[MilCom] UNIDEN's New Scanner

[wb5uom at hughes.net]

I think Daryll said it well.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daryll" <RoadMelter at roadrunner.com>
To: <Milcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [MilCom] UNIDEN's New Scanner


> 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
> ====
>
> ----- 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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