[Scan-DC] Re: scanners and milair

[JACKWH]

It's really ashame RS won't do mil air anymore because i tell you what... I
have the PRO 2042 which has mil air and you can change modes for the 137-148
range and i think this is one of the easy and user freindly scanners that
was ever made.I wish they would bring this one back brand new!!!
Happy Holidays,
Jack
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cathy Drzyzgula" <cathy at drzyzgula.org>
To: <ka3jjz at netscape.com>; <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Re: scanners and milair


> I suppose this would goes along with ICOM making scanners that cover this
> range (with mode selection too). The R5 is available outside the US with
> cell phone coverage (or if you have authorization in the US).  I find the
> RS scanners more intuitive to use, but like my R5 too.
>
> Cathy
> On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 14:12:35 -0800 (PST), <ka3jjz at netscape.com> wrote:
>
> >   Today, Al wrote:
> > ====================
> > Why is it Radio Shack,amoung others,refuses to include mil-air band on
> > most of its scanners? Does it cost alot to have it?
> > ====================
> >   Jeff touched on the reason (has to do with the cell restrictions); let
> > me add a little fuel for speculation here.
> >   What I've heard was strictly second hand, but as I understand it,
> > GRE's basic circuit design evidently has a flaw that would allow cell
> > band reception in parts of the milair band (even though the mode would
> > be all wrong, along with the step, ect.).  They've never addressed this
> > weakness, and in order to get FCC approval for their scanners, they took
> > a short cut and deleted this coverage.
> >   It may well be that it would cost so much to do the redesign to filter
> > out the 'cell spurs' for lack of a better term, that simply deleting the
> > coverage was as much a financial decision as a technical one.  But I
> > guess we'll never know for sure.
> >
> > 73s  Mike
> >
> > links editor,Capitol Hill Monitors
> > editor, Strong Signals software
> >
> >
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