[Scan-DC] PRO-197 Update

[Doug Kitchener]

> Fascinating - I'da thunk they would have the same manual. Good tip, I'll go and see if I can download the GRE version.
>
> And I'd agree about the name... I'm also in the auto hobby and I used to feel the same way about seeing a Trak Auto battery in an otherwise restored car!
>
> But your last line is also the bottom line! :)
>
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>> From: w4nng at soalex.us
>> To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
>> Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 07:25:09 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] PRO-197 Update
>>
>> Beside the USB link, the GRE has a significantly superior manual, with about
>> 4X as much material as the RS. GRE website also list firmware updates but
>> that may not be meaniful since the RS came with the latest rev
>>
>> Then there's the name. When explaining digital trunking to the unwashed I
>> would prefer to say radio is a GRE. Saying RS sorta deflates whatever
>> postive impression of the hobby you were trying to convey.
>>
>> That said, when the RS is selling for $200 less, RS it is.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Doug Kitchener"
>> To:
>> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 12:13 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] PRO-197 Update
>>
>>
>>
>> Wayll... more like the GREs are at an advantage, only because both the Shack
>> and Uniden ones don't come with the cable... but if the RS one goes on sale
>> again that advantage goes away. The RS ones seem to be the only ones to
>> ever go on sale - at least, I should say I've never seen the Unidens on sale
>> anywhere - I _believe_ GRE only recently started selling under their own
>> name - at any rate not sure about them as far as sale prices.
>>
>> DK
>>
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>>> From: b_thom at juno.com
>>> Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:37:27 +0000
>>> To: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
>>> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] PRO-197 Update
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -- "" wrote:
>>> b_thom, at some point you're going to want to program some more stuff in
>>> the future beyond what's in the V folders, or perhaps hook the scanner up
>>> to the PC. Unlike its GRE cousins, the RS models don't come with a USB
>>> converter, so you will need to buy one.
>>>
>>> We have an object oriented scanners FAQ in the RR wiki, and the USB
>>> subject is addressed in the software article...
>>>
>>> http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/GRE/RS_Object_Oriented_Scanners_FAQ
>>>
>>> 73 Mike
>>> ==============
>>>
>>> Right away the RS ones are at a disadvantage.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
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