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On Jul 18, 2005, at 12:51 PM, Allen Cole wrote:
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\n> I have had the time of my life with two PRO-96's riding in my pickup
\n> truck, just soaking up signals in whatever way I choose to program
\n> them. I blew off the '97 at first, but am a total convert now.
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\n> This radio is built for HUNTING, from the preprogrammed freqs and
\n> search ranges, to this Signal Stalker feature. I have to say that
\n> I've read a lot of discussion about this feature, but I think that
\n> GRE handled the necessary compromises very well.
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\n> Obviously, it's hard to search for signals in an area that is soaked
\n> with heavy RF. And certainly the SS gets sluggish when this occurs.
\n> But the feature which cuts the hunt to police/fire, or which
\n> eliminates 1 MHz segments with 5 or more lockouts does really free up
\n> the radio even if it might risk missing the needed frequency.
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\n> I just wish it had digital trunking and multiple V-files like
\n> the '96, but if it did I probably wouldn't like the price.
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\n> I'm dying to take one of these things to an airshow!
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\n> 73/Allen (N4JRI)
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