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from Hickory NC on 7/15/2008
I know everyone says the screen goes bad but I havent had any problems out of mine, I am a fire fighter and I have 2 of them 1 in my house and 1 in my car, the one in my car pics up even when my walkie doesnt!
Just got this scanner 4 hours ago. Pulled it out of the box. Ran all the wires in my car read the owners guide. All ready to TURN ON!! RIGHT!!! No Display right out of the box.. Called rs up talked to the guy that sold it to me. He said their has been alot of problems with the display not working thats why its on close out price. The hell with that close out price or not for [$] I want something thats going to work!! It's going back first thing in the morning!! DONT BUY!!
BAD LCD DISPLAY, DO NOT BUY....
I Have Had One For About 8 Months Now,Never Gets Turned Off,Have Not Had Any Problems With It At All,Trunking Is A Little Difficult Unless It's Programmed Just Right,I Still Can't Get It To Only Scan The Talkgroups I Have Loaded,Still Scans All Of Them,But Otherwise Problem Free With Many Hours Of Use Already,No Problems With The Display At All Thus Far.
After the first 2055 display went out the dealer replaced it.That one worked for a month or so then that display went out.It was sent to Utah for repair and they replaced the display and realigned the unit.Shortly after receiving it back, it stopped receiving.Now they are marketing the 163 which seems to be the same scanner with a different model number and it has display problems.Thanks for all the help Radio Shack!You just lost a long time customer!I [...]and they said to send the information and they would help resolve my issues.I have never heard anything back from them.At least the display still works.Too bad Radio Shack refuses to acknowledge that this product is defective.Buyer beware.
I should have listened to all the other people on here. I bought the unit after reading all the responses. And as you would guess...... No display. Just an orange light and squelch. Returned for a differant one. When is RS going to see this and pull it from the shelf????????
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I've had some problems with a few hand held scanners, such as the(pro-97).And now I'm not happy with the LCD screen going out on my Pro-2055. I have bought many scanners both mobil and bass since the early 1970 from Radio shack, and never had a problem with them tell the last few years now. Whats up guys, when you have this many LCD screens fail, take care of your costomers or loose them. I'm not sure what I will tell my friend at this point.
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2007 series ..failed after 4 hours only..displays are junk. why does rs still sell these defective radios?
cost me 30 bucks in gas just to return it..
Was very easy to prgram, use it every day at work, till today when the LCD started having problems, will return 052708, this is common with this scanner have a friend with the same type will advise him of same, I have used scanners from Radio Shack for over 30 yrs, will stick with what I already have with them, no more new ones from Radio Shack or form thier manuf co.s mind was made in 0907
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from minnesota on 5/25/2008
turned it on after dinner and dead already..what a piece of junk...was advertised in store as on sale for [$]from 199..only to find out [$] is the regular price...
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I fixed my display by following WB9SFG's instruction. Thanks WB9SFG...
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from Chambersburg Pa. on 4/23/2008
I have had my Pro-2055 and have had no trouble with it at all. i got it home and programmed it with over 500 freq. includeing my county Fire/EMS/police and many other counties and states. i also went back 2 weeks later and bought another to replace the bearcat in my Jeep.
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from Lancaster Co., PA on 4/12/2008
As with other owners of this product, my display failed after about 2 years (pretty good). Thanks to [...] I was able to make the repair myself in under 20 minutes. It is easy, and anyone with basic electronic skills can fix it. [...]
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If your display is dead and you want to open the radio up, here is what to look for. remove the front display panel. Cut the 2 grounds. Remove the small 2 pin connector. Remove the 4 screws that hold the board in and gently pry the board up. Find the small flex cable that is just below the display. On the ends of this socket is 2 small tabs. Gently pull these up. this will release the flex cable. You can do 2 things, pull it out and re-insert it or pull it out and trim 1mm off the cable and put it back in. Push the 2 tabs back and put the radio back together. 9 times out of 10 this will fix your display.
I THINK ITS A GREAT SCANNER BUT I STILL NEED TO FIGURE OUT ON HOW TO PROGRAM THE TRUCKING.THE BOOK DOESN'T TELL MUCH BUT IM STILL HOPEING TO FIND A WAY TO GET TRUCKING ON IT. BUT I STILL THINK ITS A GREAT SCANNER.
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from Oregon on 3/16/2008
A mostly good scanner. Mine had the infamous 09A05 Date code. My display died after 1 year. Cost me [$] to have radio shack look at it then they said it would cost [$]to fix Said No thanks. Mine is not the only one with display trouble many many people have had this problem. I would not buy this scanner again or any other from them.
