Aug 06, 2014 using dsdplus and a discriminator tapped pro 97 scanner to listen in on digital police traffic dont forget to subscribe for more great content. Arc300 software for gre prs300300c psr400400c and radioshack pro163pro164pro972055 and mfj8322. Tapped the discriminator of a pro2006 scanner and piped that into the computer so i could decode the data into clear audiovoice. Carefully solder a wire to tp4 or crimp it on if you can get a small enough pressure fitting like i did. By registering, you acknowledge that you have taken the time to use win97 with your pro 97 or pro 2055 during the 30day free trial period and that the software works to your satisfaction. Please check this listings photos for a closeup of the connector to. Remove the four screws and lift the back cover off of the scanner. Aug 31, 2017 fm discriminator tap access radio type. The clerk was really pushing the pro 97 when i wasnt even interested in trunked systems, let alone a hand held.
Alpha tagging is great but much easier with the software. Charles or metroeast areas, or are planning a visit and you use computer programmable or computer controlled scanner, the links on this page will allow you to download preprogrammed data files of relevant scanner frequencies and talkgroups for many. Most of what ive been getting is clean, but about 20% is gibberish or garbled. Win97 is a software program for the radioshack pro 97 multisystem trunking scanner, as well as its mobiledesktop cousin, the pro 2055. The following is an excerpt from the yahoo pro 97 group discussion thanks to brett for the great info. Radios that have 5pin accessory jacks are lacking the circuitry and an available pin to provide such a signal. Now go find a nice hot packetdmr p25paging frequency, fire up your decoder software and go nutz. We do not issue refunds once a registration key has been provided, except in cases of obvious, accidental, duplicate registrations. Radio shack pro 2052 discriminator tap radio shack two way radios 211812 radio shack scanner download. The computer programs that monitor and decode these signals need discriminator or flat audio.
Now go find a nice hot packetdmrp25paging frequency, fire up your decoder software and go nutz. With the right software, you can plot the positions of ships received on a map. Radio shack pro 97 scanner software radio shack alarm. Good luck modifying your scanner with a discriminator tap. For example, race frequencies in bank 1, policefireemergency in bank 2, etc.
Pro96com control channel decoder for p25 trunked radio systems. Im hoping that adding a d tap will clean some of that up. Both the 996 and bct15 appear to share the same tap point location. Based on a post from a certain popular scanner mods site, without. Atg appears when global attenuation is on for all channelssearches. I actually have 2, so one can become my pocsag radio. Only certain models of the pro 92 are thought to be rebanding capable. Win97 data management software for the pro97, pro2055. Arc300 is dedicated programming software for the gre prs 300 psr 400 and radioshack pro163 pro164 pro97 pro2055 scanner series and is the most user friendly software available for your gre radioshack scanner developed by the scanner software world market leader. Scanner i guess it can be any kind as long as you can get at the discriminator output. The discriminator output on the pro97 comes from pin 9 of the mc3361 chip. This discriminator source is required for applications such as trunker, t4win, unitrunker, and dsd. Receivers discriminator output tap resource detail the. Because of the limited amount of keys on the radios, programming a 3 letter word takes about 20 keystrokes on my pro 97, if you can remember the sequence and dont make a mistake, after you program the bank name.
The radio shack pro 97 is a highperformance, extendedcoverage scanner has the ability to scan both trunked and conventional channels at the same time. This listing is for a single radio shacks 20047 usb programming cable with the 3. This radio is closely fasioned to the pro 95 in respect to chip placement and audio processing. Tripletrunking lets you follow a signal in virtually. Only a few scannershave a discriminator output as a standard feature. Program up to 1,000 frequencies in 10 banks of 100. Using dsdplus and a discriminator tapped pro97 scanner to listen in on digital police traffic dont forget to subscribe for more great content. I obtained all the parts for this mod at radio shack. Only a few scanners have a discriminator output as a standard. It already has a convenient short wire post to solder a wire to, labeled tp4, which is directly connected to pin 9 of the 3361 chip the discriminator output. Pro97 1,000 channel triple trunking hand held scanner. Photo of a reflection mode discriminator acknowledgement the author would like to thank dr h j belk for his help in the development of discriminator. Discriminator tap pro96 discriminator tap pro 97 discriminator tap. Its shown in the picture below where i attached the blue wire.
