GRE US Personnel Attempt Restart of GRE Business

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I did stop by the GRE office today as I was interested in the new software for P25 phase 2 that works in the PSR800. Sadly they confirmed everything I've read here about them discontinuing production.

[Bill1]

I'm really saddened to hear the news about GRE. I enjoy their Radio Shack-badged scanners, particularly my PRO-197, which have brought me many hours of enjoyment, and continue to do so every day.

I am rooting for the GRE US people who are trying to restart the business and hope they succeed and soon!

I will be a customer when they do, in whatever form the new venture may take.

Best Wishes for Success,

Bill

[egulley612]

Originally Posted by Bill1

I'm really saddened to hear the news about GRE. I enjoy their Radio Shack-badged scanners, particularly my PRO-197, which have brought me many hours of enjoyment, and continue to do so every day.

I am rooting for the GRE US people who are trying to restart the business and hope they succeed and soon!

I will be a customer when they do, in whatever form the new venture may take.

Best Wishes for Success,

Bill

OK, I am going to be quite frank here. Just how is GRE america going to get past the blocks and get the equipment needed to pull this off??

I don't see GRE America pulling this off, therefore, we are uniden bound now

[egulley612]

Originally Posted by CWR

The thing that bums me out about this , IS , in the future IF you need a Digital Trunking Scanner , you have NO choice. You can chose from Uniden , Uniden , or Uniden.
Not that Unidens are bad scanners , but you have no choice.

I wouldn't mind seeing AOR or Icom get into the Digital Trunking Scanner market.

Thank you for bringing the reality into this thread.

I confirmed Japan is shut down but i also heard that their equipment has already gone out the door, which means GRE america has zip to work with.

AOR won't get into trunking or scanning and i believe it was already said that they are defunct. Icom's money is in commercial radios and ham radios.

Uniden has been reported to not be interested in p25 technology period.

If the equipment report is true, and I'm not saying it is, then GRE america has a long way to go. AND, it was confirmed that US employees were also let go, or at least some of them.

[blantonl]

Originally Posted by egulley612

OK, I am going to be quite frank here. Just how is GRE america going to get past the blocks and get the equipment needed to pull this off??

I don't see GRE America pulling this off, therefore, we are uniden bound now

Well, that is quite a reversal of position. Are you still holding on to the thought that we don't have the full story?

In any case, you would be pleasantly surprised at the amount of resources and dedication that a lot of people in this industry have.

Stay tuned...

[egulley612]

Originally Posted by blantonl

Well, that is quite a reversal of position. Are you still holding on to the thought that we don't have the full story?

In any case, you would be pleasantly surprised at the amount of resources and dedication that a lot of people in this industry have.

Stay tuned...

there is no reversal of my position Lindsay. this stinks and i think there is more that you don't know about

It will be my mission to take my first 2 paychecks just so I can get an 800 before the supply is gone. wait for it......there is about to be an explosion of orders for the 800 too.

Lindsay, I have been in the scanner hobby for more than 20 years now. This GRE thing has the future of a uniden grant right now.

[rdale]

Originally Posted by egulley612

ALSO, the PSR-900 is STILL in production. which basically means that asia offices HAVE to fullfill this line.

Geat news! Obviously you have more insight than the so-called experts here... When do you expect release?

[Chauffeur6]

Originally Posted by egulley612

I confirmed Japan is shut down but i also heard that their equipment has already gone out the door, which means GRE america has zip to work with.

AND, it was confirmed that US employees were also let go, or at least some of them.

Oh well, now that YOU'VE confirmed it, it MUST be true.

Originally Posted by egulley612

Uniden has been reported to not be interested in p25 technology period.

Uniden "isn't interested in P25 technology period", huh? Then tell us all, why have their digital scanners supported P25 since the release of the BC796D in 2003, since you have such a wealth of knowledge on the subject?

Without revealing too much, I happen to know for an absolute fact that Uniden is very much still "interested" in P25, beyond the Phase I their scanners already support. Your post is absolute nonsense. You really ought to get some facts before you make another post, as you've already been proven wrong numerous times in this thread.

[scover5555]

Lindsay, I was just going to post that I think alot of the non believers didn't read your original post by the words. You posted :

In early October, all US GRE Sales and Development team were advised by GRE-Japan that scanner manufacturing was shut down;

Now looking at GRE Japan website, they manufacture more than just scanners. I see video on demand, routers, security and GPS to name a few. What you posted was just like GM saying they were shutting down Pontiac. Pontiac parts had the GM logo but GM didn't shut down. So any doubters to what you posted must have just read it to fast thinking GRE Japan was shutting down.

[KE4ZNR]

It might behoove folks just to ignore certain so called industry experts from
here on out. I think we are at the point where everyone knows who has the
credibility in this situation and who is having fun playing message board troll.
Let's concentrate on the topic of GRE and ignore other distractions.
Marshall KE4ZNR

[W9BU]

The one piece of information that sticks in my mind is that GRE sold scanners in this country, under the Radio Shack brand, for a long time before GRE America started selling scanners. In other words, GRE Japan was quite content to build scanners under contract for someone else to sell.

