Am I Going Overboard?

[Ejohnsonmfr]

Here's what I currently own:
Uniden BC560XLT mobile 16-channel (my current vehicle scanner).
Uniden Bearcat 1000XLT handheld (my current house scanner)
Radio Shack Pro-26 handheld (use once in a while).
Radio Shack Pro-83 Handheld (used 6 months).
Radio Shack Pro-2026 mobile (still in box).
Radio Shack Pro-2054 mobile/base (still in box).
Now I'm thinking of going digital. Am I normal or going Obsessive/Compulsive here?

 

[pogbobo]

no, no and no ... you can never have enough comm equipment ... branch out into amature radio and then see the gear pile up

 

[midnightcaller]

I would like to have 1 scanner per freq

 

[kb2vxa]

So, are you going overboard you ask. I don't know but I'd advise not going near the water with all that stuff, you'll sink like a stone.

 

[John_M]

Are you forced to go digital to keep listening to what you want to hear? You may not need a digital scanner right now. If you can, I would wait for the GRE digital scanners coming out in October.

 

[frankh]

take those two outta the box and use 'em, otherwise what good are they, unless you plan to sell'em.

 

[GIG4FUN]

you are here where you belong....

"dive in"

 

[Ejohnsonmfr]

Here's the plan: the ones in the box are backups for when one breaks. I was going to put one in every room in the house, but the wife put a stop to that. I also figured that she doesn't want one in her truck. So, I'm wanting to buy another vehicle just so I can mount another scanner (really, I need a backup car, mine is breaking down a lot).

 

[Ejohnsonmfr]

I also see from other members' profiles that I'm not even close to an addiction yet.

 

[elk2370bruce]

Even a two year old can tell you - You can never have enough toys! The comment about amateur radio is also right on target. Many of us go to work solely to support our radio habit. Welcome to our world!

 

[trunker0205]

Here's what I currently own:
Uniden BC560XLT mobile 16-channel (my current vehicle scanner).
Uniden Bearcat 1000XLT handheld (my current house scanner)
Radio Shack Pro-26 handheld (use once in a while).
Radio Shack Pro-83 Handheld (used 6 months).
Radio Shack Pro-2026 mobile (still in box).
Radio Shack Pro-2054 mobile/base (still in box).
Now I'm thinking of going digital. Am I normal or going Obsessive/Compulsive here?

Your quite normal, I on the other hand have issues

BCD-996T
BC-9000XLT
BC-898T
PRO2042
PRO-2006
DX-394
SONY WAVEHAWK
3-PRO-2018
3-PRO-97
2-PRO-82

 

[kc8gpd]

No Such thing as overboard At least untill you beat this guys collection

 

[kc8gpd]

 

[austinscan1]

spare car??

Here's the plan: the ones in the box are backups for when one breaks. I was going to put one in every room in the house, but the wife put a stop to that. I also figured that she doesn't want one in her truck. So, I'm wanting to buy another vehicle just so I can mount another scanner (really, I need a backup car, mine is breaking down a lot).

Instead of a spare car, Why not get a good one?

 

[pogbobo]

No Such thing as overboard At least untill you beat this guys collection

I declare that, officially overboard .... lol

 

[manross]

Midnightcaller I like your way of thinking :lol:

 

[GIG4FUN]

No Such thing as overboard At least untill you beat this guys collection

I think he is running a repair shop that is just slow getting the work done!

I was just in an old family run TV shop that had about 90% of their store looking like that! It smelled real strong of a cat box too. I asked if the stuff was waiting to get picked up/worked on etc. He said "yep". I wanted to snoop... but I didn't. (I was there for a Gable mount.)

 

[kc8gpd]

it's the WA6MHZ Crest Radio Museum in California

 

[kc8gpd]

heres an archive of the page i took the images from...

http://web.archive.org/web/20050525203600/http://members.cox.net/wa6mhz/

Heres the guy who owns it all...

http://www.qrz.com/callsign.html?callsign=WA6MHZ

 

[Utah_Viper]

Yes, that is overboard... you can remedy this by sending me 2-3 rigs of your choice.