[Scan-DC] about 780XLT

Sun, 16 Feb 2003 15:01:43 -0800

If Cathy's question was "what's a good radio for aircraft (CAP)?" then how
about the Sony ICF-SC1 "Wavehawk" .... I have had great results with this
scanner with the stock antenna. Plus, if I owned a 780XLT with a digital
card I am quite sure it would be used exclusively for monitoring my area
digital trunked systems, not much else.

So which scanners are the best for aircraft monitoring? 108-137 and 225-400
. . .

----- Original Message -----
From: "Cathy Drzyzgula" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 2:49 PM
Subject: [Scan-DC] Dumb question about 780XLT

> I'm convincing myself I need a new scanner because I can't stand not
> getting aircraft (CAP in particular) frquencies.  From what I have heard
> recently, it seems I should get a 780XLT and eventually the digital card
so
> I can still listen to Montgomery county police and fire when they are 800
> digital all the time.  My main question is if I program the scanner using
> my PC  can I then move it somewhere not connected to the computer, or
would
> that be stupid?  I've never used a PC controlled scanner before, so I'm
not
> sure how much it is continuing data transfer (other than recording
> transmissions) and how much it is just a data dump from one machine to the
> other.  Also just as an aside, I realize the 780XLT is mostly a base unit,
> is there a comparable mobile unit? my mobile is cruddier than my base
unit.
>
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