Realistic Pro-46

[Jim Cassidy]

I have an old realistic Pro-46 hand held scanner with the following
frequencies. I have been told that this radio has frequencies that are no
longer available after 1994. I bought this radio just before then. Is there
any value to this radio because of it's status? What might those frequencies
be and what would I hear on them? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Jim

Frequency Coverage:

Ham..........................................29 - 29.7 MHz (in 5 kHz steps)
VHF-Lo.........................................29.7 50 MHz (in 5 kHz steps)
Ham............................................50 - 54 MHz (in 5 kHz steps)
Aircraft..............................108 - 136.975 MHz (in 12.5 kHz steps)
Government...................................137 - 144 MHz (in 5 kHz steps)
Ham..........................................144 - 148 MHz (in 5 kHz steps)
VHF - Hi.....................................148 - 174 MHz (in 5 kHz steps)
Government................................406 - 420 MHz (in 12.5 kHz steps)
Ham.......................................420 - 450 MHz (in 12.5 kHz steps)
UHF-Lo....................................450 - 470 MHz (in 12.5 kHz steps)
UHF-TV....................................470 - 512 MHz (in 12.5 kHz steps)
UHF-H...........................806.0000 - 823.9375 MHz (in 12.5 kHz steps)
................................851.0000 - 868.9375 MHz (in 12.5 kHz steps)
...................................896.1125 - - 956 MHz (in 12.5 kHz steps)

[Bob]

Hi Jim,

What you may be referring to is a modification that can be done to this
scanner to allow it to recieve cellular as well as some TV frequencies. It
is a simple keyboard mod. No soldering or any of that crap.

Check hear for the instructions.

http://web2.airmail.net/mattj/radio/pro51.htm

Use the same instructions as the PRO-51. I've done it to my PRO-46 and it
works.

Don

"Jim Cassidy" <jimca...@wi.rr.com> wrote in message
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[Dwight Stewart]

"Jim Cassidy" wrote:
>
> I have an old realistic Pro-46 hand held scanner
> with the following frequencies. I have been told
> that this radio has frequencies that are no longer
> available after 1994. I bought this radio just
> before then. Is there any value to this radio

> because of it's status? (snip)

If you want to figure out the average street price of a used scanner,
check auction sites like eBay (www.ebay.com). Don't expect a huge value
increase - there are plenty of scanners available to receive cellular phone
frequencies (the blocked frequencies on newer scanners after 1994) and the
Pro-46 may not have some of the features found on later scanners.

Modifications for this scanner, if available, can be found on web sites
covering modifications - use a search engine to look for "Pro-46
modifications."

Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

http://www.qsl.net/w5net/

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[Jim Cassidy]

I took a look at e-bay and it shocked me to see this radio going for $100 in
some cases. That's all I paid for it 10 years ago.

I just purchased a BC780XLT and I started reading groups like this one to
learn more and I saw people talking about radios before 1994. I remember
the salesman at the time talking about this being one of the last ones you
could buy, but I didn't know what he was talking about until now.

I went to the web site for modification instructions for this radio. Has
this always needed modification, or does it do something more right out of
the box? He made it sound like it picked up frequencies that would be
blocked on future radios.

It sounds like they are blocked on this one as well without the
modification. Does that mean pre '94 could be modified and post '94 can not?
Just curious. Trying to get into the hobby.

Thanks for all the info,

Jim

"Dwight Stewart" <ste...@say.net> wrote in message
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[Jim Cassidy]

I went to the web site and got the instructions to modify. I now have the
cell frequencies, but so far nothing to listen to. I wonder if most people
are on digital systems now.

"Justice Gustine" <justice...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I've had a 46 since it came out, still a great 100 channel portable
> scanner. The 51 replaced it, the 51 has a real fast scan rate, but an
> awful sounding squelch break. (I had both, sold the 51 and kept the
> 46)
>
> Both of these scanners could get cell phone reception with a
> keyboard-power cycle sequence, but the early 46 can be hardware
> modified fairly early to enable cell reception.

>
> "Jim Cassidy" <jimca...@wi.rr.com> wrote:
>
> >I took a look at e-bay and it shocked me to see this radio going for $100
in
> >some cases. That's all I paid for it 10 years ago.
> >
> >I just purchased a BC780XLT and I started reading groups like this one to
> >learn more and I saw people talking about radios before 1994. I remember
> >the salesman at the time talking about this being one of the last ones
you
> >could buy, but I didn't know what he was talking about until now.
> >
> >I went to the web site for modification instructions for this radio. Has
> >this always needed modification, or does it do something more right out
of
> >the box? He made it sound like it picked up frequencies that would be
> >blocked on future radios.
> >
> >It sounds like they are blocked on this one as well without the
> >modification. Does that mean pre '94 could be modified and post '94 can
not?
> >Just curious. Trying to get into the hobby.
> >
>

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