tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479604750866823832024-03-12T19:04:14.767-05:00Monitoring ReviewsNews and reviews for radio scanners, shortwave radios and the like.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05491927207127941371noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847960475086682383.post-43560192025674992982019-03-21T21:14:00.003-05:002019-03-22T12:30:52.871-05:00Uniden SDS200 ReviewCheck out the video review and SDS200 full resolution images below!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I recommend buying the Uniden SDS200 on Amazon for free shipping and usually no tax! Buy it here: </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2Oi4FMF">https://amzn.to/2Oi4FMF</a></span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Or you can save some money if don't mind giving up the SDS200 features by getting the BCD436HP: </span><a href="https://amzn.to/2N1CTSc" style="background-color: white; color: #4d469c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2N1CTSc</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> or a mobile version the BCD536HP: </span><a href="https://amzn.to/2OdceX3" style="background-color: white; color: #4d469c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2OdceX3</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I recommend the Diamond RH77CA antenna for VHF High or Air Band monitoring: </span><a href="https://amzn.to/2OeOdz5" style="background-color: white; color: #4d469c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2OeOdz5</a><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05491927207127941371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847960475086682383.post-75269093394813461262018-09-28T13:14:00.001-05:002018-09-28T13:21:02.585-05:00Uniden SDS100 Review and How ToVideo review linked at the bottom of this article.<br />
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This is my review of the Uniden SDS100 scanner. Programming the Uniden SDS100 is easy if you follow the directions. The SDS100 can receive P25 Phase 1 and 2. It can also receive DMR, NXDN and ProVoice if you purchase the upgrade. How to program the SDS100 using Sentinel guide is in this video as well. I promised the Uniden SDS100 Review and How to a while back and finally have been able to give this Uniden scanner review.<br />
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I recommend buying the Uniden SDS100 on Amazon for free shipping and usually no tax! Buy it here: <a href="https://amzn.to/2IgEHpG" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2IgEHpG</a><br />
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Or you can save some money if don't mind giving up the SDS100 features by getting the BCD436HP: <a href="https://amzn.to/2N1CTSc" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2N1CTSc</a> or a mobile version the BCD536HP: <a href="https://amzn.to/2OdceX3" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2OdceX3</a><br />
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I recommend the Diamond RH77CA antenna for VHF High or Air Band monitoring: <a href="https://amzn.to/2OeOdz5" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2OeOdz5</a><br />
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Uniden SDS100 True I/Q™ Digital Handheld Scanner Review. In this Uniden SDS100 Review I will show you the main features of the scanner. I will also show you how to program the SDS100 by hand and how to program the SDS100 with a computer. It's a great police scanner. I use the SDS100 to monitor police, fire, ems, aircraft, railroads and more! This is a great radio and has good reception and audio output. It's not the best airband radio. But where it shines is in 800MHz. If you are looking for an airband radio, I highly recommend the Uniden BC125AT. <a href="https://amzn.to/2xRQPsB" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2xRQPsB</a> You can see my review of the BC125AT here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vOuOYYKxEc" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vOuOYYKxEc</a><br />
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The Uniden SDS100's screen is one of the best features to me. The text is crisp and has a nice contrast. You can customize the background color and the text color in numerous ways. I love all the information that is displayed on the screen. It really is an amazing radio!<br />
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The audio output on the radio is very good. I can hear the audio in noisy environments like in the vehicle. It's not as loud as a base mobile unit, but it does get loud enough for most situations.<br />
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The receive on this radio is excellent in the 700/800MHz bands. In VHF High and airband, it is just okay. If I was wanting to monitor airband or VHF high, I would likely use the BC125AT as long as it was analog channels.<br />
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I think the build quality of this radio is great. I like the fact that it is water resistant. So if you do get caught in the rain with it, you shouldn't have to worry about it being damaged. The SDS100 meets JIS4 (IPX4) standards. When you turn the volume/sq knob it has a nice detent to it. The buttons have a nice tactile feel to them on the keypad and the side Menu/Function buttons. The weight of the radio feels nice. It is fairly light weight to hold. With the larger battery, it is nice and stable when sitting on a flat surface. With the smaller battery it does seem a little top heavy. The belt clip is very nice, much like what has been on several of the top end Uniden scanners in the past. The case is plastic and has a mostly plastic feel to it. It's not bad by any means, but just for your information it does feel "plasticy." Operating the radio using the keypad and knobs is done with ease. Everything is snappy and responsive. Did I mention the screen! Man I love how crisp the text looks on the screen. I love the customization options available on screen.<br />
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As soon as you get your SDS100, I highly recommend going to <a href="http://my.uniden.com/" target="_blank">my.uniden.com</a> and registering your scanner. If you didn't get the larger battery with your radio, Uniden will mail you one when it is available. You can also purchase the DMR, ProVoice, and/or NXDN upgrades at that time.<br />
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Uniden again provides free software to program the radio. You can download that software here: <a href="http://info.uniden.com/UnidenMan4/SDS100Files" target="_blank">http://info.uniden.com/UnidenMan4/SDS100Files</a><br />
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SDS100 Frequency Coverage:<br />
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The SDS100 vs. the BCD436HP provides some differences that are noticeable. The screen resolution on the SDS100 vs 436hp is better on the SDS100. The screen on the 436 has always looked kind of foggy to me. Whereas the SDS100 has a crisp, clear display. The SDS100 has P25 Simulcase, better in challenging RF environments, water resistance and a rechargeable battery.<br />
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Recommended 800MHz antenna: <a href="https://www.scannermaster.com/REMTRONIX_800_MHz_Portable_SMA_Antenna_p/59-541920.htm" target="_blank">https://www.scannermaster.com/REMTRONIX_800_MHz_Portable_SMA_Antenna_p/59-541920.htm</a><br />
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Check out all of the Uniden Digital Scanners here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=731woodworks-20&keywords=Uniden%20Digital%20Scanner&index=aps&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=ur2&linkId=94243af85ed7b2ba9f299fa09af19157" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=731woodworks-20&keywords=Uniden Digital Scanner&index=aps&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=ur2&linkId=94243af85ed7b2ba9f299fa09af19157</a><br />
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The Home Patrol II adds P25 Phase II compatibility and USB charging. It is also a darker color. <br />
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If you aren't familiar with the Home Patrol I, the Home Patrol 1 and 2 feature a touch screen color display. P25 digital trunking. Also pre-programmed information by location. You just type in your zip code and what types of agencies you want to monitor and you are scanning in no time! <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05491927207127941371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847960475086682383.post-10586003430166980032014-02-13T14:29:00.000-06:002014-02-13T14:57:28.547-06:00Whistler Scanners Coming SoonHere is a sneak peak at what Whistler Group has in store for us on the scanner front.<br />
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Whistler <a href="http://www.whistlergroup.com/scanners-catalog/ws1010-analog-handheld-scanner-product.aspx?id=354" target="_blank">WS1010</a> is an analog 200 channel handheld scanner that scans frequencies from 29 to 512 MHz. Seems to be a very basic, no frills analog scanner. Next up is the Whistler <a href="http://www.whistlergroup.com/scanners-catalog/ws1025-analog-handheld-scanner-product.aspx?id=356" target="_blank">WS1025</a>. It is the desktop version of the above WS1010. Again, same frequency coverage, analog only. These 2 seem to be rebadged GRE PSR 100 and PSR 200.<br />
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Next are the new digital trunking scanners. They come in handheld (the <a href="http://www.whistlergroup.com/scanners-catalog/ws1040-digital-handheld-scanner-product.aspx?id=353" target="_blank">WS1040</a>) and the base/mobile scanner (<a href="http://www.whistlergroup.com/scanners-catalog/ws1040-digital-handheld-scanner-product.aspx?id=355" target="_blank">WS1065</a>). You may notice that they look familiar. That's because they are rebadged GRE PSR 500 and PSR 600 radios. Both the 500 and 600 were very good scanners so I would expect that these new Whistler scanners would be much in the same. No hard release date for any of these scanners have been published as of this writing (February 2014).<br />
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I did a <a href="http://monitoringreviews.blogspot.com/2013/04/radio-shack-pro-197-how-to-guide-video.html" target="_blank">How to with the Radio Shack Pro-197</a> (same as GRE PSR-600 (WS1065)). I also did a <a href="http://monitoringreviews.blogspot.com/2013/02/gre-psr-500-review.html" target="_blank">review on the PSR-500</a>. They are both very capable scanners with tons of great features. So I look forward to the Whistler branded scanners. <br />
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<a href="http://forums.radioreference.com/gre-scanners/283532-whistler-teasing-us.html#post2126313" target="_blank">This post on RadioReference.com</a> hints at newer scanners coming down the pipe. The WS1095. That would be the never released PSR-900. So one would assume if that is true they would re-release the PSR-800 with a revised model number. But only time will tell if Whistler will innovate in the radio scanner space. I am glad Uniden keeps the competition after GRE went down. GRE always made great radios. With Whistler in the business now, I hope competition breeds innovation between the two companies. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05491927207127941371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847960475086682383.post-25400717027460385862013-11-19T09:37:00.002-06:002013-11-19T10:15:10.226-06:00New Uniden BCD436HP coming January 2014<img alt="" border="0" src="http://i.imgur.com/7WEqpBI.jpg" /><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">The BCD436HP is the first scanner to incorporate the HomePatrol-1's ease of use in a traditional handheld scanner. Simply enter your zip code, and the BCD436HP will quickly select and scan channels in your local area. Here is a quick rundown of the BCD436HP's major features.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">4 Gigabyte microSD card holds the entire USA and Canada database of radio systems, plus leaves room for hundreds of hours of audio recording.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Programmable Alert LED lets you set a specific color to alert you when a channel becomes active.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">TrunkTracker V with support for APCO Project 25 Phase I and Phase II, X2-TDMA, Motorola, EDACS, and LTR Trunked Radio Systems</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Quick Key access to 100 Favorites Lists, 100 Systems per Favorites List, and 100 Departments per System.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Discovery Modes help you find new channels on trunked systems and frequency ranges.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Analysis Modes include Band Scope, RF Power Plot, Trunked System Analysis, and EDACS/LTR LCN Finder.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Flexible Easy Channel Selection using Zip Code or GPS and Service Types — just pick the kinds of channels you want to hear and tell the BCD436HP where you are and let it do the rest.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Easy Scan Control using the dedicated System, Department and Channel Hold buttons.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Complete Front-Panel Programmability — create custom Favorites Lists either using systems from the main database as a starting point or program your systems from scratch.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Temporary Avoid lets you quickly silence unwanted systems, departments, or channels while allowing you to restore them by cycling power.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Backlight-on-Squelch option allows the backlight to remain on during an entire transmission.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Date/Time indication on display with time stamping for recordings.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Trunked and Conventional Channel Priority with Priority Do-Not-Disturb</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Close Call® RF Capture with Do-Not-Disturb automatically tunes the scanner to nearby transmissions without interrupting reception in progress.