| Model | Type | Channels | Range (MHz) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC200XLT | Handheld Scanner | 200 (10*20) | 29-54, 118-174, 406-512, 806-956 |
| Pro-64 | Handheld Scanner | 400 (10*40) | 29-54, 108-174, 380-512, 806-960 |
| Bearcat Four | Crystal Handheld Scanner | 6 | VHF-Low, VHF-High, UHF |
| DX-100 | Manually-Tunable Desktop Receiver | n/a | 0.5-30 |
| WeatheRadio | Manually-Tunable Desktop Receiver | 3 | 162-163 |
| Pro-2042 | Desktop Scanner | 1000 (10*100) | 25-520, 760-1300 |
| OptoScan 535 | Computer-Controlled Interface to the 2042 | unlimited | 25-520, 760-1300 |
| Pro-92 | Handheld Trunking Scanner | 500 (10*50) | 29-54, 108-174, 380-512, 806-960 |
| Pro-2067 | Base/Mobile Trunking Scanner | 500 (10*50) | 29-54, 108-174, 380-512, 806-960 |
| R-2 | Handheld Wideband Receiver | 400 (8*50) | 0.5-1310 |
| BC780XLT | Base/Mobile Trunking Scanner | 500 (10*50) | 25-512, 806-956, 1240-1300 |
| Pro-96 | Handheld Trunking Digital Scanner | 5500 (11 VS*10B*50Ch) | 25-54, 108-174, 216-512, 806-960, 1240-1300 |
| Pro-2045 | Desktop Scanner | 200 (10*20) | 29-54, 108-174, 216-512, 806-1000 |
| Pro-83 | Handheld Scanner | 200 (10*20) | 25-54, 108-174, 406-512, 806-956 |
| BC898T | Base/Mobile Scanner | 500 (10*50) | 25-54, 108-174, 216-512, 806-956 |
| Pro-2096 | Mobile Trunking Digital Scanner | 500-1000 | 25-54, 108-174, 216-512, 806-960, 1240-1300 |
| BC246T | Portable Scanner | ~1,500 (dynamic memory) | 25-54, 108-174, 216-225, 400-512, 806-956, 1240-1300 |
The receivers above are listed in order of acquisition, not necessarily age. I note approximate vintage with each's comments. For programming, see Scanner Programming Files; a page outlining the programming for all is there, plus many data files for the software I prefer.
Handheld programmable scanner from 1992, purchased in late 1993 or early 1994 from a mail-order catalog company. Now sees very little use because the battery and keypad are shot.
Handheld programmable scanner made by GRE for Radio Shack, purchased from Radio Shack in 1997 (discontinued same year). Preprogrammed steps with user-selectable AM and narrow FM available throughout. Approximately 25 channels per second. Now used as an alternate portable because it's so hard to live without PL/DPL squelch and alpha-tags.
A six-channel handheld crystal scanner made in July of 1978. Currently not used.
'General Coverage Receiver' (Radio Shack model 20-206) desktop unit, estimated to be from the early 80's (used gift in 1998). Multiple modes throughout. Currently not used.
A pretty basic NOAA Weather Radio receiver, of unknown age (used gift in 1998). Can receive the original three weather channels, and standby until alerting on the 1050 Hz tone. Used only in anticipation of adverse weather, not continuously other times.
A 1000 channel desktop programmable scanner made by GRE for Radio Shack, purchased used in 1998 (discontinued same year) from G & G Communication. Upgraded with Optoelectronics' OptoScan 535 (installed by G & G) and controlled mostly by DataFile's Probe 7, sometimes TRUNKER/ ETRUNK.
Hand-held programmable scanner made by GRE for Radio Shack, purchased new from Grove when released in November 1999. AM and NFM throughout. Capable of receiving/decoding Motorola, EDACS, & LTR trunked systems. CTCSS/DCS decode and squelch, alphanumeric labels, per-channel atteunator, weather SAME decode. Approximately 25 channels per second. Primary portable for general scanning. Don Starr's Win92 (Windows, free) is used for programming.