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I am an NYS EMT - this scanner is great if you don't need to monitor digital systems. In addition to monitoring Fire & EMS frequencies I enjoy pulling all kinds of stuff easily across the entire range of the unit. Reception is fantastic with even the dinky included antenna; I can't wait to upgrade to something nicer I can put up on the roof.
The folks claiming this thing is impossible to program are the same people who claim to be 'computer experts' but have machines loaded with spyware and their wife's name for their password. You know what I'm talking about, the kind of guy who still has a 28.8 external modem he refers to as 'the internet' but still dishes out advice like he has a clue.
Within 20 minutes of getting the scanner and programming cable home I had it loaded with tons of NYC frequencies, every bank filled including multiple trunked systems, everything alpha-tagged perfectly. I was in heaven, no more racking my brain trying to remember what the heck frequency 6 in bank 2 was. I'm somewhat tech-savvy, but by no means a guru. The bad reviews of this unit all come down to 95% of the population thinking that they're above average.
good radio easy to use but the signal does not go out far enough have to use an outside antenna
from Kansas City,KS on 2/5/2008
Looks Sharp,Sound is Clear and volume is Loudscanner is a good buy the book needs to be work on to explain it better I give the Pro 2055 a 10 out 10 :) I give the book an 8 out of 10Keep up the good work wish it had the 700MHz like the pro 163 does looks just like the Pro 163 minus the 700 MHz band
I PURCHASED MY FIRST SCANNER FROM RADIO SHACK AND LOVED IT.THE PRO-2039 I LIKED IT SO I PURCHASED A SECOND SCANNER FOR MY ROOM.A PRO-2050 AND HAD BOTH OF THEM FOR TEN OR FIFTHEEN YEARS.SO I PURCHASED A NEW ONE TODAY. A PRO-2055 AND I LIKE IT SO FAR.I HEARD THAY WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PRO-2055 DISPLAY CODE INS IN 03A06.IHAVE CODE 05A07 AND I DON'T HAVE NO PROBLEMS YET..
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Just brout the scanner after i got off after work on
1/18/08,s/no c029474
I like it,it,s like the pro-2053
but this has more featurs,I counted 7.
I dont have no problum with the display.
On the internet poeple on other sites
had problum with display goine out.
I gave it au 5 star.
I downloaded two program,scancat and win97,and other site
has a program thair working on,
its the 30 day triel,but i like it
from Milpitas, CA on 1/25/2008
I am completely satisfied with this product.
It is simple to program when understood. Clear
transmissions is a plus. Display has an on/off
function. Some scanners tend to partially cut
voice activation, but not this one. Extremely
important ! Very useful for residences/vehicles.
Items which concern me are:
No dc adapter available for use to insert directly
behind unit. Must use ac supplied adapter attached
to separate dc adapter.
Difficulty in scanning programmed frequencies (
example "461.000" tuning up/down arrows.
Overall, this is a highly sophisticated piece
of equipment which needs to get acquainted with.
Experienced users, such as myself, are familiar
with scanners and their common functions.
Explore, and have fun !!!
from Danville,KY on 1/18/2008
I like my PR0-2055 I've had it for 2 yrs now. It's still working find.I use it for my base scanner.I like to hear cb radio & ham too.It's very nice scanner to own.
from Nothern Catskills of New York State on 1/4/2008
[...] I love the alpha numeric display and the PL tone mode for each channel as well as the Code Search Function. The reception has been great and I would recommend this to anyone looking for a scanner. Does take some pratice at operating, however once you get the hang of it it's alot of fun to operate.
from Pennsylvania on 1/1/2008
I spent over 20 years in the fire service and served as a career fire chief. I used many different radios every day of my professional life. I served on radio system advisory committees and I know what I'm talking about in regard to radios. I've used a [...] for many years with absolutely no problems.This thing is rediculously difficult to program. We purchased the scanner for my father-in-law for Christmas and I just spent the last 2.5 HRS trying to program 30 frequencies into 2 banks. I never could get the damned thing to scan the frequencies after I finally got it to accept the programming.If you're just looking for something for casual use for a non-technical person, avoid this product. There is no reason for this to be so difficult.
from Cheektowaga, NY on 12/30/2007
This is a great product. It gives a great signal i have the 06A05 and still no problem with led.
Very good scanner. Ive had it since May and havent had a single problem with it yet. Have several area SO programmed into it, along with area police and fire departments.