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">NOAA Weather Alert with SAME</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Two-Tone Paging with up to 32 tone slots</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Flexible Scanning — scan from any combination of the main database and Favorites Lists</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Included Sentinel Software makes database and firmware updates simple. Also allows you to create, edit, and manage your Favorites Lists.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">USB PC Connectivity - Serial GPS input for location-based scanning using the Uniden GC-GPSK or other compatible GPS receiver.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">3 AA Battery Operation provides up to 8 hours of operation.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">SMA-type antenna.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">192 x 160-Pixel Dot-Matrix Display</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Select/Volume/Squelch multi-control</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Side-actuated Function and Menu controls</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Backlit Display and Keypad</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Rotating Belt Clip</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Rugged construction with Rubber Side and Bottom Impact areas to improve impact resistance.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-align: justify;">Current discussion on this scanner can be found at <a href="http://forums.radioreference.com/uniden-scanners/278121-bcd536hp-discussion-thread.html" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">RadioReference.com</a> More information is available at</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small; text-align: justify;"> </span><a href="http://info.uniden.com/NewScanners" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; background-color: white; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; outline: none; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">http://info.uniden.com/NewScanners</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;"> including the Uniden launch video, pdf of the owners manual, and a link to download the Sentinel software to start playing with. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05491927207127941371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847960475086682383.post-1698192688944275422013-11-19T09:33:00.000-06:002013-11-19T10:15:24.115-06:00New Uniden BCD536HP coming in January 2014<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Uniden is releasing 2 new models in January 2014. Above pictured is their new flagship scanner. The Uniden BCD536HP mobile/desktop digital scanner. The BCD536HP features the following:<br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">4 Gigabyte microSD card holds the entire USA and Canada database of radio systems, plus leaves room for hundreds of hours of audio recording.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Programmable Alert LED lets you set a specific color to alert you when a channel becomes active.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">TrunkTracker V with support for APCO Project 25 Phase I and Phase II, X2-TDMA, Motorola, EDACS, and LTR Trunked Radio Systems</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Quick Key access to 100 Favorites Lists, 100 Systems per Favorites List, and 100 Departments per System.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Discovery Modes help you find new channels on trunked systems and frequency ranges.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Analysis Modes include Band Scope, RF Power Plot, Trunked System Analysis, and EDACS/LTR LCN Finder.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Flexible Easy Channel Selection using Zip Code or GPS and Service Types — just pick the kinds of channels you want to hear and tell the BCD536HP where you are and let it do the rest.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Easy Scan Control using the dedicated System, Department and Channel Hold buttons.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Complete Front-Panel Programmability — create custom Favorites Lists either using systems from the main database as a starting point or program your systems from scratch.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Temporary Avoid lets you quickly silence unwanted systems, departments, or channels while allowing you to restore them by cycling power.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Backlight-on-Squelch option allows the backlight to remain on during an entire transmission.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Date/Time indication on display with time stamping for recordings.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Trunked and Conventional Channel Priority with Priority Do-Not-Disturb</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Close Call® RF Capture with Do-Not-Disturb automatically tunes the scanner to nearby transmissions without interrupting reception in progress.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">NOAA Weather Alert with SAME</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Two-Tone Paging with up to 32 tone slots</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Flexible Scanning — scan from any combination of the main database and Favorites Lists</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Included Sentinel Software makes database and firmware updates simple. Also allows you to create, edit, and manage your Favorites Lists.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">USB PC Connectivity</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Serial GPS input for location-based scanning useing the Uniden GC-GPSK or other compatible GPS receiver.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">64 x 288-Pixel Dot-Matrix Display</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Backlit Display and Keypad</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">WiFi connnectivity to allow you to listen to and control your scanner using your smartphone or tablet anywhere in your home, vehicle or around the world.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>GRE PSR-500</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I have heard it said in the
past, "If you want features, buy Uniden. If you want performance buy
GRE." That statement is no longer true. Now GRE has features and
performance all in one package with the PSR-500.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The PSR-500 is an excellent
scanner for the beginner and the advanced user alike. This scanner is
revolutionary in its programming and feature set. There are so many great
features in this scanner it seems impossible to list them all in this article.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Simply stated, the scanner
is ingenious. It is obvious that GRE put a lot of thought into this scanner.
What is most evident is that the designers have listened to the hobbyist wants
and desires from beginning to end of production on this scanner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I had my doubts that some of
the noted features would work as stated. However, everything has worked
perfectly. GRE put a lot of time and effort into this scanner and it shows. I
am so impressed with this scanner!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I used the PSR-500 to monitor
Arkansas' AWIN P25 9600 bps Statewide System, several Motorola Type II 800 MHz
analog systems, Motorola 900 MHz analog system, LTR Systems, Airband, and a ton
of VHF-High traffic. I took a small road trip with the PSR-500 in hand and the
scanner was awesome. Changing towers, etc. on the AWIN Statewide system with
ease.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The owner’s manual is very
well written. It is easy to understand when trying to learn the functions of
the scanner. Something to note is that there is not a printed version of the
manual included with the scanner. There is an included CD-ROM that contains the
manual. Also, you can download the manual in as a PDF file from
www.greamerica.com. A lot of users were upset about this move, but I personally
rarely use the manual once I get to know a scanner. And being able to print
your own copy or print only the pages you want or need is a nice advantage in
my opinion. Keep an eye on the GRE website for updates to the manual, as they
could update it if changes are needed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I was happy to see that GRE
packaged the scanner nicely in a box versus a blister pack, which was used in
earlier productions of the Pro-97. The box makes it feel like you are truly
getting a quality product versus some toy in cheap packaging. The Pro-97 was a
top of the line receiver that performed well, but not many people were fans of
the blister packaging.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Construction quality of the
scanner is equal to that of the Pro-96 and Pro-97 models. The look and feel of
the scanner is second to none. The buttons are very responsive and are much
like those used on the Pro-96 but do seem to be a bit stiff, which could prove
to be a pain if you program a lot of information by hand. The keypad also felt
a bit cramped to me, but that is the sacrifice you make for slimming the
scanner down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The belt clip is definitely
my biggest complaint on the scanner. It is flimsy and hard to use compared to
the BCD396T. It really could have used updating to a more professional style
belt clip.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The volume/squelch knobs
work and feel good. The knobs work much better than those used on the Pro-97,
which were a bit cramped.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The antenna connection is
BNC type. It works well and I prefer it to the SMA used on the BCD396T and my
Icom IC-R5. At first I liked the SMA on the 396, but as time has past it is
frustrating when you want to change antennas quickly. BNC is a good standard
for the scanner market in my opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The scanner is physically
larger than it’s competitor, the BCD396T, however there is very little weight
difference. The PSR-500 fits nicely in the hand and wears nicely on the belt
(or clipped to the pocket, as I prefer).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The LCD screen and keypad
are bright and easy to read in every lighting condition. The LCD seems to be
the perfect compromise between size and readability.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Overall the scanner is
constructed well and should endure normal punishment during everyday use for
quite a long time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Object Oriented</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> programming is the greatest thing since sliced bread! This is the
feature that scanning hobbyist has been waiting for. Uniden made a valiant
effort, but GRE showed them how it is done with this scanner! UNLIMITED TGIDs
need I say more! I love the fact that I can have the same "Object" in
multiple scanlists.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I found that the <b>Menu system, navigation and keypad</b> are
well laid out. I like the instant access to Fav, Weather, Priority, ATT, V-
Folders, Searches, SWPR, and many other features on the keypad to be a welcome
feature. On the Uniden BCD396T you have to go through Menus to access many of
the features or at least use both hands. Which reminds me, ONE HANDED
OPERATION! This is great, especially when traveling. The 5-way navigation key is much easier to operate than the
VFO found on the BCD396T, in my opinion.
The 3 soft keys are very clever.
There are a few changes I would have preferred on the keypad. Meaning I would have liked to have some
buttons in different locations, but this is a personal preference and they work
well in their current configurations.
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Programming new TGID, TSYS,
and Conventional channels was easy to do, right out of the box. Everything seemed self explanatory when
using the PSR-500. And for the beginner, the help menus will be a great
tool. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The <b>LCD and Keypad backlight</b> is very good. I like that you can set to either light the keypad only, LCD
only, or both. LCD display
contrast is good, easy to read and very clear. Information displayed on the LCD is very useful. I like the signal meter, trunking
indicators, battery low indicator (thank you for no beeping on low battery),
being able to see the frequency, text tag, and CTCSS/ DCS code! I would like to
see the backlight be just a bit brighter under certain lighting conditions but
at its current state, it works very well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Size and Physical Construction</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;">. While I prefer the smaller profile of the BCD396T.
I found that the size of the PSR-500 was decent. It is easier to hold in your
hand and isn't as heavy as I had expected. It is essentially the same size as
the Pro-97, and they appear to share the exact same case (except the front of
course). Having the Volume and Squelch knobs on 1 post doesn't bother me on
this scanner. The Volume knob sticks up far enough that it doesn't interfere
with the squelch. And the squelch is made in such a way that you don't adjust
the volume when adjusting squelch. I like the dark gray color of the scanner.
It sort of reminds me of a “black chrome.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The <b>audio</b> on this scanner is unbelievable! Super loud, and crystal
clear on all types of transmissions. But this wasn't unexpected from GRE! .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Multi-Color LED</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> lights are great. This feature is one that I wanted for a long time and
I am very glad that it made it to this scanner! I used it on several TGID's and
conventional channels. There is an infinite number of ways to use this feature.
