It's actually GRE that makes the Radio Shack scanners. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 3:52 PM Subject: Re: Info wanted on scanner >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. >>> >> >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >> >>