[TrunkCom] Will save you all the trouble re the gre digital scanner

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I think you michigan folks might like a little sentence in this article.



Radio News =20
RS/GRE Digital Scanner In Works!=20
Posted on 01/25/2003 14:38 EST=20
We recently received the following information and after talking to the=20
program manager of the project to help ascertain its credibility, we offer=20
the following for your enjoyment:=20
> I work with a team of engineers who is assisting Radio Shack and GRE with=20
> the development of Radio Shack's first digital trunked scanning receiver.=20
> We are very excited about this radio and thought your readers might be=20
> interested in knowing a little bit about it. The user interface and=20
> receiver are built around the very successful PRO-93/95 radios, with some=20
> significant enhancements:=20
> The radio has 500 channels in 10 banks of 50 each=20
> There are 150 trunked IDs per bank, in 5 ID sub banks of 30 each=20
> Users can perform "open mode lockout" - lock out undesired new or existing=
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> IDs while in open mode, a great tool for catching new talkgroups!=20
> It is now possible to perform manual ID hold without waiting for the=20
> talkgroup to become active=20
> The radio will track UHF and 800 MHz Project 25 9600 BPS Control Channel=20
> systems!=20
> The radio will track all Motorola 800 MHz splinter system types=20
> Users can now edit the Welcome screen, just like the PRO-92=20
> Full FIPS/SAME NOAA weather radio capability, with 10 FIPS code slots=20
> A new FRS/GMRS/MURS search range=20
> A temperature controlled crystal oscillator (TCXO) is used to ensure=20
> frequency stability at all temperature ranges - very important for digital=
!=20
>=20
> There is a revolutionary, patented scanner memory management system -=20
> you'll have to wait for details but trust me, it will be a very popular=20
> feature!=20
> There are some control channel analysis tools that users will find very=20
> beneficial, again, you'll have to wait for full details!=20
> The radio will be a handheld scanner similar in size to a PRO-93 or PRO-92=
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> One of the most exciting things about this radio is the digital DSP decode=
r=20
> system!=20
> The radio is fully digital ready - there are no add on cards to purchase=20
> The radio will decode any digital system that is compliant with Project 25=
=20
> Phase 1 - essentially this means no VSELP, but all ASTRO IMBE and P25=20
> digital modulation types are supported=20
> There is a really cool DSP feature that I can't give details on just yet -=
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> but you will know it when you see it in the manual!=20
> No special quality settings are needed for different digital system types=20=
-=20
> you can scan different systems in the same or different bands=20
> simultaneously without changing digital quality settings=20
> The cost is expected to be in the $499 range, and the radio is expected in=
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> stores around November 2003.=20
So there you have it. Sounds like quite the revolutionary product and a new=20
direction in scanner design! It sure looks like Uniden won't be the only gam=
e=20
in town for long and it will hopefully breath some life into RadioShack's=20
lean scanner product line.=20
We thank the gentlemen working on this project for sharing this news scoop=20
with us and hope to hear more about this product in the near future!   =20


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