It is particularly handy when the scanner is on your belt (or across the room)
and you can glance down and instantly know who (or at least what agency or type
of agency) is transmitting. Being able to "tune" these LED's is a
cool feature as well. Also being able to change the blink times for the LCD
backlight and LED is a neat feature that I had fun playing around with.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I really like the text entry
method of this scanner. I have aPro-97 and have always found it annoying that I
have to push the FNC button each time for a lower case letter. With the
PSR-500, the function holds so that the lowercase letters are readily
available. THANK YOU for QuickText. This is a lifesaver when programming the
scanner by hand! I love this feature! <b>QuickText</b>
is a feature that allows you to enter 10 commonly used words for instant recall
when entering text by hand. For example, POLICE, FIRE, DISPATCH, etc. This
keeps you from having to type these in over and over and over.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">As with other newer GRE
scanners I like the feature that is incorporated on the <b>SWPR and SRCH</b> ranges when you press the # to turn on a particular
band, the band is displayed on the screen. For instance on SRCH Aircraft, you
can turn on/off bands with the 0 - 3 keys. Pressing 3 turns off a band and when
pressing 3 again it displays 225-400.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Being able to use <b>SWPR and SRCH</b> along with scan is a huge
plus. I love this feature and use it on a consistent basis.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I like the fact that the <b>700 MHz</b> bands were included in the
Public Safety and SWPR searches! Also I love that Mil-Air was included in the
Airband search.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Reception! Reception! Reception!</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> The darn scanner just receives. I mostly used the
stock duckie, which works great. Add the RS800 MHz antenna and the 800 signals
roll in. It picks up transmissions like none of my other scanners. VHF-High,
800 MHz, Airband, etc. I didn't find a weak spot in the scanner. I picked up a
City PD using VHF-High that I have never picked up on a handheld before at a
distance over 40 miles away. This happened consistently, which is very
impressive to me. Maybe the conditions were “just right?” I tried
"parking" theBCD396T (using a specialized VHF antenna) and the Pro-97
on the same frequency and got nothing, while the PSR-500 was pulling the signal
in crystal clear. I was easily pulling in several towers from AWIN that I have
trouble (if not impossible) to pull in with the BCD396T and Pro-96 using 800
MHz antennas. I connected the PSR-500 to my Scantenna (external antenna) and it
worked great. The Pro-97 and Pro-2055 would overload on this antenna causing me
to have to use the attenuation, but the PSR-500 handled the extra antenna load
great, pulling in those even hard to find signals with very little overloading.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The <b>SWPR</b> works great. It seems to be as good, if not better than the
one on the Pro-97. I have picked up several transmissions using the SWPR
feature, but this is something I rarely use. I like having it, but seldom
search for new frequencies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Multi-Site Trunking</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> in a handheld scanner, YES!! I love this feature as well. With all of
the large Statewide and Mulit-Site systems going up around the country, this is
a welcome addition for us. It worked well on my small trip across Arkansas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I have found that <b>intermod and interference</b> is almost
non-existent in this scanner. Only a few times has the scanner caught
interference from something that caused it to break squelch. Pressing the ATT
button quickly solved this issue.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">I-Calls</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;">
are something that has been missed on the GRE scanners. They work great using
the wildcard. I picked up several on a local business type TRS that I monitor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Priority!</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;">
I love being able to have Priority TGID's! This is a feature that
"some" have said would NEVER happen on modern trunking scanners. All
I have to say is, "HA! GRE SHOWED YOU!" I also like being able to
have multiple Priority channels and not be limited to just 1 to 10.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">More than <b>250 TGID's per system</b>. Again, a feature
that so many people have said would NEVER happen because of x number of
reasons. Again, GRE's thinking outside the box made it happen. Thank you for
unlimited TGIDs per system (at least up to 1800 memory limit anyway)!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Auto LTR</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;">.
This is a great feature that I found to work on the systems I tested it on. I
didn't have a chance to monitor them at great length as I was just passing
through, but the time I did monitor, the systems received flawlessly. I was
pleased with the performance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Tune</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> mode
is a feature that I have enjoyed on my Pro-97 and I am glad to see it on the
PSR-500. Being able to directly tune to a specific frequency is very useful to
me, and others I am sure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">CTCSS/DCS</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;">
works flawlessly. Search is instant. Easily stored to the frequency if you
wish. CTCSS/ DCS search was always correct, even on weaker signals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I love <b>temporary lockout</b>. It works as advertised on this scanner. This is
a great feature on the handheld. I was begging and pleading, wishing and hoping
for this feature. This is one of the most handy (and often overlooked) features
to include on a scanner!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I like my <b>backlight</b> on 100% of the time. That is
just my preference. So I was pleased to discover that you can set the backlight
to be on when you power on the scanner using the Global menu. HOWEVER, it would
be nice to be able to press the light button and turn the light off, even when
you have it set to "On" in the Global menu. Also being able to set
the backlight on each individual object is awesome. I almost overlooked this
feature (I told you there were too many features to list). I noticed one of my
channels would be active and the backlight would be on, then it would start
scanning other channels and the backlight would be off. Too cool!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I love the <b>Fav scanlist</b>. I have a few channels
that I love to monitor when the $#*@*% hits the fan. This is an awesome
feature. One button access and I am scanning those “Fav” channels!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Battery life</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;">
was great. I typically get 10 to 12 hours out of a set of Duracell 2650 mAh
batteries using100% backlight, heavy LED use, and fairly busy radio traffic
including P25. I like that I can go into the global menu and see my Battery
information and set it to the type of battery I am using!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Hit count</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;">
is a great feature. I love that I can see how many times the scanner has
received a transmission. This feature is great for several things, such as
frequency hunting, and if I were still a member of my local FD, I would use the
hit count and Latch LED as a make shift pager while I was away. I could set the
scanner on the page out frequency with hit count and Latch LED activated so if
something happened while I was away, I would know about it by glancing at the
scanner. I could walk in and immediately see the LED on if there had been a
call and looking at the LCD could show me how many times the call(s) were
paged.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Being able to see my <b>memory</b> usage is also very useful. Not
only can you see in % how much memory you have, it is nice to be able to see
how many Conv Channels you have. How many TGIDs, TSYS, Search Ranges and SWPRs
you have set up in the working memory. I can tell I will have a hard time
finding 1800 TGID's and frequencies in any one area. ha ha. The expansive
memory along with 21 V-Folders may make this scanner the only one you'll need
on a trip!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">SAME and Weather Priority </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;">are features I use a lot on my scanners. I don't have
a dedicated Weather Radio (I know I should but I have several scanners with
SAME). I typically use the Pro-97 as my SAME receiver when weather is
threatening. The SAME and Weather Priority features work on the PSR-500 as they
should. I like how I can lockout unwanted alerts. And I like that I can see the
displayed message (as on the Pro-97). The SAME feature was easy to program, for
the most part.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The <b>Signal Strength Meter</b> is something that I missed on my Pro-97 and
am glad to see it made it in the PSR-500.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The <b>FIND</b> feature is another awesome innovation in scanning. It is great
to be able to search for the TGID or Conventional channel you want using this
feature. This is a very welcome feature in my book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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options in the menu are great for beginners (and us experts who screw up, ha
ha). This is a feature that I think will be widely used by a variety of users
and I am glad to see that it was included with the scanner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">"Expert"</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> menus are another feature I enjoy. Being able to tweak some major
settings within the scanner is a great feature. Most users will probably never
"tweak" these settings, but a power user will love the fact that they
can have a scanner set up EXACTLY how they want it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Thank you for providing a
scanner that has <b>upgradeable CPU and DSP
</b>capability. This is huge! And with continuing support from GRE, features
and performance can be "tweaked." Keep an eye on the GRE website for
updates!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Included Accessories!</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> GRE finally included a PC programming cable and an
AC adapter. Also included are the usual 2 battery holders, antenna, and instead
of a printed manual, you get a CD-ROM with the manual in PDF format. On the
Pro-96, the programming cable and AC adapter had to be purchased separately which
could cost you upwards of $40 to $50 extra. I was proud to see GRE step up and
include these necessary accessories.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">As stated earlier, this
scanner is packed so full of features it is unreal. Being able to set each
individual object up with different settings such as backlight, alarms, delays,
Audio Boost, LED options, Attenuation, AGC, Supertrack, etc. is a great bonus
on this scanner. There are so many features available it is unbelievable that
they squeezed them all into this scanner!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I have definitely put the
PSR-500 through the paces. I turned on every possible feature all at once;
Priority, Wx priority, LED's, SWPR, SRCH, Numerous TSYS with hundreds of TGIDs,
Conventional with and with out (and searching) CTCSS/DCS, etc. and have found
that the scanner performs great! I have done everything possible to make the
scanner hick-up but the scanner just works great! Kind of like my Mac, it just
works! Ha Ha Ha.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The scanner is not perfect
by any stretch of the imagination. There are some areas that could use improvements
in both hardware and firmware. However, I feel that this is the best digital
scanner on the market at this point considering features and quality. Not that
the BCD396T doesn’t hold it’s own. The 396 is a great scanner, but with the
added features and memory you get more “bang for the buck” with the PSR-500.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The PSR-500 is easy to use,
but it does take a little while to get the hang of this new memory management
system. Some users can pick it up right away but for some it can take a little
more time and effort. But using the menu driven programming and on screen help
menus will aid in your learning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">•With the expansive memory
available on this scanner, buying programming software will greatly assist you.
I haven’t used any software at this point so I cannot recommend one over the
other. The 3 that I am aware of at the time of this review are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">•Win500 <a href="http://www.starrsoft.com/">www.starrsoft.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">•ARC500 <a href="http://www.butel.nl/">www.butel.nl</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">•PSREdit <a href="http://www.psredit.com/">www.psredit.com</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">All 3 versions have
screenshots<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Demos available for download
at their respective websites (ARC500 due out December 2007). You will have to
buy an activation key for the full versions of each. I am certain there will be
others as this radio becomes more and more popular. For now, I think all
programming suites are for Windows only. All three mentioned currently here
have, or will have, free demos available. Hopefully a skilled programmer will
get some software developed for the Mac!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">GRE has broken away from
Radio Shack a bit on these scanners. I’m not sure if you can find one at Radio
Shack or not? They are being sold through numerous retailers both brick and
mortar stores and online. A few places that I have heard you can find the
PSR-500’s are: Universal Radio, Ham Station, Scanners Unlimited, Scanner
Master, and Grove.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">If you prefer a base/mobile
version of this scanner, keep an eye out for the PSR-600. I would guess it not
be far behind the PSR-500.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Also an analog trunking
scanner is coming in the form of the PSR-300 handheld and PSR-400 base/mobile.
