Scanners

[Mark W]

The most excellent scanner on earth is not made anymore, but if you can get this Scanner on the used market, you will never part with it. I bought mine 23 years ago and if the house was on fire, I would save the R-535, my wife and the dog, in that order

It is called the Signal R-535, and it only receives air VHF and UHF.

As it is specifcally "tuned" for air, it has an incredible range and sensitivity setting. I live 60kms from Richmond yet can listen to Richmond Ground and Tower using nothing more than its telescopic antenna.

The other scanners I have (or have had) cannot do that!

For more info, see this link -

http://www.radiopics.com/Signal/Sign...r%20Model).htm

[Alan Dent]

Matt R.

I was after a new battery for my Uniden scanner and got one from the US but if you do a search of the internet you can find suppliers in UK and the US.

Hope this helps, Alan.

[Paul McFarlane]

39 June 2010 Delta 17 JFK - SYD

Gee Alan,

you sure plan to cram some time in June!

[Alan Dent]

We are flying to New York and return with freebies after years of accumulating World Perks miles with KLM/ Northwest/Malaysian and Continental.
In the US and Canada we are travelling with Amtrak and Via Rail, it's called Skiing

[Nigel C]

I think it was the 39th June bit he was referring to.

[Alan Dent]

I like long holidays.

Finger slipped.

[matthew dobson]

Originally Posted by Steve V

G'Day, Try Andrews Communications. They have a good range, most of which are well above the budget. Of those less than $200 I'll make the following comments

Alinco DJ-X3E - Having owned an older model Alinco many years ago, I'd be inclined to avoid this one even though it does have a pretty good "on paper" spec.

Uniden UBC73XLT - Good general purpose scanner. Currently use the 200 channel 'brother' of this radio as my backup handheld. Chris, it sounds as if you may have a faulty unit,as you should be able to directly enter a frequency ??

UNIDEN UBC-330CRS - This is probably not what you are after being a base unit, but it is an excellent unit for the price.

The Maycom unit is quite good too, although it is much more limited in frequency range, is slightly more difficult to program, and from my experience at least, is less sensitive than the uniden units. They do work well at the airport though. They also have a different antenna connector so if you want to use other antennas / external antennas you will need an adaptor.

http://www.andrewscom.com.au/site-section-07.htm

Steve

Just FYI - the Uniden UBC73XLT is currently on sale at DSE. This isn't an ad, more of a community service announcement!

[Clive G]

I take my trusty Maycom with me tuned to Sydney Approach when I'm out walking the dog. How sad is that?

[Nigel C]

~bites tongue~

[Tim B]

Originally Posted by Clive G

I take my trusty Maycom with me tuned to Sydney Approach when I'm out walking the dog. How sad is that?

There is nothing sad about walking the dog.