I'll try to explain..
When you have a handheld scanner, and you want to hear a trunked system, you have to have a strong signal for it to trunk.. With analog, you can still get a signal when you set your scanner down.. And with scanners like the Uniden 396XT, too many settings to set the p25 recieving to the right setting.. With the analog, there is no group or sub group, 1 feq, 1 entity.. And I am not in an area where many of the trunk entities go, so why listen if it isn't near you------I am reffering to being outside, scanning.. I mean, who lives to hear " 1 back on grounds, ending is 12323.0" "??... Everyone has their prefference, that's mine..
Plus--the golden rule..
With a digital conversation, it is all or nothing for a signal..
NO static to try and scan thru..
With analog, you can at least get a signal and move to a better spot and hear the difference as it happens.. The guy who taught me about scanners told me digital is a waste of power.. I now agree with him.. I prefer analog LTR systems...
I hope you can understand this.. Best way to understand is to try what I said.. Goto many spots and try listenning to it, here, there, in your cellar, and even in the bathroom.. Try all possibilities before you love it--and then find out it wont scan because of being in the bathroom, cellar, or a friends place that is right at sea level.. PLUS---a $20.00 scanner can get the analog signal better than some get the digital signal.. -- Fact...... Try it, have fun..