These will be much like the Pro-97/2055 scanners.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">If I had to recommend a
digital scanner to someone at this point, I would direct them to look closely
at the PSR-500. It is the most advanced, easiest to use digital scanner that I
have had the pleasure of owning. My hat is off to the entire GRE team for
creating an amazing product!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Uniden BC125AT Full Review</span></b></u><br />
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<b><u>Construction and Build Quality:</u></b><br />
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The BC125AT is Uniden's latest scanner. It is touted as an "event scanner" focused on being used at air shows and racing events. However, this scanner is much more than that! This is a great analog, conventional scanner for VHF-High band, Civil Air band and Mil-Air band.<br />
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The Uniden BC125AT feels solid in the hand and has a large LCD Display. The keypad buttons are well spaced and larger than most handheld scanners. The buttons have a soft rubber feel to them and give a nice tactile feedback when pressed. The keypad has a nice layout and is easy to remember for manipulating in low light (keypad is not backlit).<br />
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The BC125AT has a belt clip similar to the BC246T. The belt clip is rigid and does not hinge. It hangs on a pocket or belt as intended, but anything over 1/4" deep will have a hard time accommodating this style belt clip. <br />
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The sides of the scanner has grooves molded into the plastic which helps to grip the scanner in the hand. The plastic used on the case feels a bit cheap. I don't think the outer case would handle a direct impact from a fall very well. It's not terrible, but doesn't seem as solid as say a BC396XT or the Icom R6. It feels similar to the BC246T or Pro-97 (Pro-164) casing material. The BC125AT reminds me a lot of the BC246T even though they have different memory management systems. They are similar in size but the BC125AT has a larger screen and better keypad in my opinion. The BC125AT has banks and channels versus the Dynamic Memory or the BC246T but still incorporates some menu options for programming, setting LCD options, etc.<br />
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The BC125AT is well balanced when sitting upright on a desk, even with the Diamond RH77CA antenna, which is significantly longer than the stock antenna. The scanner doesn't tip over easily with the extended antenna. The BC125AT uses a BNC type antenna connection. <br />
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The battery compartment on the bottom, rear of the radio has a slide on/off door that snaps into place. The door fits tight and has no movement when in place. The batteries fit into the scanner very snug. Almost too snug at times because the batteries can be hard to remove. There is a switch on the inside of the battery compartment for selecting either rechargeable batteries or alkaline. This switch prevents the scanner from charging alkaline batteries in the scanner when plugged into AC power or USB. However, you do have to remember to slide that switch to the proper position. I never recommend charging batteries in a scanner but sometimes this can't be avoided.<br />
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<a alt="BC125AT" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8vuiKQcUKcA/T2jnAPJgZII/AAAAAAAAAvA/czjTcm0XHMU/s1600/DSCN1811.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BC125AT" border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8vuiKQcUKcA/T2jnAPJgZII/AAAAAAAAAvA/czjTcm0XHMU/s320/DSCN1811.JPG" width="320" /></a>The large <b>LCD</b> display is one of the best features in my opinion. On this large LCD display you can see your alpha tag, channel number, frequency, mode, PL Tone, and signal strength meter. Also on screen are active banks, close call and/or weather priority symbols, if activated. I wish I could dim the back light. It isn't overly bright but it would be nice to save the batteries. You can turn on/off the LCD backlight with the press of a button. Or you can set it to come on with squelch only, keypress only or both.<br />
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To access the LCD menu, press the Func button followed by the power button. This will allow you to set the backlight modes as mentioned above and set the LCD contrast from 1 - 15. I prefer contrast setting at 12. In this menu you can also set the time the scanner will charge the batteries when connected to external power. 1 to 16 hours of charge time is available for your choosing.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">The Uniden BC125AT covers from 25 MHz to 512 MHz (Included coverage is: 25-54, 108-174, 225-380 and 400-512 MHz). You can set the mode on each channel that you program to FM, NFM, AM or Auto. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On service search of Mil-Air it looks like the mode is preset to NFM between 138.0000 MHz and 143.9875 MHz and 148.0000 MHz and 150.7875 MHz. At 225.0000 MHz it changes to AM. These modes are not user changeable in service search. </span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">T</span></span><span style="text-align: left;">here is no 800 MHz coverage on this scanner. There is also no trunking or digital modes receive on this scanner. It is known as a conventional, analog radio scanner. </span><br />
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The Uniden BC125AT is a bank/channel type scanner. The scanner can hold a maximum of 500 channels in 10 banks. 50 channels per bank.</div>
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<b><u>Programming</u></b><br />
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The scanner is very easy to program by hand. I have yet to break out the Owner's Manual. I programmed about 250 to 300 channels with tags and PL tones by hand before downloading the free Uniden software (more on the software later). It is tedious to program by hand, but not hard at all. It is just a little time consuming. <br />
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To program a new channel manually simply press the Hold button (if you aren't already in hold mode). Scroll to an empty channel using the multi function knob on top. Press the Func button followed by the Pgm/E button. From here select the Enter Frequency option by pressing E (or pressing down on the multi function knob. Input the desired frequency. (Note: If the frequency is already programmed into the scanner, it will give you an alert telling you of a duplicate entry.) Once you have the frequency entered, for instance 122.8000 press the E button. You are returned to the Program Menu screen where you can Edit Tag, Set CTCSS/DCS, Set Modulation, Set Priority of the Channel and/or set the Delay time. You also have the option of deleting the channel from this menu or clearing the entire bank. To edit the alpha tag simply select the Edit Tag and press E. Use the multi function knob to select the character desired and use the 4 and 6 key to move the cursor on the screen. Press E to save the text. You can press the . / clr button to clear the text entry completely. Once you have saved the text you will be back at the program menu screen. You can either set the other options or scroll to exit to move on. Very simple to program the scanner. There are several button clicks and knob turns involved but all in all I think Uniden made it easy to program their scanner.<br />
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The scanner is also PC programmable. I downloaded <a href="http://www.butel.nl/products/arc125/arc125.html" target="_blank">ARC125 </a>demo. It is a great piece of software and would be very handy if I wasn't such a tightwad and didn't want to spend $25 on something that, in all likelihood, I would use only one time. Uniden does provide <a href="http://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4/BC125AT" target="_blank">programming software</a> free of charge. It doesn't provide RadioReference import like the ARC software but it may be a better solution than trying to program the scanner by hand. A trick you can use instead of the radioreference import is if you do have a <a href="http://www.radioreference.com/apps/subscription/" target="_blank">premium subscription to RadioReference</a> (which you have to have for the import feature as well) you can download CSV files of the counties, agencies, or systems, open them in a spreadsheet program and copy/paste them into the Uniden Software. This is the method I chose to go with! Not to say that the ARC software isn't great. I have ARC software for the BC396XT and PSR-500. ARC makes excellent software. However, I use the ARC396 and ARC500 a lot. And I knew that I wouldn't use the ARC125 as much. Your mileage may vary!<br />
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<b><u>Main Features:</u></b><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show"><br /><a href="http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Alpha_Tags" target="_blank"><b>ALPHA TAGGING</b></a>!!!!! I am not sure I could use a scanner without it anymore. I am glad Uniden put in the feature on this sub $140 scanner! It makes all the difference in the world. It would be very difficult to remember what 500 channels are without the text tags.</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><a href="http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Close_Call" target="_blank"><b>Close Call</b></a> DND and Priority DND are awesome! I have gotten several hits on Close Call. The DND (Do Not Disturb) feature checks for signals only when the scanner isn't actively receiving signals so it doesn't interrupt a transmission. On some other scanners you will hear a pause in the audio every 2 seconds while the scanner checks for the Priority or Close Call. To enter the Close Call Menu, press the Func key then the Hold (CC) key. From there you can select Close Call Mode, Close Call Bands, Close Call Alert, Scan Hits, Set Delay, CTCSS/DCS Search, Review Lockouts or Exit the menu. </span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">The Close Call Mode menu is where you can turn Close Call on/off, activate the Close Call DND, Close Call Priority or select to use the scanner in Close Call Only mode. Close Call Only mode will scan only the close call bands selected and not any programmed channels. </span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">Close Call alert menu allows you to set the scanner to alert on any close call hits. You can set the LCD to illuminate or not and have the scanner give an audible beep or not. These two alerts are independent of each other so you can have the light alert on and the beep off or vice versa. You can have them both set on or off.<br /><br />Close Call Bands menu allows you to turn on or off the included bands: 25-54 VHF - Low, 108-137 CIV-Air, 137-174 VHF-High, 225-320 MIL-Air, and 320-512 UHF. </span><br />
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The BC125AT also has Close Call Temporary Store which stores and scans the last 10 Close Call hits in the Close Call Hits system.<br />
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As stated previously, I get Close Call hits quite regularly. I have gotten them from my home as well in the car when mobile. I'm not sure the exact sensitivity of Close Call, but I have found it to be quite nice. I am sure that something like an FRS radio isn't going to activate Close Call without being very close. But a repeater pushing 100 + watts would get picked up by Close Call at some distance. Don't expect to get Close Call hits over about 1/4 to 1/2 mile though. I picked up my local PD repeater about 1/2 mile with Close Call. Police mobile radios in their cars, a few hundred feet and handheld police radios even closer than that. So the sensitivity of the Close Call is determined by the power output of the radio it is picking up I would assume. However, Close Call has picked up local businesses as I passed by their locations on the highway.<br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><b>Temporary Lockout</b> is one of the greatest features of this scanner in my opinion. This is a great feature since the scanner does not have an <a href="http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Attenuator" target="_blank">attenuation</a> function. When you press the L/O button 1 time, the scanner will temporarily lockout the frequency that you are currently on. Pressing 2 times in rapid succession will lock it out permanently, requiring you to either scroll to the channel or go into the menu and unlock that channel. However, all channels that were locked out using temporary lockout will be restored (unlocked) after the next power cycle. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #303030; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #303030; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The BC125AT has<b> CTCSS and DCS</b> Squelch modes. This provides rapid search for CTCSS/DCS tones/code used on some channels. The scanner has 50 CTCSS tones and 104 DCS codes available. It's a great feature for reducing interference as well as some agencies use the same frequencies but different CTCSS/DCS allowing for multiple uses. The 125AT search option for CTCSS/DCS is very fast. I would say it near instantly displays the tone/code when you have search activated on a programmed channel or Close Call.</span></span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_Area_Message_Encoding" target="_blank">SAME</a> <b>weather alert</b> codes would have been a nice feature to have, unfortunately they are not included on the BC125AT. However, the general weather alert (which picks up the 1050 Hz tone) is available on this scanner. When activating the weather menu, simply press Func button then the #3 / Wx key. You can select from Weather Scan, Alert Standby, Alert Priority, or Set Delay. To enter any of these options, simply scroll to the option using the multi function knob on top and press the PGM / E button or press down on the multi function knob. </span><br />
