Sir, Today I ran across this same scanner at a real estate sale and bought it and a 2 meter/70 cm antenna for $50. Your video was very helpful and easy to learn from. Thank you for it. Have a great day!
Thanks very much. I have the exact scanner. I let the battery go low and unplugged it when I changed out the battery and lost the memory. I looked up the frequencies from the county codes on the police dept. site. But it would not scan after entering them. I must have hit the limit button or other. I pushed in the reset button. That really helped, and then re-entered the frequency numbers Thanks for showing that button on the back of the scanner. Great clear instructions. It really helped to show how to get rid of the other banks--that really speeded the scan up.
I have had this radio from the day Radio Shack put it on the market and it has been a workhorse! I miss the days of these simple program scanners. The new ones out now from Whistler and Uniden are a pain to program but those are what you need to monitor digital transmissions. Great video, brother!!
Thank you for a clear and easy to understand tutorial. A useful refresher as I have not used my Realistic scanner for some years. Looking forward to getting hands on again now!
wow, i used to have one of these, was like decades ago! and at our local Radio Shack, they always a list of local frequencies printed out (tons of copies for everyone) that they would give you. and it really sucks Radio Shack closed! if you needed connectors, adapters, antennas, cable, all that stuff, and scanners themselves, the Shack was the place to go, they had everything. including 5' section masts, and most even carried telescoping masts in different lengths, ours usually kept them out back, or in their storage area. our Radio Shack was also a shared business, if that's what it's called, a car stereo shop shared the same suite, or store. had their own register, and little area. but ya now that Radio Shack is gone, there's absolutely no where anywhere near me where you can get that kind of stuff. Closest thing similar is the HamRadio store in Plano, TX, and that 100 miles away from me! lolz 😄so thank goodness for Amazon, ScannerMaster and HamRadio's online store, and DXEngineering as well ☮
A very nice video. I just took my PRO-2021 off the shelf, deciding to get back into DXing and becoming a HAM. I bought the radio in January of 1989 and the cost then was $199.95. Thanks to you I am up and running and the set works like new! Thank you!
Already been said, but excellent video on the set up of a classic. My Dad has had this scanner for 20 years and it's still going strong. I've just brought the pro 2006 and also good - pretty similar with a few more features and memories. A real shame that Tandy, as was the UK's version of Radio Shack ceased trading in the UK - left a hole. Loads of cool kit in the day. Too much "tech" on the modern stuff too The Realistic/Radio Shack stuff was simple but did the the job and did it well, very well.
Your tutorial works for the Radio Shack 60 channel 2029 which I could not find a manual for and I want to say Thank you very much :) You did a great job explaining :)
ive been waiting for the free time to sit and toy with this device...with your help i have now programmed my late grandpas scanner...thanks so much for doing this video
Radio Shack sold some of the best scanners on the market. Unfortunately my PRO-2002 became obsolete when all the Police and Fire Departments went to the 800 trunking system.
Very nice explanation of operation. I've had a PRO-2022 (Pretty much the same as PRO-2021) for years and just dug it out of the closet. The manual I found online sucks. You did a great job explaining setup. KUDOS to you
@@SevenFortyOne Thanks again. What's interesting to me is that I don't think Radio Shack ever explained the multiple bank programming or how to turn them on and off in the original manual. They explained the upper and lower setting for free-scan and how to save by hitting the "Monitor" key but never explained how to transfer to a memory channel. I think I had this problem originally when I bought it new and had to call Radio Shack customer support to figure it out. In any case, maybe that's how it was done back in the 80's. Companies sold the same model year after year or had only minor changes but never updated the user manual. I do appreciate your information otherwise it would have taken a lot LOT more work to figure it out (no exaggeration). You saved me hours and hours. BTW, my unit broke ~6 months after purchasing. They they actually repaired it rather than giving me a knew one. I had to bring it back to the store for warranty repair and it took them 5 weeks to repair before they got back to me. I then had to pick it up at the local Radio Shack. That was how warranty service worked in the 80's. Funny how times have changed. :-) Take care!
thank you, you are informative and you made the information accessible for me, i just bought the scanner and i dont really know why i felt drawn to it but it looks like fun
Ay hope youre doing well, i have one of these and im having an issue with a constant beeping and it showing "low bat" despite me replacing the battery and also plugging it in. Any ideas?
