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| − | Added: June 23rd 2005<br>
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| − | Reviewer: Mark Pagel<br>
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| − | Score: 3 stars<br>
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| − | Hits: 483<br>
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| − | This radio is an absolutely great value for $199.00. PROs: I like the choice of preprogrammed search banks.
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| − | I was impressed with the radio’s intermod handling capability. I have had several scanners that faired far worse
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| − | in a downtown area or near intermod alley. Conversely, Sensitivity is good, but several of my other scanners are
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| − | a little better. It does a fine job on trunking somewhat distant stations. Favorite target is a MOT II system 25
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| − | miles away. The backlit display is cool looking in my opinion. Audio output is more than sufficient. Signal Stalker II.
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| − | This was not what I was expecting. It is kind of a poor man’s frequency counter. It does do many things better than a
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| − | frequency counter, but it has one drawback from a true frequency counter. CONs: The Signal Stalker II kind of gets the
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| − | job done, if you do half the work. In order for the radio to be as fast as a true frequency counter you need to know
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| − | the band that the transmitter is in. If you know you are hunting a VHF High band signal, you tell Signal Stalker to
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| − | just check VHF High band. It will get the job done if you point it in the right direction first. The available Win97
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| − | software is almost a must-have with this radio. The radio is an order of magnitude more complex to program than a $100
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| − | budget scanner. I do not like having Banks of 100 channels each. Banks of 20 channels would have been better. Overall
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| − | I am quite impressed with this radio.
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| − | Posted by carmelof on 2005-12-12 03:45:46<br>
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| − | My Score: 5 stars<br>
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| − | I have been monitoring the Aircraft Bands for 25 years and it is very importnt to have good clear audio like the
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| − | PRO-97 and I also like the orange light and the features.I compare the audio to my ICOM-R20,AOR-MK111,YUPITERU-9000,
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| − | ALINCO-DJX2000 and I give the radio a 5 star rating.
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| − | Posted by ahearn on 2005-08-04 10:07:20<br>
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| − | My Score: 4.5 stars<br>
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| − | The PRO-97 is my first scanner and I am totally pleased with it. The addition of the RS 800 MHz antenna makes
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| − | a world of difference when scanning trunked systems in the 800 MHz range and seems to be no better or worse on the
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| − | other bands. Don't like the combo volume/squelch control but that's a minor issue when everything else is considered.
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| − | Added: November 6th 2005<br>
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| − | Reviewer: Mississippi Kid<br>
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| − | Score: 4.5 stars<br>
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| − | Hits: 235<br>
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| − | Great Scanner. Very likely the best by RS to date. The Alpha-Numeric Display is fantastic. The ability to set the
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| − | bright backlight to stay on constantly is a great new addition. A great value. I will agree with a previous reviewer
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| − | in that the addition of the 800 mhz antenna available from RS for 16.00 makes a tremendous difference and is money
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| − | well spent. Short of it's analog only limitation, this is a perfect scanner for the beginner and professional alike.
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| − | Posted by Jimco on 2006-01-24 14:12:10<br>
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| − | My Score: 4.5 stars<br>
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| − | A great scanner, but programming (as with most hand-helds) of trunking systems is awkward. Alpha tagging is even more
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| − | Lighted keypad is great.
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| − | '''WARNING'''
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| − | If you listen to Motorola trunked systems, keep in mind that this scanner will no longer work correctly after rebanding
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| − | takes place! I used mine for a week and returned it for a Uniden BC-246T because of that reason.
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| − | I'm mentioning this only because I was unaware of it and I see others are as well. I was fortunate enough to find this
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| − | out before the trash men took my box to the dump!
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| − | Jim
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