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Weather scan will do just that, scan the 7 US NOAA Weather channels. The scanner will stop on an active channel or you can hold on any 1 of the 7 channels. <br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">Weather Alert Standby will scan the weather channels and stop on the weather channel with an active signal. At that point the scanner will stop on that channel, remaining completely muted and wait to receive the 1050 Hz tone from the NOAA Weather Station so long as you have a receivable signal from NOAA. When a tone is received, the scanner will produce and audible alarm and the station will open so you can hear the message. </span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">Weather Alert Priority can be set either Off or On (Set to off by default). If you set the Wx Alert Priority On, when scanning your programmed channels the scanner will check the for the 1050 Hz tone every 5 seconds, which will cause you to hear a pause in the audio if a channel is being received. <b>I have noticed that if a Weather Channel signal cannot be received the scanner will automatically turn off the Weather Alert Priority. This could be a safety issue if you are using this to alert you to potential severe weather, so just be aware of that fact.</b> Of course, if you can't receive the channel, you aren't going to hear the tone anyway. However, I think that it would be a nice feature if the scanner would continue to look for an active NOAA frequency rather than turning off the Weather Alert Priority. It could be that you move the scanner from one room to the next and during the transition signal is lost and the alert priority is turned off. Then you go to bed thinking its on with severe weather approaching. For more information on the weather operation refer to page 65 of the Owner's Manual.</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><b>Direct Access</b> feature allows you to directly access any channel with a few presses of the buttons. For instance if you have your local police stored on channel 200. To go directly to that channel press the Hold button, then 2 0 0 then Hold button again. Boom, you are on channel 200, holding waiting on a transmission!</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><b>Service Searches</b> are separated in 10 preset banks. 1. Police, 2. Fire/Emergency, 3. Ham, 4. Marine, 5. Railroad, 6. Civil Air, 7. Military Air, 8. CB Radio, 9. FRS/GMRS/MURS, and 0. Racing. These can come in handy for just skimming a specific range of common frequencies. To enter the service search feature of the scanner press the Func button followed by the Srch/Svc button. Then you can press the number keys 1 - 0 to activate/deactivate the 10 preset searches.</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><b>Priority</b> features abound on this little radio. Priority scan with Do Not Disturb lets you program up to 10 channels as Priority (1 in each bank) and the scanner will check the channels marked as priority every 2 seconds. Priority Do Not Disturb works just like Close Call Do Not Disturb in that the scanner will not interupt an active transmission and will only check for activity on the priority channels when the scanner is not receiving audio from another channel.</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">To enter the Priority Menu, press the Func button followed by the 1 / Pri button. This gives you the Priority menu. From there you can select Priority Off, Priority DND, Priority Scan, and Priority Plus.</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><b>Delay</b> time can be set on each channel, Close Call Search, Custom Search, and Service search. This controls whether the scanner pauses at the end of the transmission for the set amount of time. You can set the amount of time it holds on that channel before resuming up to 5 seconds or a negative delay to -10. </span><br />
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Custom <b>searches</b> can also be set up in the scanner. You can set up to 10 custom search ranges. To enter the custom search press the Srch/Svc button. To program a custom search, enter the custom search by pressing the Srch button then press Func followed by E / Pgm button. From there you can set the limits of the search bands, delay times, CTCSS/DCS search, review any lockouts and you can save a frequency form the search function to the programmed channel scan. <br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">You can also do a quick search. While the scanner is scanning programmed channels, press the Hold button. Then input the frequency and press the Srch button and the scanner will start searching from the entered frequency frequency. </span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">Pressing the number keys during a programmed scan, service search, close call, or custom search will turn on/off bands, banks, or search ranges just like all other bank/channel type scanners. </span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><br />I am running the BC125AT beside the Icom R6 and the PSR-800. The BC125AT and Icom R6 are using the Diamond RH77CA antenna, I can't tell a difference on the signals they are pulling in on civilian air band. They seem to be pulling in the same signals at the same signal strength. That is very impressive to say the least! The 125AT seems to be keeping pace with the Icom R6, which is well regarded as a great receiver. I am actually very impressed by the BC125AT. I think that on VHF-High band the R6 edges the 125AT by a slight margin. The R6 will pick up fringe signals where the 125AT won't. However, the R6 also picks up a ton of interference whereas the 125AT isn't affected by it as bad. The BC125AT vs the PSR-800 on VHF-Air, is no comparison. The 125AT seems to win hands down in my unscientific tests. The PSR-800 is excellent on the 800 band, but the 125AT doesn't cover that band.</span><br />
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VHF-High band has great receive as well. I regularly pick up a police department about 20 miles to my west with good audio and good signal strength. As well as a county SO about 20 miles to my south and one that is about 15 miles to my north. I think that is decent for a hand held scanner with a duck antenna. I am pleased with its performance in this area.<br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">Audio is very good on this radio. The speaker has a clear tone and loud enough in the car to be heard over road noise. Comparing to the R6, the 125 has a cleaner sound to me. The R6 has a teeny sound in my opinion, although it can get loud the smaller speaker doesn't give as good of a tone. VHF-Air audio is comparable to the PSR-800 as far as tone. Cranking the audio all the way up to 15 on the BC125AT causes a little distortion, but not so much that it is unintelligible. Typically sitting on my desk, I find that having the audio set between 6 and 8 is a comfortable listening volume.</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">The BC125AT uses batteries very quickly. I am scanning using back light on all the time. I am only getting about 4-6 hours out of a set of fully charged (and fairly new) Energizer 2300 mAh, as well as the supplied generic 2300 mAh batteries. These batteries are always charged in a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Powerex-MH-C9000-PowerEx-WizardOne-Charger-Analyzer/dp/B000NLUSLM" target="_blank">MAHA C9000 Charger</a>. Usually it is closer to the 4 hour mark. Compared to my little R6 which runs for 10 + on 2 of the same batteries with back light on full time. Of course, the R6 has a much smaller LCD and speaker to power. This isn't a huge deal since I have a backpack full of charged batteries with me most of the time. The BC125AT has a low battery beep that becomes audible when the scanners batteries are almost exhausted. On my 125AT the scanner will beep for about 1 to 2 minutes before the scanner powers itself off. Not much warning, so if you hear the beep, you might want to start looking for those extra batteries or plugging your scanner into external power.</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">No <a href="http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Attenuator" target="_blank">ATT</a> button? That is ab<span class="text_exposed_show">out all that is missing on this great little radio. </span>Some channels, especially when I place the scanner near my computer or driving around in the car, will receive interference. Attenuation would be great in these instances but the temporary lockout works to block those channels. Out of the 300 to 400 channels I have programmed in the scanner, 1 maybe 2 or 3 channels actually get plagued by interference regularly near my computer. So I don't think it is a huge problem. The scanner seems to handle strong nearby signals fairly well. But if the channel being plagued by interference is a channel you really want to monitor, this is a problem.</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">You cannot rename the bank names. This would be very handy. As it is now, the banks are named Bank1, Bank2, etc. I am quite sure being able to name the banks would be possible via a firmware update, but I am unsure if it will ever happen. Being able to name the banks would allow a better memory management and easily recall what you have programmed in a specific bank. </span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">At the time of this review (3/23/12) having 7.5 kHz steps is not possible. However, Paul Opitz (Uniden Product Manager) <a href="http://forums.radioreference.com/uniden-scanners/232936-bc125at-post-release-thread.html#post1699506" target="_blank">posted on radio reference</a> that this option is coming in a future firmware update.<br /><br />I have a dedicated 800 MHz P25 scanner. The 125AT makes a great 2nd (or 3rd, 4th, or 5th ) scanner if you need the 800 MHz, digital coverage. I don't miss 800MHz coverage on this scanner because I am using it for Air band and Mil-Air mostly and some local VHF-High public safety. </span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">I would definitely opt for the <a href="http://www.grove-ent.com/rh77ca.html" target="_blank">Diamond RH77CA</a> antenna to replace the stock duck antenna. The RH77CA is longer but pulls in signals so much better. I wouldn't throw away the stock antenna, but if I lost it in my junk drawer somewhere, it wouldn't bother me much. I do use the stock antenna from time to time just to cut down on footprint of the radio. If I clip it to my pocket or belt, then the stock antenna comes in handy. Other than that, the BC125AT has the Diamond antenna on it and they work very well together! Pairing the <a href="http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102525" target="_blank">Radio Shack RS800 Mhz</a> antenna on the BC125AT does cut down on the civil air band receive somewhat. It seems to be only slightly better than the stock antenna in this band. That is to be expected since the RS antenna is tuned for 800 MHz. I used an extendable antenna from a GRE base/mobile scanner on the BC125AT and had very good results. The extendable antenna performs similar to the Diamond antenna. The extendable antenna is about 24" in length vs the Diamond that is 16" in length.</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">If you only need coverage below 512 MHz, non-digital, non-trunking scanner, I don't think you can go wrong with this little radio. Especially at the price that Uniden released it at. ($139.99 at most dealers). I picked mine up from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Uniden-Bearcat-Channel-Numeric-Scanner/dp/B00772MR0K" target="_blank">Amazon</a> for $139.99 with free shipping. <a href="http://www.scannermaster.com/Uniden_Bearcat_BC125AT_p/10-501770.htm" target="_blank">ScannerMaster</a> or Grove are also good dealers. </span>All in all I think it's a great deal for $140 (and possibly cheaper online).<br />
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First a video of the BC125AT in action<br />
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Uniden BC125AT - Icom IC-R6 size comparison</div>
<b><br /></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05491927207127941371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847960475086682383.post-7709129884068096342012-03-20T15:13:00.000-05:002012-03-23T12:54:03.906-05:00Icom IC-R6 a Closer Look (in Pictures)Below are a few close up looks at the Icom IC-R6 Communications Receiver. <br />
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Front View<br />
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What's in the Box - Icom IC-R6 Communications Receiver, wrist strap, belt clip, 2 AA Rechargeable 1400 mAh Batteries, Antenna, AC Adapter, Owner's Manual, Ham Radio Terms Booklet, Warranty information cards.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05491927207127941371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847960475086682383.post-68476730936896561832012-03-05T11:07:00.002-06:002013-02-15T17:07:54.820-06:00Uniden BC125AT First Impressions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<u><b>Uniden BC125AT First Impressions</b></u><br />
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I've had the <a href="http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/BC125AT" target="_blank">BC125AT</a> for about 3 days now. Comparing it against my Icom IC-R6 on VHF-Air band, the R6 is
more sensitive, but the R6 is a great receiver. The BC125AT isn't far
behind though. I have been using the scanner with a <a href="http://www.grove-ent.com/rh77ca.html" target="_blank">Diamond RH77CA</a>
antenna. It does a really nice job on Air band. I am impressed by the
BC125 and am glad I made the purchase.<br />
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No <a href="http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Attenuator" target="_blank">ATT</a> button? That is ab<span class="text_exposed_show">out
all that is missing on this great little radio. The plastic it is
made of feels a bit cheap but hey it's a $140 scanner. It's not
terrible but doesn't seem as solid as say a BC396T or the Icom R6.
