[TrunkCom] New Uniden digital scanners

[Brian J Cathcart]

On Mon, 15 Apr 2002 15:41:20 EDT MILLINNIUMCLEAN@aol.com writes:
>  So Uniden is coming out with two new digital scanners, the BC250D 
> and BC785D. What I don't understand is why do you have to but a APCO 25
 
> digital card for them? Shouldn't they come with the package?

Couple of reasons:

1. Cost = not everyone needs a digital scanner, but may still want the
features that the scanners themselves offer.  The portable 250D, for
example, has more features than any other portable scanner Uniden has
ever made, such as alpha numeric display, LTR, etc (essentially like the
780xlt in a portable, digital-capable package).  Why pay another $290 for
a digital card if all you need is the scanner, or there are no APCO-25
digital systems near you yet.

2. Future digital capabilities (this is speculation) = perhaps they will
be able to offer other digital modes in the future, or upgraded APCO-25
cards.


> Do you have to take you 
> new scanner apart and insert these cards?  Or do you just have to 
> stick them in a slot in the back?

A slot, similar to a PCMCIA card found on a laptop computer.


> Uniden...Why do you have to 
> make it hard? Why can't they just sell the scanner with the card 
> already in it? The scanners do say digital on them don't they? 


It's not hard at all.  Buy the card and insert it into the scanner and
you're all set.  They *could* sell the scanners with the card in them,
but they would simply charge you the same as though you bought both
separately.

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The Scanner Dude
Brian J. Cathcart - KE4PMJ
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