Concerning _Pro-2005_, Jonathan Guy said to Troy H. Cheek in SCANRADIO:
 THC>> 2006.  Claimed that there were so few differences
 THC>> between the 2004/5/6 that it wasn't worth the effort
 JG> 
 JG> as far as the user manual goes that is correct...its the Service 
 JG> Manuals that make a difference...and all 3 should still be available
 JG> from Tandy
Yeah, I've been kinda counting on being about to get all the manuals from 
Tandy if I had to.
 THC>> There, it developed a nasty habit of finding constant
 THC>> signals right in the middle of ranges I wanted to
 JG> 
 JG> You'll have the same problem with the 2040 and 2046...you've just got
 JG> to bite the bullet and buy TripleConversion if a clear/clean signal
 JG> is important, especially in the 800Mhz bands.
I had problems with images with the 2040, but the same search bands that were 
full of unusable signals on the 2026 were clear as a bell on the 2040.
 JG> I live about 1.5 miles from I-75...I don't hear anything from the
 JG> CB on my 2004,2006,2035...that is what I call "not swift"  :)
On my new 2035, I have to set the squelch a bit lower than usual, but so far 
I've found message traffic on channels 10, 20, and 26.  Turning the squelch 
all the way off and manually tuning through the channels reveals a boatload 
of signals that are clear and strong enough to listen to, but too weak to 
kick in the squelch.
What type of antenna are you using for CB reception, and what time of the day 
are you listening?
 THC>> Sure, I can 'use' the 2040's lack of triple
 THC>> conversion to have an "out of band" experience and
 JG> 
 JG> But it is a bigger pain than it is a gain...especially with alot of
 JG> our local areas going to 800Mhz...
Define "out local areas".  Once, I found one set of signals in the 800 MHz 
range that was actually radio and not cellular or something else I wasn't 
supposed to be listening to.  Once.  If there are any local (to me, over here 
the other side of Benton) agencies currently using 800 MHz, I haven't found 
them.
I don't put much stock in the rumors that many of the local LEO's are about 
to go to 800 MHz just any day now.  I was hearing that two years ago when I 
bought my first scanner.  All the Bradley and Polk county frequencies that I 
listened to with that scanner (which I was assured would soon be useless) are 
the same frequencies I'm listening to now.
 JG> Yep, the current GRE is the 2042, 1000ch (no cell)...but the 2035
 JG> (original GRE 1000ch) is on sale for 329.97 (closeout) and from what
 JG> I've seen it can be unlocked with a computer and software
I picked up a 2035 yesterday, and am currently playing with it.  Have you 
used a 2042?  From reading the catalog descriptions, the differences appear 
to be primarily in the firmware.
 JG> I'll let you know if I see a 2004/5/6 in good shape used...
Thanks.  After playing with the 2035, I'm not quite as enthusiastic about 
buying one of the older ones, but I'd still like to keep that option open.
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