[Scan-DC] Buy now or wait?

[ka3jjz at netscape.com]

Unless he was talking about PG county's upcoming trunk system (which will be, at least so far, unmonitorable), that's utter nonsense. Most of the newer digital trunktrackers - including the 996XT - can trunk in the 700 mhz band. 

And I suspect it will be awhile before a lot of communities move into that band (although I understand Baltimore county is actively working on it - it's going to be 2 or 3 years before the system is actually up). The state is pretty cash strapped right now, as are many communities, unless we get some help from the Feds...73 Mike

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--- rdevous at verizon.net wrote:


I was talking to a friend of mine who is a ham operator and I mentioned 
that I was considering buying the new BCD996XT and he said that he 
wouldn't buy anything now as a lot of the emergency services were 
switching their equipment to use the old analog TV signals and you would 
not be able to monitor them.  I was wondering what  those with more 
understanding of this subject think.
 
Ray
 
 

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