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echo: scanners
to: TROY H. CHEEK
from: CARL BROWN
date: 1997-12-27 16:10:00
subject: QUESTIONS AND MORE QUESTI

 TH>  CB> frequencies from both NYC and NJ police or fire.  I just want to
 TH>  CB> to squelch out one or the other.  A friend has told me that I wou
 TH>  CB> to be able to do this in my area.  I'm not sure yet.
 TH>
 TH> I guess just try it and see how things work.  Around here, all the off
 TH> types have their own frequencies without any sharing, so it's not a pr
 TH> me.  (Tell me again how living out in the boonies is so bad...)
I've heard plenty so far and I haven't even connected the good antenna yet.
 TH>  CB> My wife has bought me the RS 2042 scanner.  She won't let me play
 TH>  CB> until after xmas though :(
 TH>
 TH> I think you'll like it.  1000 channels seems like a lot, but once you
 TH> autoprogramming...  Only having 10 banks is a downer, however.
I love it already!
 TH>  CB> Tell me more about the scanner mod. handbooks.  where would I get
 TH>  CB> of this?  Also, what newsletters are out there?
 TH>
 TH> Scanner mod books are available wherever finer radios are sold.  (Snic
 TH> Seriously, try
 TH>
 TH> Bill Cheek
 TH> Commtronics Engineering
 TH> PO Box 26278
 TH> San Diego, CA 92196
 TH>
 TH> Describe as best you can what mod you're looking for and what scanner
 TH> to apply it to, and he can tell you which book it's in (if any).  He m
When I'm ready I'll give him a try.
 TH> somewhere.  I'll dig them up if you want.  He also publishes World Sca
 TH> Report, which is a great newsletter when he sticks to radios and doesn
 TH> off into Internet and PC's and other soapbox issues.
That sounds like something I'd like to get. :)
 TH>
 TH>  CB> My hands still work pretty good considering the abuse they take.
 TH>  CB> might consider making some changes depending on how well I pick u
 TH>  CB> with the new scanner.
 TH>
 TH> I planned a lot of modifications to my Pro-43 and Pro-2042, but just n
 TH> around to it.  They do a lot of what I need just out of the box, and s
 TH> the things I thought I couldn't live without, well, it turns out I cou
I'm busy right now without any mods.  This scanner is great.
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