Modified pro 34 top of the line portable, 200 channel scanner. The pro97 is, fortunately, one of the easiest radios to add a discriminator tap. Speaking of mods, i dont like the need to have 2 batteryholders to switch between. Look dead center of the circuit board, then go right and down. Pro2006 p25 decoding with a descriminator tap youtube. Page 6 8172015 easier to read pro972055 scanner manual att appears if the attenuation is on for the channel sr02 or for the band sr36. Feb 14, 2015 radio shack pro 2026 police scanner mods and refurbish. Use one battery case for standard and rechargables. Radioshack, archer, micronta, and realistic information index.
The pro 97 is, fortunately, one of the easiest radios to add a discriminator tap. If errors are encountered while using the program, please use the helpalerts and errors menu from within the application. If you want to decode and monitor digital fsk and psk systems seriously, a discriminator tap is an absolute prerequisite. The discriminator output on the pro 97 comes from pin 9 of the mc3361 chip.
This is due to the various improvements offered over traditional analogue voice radio. Digital radio voice communications are becoming more commonly used in the radio spectrum. The radio shack pro97 is a highperformance, extendedcoverage scanner has the ability to scan both trunked and conventional channels at the same time. All links shown in green represent links to radios that are or expected to be capable of supporting rebanding. It allows you to read data from the scanner, make changes via the gui, and write the modified data back. After the discriminator, audio filters and amplifiers follow that may heavily distort a digital signal.
The line lengths give this design an unambiguous bandwidth of 2. Tapping your pro97 or 2055 made easier ham radiohardware. This is connected to pin 9 of the 3361 chip this is the discriminator output, providing unfiltered baseband narrow fm audio. Sold, but the page remains here for your information interfaces directly to banpaia, pocsag decoder, mdt decoder, and other software. If the message is relate to an article, the article can be selected next to each message. Pro97 software win97 data management software for the. Apr 11, 20 the rtlsdr software defined radio combined with sdrsharp and a program called digital speech decoder dsd can be used as a radio scanner to easily and cheaply listen to unencrypted digital radio voice conversations.
Programs like trunker use data slicers to monitor a trunked radio systems control channel. Installing a discriminator tap on a pro 97 scanner. This is connected to pin 9 of the 3361 chip which is the discriminator output. Place the scanner on a scratchfree surface, face down. The following is an excerpt from the yahoo pro97 group discussion thanks to brett for the great info. A slicer is a simple electronic circuit that can take base audio from a scanner usually through its discriminator tap and modulates it into a signal a computer can interpret and use through its serial port. Mating the pro2006 with a software defined radio sdr. You can also purchase my 20546 cable but you will have to use the stereo to mono adapter that comes with that cable. Its shown in the picture below with the blue wire attached. If you have the pro2055 tabletop unit the procedure is mostly the same since they are both the same radio, just packaged differently.
Programmable scanner frequency files and software if you live in the st. Fortunately, rs made a very handy solder point connected to this. The discriminator output from a scanner is the raw, unfiltered signal that a scanner produces before it is sent to the audio stage for output through the speaker also called the baseband audio. Unzip the contents to a temporary location then doubleclick setup.
The pocsag thing adds a who new dimension to scanning. Getting discriminator flat audio out of a maxtrac 5pin radio. You can carefully solder a wire if you prefer, but it is more likely to void the warranty. The discriminator output from a scanner is the raw, unfiltered signal that a. This allows you to organize frequencies for easier access. Audio patch cable from the discriminator output to the computer computer not sure what the minimum requirements are. Cat 20527 pro97 1,000 channel triple trunking hand held scanner. The radio shack pro97 is a highperformance, extendedcoverage. Use a terminal connector to connect the wire to tp4. Radio shack discone antenna older model, without baseloaded vertical hf whip fed with 11 metres of rg2u coaxial cable milspec equivalent to rg8, under 6 db loss per 100 feet at 1 ghz, 97 % braid talkpcr and other control software linelevel audio feeding into the creative labs sound blaster awe64 gold card in my server. General guide to scanning published by radioshack, aimed at the pro series scanners pro 43 scanner the pro 43 scanner model number 2000300 was introduced in 1992 and for a long time was their only portable scanner where the uhf band was 200512 mhz instead of 400512 mhz they marketed the addition as adding military aircraft coverage, and low band was 3054 mhz instead of 3050 mhz.
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