Good job. With no schematic but using a step by step test of the components and a good visual inspection, the power supply is back in service. Thanks for the video Peter.
I have the same one got at a yard sale $2. I couldn't get any stations, then I figured out you can program new ones. Now I have it in my 1979 Impala to get that cheesy 80's cop movie feel
You talk about features but fail to explain what those features do and what they are for. What does priority even do, why is it there? You pressed lockout, ok..what's that do exactly? Nothing here people. Useless video. You don't tell us anything except only some very basic operations ...at the very least I would say, incomplete
The information is targeted at experienced scanner users who would already be familiar with priority scan and channel lock-out. No need to teach the foundational principles of scanning in every video.
@@9303Siren Well, I for one enjoyed the video. I'm an experienced scanner user and had one identical to this (marketed under the Cobra name, model SR-900.) I don't know why some people can't just move on without taking the time to bitch about everything. If they think this is complicated, try something that's come out in the last decade or so. I love these scanners because they are so simple to use and program. Unfortunately, in an age of trunked, digital, systems, and encryption, there isn't nearly as much to be heard as there was twenty to thirty years ago. So that being said THANK YOU!
If you get a chance get the SDS-100. I have one and am blown away at how well it does on a P-25 simulcast trunked system. Very clear audio, and starts tracking immediately upon turning that favorite list on. My 436 will sometimes start tracking right away, and the sound with P-25 simulcast can sound muffled. At least the 436 doesn’t cut out mid transmission like the Pro-96 does.
This is great. I just picked up a similar model at the thrift shop. It was already tuned to local weather for the the thrift shop, but I live in a different location, so this will help me to update the frequencies to my area and to program it to get the most use out of it. Thank you for your time and tutorial.
Bpeyton RadioReference.com has a database of frequencies for different areas ( RadioReference.com/apps/db ). That would be a good place to find out if your area uses analog. And many radio services are primarily analog throughout the US such as Marine, FRS/GMRS, Railroads, and Ham.
I have the same scanner, I got it from my grandpa right before he passed. He bought it new in April 1989, it still works great and I use it daily along side my digital uniden 796. They go great together.
I got mine from my grandmother when she passed away a few months back... one thing has stumped me... how do you get it to scan the channels? I can never figure it out, all the frequencies have been programmed in already, but I want it to scan all the channels, please help. Thank you!
Borderlander22 you should be able to just press the scan button and it should start. If it stays on one channel turn ur squelch down slowly until it starts scanning. If get all the way to zero something is wrong with it and it’s over my head.
@@AyeItsMike You need to invest in a new scanner then. Michigan has a statewide digital 700/800 MHz trunked system that a lot of agencies are on. You can find out more about this system and the latest in scanners at www.radioreference.com
You don’t have to. Just enter your freq right over the top of the old one and hit enter. Then press review to make sure it took. Any channels that ur not using just lockout.
My grandfather got his first programmable scanner in 1983. I was first confused when he showed it to me for the first time. I wondered why their were no flashing lights, and lots more buttons. If the battery got removed or just rolled around in its tube their went all of the programming. This radio wasn’t very sensitive and did not have a priority channel option, and the only light on it was the battery low/charge light. I know that the standard lighted displays for those early programmable scanners seemed to always be green. At my dad’s police station they had a desktop scanner that used a membrane type keypad for programming and the display there was green. In 1995 that scanner finally bit the dust, and had been there for many years.
Jack Chan Yes, a lot of agencies have adopted a digital standard, but there are still many places (at least in the USA where I live) that use analog primarily.
@Backpackguru Nagel - I only need ONE scanner, I use a ICOM R30 , it tunes 100 khz - 3304 Mhz continuous coverage (cell blocked). its ALL mode and gets all BANDS in its coverage. I can Receive two Transmissions at the same time and even Record the converstaions.
I had this radio many many years ago and it did really good but it met its end by a lightning strike 16 yrs later after I had bought it off a friend for $10.00.
