[Scan-DC] home patrol scanner?

Andrew Clegg andrew_w_clegg at hotmail.com
Sun Jul 18 20:35:32 EDT 2010 

Keep in mind I'm betting on MSRP and Larry is talking street price. The MSRP is often a lot more than the street price. So we could both be right!

On Jul 18, 2010, at 20:24, Doug Kitchener <oldsdoug at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 
> 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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