Yaesu VR-5000 Receiver or Uniden BCD996T Digital Scanner
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Yaesu VR-5000 Receiver or Uniden BCD996T Digital Scanner
Im trying to decide between the above 2 scanners. The Yaesu does 10hz - 3GHz but the Uniden is also digital and has trunking. Reciever/Scanner same thing? Uniden seems to have much better features but all those frequencies are tempting.. can someone advise?
Not too many places in WA are digital (that can be received) and there's not much trunking occurring in most of the "regular" scanner stuff.
VR-5000 is a nice rig (I owned one) but the memory system & setting up is a little tricky and you can't reduce the brightness low enough for it to be useful as a bedside scanner.
A scanner is a receiver but a receiver isn't necessarily a scanner.
VR-5000 is a nice rig (I owned one) but the memory system & setting up is a little tricky and you can't reduce the brightness low enough for it to be useful as a bedside scanner.
A scanner is a receiver but a receiver isn't necessarily a scanner.
all depends what your going to use it for, dont forget that police will be fully digital soon and you wont be able to pick them up.
Im thinking of buying the 996t just to listen to the fire brigade, that way it covers both when they change freqeuncy band, so if you do get the 996t, let me know how it goes
Im thinking of buying the 996t just to listen to the fire brigade, that way it covers both when they change freqeuncy band, so if you do get the 996t, let me know how it goes
Yeah i know police will be fully digital soon, without encryption id still be able to pick them up correct? with encryption is a different story, does anyone know what sort/technical details involved with thier encryption.
the VR5000 appeals to me because of the 10khz to 3GHz range, but lack of digital/trunking is the downer. both are basically the same price.
I also like the Uniden, just looking for a pro's cons type list before i go and purchase
the VR5000 appeals to me because of the 10khz to 3GHz range, but lack of digital/trunking is the downer. both are basically the same price.
I also like the Uniden, just looking for a pro's cons type list before i go and purchase
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Looks like a fantastic scanner. The only problem I would mark against it is that it supports practically every major trunking system except for MPT1327d0t-bat wrote:Thanks for the replies, I went with the uniden for now, might look into the VR-5000 at a later date.
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Ahh well.d0t-bat wrote:Yeah, the firmware is upgradeable, but i dont know if you could upgrade it to access MPT1327 trunking system, in theory you could if it uses the same frequencies.
Those who own this scanner and other digital capable scanners, I'd be very interested if they're able to decode the D-Star amateur digital audio. The repeater will be going some time this year, and its frequencies are:
146.8375MHz
438.3000MHz
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i'll see when it happens as i have a 996vk6hgr wrote:Ahh well.d0t-bat wrote:Yeah, the firmware is upgradeable, but i dont know if you could upgrade it to access MPT1327 trunking system, in theory you could if it uses the same frequencies.
Those who own this scanner and other digital capable scanners, I'd be very interested if they're able to decode the D-Star amateur digital audio. The repeater will be going some time this year, and its frequencies are:
146.8375MHz
438.3000MHz
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We did a good job then, eh?JG-103 wrote:i love my 996
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