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The display went out after a few hours of use. [...]
Great I loved it, i would reccomend it almost to anybody the bad thing is it is hard to program
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Took this PRO-2055 scanner back to [...] this evening and got my cash back.(08A07) I never had display probems that other people had but the intermod is terrible and it has a poor squelch pot. [...] Buy the Uniden BCT-15, much better all the way around. I have one as a base,may get a 2nd as a mobile.
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My fairly new Pro-2055 is useless after 5 weeks. It still looks brand new but shuts down within thirty minutes of operation. The display goes blank, stops scanning and starts making noise. Resetting it a few times restores the unit, but only for a short period of time. Otherwise, the scanner works okay. I found out at [@]that problems with the pro-2055 are widespread and have been known FOR AT LEAST SEVERAL YEARS. However I am surprised that [...]continues to sell this defective product. Even the units repaired by [...]are reported to fail again. I think that after 30 days[...]refuses to replace the unit, so my only chance is to get some toys for the childre, or a digital scanner. I just don't want another defective pro-2055.
from Los Angeles, CA on 10/18/2007
Had mine for three months now no problems. Volume control just takes a little getting use to. As to those that say its hard to program, If you just read the instruction book can't see any problems. I programmed my Pro 97 (companion scanner) compleately by myself and cloned the Pro 2055
Wonder if some of those that put this unit down are Unidenophiles (Have you tried to read one of their user manuals?)
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from PA on 10/13/2007
I had this unit for four hours. the display went out I took it back to the store they said they never had this problem. but they exchanged it without any hassle.
9/22/2007 tried pro 2055, every time i would increase/decrease volume, squelch would move with it, why don't you guys at radio shack separate the controls so this doesn't happen. I had purchased the pro433 a week before this, and it works fine. I went to the pro2055 because of text display, not worth the hassel with yhe controls.
from Garfield, NJ on 9/18/2007
I have not had the "Display" issues yet, I have a date code for January 2007 in which this was supposedly corrected! Good rig, trunks NJ State PD Exceptionally well, good to have CTCSS and DPL too!
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from NJ on 9/7/2007
This radio should be avoided at all costs! [...] is well aware of the ongoing problem with display failure and has not corrected the problem!
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from Redding, CA on 8/6/2007
Love the scanner, hate the fact that so many (Myself included) seem to got the version with display issues and RS has not put out any kind of voluntary recall allowing us to at least get them replaced or repaired. I cranked the contrast up and can barely make out the display and noticed that when the signal gets weak, the power starts to flicker.
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from Northern Kentucky on 7/17/2007
I was so excited when I got it. I got it right at 9 when it closed and took it home. Turned it on and no display. There was an orange backlit light but no frequency display or words. I took it back the next day and got the Pro-433. I love it. Great for Railroad scanning. I definitely think that this scanner has bad display problems. Look at the other reviews and take a chance.
from Middletown, NJ on 7/13/2007
I have had the scanner for 6-8 months now and it is by far the best I have ever owned. No display problems (yet), date code 09A06. Loads from PC much faster than my PRO-95 scanner, is a bit difficult to program if not using PC. The scanner seem to respond much quicker, if I put it side by side with my PRO-95, both monitoring the same frequency the PRO-2055 will always open up first. Love the CTCSS/DCS feature, cuts out a lot of the garbage I don't want.
The only (MINOR) complaint I have is with the volume control, it is very sensitive on low end and because the size of the know it is easy to bump the squelch when changing volume.
Love this scanner, can't wait for it to go on sale again so I can get one for my truck.
FOR ALL COMMENTERS WHO SAY "ALL I HEAR IS HISS" SHOULD NOT BE ALOWED TO BUY THIS RADIO. WEED OUT THE NIMRODS. THIS RADIO IS THE BEST RS HAS HAD IN A WHILE - EVEN BETTER THAN THE 2006!! IT'S SIMPLE TO PROGRAM - MUCH EASIER THAN UNIDEN's CROP OF COMPUTERS/SCANNERS.
Alpha numaric display is great, never went out on me. Trunks great, I do alot of travelling and alot of the areas I go through have trunked systems and it picks them all up before I even get into the county I have it set to listen to. Main reason I got it was because my girlfriend works at the sheriff's office here in King George.
i got this scanner today as a birthday present and all i hear is static mostley they did pre program in my local police/fire and ems though
After having the scanner replaced by a dealer for the disappearing readout, it seemed to work fine. Now since it is out of warranty the readout goes dark or just stays orange. Of course it still receives but what good is that if you can't see what frequency you are on. In my opinion these scanners were junk from the beginning. I am finished with Radio Shack!
have had this unit about 2 weeks now. Worked right out of the box. Has 155 channels pre programed into it. Manual for me is hard to understand have yet to learn how to program it.
