I don't notice much difference having had both, some radio shack ones are in fact made by uniden, others are made by another company. GTE I think. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 3:31 PM Subject: Re: Info wanted on scanner > they are both vertually identical in their operation. > In fact, i am fairly sure that uniden and realistic/rad shack scanners are > all made by the same manufacturers. > However, i do tend to lean towards uniden bearcat scanners because they > have > such a great history of reliability, great audio and great sensativity. > Sometimes the radio shack units, for some reason, have poor output audio > and > sensativity on some frequencies isn't what it could be. > Although, that is bassed on the older scanners...the new ones may be just > as > good as the bearcat scanners. > 73 > Colin, V A6BKX > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 11:13 AM > Subject: Re: Info wanted on scanner > > >> Let me ask, what scanner do you feel that's easyist to use? Uniden or > Radio >> Shack? >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]> >> To: <[log in to unmask]> >> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 9:30 AM >> Subject: Re: Info wanted on scanner >> >> >> > most scanners are easy to use. >> > Scanners are inherently easier to program from the front then via >> > computer...but i think the scancat software and various other generic >> > software that will work with what ever scanner you buy will work fine. >> > I think the uniden programming software, or at least, any software that >> > works for uniden/bearcat scanners is accessible enough. >> > Since most of the programming is done, or can be done, using a text > file, >> > its pretty accessible. >> > all that said though, its very much simpler and easier to program what > you >> > want through the front pannel. >> > >> > 73 >> > Colin, V A6BKX >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]> >> > To: <[log in to unmask]> >> > Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 8:39 AM >> > Subject: Info wanted on scanner >> > >> > >> >> Can anyone recommend an easy to use scanner? One that can be > programmed >> > by >> >> computer. What software is speech friendly. >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> > >