In Reply to: Re: restoring cell. from Pro-26 to pro-51 posted by tracy on February 17, 1998 at 15:18:21:
On th Pro 26 scanner you don't need a chip.
Go to the web site address "http://w5gb.nmsu.edu/kc5kto/handheld.html"
and go down till you see the documentation on the Pro 26 scanner. There is a hyperlink for
cellular conversion, all you need is a short piece of wire and a soldering iron. Pictures
are included. If your scanner has epoxy over the IC to be modified you can run the jumper
wire across at a remote location on the PC board where there is solder eyelets. Distants
from the IC is not important.
To test the scanner, reassemble and power up. Set the freq. limit of the scanner between
360 - 385 Mhz at a step freq. of 5 Khz. This will cover the cellular range.
Remember that if a conversation gets out range of a cell tower that the freq. will change
and you must find the freq. by going up or down the freq. limit to continue with the conversation
being monitored. If the cellular phone is not moving that the above will not be the case.
This is an excellent wide band 25- 1300 Mhz scanner at a cheap price. ($189.00)
Hope this helps.