[Scan-DC] PRO-94 & 97

[Larry Van Horn, N5FPW]

Hello Dick,

While there are a lot of PS digital signals in your area, the fed and 
selected military LMR bands are over run with 1's and 0's.  And there is 
much more on the way.

I wrote it in one of my recent MT Help Columns, "you can pay now or pay 
later, but digital is coming to a scanner near you. And you don't want to be 
left out in the cold when you hear that angry digital noise coming out of 
the speaker, and you can't decode it."

It makes NO sense to buy a straight analog scanner if you want to monitor 
any fed/mil comms or have at least "one" digital PS system in your area you 
might be interested in monitoring. Duh huh! Pay the extra and you won't be 
disappointed.

Have fun out there, good hunting, and I hope everyone on the SCAN-DC list 
has a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and a great New Year.

73 de Chief

Larry Van Horn, N5FPW
MT Milcom/Help Desk Columnist
Assistant Editor Monitoring Times



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ka3jjz at netscape.com>
To: <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] PRO-94 & 97


> To add to Dewey's list - altho it's not Maryland, most areas in PG with a 
> decent antenna can hear DC police/fire. But neither of those 2 do digital. 
> You'd be stuck with the limited VHF rebroadcast freqs.
>
> 73s Mike
>
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> From: "" <dickbolt at his.com>
>
> I was reading the old reviews of the PRO 94 & 97 that told what they would 
> do then, but what can't you do (hear) now and soon to be with these older 
> by inexpensive units?
> The 94 did not receive digital signals I think it said. What in the PG 
> county MD & Bowie area would you not be able to hear? Fire? Police?
> Dick in Bowie
>
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