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I have had 2 of these units and both of them have had display problems. The first was exchanged, I wonder about the second.
I bought this scanner as a gift and I specifically asked about the display problems mention here. I was assured that this store has had no issues with this model. After only 1 hour of use the display flickered and then failed completely. Let it cool down and display returned but only for a short while before failing again. Returned it without any problems, thank goodness. Heed the reviews here, stay away from this unit!
from Millersburg PA. on 4/21/2007
Great Scanner,with excellent reception and easy to use,,can't be beat for price,,I have owned 2 of these so far, and Luckily had no screen Issues, with the Display going out as of yet. A Very Well Built quality Scanner !!
i had a old bearcat 210xlt for 22 years and never had any trouble with it.i decided it was time to get a new scanner so i got the pro-2055 and i love the reception on it i can pick up stations that i could not hear at home with my bearcat.their is one thing that worries me though it is the display every one is talking about going out my date code 10A06 i hope it is one of the good one's.
Well the design and features are great -plus comes with a great install kit. The programming with the cables is not cheap - since the cable is 30 dollars and then you have to go online and download the software for a price from 30 to 45 dollars. After Programming which was easy at that point. The reception was the worst reception in a scanner I have ever seen. I could not even receive a station 15 miles way on a base antenna on o 40 ft mast. Versus my old portable scanner - with the ducky antenna was picking up the same station with out any problems. I have packaged the item up so that it is new in the box and I am returning it for a full refund and I know the store employees are going to try and have me try another one ? this I would have to refuse on. Sorry, but this was the worst electronic equipment I purchased. Sorry guys at the Morgantown Store, not your fault!!!!!!!
I have had Radio Shack Scanners for 20 years and I love and have the 2055 and 97 for 9 months and best scanner yet would like to buy a 2055 when it comes on sell again thanks Radio shack
I have only had this scanner for about a week but so far so good. Great features. Trunk tracks perfectly. Love the text tags. Have an external base antenna and an external mobile antenna. Works well with both. No problems. As long as the lcd does not go out this scanner is perfect. The only bad thing is that it is not digital.
For all those comments about 2055 displays winking out, i've had mine for over two year and it works flawlessly. One big problem, though....it does suffer from intermod and overload from pagers and adjacent channel rejection is poor. But it is THE best value in scanners in a long while. The pending re-banding of the 800Mhz is an issue, if it ever happens, other than that it's a great radio!!!.
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Radio Shack went to a lot of trouble to develop this scanner. It has great features but has two major problems that they refuse to acknowledge and are still selling this model. 1- Displays go out consistantly especially date code 09A05. 2- Bank ID (bottom line) goes out when the scanner locks on a programmed frequency. This product should not be on the market or at least they should recall all 09A05 date codes which are still being sold.
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good reception,as I read in other reviews display dosen't last very long(mine lasted a little over 6 months
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my second replacement pro2055 scanner and the screen went out once again. atleast this one lasted 3 months before it decided to die. but seriously this is the absolute worst scanner ever to come out of radioshack. do not waste your time or money with this worthless garbage. unless you like throwing away money or taking a gamble on which day your screen will stop working. any bets? your extremely lucky if you get one that lasts more then three months. three pro 2055's later and the same problem. first one was swapped out for a new one. second one worked for a month when it happened and was taken in for service and worked for 2 weeks and same thing again after the repair. my 3rd replacement pro 2055, and 3 months after the manager did a swap for one with a date code of 03A06, and its happened again... since i cant get my money back i am stuck with this unuseable junk. do not buy this scanner. for every good story about this scanner there are 1000 bad ones. buy uniden even though the cost is sometimes 3 or 4 times the cost, they are 100 times better. my uniden scanner is nearly 20 years old it works just as good as the first day i bought it but its lack of channel coverage was one reason i bought the pro2055... and whoa do i regret that mistake... they dont let you give it zero stars otherwise i would have....
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My display went out in 11 months. Guess I should have read the reviews prior to my purchase.Beware!!!!!!!
I am a 2-way commercial radio tech and this scanner performs flawlessly for monitoring the agencies we are responsible for.
I just purchased item and not happy hard to use and does not pick up celluar band picks up others great.
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the display went out after two weeks.
