[bars] Radio Shack PRO-107 Scanner cable

[Juan Jiménez]

It would, except I just found out in an obscure post that the cable is not
a USB cable. It's USB-A on one end, but it has an RS-232 converted in the
middle and hence the non-standard connector on the radio end. The radio is
not a USB device.

So much for that. 🙄

73,
K1CPR
Juan


On Mon, Sep 9, 2024 at 7:47 PM Bruce Anderson <w1lus at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Juan a picture of the connector would help
>
> Bruce
> W1LUS
> ------------------------------
> *From:* bars <bars-bounces at w1hh.org> on behalf of Juan Jiménez <
> k1cpr at bd5.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, September 9, 2024 6:03 PM
> *Subject:* [bars] Radio Shack PRO-107 Scanner cable
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I picked up a Radio Shack PRO-107 at HamXposition (actually, my friend
> John gave it to me as a bonus for buying some other hardware from him). It
> works well on AA batteries, and I found out I can update it even though the
> RS software as a doorknob is useless due to long-dead servers. The database
> can be updated using Whistler scanner software which uses the same database
> format. I've been listening to all kinds of funky stuff on this little
> scanner.
>
> I have, however, run into a wall trying to find the USB cable that also
> serves as a charging cable if you use NiMH batteries. The docs say it is
> Mini USB, but no, it is not. It's some weird mutation between Mini and
> Micro USB.
>
> Does anyone where I could find one of these cables? I tried the RS web
> site, eBay, Amazon and Google Shopping. Nothing, no trace of it. ??
>
> 73,
> Juan
> K1CPR
>
>
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