Subject: RS PRO-2030 Information From: meco@indirect.com () Well, one little post about the Radio Shack PRO-2030 and my mailbox is crammed with questions. I'll try to answer them here. If you have others, write me. As near as I can tell, the sale end January 2nd, so if you want one you had better get a move on. The 2030 has an amber LCD display and I like it a lot better than the green one on my 2021. I haven't used it much so I really can not report on how well it works. Everything I've punched in so far sounds great. The coverage: 29-54 MHz in 5kHz steps 108-174 MHz in 5kHz (108-136.975 in 12.5kHz) 380-512 MHz in 12.5kHz 806-823.9375 MHz in 12.5kHz 851-868.9375 MHz in 12.5kHz 896.1125-956 MHz in 12.5kHz misc specs: 80 channels 50 channels per sec. (high) 12 channels per sec. (low ) 2 seconds optional delay As for all of the people who asked about the mod, I'll stick it on the end of this post. I found it on compuserve and post it here for your protection. Do not make the following modification or the big, bad radio wolf will huff and puff all over you. :-) I got the mod from CompuServe. By the way, everybody here is always asking for frequency lists and various mods. You should get a CompuServe account, or at least take their free trial run and grab all of the files you want out of the "hamnet" library area. DO NOT ask me to go get stuff for you, I have to PAY MONEY for that account. Here is the mod: -------------------------%<-------cut here---------------- From: Jeff Goldman, 76703,4224 To: Roy Brown WB0MFV, 75225,1406 Topic: Pro 2030 restore Msg #200480, reply to #200474 Section: VHF/UHF Scanning [2] Forum: HamNet Date: Fri, Aug 27, 1993, 6:49:19 PM It's a wonderful scanner there, Roy. I bought it (used the 10% Off New Items coupon in the new catalog) and modified it. The mod takes about 2 seconds. :-) I'm in a high RF area, so intermod was pretty bad. I swapped the tiny Pro2030 with a friend's BC890XLT that has a PL board. (I'd sold him my BC890XLT about a month ago to make room for the upcoming BC8500XLT, but decided against the 8500 in the end. ) Anyways, take out the screws so you can open up the 2030. Looking down into the top of the scanner right behind the front panel you'll notice a little metal loop that's labeled L201. CLIP that jumper and move the two pieces a little away from each other. The loop's so small and rigid that if you ever need service, you could bend the to parts together and nobody would know you snipped them. -Jeff --