Cross Post.

Anonymous Poster wrote:
IYHO, what is the best digital scanner for listening to LE, FD and
general interest in North San Diego County? I'm interested in Carlsbad,
Oceanside and Escondido PD, SDSO and Rancho Fire Agencies.

Please advise.

On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 21:24:15 -0700, Anonymous Poster
said in alt.radio.scanner:

IMO the best digital scanner at the moment is the Uniden BCD396T. But
I'd wait until September 30 to make any final decision.

Al Klein wrote:
On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 21:24:15 -0700, Anonymous Poster
said in alt.radio.scanner:

IMO the best digital scanner at the moment is the Uniden BCD396T. But
I'd wait until September 30 to make any final decision.
What happens 30 September?

"Anonymous Poster" wrote in message
news:HLWWe.23901$sx2.14137@fed1read02...
What happens 30 September?

They are announcing a new Uniden scanner. Which won't be available for 3-5
months.
Then will require several upgrades, and maybe even ship the unit back to the
factory for something they forgot or left out.

Buy a Pro-96 for digital scanning. It's available and it works great. And
none have had the letters and numbers wear off like the brand new BCD396.

AL

On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 14:34:43 -0500, "AL" said in
alt.radio.scanner:

Buy a Pro-96 for digital scanning. It's available and it works great. And
none have had the letters and numbers wear off like the brand new BCD396.

Or have ever opened on a fire tone-out. Or have free software to
program them. Or can be remotely read or controlled. And still costs
as much as (or a little more than, depending on where you shop) the
BCD396T.

And, if any of the firmware (any - CPU, DSP, anything) needs a fix, no
matter how minor, the scanner has to be shipped back to Radio Shack -
at your expense.

And Uniden maintains a presence on the Yahoo groups and the fora -
Radio Shack and, more importantly, GRE, is nowhere to be seen. You
want something changed? Write it down and burn the paper - maybe the
gods will be kind. Uniden doesn't just listen to us - they
participate in discussions, and modify the firmware due to users'
suggestions and desires - as witness the fire tone-out mod in the
latest firmware.

So, Al, tell us - when's the last time you were perfect? You still
haven't answered that one.

"Al Klein"

Yep, I agree with Al. Plus, with Radio Shack stuff Everything is an extra;
wall warts; cables; software and so on. Batteries. If you can get the
scanner out of the plastic prison they pack it in; it still won't work
unless you spend 60 - 70 dollars more for the mandatory accessories.

Jim

Al Klein wrote:
On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 21:24:15 -0700, Anonymous Poster
said in alt.radio.scanner:

IMO the best digital scanner at the moment is the Uniden BCD396T. But
I'd wait until September 30 to make any final decision.
Thanks everyone. I went with the 2096. So far I'm pretty happy.
ALthough I'm still learning it.

On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 21:24:15 -0700, Anonymous Poster
wrote:

Cross Post.

And you have a problem with cross-posting to TWO relevant
groups with a question that os ON-TOPIC for both? Steady, big fella,
before you have an apoplectic fit and fall off your horse.



Anonymous Poster wrote:
IYHO, what is the best digital scanner for listening to LE, FD and
general interest in North San Diego County? I'm interested in Carlsbad,
Oceanside and Escondido PD, SDSO and Rancho Fire Agencies.

Please advise.

On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 08:44:30 -0700, Anonymous Poster
wrote:

Al Klein wrote:
On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 21:24:15 -0700, Anonymous Poster
said in alt.radio.scanner:

IMO the best digital scanner at the moment is the Uniden BCD396T. But
I'd wait until September 30 to make any final decision.
What happens 30 September?

Day before the new bankruptcy laws kick in making credit card
debt non-dischargeable?

On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 01:19:50 GMT, said in
alt.radio.scanner:

On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 08:44:30 -0700, Anonymous Poster
wrote:

Al Klein wrote:
On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 21:24:15 -0700, Anonymous Poster
said in alt.radio.scanner:

IMO the best digital scanner at the moment is the Uniden BCD396T. But
I'd wait until September 30 to make any final decision.
What happens 30 September?

Day before the new bankruptcy laws kick in making credit card
debt non-dischargeable?

Uniden's coming our with some news on the 30th. Probably a new
scanner. All we know so far is that it'll be smaller than a bread
box.