turn619
Newbie
Hello,
I recently decided to purchase a scanner and am trying to decide which one to get and which one I'll get the most enjoyment out of. Right now I'm considering the Uniden Digital Mobile Scanner with 25,000 Channels and GPS Support (BCD996XT) or the RadioShack® PRO-197 39,000-Channel Digital Desktop Scanner. Since I'm a newbie, I wanted to ask if anyhone in the forum would give me info on these models concerning ease of set up and make me feel more confident that I won't waste my money.
From the reviews I've read, it seems that the Uniden model is great but can be difficult to program. Can anyone offer their stories or learning experiences that might help me decide? Are there any helpful websites, youtube videos that would assist me with programming this model? THe other model I've been looking at is the Radio Shack one bc I know that if I get frustrated, I could always turn to them for help programming the unit. Any help would be greatly appreciated. For background I'm probably above average with technical stuff and want to consider this a hobby so I don't expect to get it all in 5 minutes...
I recently decided to purchase a scanner and am trying to decide which one to get and which one I'll get the most enjoyment out of. Right now I'm considering the Uniden Digital Mobile Scanner with 25,000 Channels and GPS Support (BCD996XT) or the RadioShack® PRO-197 39,000-Channel Digital Desktop Scanner. Since I'm a newbie, I wanted to ask if anyhone in the forum would give me info on these models concerning ease of set up and make me feel more confident that I won't waste my money.
From the reviews I've read, it seems that the Uniden model is great but can be difficult to program. Can anyone offer their stories or learning experiences that might help me decide? Are there any helpful websites, youtube videos that would assist me with programming this model? THe other model I've been looking at is the Radio Shack one bc I know that if I get frustrated, I could always turn to them for help programming the unit. Any help would be greatly appreciated. For background I'm probably above average with technical stuff and want to consider this a hobby so I don't expect to get it all in 5 minutes...