JB>  I have a radio shack PRO-60 scanner, and have a chance 
 JB> to trade it for a PRO-26.
    NO!!  Don't do it!!!   
 JB>  Is this a good scanner, the 26, and is it worth the trade?
 JB>  I know it cost more, but as it looks to be made by a 
 JB> different company, then the pro-60, I wondered.
    The 60 is a GRE product....the lineage of the PRO-2004/5/6,35/42 desktop 
models and the 34/37/43/60/64 handhelds....there are others, but these are 
the most well known and liked of the GRE made RadioShack scanners over the 
years.
    The 26 is made by Uniden...as Bill Cheek would say...lots o' sizzle, not 
much steak.
    The 26 will cover a few bands that the 60 does not, but in my humble 
opinion, the 60 is a MUCH better performer.  I have a PRO-43 (forerunner of 
the 60) and a 60....both work wonderfully, and except for needing the keypad 
to be replaced in the 43 that is about 5 years old it's "taken a licking and 
kept on ticking..."  GRE just makes an outstanding product and it isn't as 
prone to intermod as the 26 is...
    I'd seriously looked at purchasing a 26 for the expanded receive, but 
decided:
   a: not for the money
   b: it isn't as "sturdy" and it seems to desense a little easier
   c: the "DATA" feature is neat, but doesn't really work that well.
   Also ask yourself, "Why does somebody want to trade a 26 for a 60?!?!?"
      Just my thoughts
          Jonathan    :)
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