Thanks from DG4BAC for that excellent video. Helps more than all the manuals on paper. One Question: Is there a possibility to turn off that button-beep?
I have the PRO 400 and it's very similar to this but when I want to put my country CB frequency in ( 27.78125 ) it comes back as 27.780 AM but I would like it on FM but can't see how to change it any idea's please
I've an old Pro-2022, and no manual. It appears that the external antenna input is "BNC", yet you're using an RCA plug. Please advise, thanks. 73 N4ANO
Mine is a pro-2021 which uses an old Motorola style antenna jack. The 2022 must be different. You can find Radio Shack owner's manuals on-line with a google search
What would be a good external antenna for this radio I've got one the same model and everything some one gave me a long time ago I wouldn't think a CB antenna would work for this
It depends on what you want to listen to and where you are. If you are in a city or populous suburban area then a cb antenna may actually work OK. Or even a cheap telescoping whip screwed into the top of the scanner will work in this situation. For best performance you'll want an external antenna that is made for scanners. Good luck!
scannermaster.com, amazon, and HRO (ham radio outlet) come to mind. But if you google "scanner antenna" you'll find lots of choices. You could even make your own if you are so inclined...
Hi I'm going to buy a cb antenna but do i need to buy any connector adapters for it.Do you know which kind I should get?This video really helped thanks!
I have a Realistic pro 2021 .I was given it as the person who had it passed on .The problem I am having it comes on and I can program the frequencys in but .when the fire dept or what ever will not cut in .what can the problem
your video saved my life! I got the 400 series from a garage sale for 3$! ( its the same but better with larger memory capacity, I assume...). it's in great condition but without your video I would have absolutely no way to use it and the guy who sold it to me gave me bogus directions on what to do. anyways thank u for posting this video! huge help! now that I completely understand and know how to use the thing, I'm having trouble finding the radio frequency numbers I am looking for in my local area.. is there any way u could help me with this? I am just finding these lists of all these numbers and abbreviations that I don't understand.. it's not cut and dry, there's no website that just says "police radio frequencies: 261.000 fire radio frequencies: 875.00 Emt radio frequencies: 765.00 etc..." LOL. any help would be appreciated. I live in Murrieta, CA. and I want to listen to the police and fire dispatch in my area. also, what are ham channels? AM radio stations?
The radio hobby is going to take a little time to get used to if you are new to it. One of the best resources for finding scanner frequencies is RadioReference.com. On that site you scan search frequencies by town or county. You should be able to get lists that show frequency and service (police, fire, ham, etc...) but it still may be a little cryptic for you since you aren't familiar with scanners. The RadioReference site may have an area that helps beginners understand what is going on but i'm not positive about that. However, there are some forums associated with RadioReference that may help if they don't have the aforementioned beginners section. When I started with this stuff back in the 90's there used to be books that you could get that helped explain all of the lingo and listed out frequencies for certain areas or states. I'm not sure if those are published any more but you could search amazon or ebay for old copies of these books. Your particular scanner probably can't receive any Am or Fm broadcast stations as these types of radios are designed for listening to things like police and fire that transmit for a minute or two and then are silent most of the time. Hopefully that will help you a little or at least get you started on the right path.
One more thing.... your scanner probably can't receive digital or trunked communications. What this means is that the signals they transmit are encrypted and will sound like noise or you'll hear nothing at all once you punch in the frequencies. Receiving digital and/or trunked signals will require a newer scanner capable of decoding. Many police and fire departments have gone over to these types of systems for security and reliability so what you are able to hear may be limited. You should be able to at least get some ham, business, railroad, and aircraft frequencies that you can listen to though.
