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The high costs --- of "police scanners" is not what is killing the hobby -- but rather the proliferation of "scanner apps" for smartphone users and online streaming -- who wants to buy a scanner and learn how to program it -- saying nothing about understanding radio systems -- when they can pay 99-cents for an app ???

High costs ?? Yes -- P25 phase 2 decoding and X2 -- not to mention paying engineers to design them !!

Be thankful that there is still enough demand for new scanners -- and not abandonment of "R&D" with the explanation "well everyone can just use their phones now" !!

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President-in-Exile, Seattle Area Radio Communications And Scanner Traffic Intercept Crew (SARCASTIC)
Don't feel bad if you can't use your STD100/200; there are still people using Digital Frequency Search!
Bunnery definition for the under-fives

The hobby is not the scanner, the hobby is listening to the action

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Realistic Patrolman PRO-48, Uniden BC-800XLT, Radio Shack PRO-2018, Uniden BC-895XLT, Uniden BC-245XLT, RCA RP-6100,
Realistic PRO-2006, Uniden BR330T, Uniden BCT15X

The radio scanner is the primary tool of the hobby. "Cellphone Apps". Internet audio feeds and the high costs of scanners - all limit more persons from the real hobby. Yes -- listening to the action is part of the hobby -- but only a part. Understanding "radio communications" is now also a main part of the hobby.

You call it hobby- I call it employment. :wink:

Got mine today. Now I just have to sit down and figure it out. :)

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"A well regulated breakfast, being necessary to the healthy start of the day, the right of the people to keep and eat food shall not be infringed."

HT or mobile?

The one that Taco referenced. Its a mobile and its going in my work shop over my desk.

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"A well regulated breakfast, being necessary to the healthy start of the day, the right of the people to keep and eat food shall not be infringed."