Scanner will not scan the 800 band

Sorry, but it can't be done, for at least two reasons. Cellular bands are out of the tuning range of your scanner, and it cannot be modified to receive the cellular frequencies. Virtually all cellular signals are now digital, and the PRO-95 is an analog-only scanner.

Bill B

The linked article below indicates that the PRO-95 and other non-digital Radio Shack scanners are not capable of rebanding to provide coverage of the revised Motorola systems. For more information you should contact your local Radio Shack store.

http://www.radioshack.com/uc/index.jsp?page=researchLibraryArticle&articleUrl=..%2Fgraphics%2Fuc%2Frsk%2FResearchLibrary%2FBuyersGuides%2Fresearch%2FScanners12.html

Bill B

Try this,press manual,turn squelch to silent,press scan. hope this helps..

no your local pd decided to chance freq bands and go 800 mhz, some switch to digital radios to. in most part a pro 96 will do, but if they are in the rebanding area it will be no good. you might choose a hand scanner like a bcd 396xt or mobile bcd 996t, all of them will be in the $500 range http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Pro-96 http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Rebanding http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/BCD396XT http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/BCD996T

This non-trunking scanner made by Uniden can store 200 channels, and has a frequency range of 25-512mhz with some gaps in the broadcast bands. so cell phone is not possable

http://www.police-scanner.info/police-scanner-frequencies.htm I was told i had to get a new scanner when most freq.# changed but all i did is go to this site and got the new freq.# put them in and get more then i had.

your scanner has an attenuater.it lets you program your scanner to reduce scanners sensitivity .check to see if its on or off.

Well, the above answer is somewhat correct, but could use a little clarification.

A radio that transmits in a P25 format is digital. Digital transmissions can be trunked, but don't have to be (as is the case here). In the case of scanners, every major brand scanner out there that works on digital transmissions will decode trunked of conventional digital and analog transmissions.

The current digital models run anywhere from $399 to $599. Radio Shack has 2 newer models out that will do digital...the PRO-106 (handheld) and the PRO-197 (base/mobile). These have been on sale recently for $399. Uniden also makes digital trunking scanners..the latest models being the 396 (portable) and the 996 (base/mobile). While the 996 has the capability to be used with a GPS in a mobile setting, this feature isn't really worth the added cost, especially when compared to the feature rich PRO-197.

There are older model digital scanners, such as the Radio Shack PRO-96, PRO-2096 and the Uniden 250D and 796D. While these receive digital transmissions, the newer scanners have upgraded digital decoding algorithms that provide better audio quality and intelligibility. Also, the older scanners may not be able to decode the 700 MHz public safety band, which is becoming increasingly more popular since the 800 MHz band is quickly filling up.

One word of caution...be sure that the agency you are trying to monitor is not using encrypted transmissions. If you don't know...look up the system on radioreference.com. Channels that are encrypted usually have an "E" designation under the "mode" column. These transmissions CANNOT be decoded by any of the scanners currently on the market, even if you do have the encryption key.

I hope this helps you with your buying choices. Good luck!

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try going to a urban area and scanning the NOAA band. if that works your programming is wrong and there is nothing wrong with your AM/FM base band. also the BNC antenna connector on the inside is notorious for breaking away from the board, nothing a little solder cant handle. Also make sure your local freq's are not Digital