Actually, I'm in North Eastern CT. By sheer coincidence we must have a similar grouping of useful repeater frequencies. Most of the ones you see here are either northern CT or Western MA repeaters.
I have a 2020. It's the exact same procedures, except that the 2020 is only 20 channels, scan speeds are slower, and it has an LED display instead of a liquid crystal display. Oh, and the keypad has white, blue, orange, and one red button.
Sir,
Today I ran across this same scanner at a real estate sale and bought it and a 2 meter/70 cm antenna for $50.
Your video was very helpful and easy to learn from. Thank you for it. Have a great day!
Thanks very much. I have the exact scanner. I let the battery go low and unplugged it when I changed out the battery and lost the memory. I looked up the frequencies from the county codes on the police dept. site. But it would not scan after entering them. I must have hit the limit button or other. I pushed in the reset button. That really helped, and then re-entered the frequency numbers Thanks for showing that button on the back of the scanner. Great clear instructions. It really helped to show how to get rid of the other banks--that really speeded the scan up.
I have had this radio from the day Radio Shack put it on the market and it has been a workhorse! I miss the days of these simple program scanners. The new ones out now from Whistler and Uniden are a pain to program but those are what you need to monitor digital transmissions. Great video, brother!!
I'm glad you enjoyed this. I agree, the new ones have too much technology in them.
i found my dads old one in the garage
im trying to figure this thing out. Not gonna lie it brought back some old memories. :)
Thank you for a clear and easy to understand tutorial. A useful refresher as I have not used my Realistic scanner for some years. Looking forward to getting hands on again now!
wow, i used to have one of these, was like decades ago! and at our local Radio Shack, they always a list of local frequencies printed out (tons of copies for everyone) that they would give you. and it really sucks Radio Shack closed! if you needed connectors, adapters, antennas, cable, all that stuff, and scanners themselves, the Shack was the place to go, they had everything. including 5' section masts, and most even carried telescoping masts in different lengths, ours usually kept them out back, or in their storage area. our Radio Shack was also a shared business, if that's what it's called, a car stereo shop shared the same suite, or store. had their own register, and little area. but ya now that Radio Shack is gone, there's absolutely no where anywhere near me where you can get that kind of stuff. Closest thing similar is the HamRadio store in Plano, TX, and that 100 miles away from me! lolz 😄so thank goodness for Amazon, ScannerMaster and HamRadio's online store, and DXEngineering as well ☮
A very nice video. I just took my PRO-2021 off the shelf, deciding to get back into DXing and becoming a HAM. I bought the radio in January of 1989 and the cost then was $199.95. Thanks to you I am up and running and the set works like new! Thank you!
Awesome 👍👍👍
Already been said, but excellent video on the set up of a classic. My Dad has had this scanner for 20 years and it's still going strong. I've just brought the pro 2006 and also good - pretty similar with a few more features and memories. A real shame that Tandy, as was the UK's version of Radio Shack ceased trading in the UK - left a hole. Loads of cool kit in the day. Too much "tech" on the modern stuff too The Realistic/Radio Shack stuff was simple but did the the job and did it well, very well.
I agree! The old RS scanners were the best.
Your tutorial works for the Radio Shack 60 channel 2029 which I could not find a manual for and I want to say Thank you very much :) You did a great job explaining :)
Glad I could help...thanks for watching!
I picked up a 60 channel 2024 Pro model at a 2nd hand shop for $5. What you described for the Pro-2021 also works on this 2024. Thanks for sharing.
Loved this scanner. As a teenager in the late 80s I mounted this in my car.
ive been waiting for the free time to sit and toy with this device...with your help i have now programmed my late grandpas scanner...thanks so much for doing this video
Glad I could help! Enjoy the scanner and the memories of your Grandpa
Radio Shack sold some of the best scanners on the market. Unfortunately my PRO-2002 became obsolete when all the Police and Fire Departments went to the 800 trunking system.
