[TrunkCom] Hey Uniden, an idea

Tue, 8 Jan 2002 16:24:29 -0500 (EST)

Well, think about it, whether you are scanning trunked or conventional
don't you wish sometimes you had more channels to do whatever you want
with them?  Hopefully this new scanner will allow you to put multiple
trunked systems in each bank, and that is a draw back to trunktrackers is
that you can only do one per bank.

On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, Jerry Kacprzycki wrote:

> 1100 channels? Why would they pick that number? Most Radio Scanners come with 50, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, or 1000.
> ( Yeah, I know that my Pro-2006 can be upgraded to 6400 channels but we are reffering to channels as per the original manufacturing. )
> 
> >>> [email protected] 01/08/02 02:25PM >>>
> I am only speculating, but here are my thoughts as to why they might not be 
> including the digital capability already built in.
> 
> The new units will have features the current ones don't, even without the 
> digital card (e.g. 1100 channels vs. 500 for the 780). Keeping this in 
> mind, they can cater to three user communities. First, they can sell the 
> scanner without digital to customers wanting to upgrade their equipment, 
> but do not need digital capability, and would not make the purchase if the 
> cost is too high because of an undesired feature. Second, they can sell 
> the unit and card to people wanting digital, perhaps with a package 
> discount. Third, they can sell the card at a cost higher then if the card 
> was bought with the scanner as an after purchase option to users who later 
> need digital if agencies in their area change. This gives them a pretty 
> flexible marketing strategy.
> 
> Michael
> 
> At 1/8/2002 13:16, you wrote:
> >Now come on now. Why not just include that option in each new Radio 
> >Scanner model?
> >
> >>>> [email protected] 01/08/02 01:05PM >>>
> >The BC250D is the hand held model. The BC785D is the desktop model. The
> >BCi25D is an add-in card for both models that makes them capable of
> >monitoring digital systems conforming to the APCO-25 standard.
> 
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