Feels similar to the BC246T to me. I picked mine up on Amazon.com for
$139 with free shipping. </span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show"><br /> <br /> <a href="http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Alpha_Tags" target="_blank">ALPHA TAGGING</a>!!!!! I am not sure I
could use a scanner without it. I am glad Uniden put in this feature on
this sub $140 scanner! It makes all the difference in the world. I
like how they implemented it too! You can see your alpha tag, Channel
#, Frequency, Mode, PL Tone, and signal strength on the screen. <br /> <br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_Area_Message_Encoding" target="_blank">SAME</a> weather alert codes would have been a nice feature to have.
However, the general weather alert (which picks up the 1050 hz tone)
will suffice. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Close_Call" target="_blank">Close Call</a> DND and Priority DND are awesome. I
have gotten several hits on CC. The DND (Do Not Disturb) feature
checks for signals only when the scanner isn't actively receiving
signals so it doesn't interrupt a transmission. Other scanners you will
hear a pause in the audio every 2 seconds while the scanner checks for
the Priority. <br /> <br /> The large display is a nice feature. I wish I
could dim the back light though. It isn't overly bright but it would be
nice to save the batteries. It seems to use batteries rather quickly.
I am scanning using back light on all the time. I am only getting
about 4-6 hours out of a set of fully charged (and fairly new) Energizer
2300 mAh. Compared to my little R6 which runs for 10 + on 2 of the
same batteries with back light on full time, of course it is a much
smaller LCD to power also. Not a huge deal since I have a backpack full
of charged batteries. <br /> <br /> The scanner is very easy to program and
manipulate. I have yet to break out the Owner's Manual. I've programmed about
200-250 channels with tags and PL tones by hand so far. It is tedious to program by hand but not hard at all. It is just a little time consuming. I downloaded
<a href="http://www.butel.nl/products/arc125/arc125.html" target="_blank">ARC125 </a>demo. It is a great piece of software and would be very handy,
however, I am a tightwad and don't want to spend $25 on something that
in all likelihood I would use 1 time. Uniden does provide <a href="http://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4/BC125AT" target="_blank">programming software</a> free of charge. It doesn't provide RadioReference Import but it may be a better solution than trying to program by hand.<br /> <br /> Audio is very good. The
speaker has a clear tone and loud enough in the car to be heard over
road noise. Temporary lockout is a great feature when a channel has
interference. This is where I would like to have an ATT feature. But
the Temporary Lockout works in this instance for me.<br /> <br /> I have a
dedicated 800 MHz P25 scanner. The 125AT makes a great 2nd (or 3rd, or
4th, or 5th ) scanner. I don't miss 800MHz coverage on this scanner
because I am using it for Air band and Mil-Air mostly and some local
VHF-High public safety. The BC125AT reminds me a lot of the BC246T even
though they have different management systems. <br /> <br /> All in all I
think it's a good deal for $140 (and possibly cheaper). </span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">What are you waiting for, go out and buy yourself one!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05491927207127941371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847960475086682383.post-50707321777298979702011-12-23T09:17:00.000-06:002013-02-15T17:08:49.641-06:00Yaesu VR-120<h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-top: 0.5em;">
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What's new? Well new to me at least is the Yaesu VR-120 Communications Receiver. This is the VR-120 model. This is the older model Yaesu VR-120. The newer version, the VR-120D (note the D on the end) adds a DC Jack on the side below the speaker jack. This allows for alternate powering using either an AC adapter or a DC power cord. Also charging batteries within the radio. Since that part didn't concern me, I picked up this VR-120 at a great deal.</div>
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I use rechargeable AA batteries and usually get close to 20 hours service out of one set of Energizer (or Duracell) 2500 mAh batteries.</div>
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I purchased this little (and I mean little) receiver used for a steal! I couldn't pass up the deal. So far, I am impressed with it's performance on HF, and VHF-High. This is not my first time using a Yaesu product because our department uses Vertex radios. The Vertex VX-180 to be exact. All in all I am pleased with Yaesu. I was very surprised when I received the package containing the VR-120. It weighed almost nothing. I actually thought I had been sent a box full of air! Once I opened the box, I was shocked at the size of the receiver. I have seen pictures online and knew it was small but man, this thing is tiny! With the supplied antenna you could easily stick this in your shirt pocket, and forget it.</div>
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<b>Ease of Use</b></div>
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This thing is a bugger to operate at first. With minimal buttons it is hard to figure out how to store memories, search, and execute all the many features this receiver performs. After getting used to it a little, I am getting better but I keep the owner's manual very handy! I think it is meant to be an entry level type receiver but it operates far from that.</div>
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<b>Features</b></div>
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The VR-120 (D) has many features that are very useful. First off, it's size. The size of this receiver is such that you can absolutely take it anywhere and not get that "look at that nerd" stare from everyone! Alpha tags make it easy to know who belongs to each frequency, however you only get 6 characters as opposed to the 16 I am used to with Uniden and some GRE's. Other notable features include:</div>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>Dual Watch.</b> Basically you can set 2 frequencies to be monitored and the receiver checks those two channels for activity until a transmission is detected. Very handy! You can set up to 8 pairs of Dual Watch frequencies to be monitored. You can only monitor 1 pair at any given time though. But still very useful feature indeed.</li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>One Touch Memory.</b> This feature allows you to set one frequency to each of the 4 buttons on the front of the receiver. In this mode you can push the buttons and monitor the frequency assigned to that button. Only downfall is that the receiver must be dedicated to this operation, meaning no scanning or searching.</li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>Channel Counter.</b> Much like Uniden's Close Call or GRE's Signal Stalker, the Yaesu version seeks nearby transmissions and displays the frequency. The Yaesu version doesn't receive the audio so all you see is the frequency.</li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>Smart Search.</b> This feature allows you to set a search range and the receiver will search that range for transmissions and store the frequency into a special memory bank. Not much use for me but some will likely find it useful.</li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>Preferential Memory Scan.</b> This is a great feature! Much like having multiple priorities. The receiver only has 1 true priority channel. However using the Preferential Memory Scan, you can select as many channels as you like to be scanned with this feature. Use it how you like but I set up my most important programmed frequencies into this feature. This scans only the programmed frequencies you have assigned to the Preferential Memory Scan. Each time you assign a frequency to this feature it is indicated by a P.S. symbol even when the feature is deactivated so you can easily see which frequencies are assigned to this feature. Hold one of the functions down for a couple seconds and it's instantly activated. This is a great tool that I have used several times in the few days I have had this receiver.</li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b style="color: #303030; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em;">Other features</b><span style="color: #303030; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> that are included on this receiver is the ability to link banks together and scan them much like ordinary scanners. However it is a little more difficult to do because you have to step through the menu to do it. The receiver also features a Priority feature. You can set one programmed channel as "Priority" and the receiver will check that frequency every 5 seconds for a transmission. You can adjust the step sizes. The buttons and LCD are backlit but not bright. It is just okay for low light viewing and does nothing for you in the daylight. But on the other hand it is not annoyingly bright like some receivers. Keypad beep on and off is also a feature. The receiver has a battery save feature. A pause feature that allows you to pause from 1 to 12 seconds on an active channel. You can pause for the </span><span style="line-height: 19px;">allotted</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> seconds, pause until end of transmission or have the receiver stop and hold on the first transmission it finds. Also featured is a sleep timer 30 / 60 / 90 minutes to select from. Very nice when listening to Shortwave at night. Various other features allow you to check your battery voltage, also a low battery warning flashes on screen with NO beeps, I like that!!!! An S-Meter buzzer that emits an annoying tone when the S-Meter peaks but the S-Meter is disabled when the tone is enabled? I haven't quite figured that part out? There is also a simple game that is thrown in there for good measure. Basically numbers roll across the screen like a slot machine and you push the buttons below to stop the numbers. Pretty boring and waste of memory if you ask me. A great and welcome feature is the Attenuator feature which helps to block strong signals. Although the Attenuator is global meaning it is either on or off and can't be assigned to an individual channel.</span></span></li>
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<b>Antenna Options</b></div>
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On AM you can select either to use the built in internal Bar antenna or the external antenna. Also on FM radio if you use headphones, the headphones can be selected to double as a FM antenna.</div>
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This receiver receives in AM/FM/WFM modes from 100 kHz to 1299.995 MHz (Cellular Blocked). It has 640 memories divided by 10 banks @ 64 channels per bank. With battery and antenna the total weight is approximately 195 grams. Very lightweight!</div>
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<b>Audio</b></div>
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Don't expect booming audio from this receiver. I was expecting more audio because I was told it had big audio for it's size. However, it is very hard to hear when mobile in a car. Also sometimes in loud or busy streets it becomes almost inaudible. But in the room or next to the bedside this is a friend to be had.</div>
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<b>Performance</b></div>
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I have listened to various broadcast shortwave programs with this receiver. Mostly out of Nashville, TN but have heard Radio Havana Cuba as well as China Radio International and other strong shortwave stations. There is no SSB on this unit but it isn't missed by me. Maybe a VR-500 later in life with SSB capabilities. AM radio pretty much stinks. I have a local AM station approximately 1 mile from my house and it's signal has static, even using the internal bar antenna in the radio. This isn't the radio for AM reception. FM Radio comes in just okay using the stock duck. It isn't the greatest but will get you by in a pinch. Using a better antenna than the stock improves reception, like the Diamond RH77CA. I haven't tried the earphone antenna.</div>
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VHF-Highband is where the VR-120 shines. I connected the Diamond RH77CA antenna on the 120 and can receive a great deal in the VHF-High range. I believe it is more sensitive (picks up more) than my Pro-97 and that says a lot!!!. Funny thing is if you hold the receiver in your hand, the reception improves. This is typical on all bands HF through 800. I am very impressed with the receive on the VR-120 in the VHF-High band. I have yet to find a better receiver in this band except maybe the VX-180 our department uses, but I think the 120 beats it! I haven't heard much on 800 band but I don't have very much in that range that is conventional around my part of the State. But one neighboring county uses 800 conventionally and I pick them up very well. Also Jefferson County has an analog trunked system which is about 40 + miles away and I programmed their frequencies in conventionally and picked them up with ease. Note that the Jefferson County system doesn't normally come in and I can't monitor them on a regular basis. Probably just good ducting the past week or so. Connect the RS800 antenna and the reception improves on the 800 band.</div>
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Notice I never called this radio a scanner. It is not a scanner. It is a communications receiver. With a scan rate of less than 20 channels per second you aren't going to cover large bands or numerous banks of frequencies with this scanner. It is best used for selective frequencies. I have about 70 channels programmed at the moment and it will go through those in a couple of seconds but if you are wanting a scanner, then purchase a scanner.</div>
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<b>Conclusion</b></div>
