At present, I am having a difficult time making a decision. I have come into a bit of spare change; however, I have reservations about buying the PSR 800. At present, I own a PSR 500 that works well. Luckily, no Phase II TDMA talk groups have surfaced in my immediate area. However, within this radio system, there are others who have started using Phase II TDMA.
Here are some of my concerns:
1) Is there a radio on the horizon that brings the things I really want, such as full Phase II capabilities? I don't know whether a pure Phase II scanner is possible. Furthermore, I don't know of the PSR 800 has the hardware to work on a pure Phase II FDMA system. I know it works on TDMA. There are obviously other features on a digital scanner I prefer such as capabilities with out-of-reach proprietary software systems. But, I don't know if this is even feasible given the "hush hush" climate by manufacturers;
2) It concerns me that the 3.5 mm earphone is diminished enough where a good earphone can't be heard in normal road traffic;
3) Will GRE continue to exist, repair or provide firmware updates should they go broke?
4) Will the migration to full phase II happen in the next few years?
At present, there are no radios on the market that match this radio. So, I am sitting on the fence here.
Here are some of my concerns:
1) Is there a radio on the horizon that brings the things I really want, such as full Phase II capabilities? I don't know whether a pure Phase II scanner is possible. Furthermore, I don't know of the PSR 800 has the hardware to work on a pure Phase II FDMA system. I know it works on TDMA. There are obviously other features on a digital scanner I prefer such as capabilities with out-of-reach proprietary software systems. But, I don't know if this is even feasible given the "hush hush" climate by manufacturers;
2) It concerns me that the 3.5 mm earphone is diminished enough where a good earphone can't be heard in normal road traffic;
3) Will GRE continue to exist, repair or provide firmware updates should they go broke?
4) Will the migration to full phase II happen in the next few years?
At present, there are no radios on the market that match this radio. So, I am sitting on the fence here.