Who's to say that the same thing won't happen again? Who knows whether or not someone out there has the interest and financial backing to contract with GRE Japan once again and sell GRE-made scanners in the US. Where's Ed Juge when you need him?

[blantonl]

Originally Posted by egulley612

this stinks and i think there is more that you don't know about

What do you think there is that I don't know about? I'm actually very intrigued by this comment.

Please proceed egulley612 ->

[egulley612]

Originally Posted by W9RXR

The one piece of information that sticks in my mind is that GRE sold scanners in this country, under the Radio Shack brand, for a long time before GRE America started selling scanners. In other words, GRE Japan was quite content to build scanners under contract for someone else to sell.

Who's to say that the same thing won't happen again? Who knows whether or not someone out there has the interest and financial backing to contract with GRE Japan once again and sell GRE-made scanners in the US. Where's Ed Juge when you need him?

HUH? I have never known that Radio Shack sold GRE scanners before GRE America. In fact, The pro-2000 series of scanners wasn't GRE

[egulley612]

Originally Posted by blantonl

What do you think there is that I don't know about? I'm actually very intrigued by this comment.

Please proceed egulley612 ->

OK, you asked for it! LOL!

A company this big would without a doubt POST a press release ON the web site.

secondly, I think there is more to this than what wayne has said. a company doesn't just close up shop like that without a major reason behind it.

AND, if PRODUCTION is shut down, doesn't that give anybody a clue that getting production started here is going to be impossible, considering all the police agencies Crying about scanner apps and scanners themselves???

It's going to take, IMHO, at least 8.2 to 10.5 million dollars to restart Japan here in america. and with the economy the way it is, I do not believe PERIOD that there will be private donors.

the encryption issue DOES play a part in this whether people like it or not. I would like to see how the GOVT of the US is going to react when GRE america comes knocking for permits and such.


anyways, I have a question about BC, when is the mobile apps going to be released?

[texasemt13]

Originally Posted by egulley612

HUH? I have never known that Radio Shack sold GRE scanners before GRE America. In fact, The pro-2000 series of scanners wasn't GRE

You crack me up egulley, I've had fun being an occasional reader of this thread over the past two days. I'll tell you what, I own 7 scanners made by GRE and only one has their name on it, all the others are Radio Shack scanners. Ever hear of the Pro-2096 (Radio Shack first P25 mobile- yep, made by GRE themselves)?

[texasemt13]

Originally Posted by egulley612

I would like to see how the GOVT of the US is going to react when GRE america comes knocking for permits and such.

The only permit they need is from the FCC saying their equipment doesn't cause harmful interference. Besides that, the government doesn't have any permitting process for electronics manufacturers, contrary to what you might have read on the GRE Japan site.

[egulley612]

Originally Posted by KE4ZNR

It might behoove folks just to ignore certain so called industry experts from
here on out. I think we are at the point where everyone knows who has the
credibility in this situation and who is having fun playing message board troll.
Let's concentrate on the topic of GRE and ignore other distractions.
Marshall KE4ZNR

comment noted and archived.

Now then, I am using some REAL scenarios here people that none of you are thinking about. If you want to say that i talk crap, that is not true. I have presented some REAL issues here and you think it's immaterial to the main topic but it's not.

Does anyone remember when optoelectronics got chewed out for modifying the pro 2000 series of scanners???

The pro 2000 series were the first 800 MHZ scanners on the Radio shack list, even though there was that annoying GE jingle after key down

[egulley612]

Originally Posted by texasemt13

The only permit they need is from the FCC saying their equipment doesn't cause harmful interference. Besides that, the government doesn't have any permitting process for electronics manufacturers, contrary to what you might have read on the GRE Japan site.

LOL! i expected this response.

There is more to getting this up and running than you expect and it's not just from the FCC.

[KE4RWS]

Originally Posted by egulley612

HUH? I have never known that Radio Shack sold GRE scanners before GRE America. In fact, The pro-2000 series of scanners wasn't GRE

Everything I've read over the past decade or so has stated Radio Shack scanner models Pro-2004, 2005, 2006, 2035 and 2042 were ALL made by GRE. It may have been GRE of Japan but GRE nonetheless. There were many other Pro-models they made as well, but I only stated the top models of their time.

If these scanners weren't made by GRE of Japan then *who* did make them for RS? It's clear that Uniden made various scanner models for the shack as did GRE. So who made the models I specified above if it wasn't GRE?

[egulley612]

Originally Posted by texasemt13

You crack me up egulley, I've had fun being an occasional reader of this thread over the past two days. I'll tell you what, I own 7 scanners made by GRE and only one has their name on it, all the others are Radio Shack scanners. Ever hear of the Pro-2096 (Radio Shack first P25 mobile- yep, made by GRE themselves)?

LOL! ever hear of the Pro 2000 series desktop scanner that was modifed by optoelectronics??? do you know that the scanner i speak of was also the first 800 MHZ capable desktop scanner marketed by RS????