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I got this for the DC to daylight coverage. Meaning Shortwave all the way up through the 800 band. It is a decent receiver and I recommend this if you want an inexpensive receiver to take along with you. It provides general reception on the AM and FM broadcast bands, HF Shortwave bands, VHF and UHF TV bands, the VHF-AM aircraft band, public safety bands, ham bands, as well as UHF Military bands 225 through 400 MHz. If you can find a good used one it is well worth $100 or less if you can pick one up. The competition Icom R5 looks promising as well but I have never used one so I can't comment too much on a comparison at this time. I do hear the R5 can't link and unlink banks together like the VR-120(D) but the audio is reported to be better on the R5. The R5 also adds CTCSS/DCS feature. For the money, this is a good receiver. I give it a 6 out of 10 because it is hard to program and operate at first because of the lack of a numerical key pad. Also the audio is lacking and of course it doesn't do trunking. But for the money and it's intended purpose, this is a great little (and I mean little) receiver.</div>
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written: 04/30/06</div>
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written: 02/28/2007 </div>
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The Icom IC-R5 has been out for several years now, but I have only recently gotten my hands on one. The Icom R5 is tiny by comparison to other "receivers." The lack of a full keypad turns some away from this little radio but don't let that keep you from owning a true performer!</div>
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<b>Key Features</b></div>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Wideband Coverage 150 kHz to 1309.995 MHz (less cellular and gaps)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">1250 Memories (1000 memories, 25 scan edge pairs, 200 auto write channels)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">30 - 120 Minute Auto Power Off</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Built-in Ferrite Bar Antenna</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">CTCSS/DCS Decode</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">6 Character Alpha Tags</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Priority Channel</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Weather Alert and/or Monitor</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Channel Alert Beep</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">PC Programmable</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">2 AA Battery Operation</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Pocket Sized! 2.3 (w) x 3.4 (h) x 1.1 (d) inches</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Weighs only 6 oz.</li>
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<b>In the Box</b></div>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Wall Charger</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Flexible SMA antenna</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">2 AA Rechargeable batteries</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Belt Clip</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Wrist Strap</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Owner's Manual</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Ham Radio Terms Booklet</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Hot 100 SWL List (short wave radio frequencies list that are preprogrammed into the R5)</li>
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<b>Construction and Physical</b></div>
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The R5 is an attractive little receiver. Its gloss black outer shell gives an impression of quality. The R5 is built very sturdy. The outer case is plastic but has a very rugged feel to it, despite its small size. The R5 weighs only 6 oz. (185 kg). The control buttons have a good textile feel to them. They offer good feedback when pressing them. The VFO knob is large enough to be comfortable when turning and offers good feel with its detenting while turning. The antenna connection is SMA but you can purchase a SMA to BNC adapter if you have BNC antennas you prefer to use. The battery compartment is securely closed with a clasp type lock.</div>
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<b>LCD.</b> The LCD is easy to read and has a nice bright backlight! The alpha tags, although limited to 6 characters are large and easy to read, as are the signal strength meter, and other symbols displayed. When scanning banks, the display can either show you the frequency, memory name, bank name or channel number. You can change this as you wish but you can only display one at a time.The information displayed on the LCD varies depending on the mode you are using, but for the most part you will see: Frequency Readout, Key Lock Indicator, Receive Mode Indicator, Duplex Indicator, CTCSS or DCS Indicators, Skip Indicator, Priority Watch Indicator, Memory Indicator, Memory Channel #, Signal Strength Meter, Volume Meter (when volume is selected), Battery Meter, and Attenuator Indicator.</div>
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<b>Speaker.</b> The speaker is located under the control buttons. The speaker takes up approximately 1/3 of the face of the receiver. The audio is nice on such a small rig. Audio is much better on the R5 as compared to the Yaesu VR-120.</div>
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<b>Performance and Features</b></div>
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The Icom IC-R5 is a very sensitive receiver. It shines in the VHF-High band (150 to 160 MHz). The R5 does suffer from interference from other sources, but can be easily overcome either by CTCSS/DCS or using the attenuator. The R5 does have a rather slow scan sped at only 10 channels per second or 30 steps per second when searching. Albeit this is not a scanner but a "Communications Receiver" as is plainly printed on the front of the IC-R5. You can use the R5 to search for CTCSS or DCS tones but you have to select one or the other and it is not instant. This can be somewhat evasive unless you hold on a channel and catch a lengthy transmission so that it has time to find the correct tone. The R5 has 3 receive modes, FM, WFM, and AM. Also has tuning steps of 5, 6.25, 8.33, 9, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50, and 100 kHz.</div>
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<b>Weather Alert</b> is a feature on the Icom R5 that works, and it works well. When turned "ON" the weather alert seeks the 1050 Hz tone from NOAA Weather Radio Repeater (that you preset) every 5 seconds, or so the manual says. I think it is more like 2 seconds. If you are listening to the scanner, you will hear a break in audio every couple seconds. I usually set the R5 on a frequency I know won't have traffic, and let the Weather Alert do its thing. I like the fact that this was added as a feature on the R5. (US Version Only)</div>
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<b>HF Bands.</b> This isn't the best receiver you can buy for shortwave listening and other HF DXing, however it does receive the stronger stations quite well at night. But don't expect great performance in this band.</div>
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<b>AM Radio.</b> Even with the built-in ferrite bar antenna, the AM reception stinks. You'd be better off going with a more dedicated AM radio if you were interested in that band. (A Kaito 1103 does well on AM and SWL).</div>
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<b>VHF-Low Band.</b> I don't have much in this band to monitor in my area. I have monitored some local VHF-low signals in the 37.000 range with good results. But no long distance monitoring.</div>
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<b>VHF-High Band.</b> This is where the Icom IC-R5 shines. It pulls in VHF High signals like nobody's business. I am extremely impressed with the receive capability in this range. I can consistently monitor VHF-High frequencies from 30 to 50 miles on a daily basis with ease. Now keep in mind I am not using the stock antenna. I use an extendable antenna that came off of a Pro-2055 scanner, but even with the stock antenna the little receiver does extremely well. But adding a band specific antenna really shows the receivers strength!</div>
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<b>UHF Band.</b> Again, very little UHF traffic in my area. I only have about 2 frequencies that are of interest to me in this area and I have not had an opportunity to test them on this receiver, sorry.</div>
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<b>800 MHz Band.</b> The R5 is decent on 800 MHz. I can pull in signals from 40 miles using 800 MHz band specific antenna however I cannot do this consistently. Usually late in the evening, is when these signals roll in. Almost everything within reasonable distance to me is P25 digital so I can only hear the data.</div>
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<b>Civilian and Military Air.</b> Again, the R5 is a good air band receiver and is why many people buy this receiver. It has the 8.33 step size that many air band enthusiast want in a receiver. It is very sensitive in the Civ Air band but also seems to be plagued with interference in this band range, at least in my area. MilAir is a little more tricky as I have only had the chance to catch a couple of active frequencies but seems to do well in this range, but is also plagued with interference.</div>
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<b>Audio.</b> Audio on the R5 is surprisingly loud for such a small receiver. It is loud enough for most mobile use situations. For indoor, it is more than powerful enough. It has crisp clean audio that does not distort at higher levels. I like the fact that the audio control is on the face, the up and down buttons control the volume. This can be easily changed for those who prefer the VFO knob to control volume levels.</div>
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<b>Memory.</b> The R5 has 1200 programmable memory channels. These store alphanumeric memories, frequency, mode, step size, duplex direction and offset, CTCSS or DCS and skip settings. The attenuator is global and is not applied per channel, which is a small disappointment, but nothing major. You can copy a memory channels contents to VFO or another memory channel which is handy for manual programming. You can have 1 priority channel as well and can "watch" it while memory is scanning, or VFO scanning.</div>
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<b>Battery Consumption.</b> I use Energizer 2500 mAh rechargeable batteries. They last approximately 10 to 12 hours while scanning with the LCD back light on 100% of the time. Truly a power sipping receiver! Great battery life! The battery life can be extended further by turning the back light off or to Auto (only comes on when pressing buttons).</div>
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<b>Squelch.</b> Squelch on the R5 is different in that it is digitally represented on the screen. You can set it to Open, Auto, or Level 1 - 9. I find that Auto works great on most everything. I use he Open mode when using it for AM or Shortwave Listening.</div>
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<b>Dislikes.</b> The Icom R5 is very difficult to use and understand the functions. If not for the programming software, I think I would have given up. The controls and programming steps are awkward to say the least. To be a great receiver, I almost was put off by the complexity of the operation of the receiver (and I am no rookie). This is not for the novice or weak of heart. If you do buy, do yourself the favor and get the programming software and programming cable. You will thank me! Don't expect the Owner's Manual to shed much light on the confusing interface. The OM is poorly written and is very hard to understand.</div>
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The R5 only allows bank scanning by 1 or all. Meaning you cannot link banks together and scan them. You can either scan 1 bank, or you can scan all banks. This is annoying at times, but can also be overcome by adding duplicate channels to banks. When programming, you have to add a frequency to the master list, and then assign it to a bank. So if you want 2 of the same frequencies in different banks, you have to add it twice to the master list and assign them to different banks. Just a minor annoyance.</div>
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The interference is annoying, but as stated earlier, if you use the Attenuator function and/or CTCSS/DCS feature, it cures that problem.</div>
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The lack of a full keypad is missed but does't really bother me that much. The missing keypad helps keep it's small footprint!</div>
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Missing chunks of the 800 MHz Band are another gripe from many users. The frequency ranges covered by the Icom R5 are from 0.15 to 823.995 MHz. 849.00 to 868.995 MHz. And 894.000 MHz to 1309.995 MHz. So anything above 868.995 up to 894.000 is missing (US version only). Some public safety agencies operate in parts of that range and may be a problem for some. Fortunately it was not a problem in my area.</div>
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I would have liked to have seen NFM mode and the 7.5 step size for Narrowband. It wasn't a deal breaker as most frequencies round up or down easily with no problems.</div>
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Some complain about the belt clip being flimsy but I purchased my R5 used and did not receive a belt clip.</div>
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<b>Conclusion</b></div>
