[Scan-DC] Re: Milair

[David Staples]

Scott,

If you can find a used PRO-43, it makes an excellent milair scanner.  It has a somewhat famous reputation for its scan speed and good milair performance, and does a great job.  It is a handheld, and at this point is getting old, which means it has none of the complicated menus of newer scanners.  I just wish I had a working AC adapter for it, so I dont have to keep changing the batteries.
I picked mine up for about 125 on ebay.

Dave


----- Original Message -----
From: ka3jjz at netscape.com
Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2007 4:22 am
Subject: [Scan-DC] Re: Milair
To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net


> Scott, none of those receivers are all that great in the scanning 
> department. Receivers such as those are
> fine for listening to 1 or 2 frequencies, but simply can't keep up 
> with the short duration of the traffic
> that typically goes on in the milair world. They aren't set up to scan 
> quickly as a scanner is.
> 
> Most of the activity is going to be in the area between 220-390 and 
> 138-144 mhz. Typically the mode is AM
> with a few exceptions here and there. I don't think there's a lot in 
> the 550-800 mhz (not khz, I'm sure that
> is a typo) that you would miss milair-wise.
> 
> Some fairly inexpensive choices, if you don't have them already (and 
> can be found on the used market) would be the old but still fairly 
> easy to find Uniden BC780, RS PRO-2055 or the somewhat more expensive 
> Uniden BC-785. These are all easy to program, and with software, would 
> be even simpler. In fact as your interests change, backing up and 
> restoring the scanner becomes reasonably painless.
> 
> One thing that I would mention is that the PRO-2055 cannot be 
> controlled by a PC - only up/downloads are
> allowed due to firmware limits. This becomes important if you wish to 
> record while searching, or logging
> frequencies unattended. The Unidens can do this very easily.
> 
> I know you said you weren't interested in a scanner, but fact is, a 
> comm receiver just isn't the right
> choice when scanning in the milair world. You can read about a bunch 
> of scanners, handhelds and so forth
> that are milair capable in the RadioReference Wiki at this article 
> (note that the servers at RR are
> scheduled to undergo some maintenance in the next day or two - so if 
> you find you can't get on immediately,
> be patient - by the weekend things should be back to normal...)
> 
> 
> 
> As you can see there are many choices. Be sure to read any of the 
> linked reviews for more information.
> 
> 73s Mike
> ===================================
> Last nite, Scott Bauer wrote:
> Hello, Please excuse the ignorant question. I am looking for a 
> communications receiver
> strictly for Mil Comm use. I have it pretty much narrowed down to the 
> Yaesu FRG-9600 or
> Icom R-7100.  I am trying to watch my budget and get a high quality radio.
> 
> My question is. Is there any Mil Comm activity between 550 and 800 
> khz? I found an
> AOR 2002 that I can obtain for a good price but the coverage seems limited.25-550
> and 800-1300. That seems like a pretty big gap. Will I be missing any 
> activity? If so,
> I will keep looking for The FRG-9600
> 
> One more question about communication receivers. I dont really want a 
> scanner.
> I have had a few and the menu's tend to be too much trouble for me. 
> That is my reason
> for wanting a FRG-9600
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