Re: Computer control a Pro-2042

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: : : Is it possible? If so, how? : : There are numerous references for computer : : control of the Pro-2042 in the scanner pages : : on the web. I am using the optronics os-535 : : board on the pro-2042 and find it to be very : : satisfactory. I have several software control : : packages but find that "Probe" works best for : : me on slower computers. I can crank out : : more than 70 ch-per-sec and get reliable : : operation. The scanner has cellular locked out : : and so does ALL of the software packages, but I : : found that the code to restore full operation : : is easily located on scanner pages on the net. : : Setting up the frequency database for computer : : control is very easy using prefab FCC databases. : : There is an excellent "freeware database available : : on the net and I also use the "spectrum" database : : from Percon, too. Using Probe software, the only : : typing I have to do is inputing the "search" bank : : freqs. If you or anyone reading this would like : : more info on my personal experience with these : : items, please feel free to e-mail me direct. : : Since you will be using computer control, there : : are numerous "Freeware" support programs (ie: : : scanner recorder and 32 bit pocsag decoder ) that : : will run concurrently on a serious win-95 based : : system (p-133 or better) that will make your : : scanning more fun. I also use "radio manager" : : and Trunker v3.3 to make a stab at trunked radio : : systems. Contact me if you would like more info : : on this. : : : : Dusty : : WB5MVX ex:K4NLZ