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The Icom IC-R5 is a great receiver. It far surpasses any handheld that I have used on VHF-High band. The little receiver has some drawbacks, however they aren't enough that you shouldn't enjoy the features and performance it has to offer. Universal Radio has them and numerous accessories at great prices. I got my Icom R5 used at a great deal that included software and programming cables. If you find a good deal, don't pass it up. If you need a "communications receiver" then I recommend the Icom IC-R5. If, on the other hand, you need a "scanner' then look elsewhere, because the R5 is not a "scanner." Obviously there are other features on the Icom R5 that aren't covered in this review. You can view a full list of specifications and features on the Icom America website.</div>
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If you are comparing the VR120 to the Icom R5, then you will have a tough decision to make. There are features on each that are appealing. The VR120 has an easier to use interface in my opinion. The audio on the R5 is much better. Both have near equal receive sensitivity. The VR120 has some very useful features like "One Touch Memory" where you can assign a frequency to a button on the receiver for quick access. Also the "Dual Watch" and "Preferential Memory Scan" are great features on the VR120 as well. If the Icom had those few features it would be near perfect! But the VR120 lacks the audio and CTCSS/DCS and a few other features to make it useful in day to day monitoring of multiple frequencies for me.</div>
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Performance, size, and features are enough to warrant the $150 to $200 price tag on the R5. A good solid receiver that is a true performer.</div>
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Please comment below.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05491927207127941371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847960475086682383.post-83888541772115981162011-12-05T13:00:00.000-06:002013-02-15T17:28:23.805-06:00Uniden BC396T<br />
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The BCD396T is the best scanner I have ever used, period. I really like the memory setup that is similar to the BC246T. The dynamic memory makes programming multiple trunking systems a snap and I never worry about running out of memory or “banks” like in older scanners when programming multiple trunking systems is near impossible at times. The dynamic memory setup allows you to easily group various agencies or frequencies together. In a system, I personally always group all of my fire in one group, police in a separate group, EMS in another group, etc. With 6000 channels regardless if you use text or not, you will find it hard to use all of the memory. It can be done, but I don't see myself using all of the possible memory. I have programmed every county in the state of Arkansas (fire, police, and EMS) along with virtually all of the public safety trunking systems in Arkansas and much of North Louisiana conventional and trunking and I have only used 66% of the available memory. Very impressive!</div>
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I love the bright blue backlight. It really stands out and is easily seen in the dark and in direct sunlight. There are numerous settings for the backlight including a timed light (10 and 30 seconds), key press 10 second and infinite, and also backlight with squelch. The 100 quick keys is a very welcome addition to the BCD396T. The BC246T only had 10 quick keys to access systems. This limited your ability to access your programming. Adding the 100 quick keys to the BCD396T allows you to unlock the potential of the dynamic memory.</div>
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Fire Tone Out (FTO) is a great feature added to the BCD396T. It is somewhat difficult to find the information needed to program the FTO but if you have access to the information via a fire dept, radio programmer, or some info can be found at the radio reference database, it is a great feature. You cannot scan and use the FTO at the same time. FTO works similar to the SAME weather alert feature, where the scanner must be in standby mode while waiting for a fire tone to activate the FTO. A nice feature added by Uniden via a firmware update is if a dept uses the same radio frequency but different tone frequencies for different groups like EMS, FIRE, Rescue, etc., the FTO feature will monitor all programmed FTO settings using the same radio frequency and activate on the group that is paging.</div>
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The Close Call feature on the BCD396T is the same as that on the BC246T and Pro-83 scanners. This is a great feature when you are close enough to the transmitting source. If you don't expect the close call feature to catch frequencies over 100' away, you'll enjoy the feature, especially if you happen up on an accident, fire screen or other incident where you don't know the agencies involved. You can use the close call feature while scanning your programmed frequencies which is a great feature. You can also use a search and store feature with the close call that automatically stores the found frequency to a system. I have picked up a close call hit form as much as 1/2 mile away from a repeater but this is not typical. Mostly it will be a close proximity feature. The BCD396T has a great alert feature. You can set the scanner so that it alerts you when there is activity on a channel you specify.</div>
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Custom Alerts For each alert in the scanner (such as channel alert, Close Call alert, emergency alert), you can select from 9 different tone patterns and also set the alert volume level independently from the main volume level. This works great for me because I set different alerts for different fire depts. in my area. I hear the unique alert and without looking I automatically know which fire department is transmitting.</div>
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The single knob on the top that acts as a volume, squelch, and scroll knob is a good idea. I'd like a separate knob for squelch but this one works well. It simplifies the top of the scanner. The squelch isn't as sensitive as I'd like it to be. The squelch has to be set to 0 to open up (cause static). I usually keep it set at 2 with no problems. When you adjust the squelch and volume, there is a digital readout on the screen that shows 0 to 15 on both squelch and volume. If you push the knob down, you will see the volume bar on the screen along with a volt meter in the top right of the screen. The volt meter isn't mentioned in the manual but is a great “hidden” feature.</div>
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A couple of other unmentioned feature is that this scanner will do I-Calls on a 9600bps digital system. This is something that other digital scanners can't do. Also there is a feature that is similar to the 246, a frequency counter. While powering on press (Hold, 3, and 0) and the scanner will be a frequency counter for the frequency range specified.</div>
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There is also a signal strength meter on the screen of the BCD396T that I like. I missed having a signal meter on the BC246T and am glad to see it made it to the 396. The screen has an adjustable contrast which I find useful at times. This scanner has the SAME weather alerts and weather alert priority like the BC246. As with the 246T, I like the fact that you can use the weather alert priority while scanning. It does cause a skip every 10 seconds in a transmission you are hearing. That pause you hear is when the scanner is checking for activity from the local NOAA weather transmitter. I use the SAME feature (which must be in standby mode) at night when my area is expecting severe weather. I think this is a great feature to add to a scanner. I hope all future scanners keep this feature. I don't use it often, but I do appreciate it when I need it.</div>
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The BCD396T comes with everything you need unlike Pro-Series scanners. The BCD396T includes a PC Programming cable, 3 rechargeable batteries, AC adapter, BNC/SMA adapter, belt clip, SMA antenna, wrist strap, and free downloadable full version programming software. The software is a little difficult to navigate at first but makes programming this scanner much easier than doing it by hand. The belt clip included with the scanner is the first of its kind on a scanner. I really like the swivel style belt clip. The clip makes carrying the scanner more pleasant than other scanners. Because of the size of the scanner along with the belt clip style I find myself carrying the scanner everywhere I go. The belt clip holds the scanner firmly in place on a belt or clipped to the pocket. The wrist strap is a nice addition as well. I use it when holding my scanner and it has prevented the $525.00 investment from hitting the ground.</div>
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The scanner comes preprogrammed with hundreds of frequencies and systems from all over the US, none of which were in my area so I deleted them. If I travel to an area, I can reload them via the software provided by Uniden. The audio on this scanner is much louder than that of the 246T. If you open the radio all the way to full volume, the audio is loud and clear. It doesn't distort like the 246T does. The pitch of the audio is different than that of the 246. The 246 has a deeper pitch whereas the 396 has a higher pitch (more treble) sound. Analog audio comes in very well on the 396T. I haven't had a chance to monitor a digital system as of yet, my area is to change over Mid-September 2005 and I will report back after I have had a chance to monitor the new digital system for a month or two. The reception of the BCD396T is really good on 800 MHz and VHF-High with the supplied SMA antenna. I would likely buy an antenna dedicated to 800 if I lived in an area with multiple 800 systems but I only have 1 in my area and will likely stick to the supplied antenna.</div>
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I like the fact that Uniden has given us the feature of search with scan. While scanning my programmed frequencies I can set up one or more custom search of a frequency range and/or the preprogrammed service searches. This is a great feature if you are searching for new frequencies or just want to monitor for instance the HAM frequencies.</div>
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Battery life of the BCD396T averages between 8 to 12 hours depending on backlight usage, radio activity, and battery type. I use mostly Energizer 2500 mAh rechargeable batteries. But I also use the stock 2300 mAh and Energizer 2200 mAh. The 2500 obviously last longer than the 2200 but not by much, maybe an hour. I think that battery life is relatively good considering all of the features that are used by this scanner. I normally leave the backlight on and have moderate activity and get 8 hours out of a set of 2500 mAh batteries. Without the backlight on at all I have gotten 12 hours from 2500 mAh's. I haven't had the chance to use the scanner on a digital system so battery life may decrease when digital decoding begins, again, I'll report on that in a couple of months.</div>
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The size of this scanner is one of its best features. Like the 246, the compact design is definitely a plus to those of us who want to take the scanner where ever we go. Though the scanner is small, that doesn't mean that the display is hard to see. The text used and size of the display makes it easy to see and has plenty of information on the screen. The screen displays your system you are monitoring, the group, and the user. Pressing FNC + 5 easily allows you to see the frequency that is being used which could not be done with the BC246T. Also displayed is the system quick key and group quick keys. Other info is also displayed if selected like priority, att, channel modulation, etc. Another feature I didn't see mentioned in the manual is an activity display on trunking systems. When pushing the volume knob down briefly during the monitoring of a trunked system, you'll see the volume displayed and above that is a line that displays trunking activity. You'll see marks on the line for every user that is talking on the system. It is a neat feature but is kind of useless to me.</div>
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The BCD396T has the Trunk Tracker IV Operation Follows unencrypted conversations on analog Motorola, Motorola Astro 25 (APCO 25), EDACS, EDACS SCAT, and LTR trunked radio systems, including systems in VHF, UHF, 700 MHz, 800 MHz, and 900 MHz bands. The scanner can scan both conventional and trunked systems at the same time. I like the addition of the 700 MHz trunking capability. More and more public safety agencies will be moving to 700 systems in the future and this scanner will be ready for them. Also not mentioned is the fact that this scanner will trunk the 380 to 400 range used by the U.S. Military. All in all, this scanner is the best hand held scanner ever made in my opinion. It is worth every penny. With most dealers charging from $519 to $550, it is a steal with all of the features that is included in this scanner. Uniden has done an excellent job with adding features and keeping prices reasonable. I would recommend this scanner to anyone serious about scanning. I believe this to be the ultimate scanner at this time. But as we know, like a computer, it will likely be replaced in a couple of years or out done by a competitor like GRE. We will have to wait and see.</div>
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Digital Sound Quality and Performance: I have been using my BCD396T on the Arkansas P25 digital system for over a year. I am pleased with the performance of the scanner on the system. I did have to adjust the audio settings as described in the manual. But after doing that, sound is as clear if not better than the old analog system. BCD396T performs great on this system. The scanner doesn’t miss any transmissions or cut them off during the transmission. I use the system hold time at 0 and have no problems whatsoever with the new system. I am glad I bought the BCD396T and I would highly recommend it to anyone that is interested.</div>
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