RadioShack / Realistic Pro-25 (older) reviews

I was living in France at the time and new, much more liberal regulations had emerged in the early 1980s.
Passionate about photo-reportage, I was able to acquire this equipment at the time, and especially thanks to professional complicity, I was able to obtain the frequencies of rescue organizations, firefighters, rescue helicopters, police..
Thanks to this, I was able to illustrate some reports for the local press, I was in the right place at the right time.
I also followed the most burning news around me. Unfortunately the transmission system has evolved, access to this kind of communication has been restricted, and my scanner has become useless.
It still works very well but I am looking for the instructions (unavailable?)
and when I will have found the right frequencies still usable, I will need crystals!