The Uniden you are refering to is the BC296D and it comes with the card. It
is about the same price as the Pro-96.


"Soliloquy" wrote in message
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I would like to buy a new one a.s.a.p.

When you said this, at first I though of "a sap", which might put you
into the category of a Radio Shack customer.

BUT Radio Shack has had quite a few scanners over the years, many quite
admirable. I believe that they now have a Digital Capable handheld
scanner. It requires no additional card (as does the Uniden line, quite
expensive for the card). But the price is high, since the card and price
were incorporated into the unit at the same time. The Pro-96 Catalog #:
20-526 and if the link is still good when you use it, here is the diet
version from TinyURL.com http://tinyurl.com/2qlmy

The radio is a Trunk Tracker, 5500 Channels, $500.

Also try AES for online orders. I have consistently received orders
overnight. This is the usual shipping cycle from Cleveland to
Pittsburgh, not and extra charge service. I have ordered items at 5:00
PM one day and received them the next. They have several stores, one
being in Cleveland Ohio and another in Milwaukee Wisconsin. (there are
other stores as well).

I have the Digital Capable Uniden 785D, which would require the APCO 25
card when I want to use the digital facility. But I have had many
problems with intermod interference, as my area is saturated with Cell
Phone and Pager towers. If you live in an area likely to receive
intermod interference, perhaps someone can suggest another radio.

Don't rule out the handhelds though, they can be multipurpose since it's
difficult to take a desktop radio to an air show or other event. We use
our handhelds most often, having the Yaesu VR-500, Yaesu VX-5R
Transceiver, and an Alinco DJ-X10T. None of these are trunk tracking.


Good luck.


I'm thinking about purchasing a new scanner.

The one I have now is a handheld, probably about 8 years old, Radio
Shack 200 channels, 1.3GHz, Hyperscan Pro-26 with an antenna bought
separately (RH77CA Diamond).

I would prefer a desktop scanner that will scan around 400 channels or
possibly more. I would be willing to spend around $300 or so.

I would like the scanner to pick up the basic stuff: police, fire,
ambulance, security, city, also if it were to pick up baby monitors or
the occasional cordless phone would be interesting. : )

Can someone please recommend brands, model #'s?

I'm in the suburbs of Detroit (Oakland County). Is there anywhere
(besides a Radio Shack), that anyone could recommend making a
purchase? I would like to buy a new one a.s.a.p. instead of waiting
for an online delivery. If not, can someone recommend a good online
store?

Thanks in advance !!

alli


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