[MilCom] UNIDEN's New Scanner

[Daryll]

At first blush, the market for this scanner does not look to be for the 
established and knowledgeable scanner enthusiast.  I see 2 groups for which 
it would be helpful.  One are those that were/are overcome by advances in 
trunking and digital technologies, and who "gave up" when their local public 
safety went to digital trunking systems that they just didn't understand or 
have an Elmer-type to help them along.  Now they can get back into the game, 
IF the new scanner isn't priced out of their social security budget, and IF 
it actually works.

Second would be those that travel a lot and just don't want to be bothered 
with programming up a fancier radio, but still want to hear some of the 
action.  Like Jon and Chris said, it won't give them some of the frequencies 
that are really used, but it SHOULD give them the main stuff.

As far as milcom listening with this scanner, I don't predict it will have 
any noticeable impact to our hobby.  Milcom-ers are *generally* more 
experienced scanner enthusiasts, and it appears that this receiver is aimed 
at the casual or local public safety listener.

Time will tell.

Just one question:  how long is that antenna jack going to last with it 
hanging off to the side like that?  Just an observation from seeing one 
photograph.  Maybe its sturdier than it looks.

Daryll
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon-FL" <jon9fl9swl at bellsouth.net>
To: <Milcom at mailman.qth.net>; <jon9fl9swl at bellsouth.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: [MilCom] UNIDEN's New Scanner


> In that case it will only ever be as usefull as its database
> of freqs.
>
> And in that case it wont find one of the talk-around
> freqs in use by our county Sherrif's office
> 'cause the license expired more than a decade ago.
> (and it's still in use).
>
>
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