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Radio Shack has their versions of the GRE P25 scanners on their site today.
$499.99 ea. None show up in stock in local stores yet but in stock on line.

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Made to Government Specs:
1) Measured with a micrometer.
2) Marked with a chalk.
3) Cut with an axe.

Jim N7UAP - Bellingham, WA / InterceptRadio.com

PRO-106 handheld scanner

• Telescopic antenna
• Handle bracket
• Adapter
• DC cable
• DIN sleeve
• Cabinet
• Owner's manual

Anyone know why you need a DIN sleeve for a handheld scanner? Must be a typo. And a cabinet? You get a telescoping antenna but a duck is pictured. And what "adapter" is it? BNC-SMA? AC? USB? Because the GRE unit bundles both an AC adapter and a USB adapter, something Radio Shack sells you to boost sales. Not to mention the GRE is 4 cents cheaper at Scanner Master. I doubt RS would throw in an SMA adapter; their entire line of add on antennas all had BNC connectors last time I checked.



PRO-197


All of the specs are identical as to what's listed for the 106. It actually makes sense to have a DIN sleeve for a desktop scanner. Looks like the RS webmaster copied/pasted from the 197. Again, 4 cents cheaper at ScannerMaster which also throws in the AC adapter and USB cable.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0269603167

Date code of 08A08, so this thing was manufactured in August of this year. The seller has other sealed electronics; makes me wonder if they're legit. There was a thread a while back about 4 PSR-500s that got stolen at the port; since you can't find them in stores yet, I wonder if this one was in the same "boat" :D

Another one just ended with Buy it Now.

a "friends and family" coupon sale is taking place next weekend.

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Is this a repackaged PSR-500 or a new GRE radio?

They are the R/S versions of the GRE PSR-500 & PSR-600.
They can be programmed with the Win500 software as per the Starrsoft site.

_________________
" SILENCE IS CONSENT "

Made to Government Specs:
1) Measured with a micrometer.
2) Marked with a chalk.
3) Cut with an axe.

Jim N7UAP - Bellingham, WA / InterceptRadio.com

Can anyone who has the GRE version of these units (PSR-500 & PSR-600) tell us how well they perform compared to the Uniden units when used to monitor trunked systems? I have heard a couple of comments saying that the GRE units were "very hot" and subject to overloading. I would think that this would make the Nextel/cell tower interference with trunked systems issue much worse. I am still not at all satisfied with my mobile reception of trunked systems using any of the Uniden products and am hoping the the GRE/RS units will perform better. Am I dreaming? :D