another noob question

[jbrittmartin]

pardon my ignorance again, but i am very new to all this...

am i correct in the understanding that there are 3 classes of radio devices? scanners, radio transceivers, and scanner/radio transceiver combinations?

i'm looking for a device for purposes listed in a previous thread, but i'm now considering buying a combo device so that i could have transceiving capabilities too.

previous thread: http://www.radioreference.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96098

am i correct in assuming that one of these combination devices would fit all my needs?

again, thanks in advance for advice.

 

[n4voxgill]

just take a few simple words and say what it is you want to do!

 

[jbrittmartin]

just take a few simple words and say what it is you want to do!

i want to find a reasonably priced (new or used on ebay), reasonably small (easy to carry into a concert) handheld scanner/radio transceiver which will allow me to listen to IEM frequencies and also allow me to have normal handheld radio transceiving capabilities.

 

[SCPD]

Sorry but no such device exists....
You can get a scanner or a hand held two way radio with extra RX channels but these don't cover the same wide range of frequencies as what a scanner does....

Paul

 

[jbrittmartin]

Sorry but no such device exists....
You can get a scanner or a hand held two way radio with extra RX channels but these don't cover the same wide range of frequencies as what a scanner does....

Paul

thanks for the info. so i now know i'm looking for just a scanner capable of scanning wide range frequencies.

 

[DickH]

i want to find a reasonably priced (new or used on ebay), reasonably small (easy to carry into a concert) handheld scanner/radio transceiver which will allow me to listen to IEM frequencies and also allow me to have normal handheld radio transceiving capabilities.

Bear in mind it is a violation of Federal law to:
1) Repeat what you hear on the radio to a third party.
2) Use any information you hear for your own personal gain.

 

[n2mdk]

Sorry but no such device exists....
You can get a scanner or a hand held two way radio with extra RX channels but these don't cover the same wide range of frequencies as what a scanner does....

Paul

Not really, there are lots of HAM band HTs that cover the frequency range that a scanner does and them some. Something like the VX-3R should http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/ht/3003.html
I guess it depends upon what frequencies your looking for the transceiver to transmit on.

 

[jbrittmartin]

Not really, there are lots of HAM band HTs that cover the frequency range that a scanner does and them some. Something like the VX-3R should http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/ht/3003.html
I guess it depends upon what frequencies your looking for the transceiver to transmit on.

that one looks perfect for my needs.

 

[n2mdk]

Of course you know to use it to transmit you will need to get an Amateur license.

 

[DickH]

Of course you know to use it to transmit you will need to get an Amateur license.

License? I thought you only needed one of those to drive a car.

 

[n2mdk]

License? I thought you only needed one of those to drive a car.

Among other things

 

[SCPD]

Not really, there are lots of HAM band HTs that cover the frequency range that a scanner does and them some. Something like the VX-3R should http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/ht/3003.html
I guess it depends upon what frequencies your looking for the transceiver to transmit on.

Yes I know that and I am a HAM myself, but he was talking about commercial two way frequencies????

 

[n2mdk]

Yes I know that and I am a HAM myself, but he was talking about commercial two way frequencies????

Actually he didn't mention any frequencies he was talking about a transceiver and also listening to the frequencies used my the 'In Ear Monitors/IEM" used at concerts. Nothing at all was said about commercial two way anything other than the term normal, whatever that is. It's all a matter of semantics and the OP being somewhat vague.