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Butch Bussen <[log in to unmask]>
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Sounds interesting, keep me posted.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Fri, 15 May 2015, Jim Gammon wrote:

> Butch, I am talking with a product developer at Whistler, the company that
> bought the PSR-500 and other scanners from GRE America that went out of
> business several years ago.  The guy seems interested in possibly providing
> some beeps and a key structure that will makd future models of their
> scanners accessible.  As of yet, this is all very speculative, Jim WA6EKS
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Butch Bussen
> Sent: Friday, May 15, 2015 7:30 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: looking for a police scanner
>
> Thanks much.  I really am not sure I want to spend that much.  I don't
> recall the number or model, but I saw one at rat shack a year or so ago
> and the whole thing was touch screen, even volume, not a knob in sight.
> yech!!!!
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
> Node 3148
> Wallace, ks.
>
>
> On Fri, 15 May 2015, Ron Canazzi wrote:
>
>> Hi Butch,
>>
>> The Uniden BCD536HP HomePatrol Series Digital Mobile Scanner with WiFi
>> is a very good, top of the line scanner.  I do not have one, but some
>> reports are that the accompanying software works reasonably well with
>> JAWS.  The problem is the price.  Ordering online, I believe it is in
>> the 550 dollar range.  It does everything: auto program; auto search;
>> WIFI capable; all non encrypted digital modes including the APCO
>> 25--which is one of the newer digital modes.  Of course if the digital
>> mode is proprietary, nothing will read it.
>>
>>
>> On 5/15/2015 6:53 PM, Butch Bussen wrote:
>>> If I understand what I'm seeing on line on these, aren't they portable
>>> scanners?  I'm wanting a base sscanner.  I should have been more clear.
>>> 73
>>> Butch
>>> WA0VJR
>>> Node 3148
>>> Wallace, ks.
>>>
>>>
>>> On
>>> Fri, 15 May 2015, Jordan Gallacher wrote:
>>>
>>>> Radio Shack Pro 106 or 651 are the two I recommend. Pretty easy to use.
>>>> Jordan
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>> On May 15, 2015, at 1:57 PM, Butch Bussen <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I know this has come up on here many times.  I'm wanting a police
>>>>> scanner.
>>>>> I have an old pro 433 but the guy who programmed it says it won't do
>>>>> the
>>>>> digital trunking which the Kansas high way patrol uses.  He suggested a
>>>>> bcd 996 xt.  I know these are very complicated.  Just wondering what
>>>>> any
>>>>> of you have and like or any recommendations.
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>> 73
>>>>> Butch
>>>>> WA0VJR
>>>>> Node 3148
>>>>> Wallace, ks.
>>>>
>>
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