[Scan-DC] home patrol scanner?

Sun Jul 18 20:24:20 EDT 2010

Hope you're right!  Of course. I just recently anted up for a PRO-197... hate it when that happens...

RadioReference is the best!  (So is Scan-DC!)

> From: n5fpw at brmemc.net
> To: oldsdoug at hotmail.com; scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] home patrol scanner?
> Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:03:12 -0400
> 
> Hey Doug and all,
> 
> > Sounds really good to me, _esp_ if the price is under $500...
> > But I gotta go with Andy on the price!  (Although, one wonders just what 
> > this/our market will bear...)
> 
> OK, but I bet ya mine will be closer. ;-)))
> 
> >Wondering how current, accurate, and complete the programming is... I guess 
> >they use RadioReference as the database?
> 
> As current (within a week as they will do weekly updates), accurate and 
> complete as RadioRef. Yes RR is the ref that will be used by HomePatrol.
> 
> 73 de Larry
> 
> Larry Van Horn, N5FPW
> Brasstown, NC USA
> MT Assistant/Review/Technical Editor
> Milcom/What's New/First Look Columnist
> Milcom Monitoring Post at
> http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Doug Kitchener" <oldsdoug at hotmail.com>
> To: <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 10:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] home patrol scanner?
> 
> 
> >
> > Wow... thanks, Larry.
> >
> > Sounds really good to me, _esp_ if the price is under $500...
> >
> > But I gotta go with Andy on the price!  (Although, one wonders just what 
> > this/our market will bear...)
> >
> > Wondering how current, accurate, and complete the programming is... I 
> > guess they use RadioReference as the database?
> >
> > DK
> >
> >> From: n5fpw at brmemc.net
> >> To: w4jecom at w4je.com; odyslim at comcast.net; russellswim at yahoo.com
> >> Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 07:29:34 -0400
> >> CC: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> >> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] home patrol scanner?
> >>
> >> My bet is a under $500 street price. ;-)))
> >>
> >> As for the unit, yes, simplicity is spiffy. My initial testing of the 
> >> unit
> >> is pretty cool. The manuals aren't done yet, but if you have every
> >> programmed any scanner you don't need one, it is that simple. So folks 
> >> who
> >> do not want to become radio engineers (Uniden calls them Bob and Mabel) 
> >> will
> >> want to purchase this scanner. There will be additional features for
> >> advanced users that will be activated in the near future so that power 
> >> users
> >> (Uniden calls them Joe) will have some interesting features they will 
> >> like
> >> in HomePatrol. On the Friday before the Uniden Open House during our 
> >> formal
> >> intro of the product, I had the scanner in my hands about one hour and
> >> during that time I master the basica operations and menuing system 
> >> (actually
> >> it took about 20 minutes). ;-)))
> >>
> >> Saturday during the Uniden Open House in Dallas, an 8 year old grandson 
> >> of
> >> one of the hobbyists at my table (I was a table host) ;-))), programmed 
> >> the
> >> HP scanner for DFW in literally seconds. Yes, Bob and Mabel, it is really
> >> that easy.
> >>
> >> You can read some of my additional thoughts on my personal blog at
> >> http://monitor-post.blogspot.com/2010/06/revolution-in-scanning-is-coming.html
> >>
> >> You can get my exclusive HP spec sheet (based on the testing of the unit 
> >> we
> >> have in hand) on the Grove Ent website at
> >> http://www.grove-ent.com/homepatrol.html
> >>
> >> More to come including a full review in MT soon.
> >>
> >> 73 de Jefe
> >>
> >> Larry Van Horn, N5FPW
> >> Brasstown, NC USA
> >> MT Assistant/Review/Technical Editor
> >> Milcom/What's New/First Look Columnist
> >> Milcom Monitoring Post at
> >> http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "Andrew Clegg" <w4jecom at w4je.com>
> >> To: <odyslim at comcast.net>; "Anthony Russell" <russellswim at yahoo.com>
> >> Cc: "SCANDC" <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
> >> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 10:04 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] home patrol scanner?
> >>
> >>
> >> > Simplicity is good. Not that I can't program my own scanner, but time 
> >> > is
> >> > always an issue, especially when I travel. If I can get a grab-and-go
> >> > scanner that will program itself for whatever area I happen to be in, 
> >> > that
> >> > would be great. I'll definitely investigate this scanner once it's
> >> > available
> >> > for sale.
> >> >
> >> > How about an office pool for the MSRP? I'll bet $599.
> >> >
> >> > Andy
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --------------------------------------------------
> >> > From: <odyslim at comcast.net>
> >> > Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 9:42 PM
> >> > To: "Anthony Russell" <russellswim at yahoo.com>
> >> > Cc: "SCANDC" <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
> >> > Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] home patrol scanner?
> >> >
> >> >> Yeah, it started a huge pissing contest as some dont like the 
> >> >> simplicity.
> >> >> I think its pretty spiffy.
> >> >>
> >> >> Regards, Scott
> >> >>
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: Anthony Russell <russellswim at yahoo.com>
> >> >> To: SCANDC <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
> >> >> Sent: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 01:13:14 -0000 (UTC)
> >> >> Subject: [Scan-DC] home patrol scanner?
> >> >>
> >> >> is anyone more familiar with this?
> >> >>
> >> >> http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/scanners/0738.html
> >> >>
> >> >> http://www.bearcatwarehouse.com/uniden-home-patrol.aspx
> >> >>
> >> >> zip code ready scanner? is that the only programming needed?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> thanks.
> >> >> Grant
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
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