Just seen an ad on ebay for Uniden UBC72XLT saying it has "close call RF
capture technology". Which reckons it will pull in close signals of nearby
traffic instantly ! - Now sorry for appearing a little cautious here but
that cannot be true, surely ?. How far can it do this up to and what power
must the transmitter be transmitting on ?. Surely it cannot pick up the,
say, average taxi over the street transmitting to his base can it ? (just an
example for arguments sake !) ?

Cheers
Andy

You read correctly... I assume you have been hiding away somewhere for the
last year? Uniden has Close Call, and Radio Shack has Signal Stalker. Both
are the same, and developed by Uniden. Note, that's NOT Signal Stalker II...

It will instantly bring up the strongest local frequency. Distance from
scanner depends on the signal strength (i.e. relative power output) of the
transmitter... As an idea, Fast Food drive through, a few feet from the box
at most. My local PD (50-watt transmitter on 155.310MHz up on a LARGE
hill), I can get out to as far as 2 to 3 miles with a clear view of the
antenna, though terrain and the like (yada, yada) will effect the
distance... I'd say average would be about a few blocks for a moderately
powered transmitter. I believe the specs say up to 1000 feet...

Sites to reference:
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...ners/4072.html
http://www.uniden.com/productpop/00_...d_code=BC72XLT
Spec Sheet: http://www.uniden.com/productpop/BC72XLT_ss.pdf


"Andy" wrote in message
...
Just seen an ad on ebay for Uniden UBC72XLT saying it has "close call RF
capture technology". Which reckons it will pull in close signals of nearby
traffic instantly ! - Now sorry for appearing a little cautious here but
that cannot be true, surely ?. How far can it do this up to and what power
must the transmitter be transmitting on ?. Surely it cannot pick up the,
say, average taxi over the street transmitting to his base can it ? (just
an
example for arguments sake !) ?

Cheers
Andy

Another very important thing was "Does the UK version have Close Call on it"
????. Some (most) say it doesn't !! - so i have wasted money again, bearing
in mind i already have the IC-R5 which is similar, but was buying the 72XLT
purely for the Close Call feature !!!! hmmmm

Cheers
Andy





"PowerHouse Communications" wrote in message
news
You read correctly... I assume you have been hiding away somewhere for
the
last year? Uniden has Close Call, and Radio Shack has Signal Stalker.
Both
are the same, and developed by Uniden. Note, that's NOT Signal Stalker
II...

It will instantly bring up the strongest local frequency. Distance from
scanner depends on the signal strength (i.e. relative power output) of the
transmitter... As an idea, Fast Food drive through, a few feet from the
box
at most. My local PD (50-watt transmitter on 155.310MHz up on a LARGE
hill), I can get out to as far as 2 to 3 miles with a clear view of the
antenna, though terrain and the like (yada, yada) will effect the
distance... I'd say average would be about a few blocks for a moderately
powered transmitter. I believe the specs say up to 1000 feet...

Sites to reference:
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...ners/4072.html
http://www.uniden.com/productpop/00_...d_code=BC72XLT
Spec Sheet: http://www.uniden.com/productpop/BC72XLT_ss.pdf


"Andy" wrote in message
...
Just seen an ad on ebay for Uniden UBC72XLT saying it has "close call RF
capture technology". Which reckons it will pull in close signals of
nearby
traffic instantly ! - Now sorry for appearing a little cautious here but
that cannot be true, surely ?. How far can it do this up to and what
power
must the transmitter be transmitting on ?. Surely it cannot pick up the,
say, average taxi over the street transmitting to his base can it ?
(just
an
example for arguments sake !) ?

Cheers
Andy

Oops.. I'm sorry about that... I didn't notice the UBC, or that you were
in the UK...

I don't see any mention of Close Call on these sites based out of the UK,
however I DO see the symbol for the Close Call on it's face, and it is
branded UBC72XLT, so I can't say for sure... This may just be a picture of
the Australian UBC72XLT which DOES have Close Call...
http://www.nevadaradio.co.uk/acatalog/UBC_72.html
http://www.ogormans.co.uk/airband.htm

It would appear that the UK version does NOT have Close Call. I have found
a sight with an image of the actual UK version...
http://www.thunderpole.co.uk/uniden_bc_72.htm

If they showed an actual image of the unit you bought, look at the face;
there will be a symbol between the HOLD SCAN 1 and 4 buttons that looks
almost like a spider web... If it's there, then you have Close Call, and
most likely an Australian version of the UBC72...

I did a search on eBay and eBayUK and came up with only one hit on the UK
site for a completed UBC72, and it didn't say anything about Close Call in
the auction, so hopefully that wasn't the one you were looking at and
bought...


"Andy" wrote in message
...
Another very important thing was "Does the UK version have Close Call on
it"
????. Some (most) say it doesn't !! - so i have wasted money again,
bearing
in mind i already have the IC-R5 which is similar, but was buying the
72XLT
purely for the Close Call feature !!!! hmmmm

Cheers
Andy





"PowerHouse Communications" wrote in message
news
You read correctly... I assume you have been hiding away somewhere for
the
last year? Uniden has Close Call, and Radio Shack has Signal Stalker.
Both
are the same, and developed by Uniden. Note, that's NOT Signal Stalker
II...

It will instantly bring up the strongest local frequency. Distance from
scanner depends on the signal strength (i.e. relative power output) of
the
transmitter... As an idea, Fast Food drive through, a few feet from the
box
at most. My local PD (50-watt transmitter on 155.310MHz up on a LARGE
hill), I can get out to as far as 2 to 3 miles with a clear view of the
antenna, though terrain and the like (yada, yada) will effect the
distance... I'd say average would be about a few blocks for a
moderately
powered transmitter. I believe the specs say up to 1000 feet...

Sites to reference:
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...ners/4072.html
http://www.uniden.com/productpop/00_...d_code=BC72XLT
Spec Sheet: http://www.uniden.com/productpop/BC72XLT_ss.pdf


"Andy" wrote in message
...
Just seen an ad on ebay for Uniden UBC72XLT saying it has "close call
RF
capture technology". Which reckons it will pull in close signals of
nearby
traffic instantly ! - Now sorry for appearing a little cautious here
but
that cannot be true, surely ?. How far can it do this up to and what
power
must the transmitter be transmitting on ?. Surely it cannot pick up
the,
say, average taxi over the street transmitting to his base can it ?
(just
an
example for arguments sake !) ?

Cheers
Andy