Gift to

Robert B. Grove WA 4 PYQ
Grove Enterprises, Inc.
Rre. 1, Box 156
Brasstown NC 28902
How to Make
a Good Scanner Better
- a bevy of usefu I mods
AII programma ble scanners
are not the same .
At th is writing, Radio Shack
(PRO 2001, 2008), Electra
(Bea rcat 160, 210,211,220,
250, and 300), and Regen cy
(To uc h, Kl oo, K5oo, Digital
Flight Scan , a nd Ml00j a re
the only direct-freq ue ncy-
Photo A. The Kl00 is an improved version of the original Touch.
entry scanners on the market.
The Regency receivers
are shown in Pho tos A
thro ugh D. Early conte nders
like those from Tennelec
and )IL (SX-l00) have
gon e by the wayside.
Among those in t he present
field of scanners, the
Reg ency series is w el l
suited fo r field mod ification
s. Why modify a good
scanner? Because there are
ce rtain flexibilities which
are desirab le bu t have not
yet been incorporated into
t he progra mmab le s. Extend
ed frequen cy range is
o ne; selectable AM de tection
is another. With programmability
extendable
down be low 30 MHz, AM
detection wou Id be an asset.
In t his article, we sha ll
exami ne both modifications.
Which Rege ncy to co n­
vert? Nat ura lly, the more
recent scanners are an im-
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