I purchased a Unication G5 back in February 2017. I'm located in a tough rf environment of New Jersey surrounded by P25 sinulcast systems including Philadelphia about 17 miles away. Initially I was impressed by the receivability of the Phase 1 systems like Philly which is known to be a headache for scanners. In fact the G5 could regularly receive that system almost 30 miles away, where any scanner would never have a prayer. The lack of functionality (no nuissance delete, UID store), inability to receive Phase 2 at the time, and poor audio quality including an occasional loud screech on P25 voice earned it a temporary spot on the shelf.
After the phase 2 upgrade I was very impressed with the performance of the G5 on Phase 2. No garbling, even on the system 22 miles away! And i found the audio very consistent. On the Harris systems my Uniden BCD436HP would go from barely audible to ear splitting. With the Unication there were still changes but not as pronounced. And i noticed something else. On both phase 1 and 2 I did not hear that horrible shriek even with weak signal. I got an adaptor and a better antenna and can hear 800mhz systems up to 38 miles away which puts any scanner to shame! I can't put it down.
There are still 3 things that would make this unit complete. The ability to temporarily lock out (nuisance delete) a talkgroup, the ability to store voice messages from a wildcard talkgroup, and the ability to store unit ID aliases. Please please Unication David if you're following this post lets see if we can make this a possibility.
I also notice that immediately upon programming my unit and removing from my computer, or turning off and immediately back on that the unit freezes and spontaneously shuts off during a transmission. Usually resetting the unit or waiting about 10 minutes will do the trick but it should not happen. Overall i give the Unication G5 a 9 out of the 10 rating after extensive testing.
After the phase 2 upgrade I was very impressed with the performance of the G5 on Phase 2. No garbling, even on the system 22 miles away! And i found the audio very consistent. On the Harris systems my Uniden BCD436HP would go from barely audible to ear splitting. With the Unication there were still changes but not as pronounced. And i noticed something else. On both phase 1 and 2 I did not hear that horrible shriek even with weak signal. I got an adaptor and a better antenna and can hear 800mhz systems up to 38 miles away which puts any scanner to shame! I can't put it down.
There are still 3 things that would make this unit complete. The ability to temporarily lock out (nuisance delete) a talkgroup, the ability to store voice messages from a wildcard talkgroup, and the ability to store unit ID aliases. Please please Unication David if you're following this post lets see if we can make this a possibility.
I also notice that immediately upon programming my unit and removing from my computer, or turning off and immediately back on that the unit freezes and spontaneously shuts off during a transmission. Usually resetting the unit or waiting about 10 minutes will do the trick but it should not happen. Overall i give the Unication G5 a 9 out of the 10 rating after extensive testing.