BRILIANT IVE GOT IT GOING AFTER WATCHING THIS THANKS
Very nice explanation of operation. I've had a PRO-2022 (Pretty much the same as PRO-2021) for years and just dug it out of the closet. The manual I found online sucks. You did a great job explaining setup. KUDOS to you
Thanks! Glad this helped!
@@SevenFortyOne Thanks again. What's interesting to me is that I don't think Radio Shack ever explained the multiple bank programming or how to turn them on and off in the original manual. They explained the upper and lower setting for free-scan and how to save by hitting the "Monitor" key but never explained how to transfer to a memory channel. I think I had this problem originally when I bought it new and had to call Radio Shack customer support to figure it out.
In any case, maybe that's how it was done back in the 80's. Companies sold the same model year after year or had only minor changes but never updated the user manual.
I do appreciate your information otherwise it would have taken a lot LOT more work to figure it out (no exaggeration). You saved me hours and hours.
BTW, my unit broke ~6 months after purchasing. They they actually repaired it rather than giving me a knew one. I had to bring it back to the store for warranty repair and it took them 5 weeks to repair before they got back to me. I then had to pick it up at the local Radio Shack. That was how warranty service worked in the 80's. Funny how times have changed. :-)
Take care!
thankyou you made my day paid20 for mine like new in box great simple instructions
thank you, you are informative and you made the information accessible for me, i just bought the scanner and i dont really know why i felt drawn to it but it looks like fun
Superb instructional presentation!
How do I take a frequency off
The volume is full blast on mine and I can't get it to be any quieter. How can I fix the volume?
Replace the off/on/volume pot switch.
Ay hope youre doing well, i have one of these and im having an issue with a constant beeping and it showing "low bat" despite me replacing the battery and also plugging it in. Any ideas?
Make sure the battery is good and that the connection to it isn't damaged
Thanks from DG4BAC for that excellent video. Helps more than all the manuals on paper. One Question: Is there a possibility to turn off that button-beep?
I don't think so...but you might want to search up a manual to be sure
why take out the SO-239, you can hook alot up to it right then
I have the PRO 400 and it's very similar to this but when I want to put my country CB frequency in ( 27.78125 ) it comes back as 27.780 AM but I would like it on FM but can't see how to change it any idea's please
Excellent video in setting up your scanner.
Thank you.
Done very well, thank you.
Can you even get signals from old radio shack police scanners these days?
Yes, depending on where you are
I've an old Pro-2022, and no manual. It appears that the external antenna input is "BNC", yet you're using an RCA plug.
Please advise, thanks.
73
N4ANO
Mine is a pro-2021 which uses an old Motorola style antenna jack. The 2022 must be different. You can find Radio Shack owner's manuals on-line with a google search
What would be a good external antenna for this radio I've got one the same model and everything some one gave me a long time ago I wouldn't think a CB antenna would work for this
It depends on what you want to listen to and where you are. If you are in a city or populous suburban area then a cb antenna may actually work OK. Or even a cheap telescoping whip screwed into the top of the scanner will work in this situation. For best performance you'll want an external antenna that is made for scanners. Good luck!
where would a good place be to get scanner antennas online
scannermaster.com, amazon, and HRO (ham radio outlet) come to mind. But if you google "scanner antenna" you'll find lots of choices. You could even make your own if you are so inclined...
Hi I'm going to buy a cb antenna but do i need to buy any connector adapters for it.Do you know which kind I should get?This video really helped thanks!
I have a Realistic pro 2021 .I was given it as the person who had it passed on .The problem I am having it comes on and I can program the frequencys in but .when the fire dept or what ever will not cut in .what can the problem
make sure the lock-out for the channel is off and the squelch isn't set too high
@@SevenFortyOne I did check that and same thing
looks like a cb coaxail cable hook up for cb antenna.
Stock connector is a car antenna socket but I have an adapter that allows me to use the pl-259 cb style connector
Very informative, very well done. Thank you.
