RadioShack® PRO-163 Desktop/Mobile Scanner (Refurbished)

I commented on this product in January of last year (2011). A year later, my comments are the same. This unit has worked flawlessly the entire time. Absolutely NO problems. I admit that I have not needed to use the trunking features of this scanner,...

great scanner at a great price. once you get the basics of programming its easy. it acts just like a new one

Easy to use even a cave man can program it

Unable to program police channels. [...]

I use this product in my township and surrounding

i was a little concernrd because of refurbish,but this little radio is great,no problems what-so-ever

I am involved in local Fire/EMS/Emergency Management. The radio covers all of the channels I am required to monitor. For [$] you can't beat get a better deal

When I was thinking about Buying "a scanner" for my shop I started out by reading other peoples reviews just like you are doing now. When I was looking at this scanner, I read alot of reviews saying how hard it was to figure out how to program this...

staying aware of whats goin on around me gives me a feeling of security that only a good scanner can provide.

make sure you read the manual