[TrunkCom] digital decoder plug-in

[Brian J Cathcart]

On Thu, 10 Jan 2002 17:12:16 -0500 iDEN-Test Port-Marcelrf
<Marcelrf@Bellsouth.net> writes:
> True,  If the don't have the equipment I'm sure they know someone 
> who does. The average scanner listener is going to keep spending 
dollars 
> after dollars on  items that become obsolete every time the police
change the air
> interface. I read emails from people who have spent thousands on 
> their collection of BC that or Pro this only to replace it a yr or two 
> later with the latest BC this.  How long has the 780 been out?

A year, and it is still a great scanner.  Even if I buy a scanner I am
still ahead of the game:

Last year I spent $350 for a 780xlt.  This year I hope to spend around
$630 for a digital scanner.  Add shipping $20 for both and you're up to
$1000.  Now I have 2 scanners, one I can use to scan local digital
systems, the other I can use for anything else, including analog trunked
systems in more than one band.  Oh, and of course, I can also scan EDACS
and EDACS narrowband.  Compare that to the $975 Saber, which after
getting at least the RIB and cables you've got another $25 invested
easily, and it covers only ONE band, ONE type of trunking, and requires a
computer to program (and re-program if you want to change anything). 
Let's say I need some money - now I sell the 780xlt and get, maybe $150
to $200 for it.  Now I'm really ahead.

Do I get excellent sensitivity, adjacent channel rejection, and audio? 
No.  But do I get a lot more for my money for monitoring all I want to
monitor?  Yes.  For those of us who simply want to keep up on what's
happening around us, the scanner, even the $630 digital model, is an
excellent deal.

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The Scanner Dude
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