A mobile version of the above scanner (Pro-92), by GRE for Radio Shack. Slightly upgraded firmware (changes minimally visible), clonable with the 92. Purchased upon release in August 2000 from Radio Shack, it was mounted in my vehicle but is now inside serving as my "alert" scanner always monitoring certain local dispatch channels and regional disaster/interoperations channels, and occasionally local operations channels. Don Starr's Win92 (Windows, free) is used for programming.
A tiny 400 channel hand-held wide-band receiver/scanner, a 1998-model acquired new in August 2000 from Grove. A multitude of user-selectable step sizes with AM, NFM, and WFM. CTCSS squelch & mediocre decode, global attenuator, global delay, S-meter, and more. Approximately 10 channels per second. This now serves as a secondary scanner (receiver), usually tuned to a specific active incident channel so that other scanners may lock it out and continue scanning others.
The first third-generation trunk-tracker, a mobile unit by Uniden. Released for Christmas 2000, purchased new in January 2002 from G & G Communications. Featuring CTCSS/DCS squelch, computer programming & control, all popular trunking formats, alpha-tagging, per-channel attenuator, AM/FM/NFM, s-meter, tape out, etc. Sometimes monitoring a trunked system with 780TMON (DOS freeware) or ID Tracker (Windows freeware) logging the activity, but usually stand-alone on one or more of the many local trunked systems and a few complementary conventional channels.
Hand-held programmable scanner made by GRE for Radio Shack, purchased new from Radio Shack when released in September 2003. All the features of the Pro-92, except LTR, plus 11 'virtual scanner' memory copies (total 5,500 channels with 500 available at a time), 3600/9600 baud P-25 Phase I trunking, upgradable DSP firmware. This radio accompanies me to work and is almost always scanning for new or unidentified channels and talkgroups in the southern-Middlesex County area and on the Mercer, Princeton Univ., Middlesex, Somerset, East Brunswick, Monroe, and Franklin trunked systems. Don Starr's Win96 (Windows, cost) is used for programming.
A base/mobile scanner made by GRE for Radio Shack, purchased used from G & G Communications with a discriminator tap performed. The optional CTCSS board has also been installed. This scanner is assigned to full-time use as the control channel receiver for TRUNKER/ETRUNK or UniTrunker, sometimes using a slicer from Dataslicers.com. The other half of this trunking setup is the BC898T.
A handheld scanner made by Uniden for Radio Shack, purchased new from Radio Shack when released in November of 2004. A so-so scanner, purchased really just for the Signal Stalker (frequency counter-like) feature. It was worth the $65 sale price, but not much more in my opinion. Now it is rarely used as an alternate receiver tuned to a specific busy incident channel so that other scanners are free to continue scanning.
A base/mobile scanner made by Uniden, released in late 2004 or early 2005, and purchased new from Grove in April 2005. This scanner is slaved to a trunking setup, along with the Pro-2045, and therefore is not actually programmed since it is always being run by a computer. Trunked systems monitored (one-at-a-time) include: East Brunswick Township; Ewing Township; Franklin Township; Mercer County; Middlesex County; Monroe Township; New Jersey (Central); Princeton University; Somerset County; South Brunswick Township.
A mobile version of the Pro-96, bought from Radio Shack in April 2005. It's installed in my car and programmed for local and select regional channels, and more distant areas in the Virtual Scanners.
A portable scanner made by Uniden, released in ___ and purchased new from Newport Bay (East Brunswick) in August 2005. Dynamic memory, alpha tags, PL/DPL squelch, multi-system trunking, Close Call. This scanner is my go-to scanner for monitoring indentified channels and talkgroups, and for finding new conventional channels using Close Call auto-store. Programmed for all conventional public safety channels in Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset counties but unfortunately the memory doesn't permit all the trunked systems in those counties to be stored.