[Scan-DC] Uniden BCD325P2 Scanner

[Michael Agner]

While the 325P2 and 996P2 will certainly handle Phase 2, simulcast performance is going to largely depend on your location within the Montgomery system. You might - or might not - be able to hear it consistently. PG and the new DC system is all simulcast, so before you buy these less expensive scanners you should know what you're getting into.

Are there cheaper alternatives to the SDS100 and 200? For limited applications (scanning trunked systems only), there are.  You can; 

Use a couple of RTL-SDR sticks and SDRTrunk. -or-

You can use the new Blue Tail P25RX -or-

https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/BlueTail_Technologies_P25RX

Use an Unication radio. Note that they are currently performing beta tests on a scanner application; 

https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Unication_Voice_Pager_Receivers

And the new Montgomery system is being discussed here, 

https://forums.radioreference.com/threads/montgomery-county-pssm-program-update.412715/

And before someone asks - Whistler scanners are very much hit and miss with simulcast, too. Bottom line is that most consumer scanners (besides the SDS100 and 200) are likely to have issues. And that includes any of the old RS and GRE line

Mike