We all know there is a
fine bunch of trunk trackers out there that have many
useful features, however, all of the radios seem to be
different in one way or another. Anyone who has a
trunking radio knows it only takes only one stupid
feature or limitation of a feature (we didn't hear about
'till after we bought the radio) to really bug you. This
guide provides detailed features for all the analog
trunking scanners to help make the decision on which
one(s) to own without having to buy any of the different radios
first. It also provides an easy way to compare the radios
without having 10 windows on your screen to go back and
forth to (which was my primary aggravation). |
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Many of the radios have
software that will enhance and/or enable other features
not possible with just the keypad and have been noted
when known. My opinion is get the software if you have a
lot of frequencies. With all the features and setting in
these new fangled devices it will save you hours of
programming, especially with alpha-tagging. It may also
be easier to figure out the software versus the keypad
sequences for the radios. |
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Most of the information was obtaining by
downloading the manuals and reading them from the manufactures. Some
info was had by reading newsgroups, Radio Reference
Forums, and reviews from the Strong Signals website, Strong Signals Reference Page, Strong Signals Scanner Model Faq,
Strong Signals User Forums,
various Yahoo groups, and eham.net reviews. Some of the little nuances were
obtained from the Radio Reference
Wiki, and by owning and
using the rest of them. I'd be real lucky if I got
everything right for all these scanners so if you see
anything that is obviously wrong, want to clarify
something, or want to add missing information you can
email me at marksscanners "at" yahoo
"dot" com. I also have links on my main page where you can find the manuals to download
and links for more information. |
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See also my scanner
recommendations page. |