[Scan-DC] Re: lost programming on BC796

[Doug K.]

My sentiments exactly - yeah, I would think that if the thing was designed 
for mobile use, that it would certainly operate in what I would consider 
"outdoor" temperature range - and apparently it should (and, I guess, does), 
since someone has posted the operating temp range as being from -4 to +140 F 
(thanks, whoever that was from - I had planned to see if it was in the 
manual, and you saved me the effort.

I should have clarified, the scanner usually lives in the house, may get 
taken out occasionally.  Let's see, that was Xmas eve - it wasn't _that_ 
cold here, maybe between 25 and 35 if that, but maybe the radio didn't like 
the _ rapid change_...  I suspect that may have been some of both - the cold 
and the car's electrical system... and as I said, I'm still on the learning 
curve with this radio, so can't rule out operator error, or as we say at 
work, PEBChAK, or "Problem exists  between chair and keyboard..."

Stay warm out (up!) there, Jim - I have a buddy who lives at 7800 feet in 
Nederland, but I guess he's got nuthin' on you!

Thanks,

Doug


>From: "James Richardson" <jimmnn at comcast.net>
>To: <JAMULTER at aol.com>, <Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: RE: [Scan-DC] Re: lost programming on BC796
>Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 14:48:02 -0700
>
>I'd suggest taking the scanner indoors if at all possible when the
>temperature gets too low (say below 50 degrees or so...)
>
>
>In the optimal world that might be nice but living in the mountains of
>Colorado at 9,500 feet elevation our normal winter temps are low about -20
>and the high most days is the teens.
>
>I run two installed 780's and also two Pro-96's which I take mobile each 
>day
>and have never had any failures due to cold temps.
>
>So maybe in SC they remove the scanners under 50 degrees but that would not
>be practical for me and would mean about 340 nights a year for me and I've
>never had problems.
>
>  Jim< MNN-001
>  Mountain NewsNet, Inc
>
>
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