Realistic 2022 pro Skinner unlock the 700 band how help
Keep getting error code when pushing enter after interning code.
im new to this an i having trouble programing the emergency any ideas ???
Can I run this of my shortwave wire 40 feet in the air
I've run mine from a shortwave antenna with decent results. A dedicated scanner antenna should work better though
your video saved my life! I got the 400 series from a garage sale for 3$! ( its the same but better with larger memory capacity, I assume...). it's in great condition but without your video I would have absolutely no way to use it and the guy who sold it to me gave me bogus directions on what to do. anyways thank u for posting this video! huge help! now that I completely understand and know how to use the thing, I'm having trouble finding the radio frequency numbers I am looking for in my local area.. is there any way u could help me with this? I am just finding these lists of all these numbers and abbreviations that I don't understand.. it's not cut and dry, there's no website that just says "police radio frequencies: 261.000 fire radio frequencies: 875.00 Emt radio frequencies: 765.00 etc..." LOL. any help would be appreciated. I live in Murrieta, CA. and I want to listen to the police and fire dispatch in my area. also, what are ham channels? AM radio stations?
The radio hobby is going to take a little time to get used to if you are new to it. One of the best resources for finding scanner frequencies is RadioReference.com. On that site you scan search frequencies by town or county. You should be able to get lists that show frequency and service (police, fire, ham, etc...) but it still may be a little cryptic for you since you aren't familiar with scanners.
The RadioReference site may have an area that helps beginners understand what is going on but i'm not positive about that. However, there are some forums associated with RadioReference that may help if they don't have the aforementioned beginners section.
When I started with this stuff back in the 90's there used to be books that you could get that helped explain all of the lingo and listed out frequencies for certain areas or states. I'm not sure if those are published any more but you could search amazon or ebay for old copies of these books.
Your particular scanner probably can't receive any Am or Fm broadcast stations as these types of radios are designed for listening to things like police and fire that transmit for a minute or two and then are silent most of the time.
Hopefully that will help you a little or at least get you started on the right path.
One more thing....
your scanner probably can't receive digital or trunked communications. What this means is that the signals they transmit are encrypted and will sound like noise or you'll hear nothing at all once you punch in the frequencies. Receiving digital and/or trunked signals will require a newer scanner capable of decoding.
Many police and fire departments have gone over to these types of systems for security and reliability so what you are able to hear may be limited. You should be able to at least get some ham, business, railroad, and aircraft frequencies that you can listen to though.
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I also have a button on mine with a little light that comes on when u turn it on. it says sound squelch. when should I turn this on, if ever?
you can probably leave it off for now. This button is used for muting stations that key their transmitters but don't talk for some reason.
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F.Y.I ◼️🔩📻🔧That female screw adapter on the rear is for an exterior COAXIAL antenna.
Looking for scanner with the model #20412
14:15 @gengar38 Thanks for help with the search function. The owners manual wasn’t very clear.
Mr frequency is 154 . 37000 what should I do take out the last 2 zeros ?
Yes - you only need 154.370
@@SevenFortyOne thankyou
I can tell by the repeaters your in Northern VA. I'm in Maryland.
Actually, I'm in North Eastern CT. By sheer coincidence we must have a similar grouping of useful repeater frequencies. Most of the ones you see here are either northern CT or Western MA repeaters.
Let's Hear what it sounds like!!!!!
Can u get the police on it uk
I don't know
Can I run a a99 to this
It won't work as well as a scanner antenna but it should work
Ok can I use a99 for a shortwave radio got this old one laying around figure I use it
Same answer really...although the lower in frequency you go the worse 5he performance will be
you did not test the battery
Correct
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My scanner gifs a piep every 2 sec. Can someone help me. Thank you
Change the memory battery...it's under a cover on the back
figures that no one has a helpful vid on the 2020
I have a 2020. It's the exact same procedures, except that the 2020 is only 20 channels, scan speeds are slower, and it has an LED display instead of a liquid crystal display. Oh, and the keypad has white, blue, orange, and one red button.
Scanners these days....