796.9975 up to 805.9975 which prevents owners from listening to the national tactical 700MHz channels/frequencys and others. As stated earlier no other scanner is blocked within this range leading many to speculate that Radio Shack/GRE's loyalty is with big brother rather than its many customers.