I have had radio shack scanners since I was 9 and now hace the 2055 and 97. Love both of them but being in the boonies the reception is kinda bad but that is not the radio's fault. The Win97 software is a great way to program both the 97 and 2055 as they are identical. Looking to buy another for my car. I also have some ideas for upgrades/mods for future editions of this type radio.
I had trouble understanding how to program with scanner. I brought it back to Radio Shack and they took the time to show me how. I an very thankful for their help and happy with my purchase. Thanks Radio Shack.
I got a Pro-2055 with datecode of 09A05 and the display was fading in and out on it.i turned the contrast of the display up and its working fine now.
Very pleased with this scanner. I have had it for over two years and have had no problems. It's much easier to program with available PC software. I use it to scan the FRS/GMRS frequencies as we use them often. I'm very pleased.
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the display went out after 2 days
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I bought this scanner and when I got it home the display was not working. I returned it two days later and replaced it with another model. Radio Shack was very polite and I had no problems with the exchange.
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Same display problems. I've had the scanner for about 6 months, now the display has gone blank. Talked with local Radio Shack they said it would probably have to be sent off for repair.Will take it in tomorrow.
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The display went blank in 4 days.Took it back to the store.They sent the scanner back to be be repaired . We went to the store to pick up the scanner, had them at the store plug in in to see if it was fixed and it still was not working, So they gave me a new one. Got that one home and that lasted two days and that one went blank also. Took it back they sent that one to be repaired, message from the repair shop they could not fix it. So they gave me another one, got that one home in about two minutes that one also went blank. Again I went back to the store to return it. Would stay away from this scanner.
I have owned one of these units since May 06 and absolutely love it. Plus I have not experienced any problems with it. It performed great on a road trip to Colorado. Now it runs 24/7 in my shack hooked to a computer recording radio traffic. The LTR decode feature is great. The audio is crisp and clear and reception is on par with transmitters costing twice as much. Why is RS considering replacing this model with the PRO-433 which has less features (no alpha tags) and not nearly as good audio quality?
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This scanner is great except for the lcd screen that went out on it but, I sent mine in to radioshack and they sent it out to be fixed...
After reading all the reviews about display failures, I was sure to get a unit with a later date code. I have had no problems with the unit, and find it a great scanner to use. My only disappointment is that it cannot do a search for CTCSS/RT tones. They *CAN* be programmed in, but you need to know the codes in advance. I find it's also easier to use the WIN97 Windows software and Radio Shack cable to program the unit. All in all, a great unit for the price. I'm very satisfied.
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Radio Shack should STOP selling this unit. It is on all forums--display problems. Probably the PRO-433 made by Uniden will replace this unit however, it doesn't have CTCSS/DCS.
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This scanner would be a great scanner, however, the displays appear to fail quite often. Mine went out and it was sent for repair. When it was returned, it had not been repaired properly. It was gone for 3 weeks the first time and I am waiting for the repair center to fix it again. I would not consider buying another pro-2055.
My display is fine, but I have an earlier date code. Aside from that bug, this scanner is wonderful. You get amazing features and sensitivity for a small price. Highly recommended for a first scanner, or a valuable asset to a seasoned radio room.
I have had my 2055 mounted in my truck for 7 months now, and this has to be the best investment I have made. It has great reception and controls, but without the use of a computer, programming can be difficult.
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Well I thought it was a good scanner. Has text tags, great audio,the UHF air band, nice lighted display anf keys which can be dimmed or turned off. I thought it was a keeper but the display went blank after 31 days so I returned it. I did get my money back so the customer service was good. So I guess nice try but avoid this one. It seems to be a common problem
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I have a Pro-2055 with a date code of 04A06. I've had this less than 2 months and the alphanumeric display just quit working on it this afternoon. Everything else works fine with the scanner. I see from other submissions that this is a common problem with this scanner. I should have went with my other choice. My other choice would have been a Uniden. I've had one of those for two years & haven't had any problems with it.
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I thought this wasone of the best scanners to come out in quite a a while so I purchased one on 8/6/06. Unfortunately there seems to br a BIG problem with the displays going bad. My display just went out today so went into the store and exchanged it for a new one that had a date code of 03A06. The display on the new unit was bad right out of the box ! Date code is 03A06. I would not advise purchasing this unit until they get this situation solved. To bad, becuase except for this display problem everyone is experiencing it's a great scanner.
Love this scanner, but date code was 09A05 and the screen went out in three days. Traded in for the Pro-97 but will buy this one again as soon as a new date code comes out.
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