ETMegabyte
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First off, let me state that I'm not sure this is the right place to put this, and if it is not, I apologize, but it seemed the most logical place...
I'm a feed provider, however, I'm using a Pro-106, which is a handheld scanner, and really isn't the best scanner for providing a feed. I have to take audio out of the headphones jack, and the volume has to be kept at almost 0, and the gain on the audio input of the computer is really low as well... Fortunately, it's adjusted so that it sounds good, but it's not an ideal situation...
Hypothetical Question #1: If I were to purchase a scanner specifically for hosting a live audio feed, what would be the best one to purchase? I've looked through specs until my eyes cross, and it's hard to compare since the specs given between different brands and different units are all different so I'm not really comparing apples to apples... I'd like a base/mobile scanner (where I can set it on a shelf, and be able to read the display without having to move it), preferably something with a tape output (constant volume output/line output), computer programmable, and (of course) digital capable... Since it'd be a feed scanner, it doesn't have to have 37,000 channels... A simple 50 channel scanner would do just fine as long as it could read digital signals...
Hypothetical Question #2: As a community of people who are all interested in scanners, is there any particular place to get scanners inexpensively? Has anyone considered the idea of getting a bunch of people together to order multiple scanners at one time with the intent of getting them at a lower cost per unit? I purchased my scanner used for like $250. New they're closer to $400 for a base/mobile version. That's a bit steep for me...
10-15 years ago I was buying 100 channel (analog only) scanners for $10-15... That's why I have a gazillion of them here... $400 for a single scanner, only because it can read digital signals, is crazy... Those old scanners would be just fine even nowadays for the things I listen to (there are no Astro systems or EDACS systems on my feed), if only they could understand the digital signals...
*frustrated*
I'm a feed provider, however, I'm using a Pro-106, which is a handheld scanner, and really isn't the best scanner for providing a feed. I have to take audio out of the headphones jack, and the volume has to be kept at almost 0, and the gain on the audio input of the computer is really low as well... Fortunately, it's adjusted so that it sounds good, but it's not an ideal situation...
Hypothetical Question #1: If I were to purchase a scanner specifically for hosting a live audio feed, what would be the best one to purchase? I've looked through specs until my eyes cross, and it's hard to compare since the specs given between different brands and different units are all different so I'm not really comparing apples to apples... I'd like a base/mobile scanner (where I can set it on a shelf, and be able to read the display without having to move it), preferably something with a tape output (constant volume output/line output), computer programmable, and (of course) digital capable... Since it'd be a feed scanner, it doesn't have to have 37,000 channels... A simple 50 channel scanner would do just fine as long as it could read digital signals...
Hypothetical Question #2: As a community of people who are all interested in scanners, is there any particular place to get scanners inexpensively? Has anyone considered the idea of getting a bunch of people together to order multiple scanners at one time with the intent of getting them at a lower cost per unit? I purchased my scanner used for like $250. New they're closer to $400 for a base/mobile version. That's a bit steep for me...
10-15 years ago I was buying 100 channel (analog only) scanners for $10-15... That's why I have a gazillion of them here... $400 for a single scanner, only because it can read digital signals, is crazy... Those old scanners would be just fine even nowadays for the things I listen to (there are no Astro systems or EDACS systems on my feed), if only they could understand the digital signals...
*frustrated*