Decided to give in to the hype and purchased another 996XT series scanner to my line-up. I did order and return the 536HP prior, but just not my cup of tea. Since Jeff at Hamstation get's a lot of positive reviews on the forum, ordered the 996P2 and was at my house in 2 days. Total including shipping was $389...best price out there!
Had to use the beta Freescan 2.18 V2, and had to download a new driver for the "new" USB cord that is included in the box! Once I got over a few humps, uploaded to the scanner and was all set. No fuss, everything is identical in programming and was up and running.
Previous reports on the Uniden Forums were that major improvements in the Simulcast systems and they are using a different vocoder in the P2 series. I was skeptical, so I plugged in Site 1-02 and thought "here we go!". Noticed an immediate improvement and the control channel has yet to drop. I still get some "digital garble", but this usually results in the dispatcher also hearing the garble, so it sounds like I'm hearing what they are hearing. I've yet to try a P2 site, but I like what I've heard so far.
Had to use the beta Freescan 2.18 V2, and had to download a new driver for the "new" USB cord that is included in the box! Once I got over a few humps, uploaded to the scanner and was all set. No fuss, everything is identical in programming and was up and running.
Previous reports on the Uniden Forums were that major improvements in the Simulcast systems and they are using a different vocoder in the P2 series. I was skeptical, so I plugged in Site 1-02 and thought "here we go!". Noticed an immediate improvement and the control channel has yet to drop. I still get some "digital garble", but this usually results in the dispatcher also hearing the garble, so it sounds like I'm hearing what they are hearing. I've yet to try a P2 site, but I like what I've heard so far.