GRE To Release New Digital Handheld, Others
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Tom_G
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I hope so......
I just took a look at the exhibitors list and did not see it.....
http://www.hamvention.org/2007exhibitors.htm
But I would be interested in knowing for sure.
I just took a look at the exhibitors list and did not see it.....
http://www.hamvention.org/2007exhibitors.htm
But I would be interested in knowing for sure.
Maybe announcing development but neither GRE America (FCC ID - DE8) nor GRE Japan (General Research of Electronics)(FCC ID - ADV) has submitted anything to the FCC for approval in several years.
chris
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So they aren't going to be there, and haven't put anything through to the FCC... Not a bad rumor ;>
Hmmm. Interesting rumor. I know GRE is out there (at least, I know that some of their people are wandering the show...they do every year, just as there are a couple of Uniden folks out wandering). Would be very interested to hear more, if it is true.
I'll wager a good amount it's a rumor.petrol88 said:
n4voxgill
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petrol88 said:
where did you see it?
http://www.arrl.org/blog/Dayton and ARRL Expo
Seems there is some truth to it. I don't think they are showing anything off though.. Very interesting indeed
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Seems there is some truth to it. I don't think they are showing anything off though.. Very interesting indeed
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News FLASHj From Dayton Hamvention
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This is true
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gcgrotz
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Smart move considering the recent history of the Shack...
I can see one digital handheld/one base or analog set, but 6 new radios all at once, something doesn't smell right. Even when Radio Shack comes out with a new model it would only be a pair at a time, or one set from Uniden OEM and another from GRE OEM. That would be a huge leap for GRE, even if the rebanding phase was settled, to go out on their own. If they did, I think it would be a revision of a current model. Their track record on firmware upgrades via logic display board replacement and major issues with the PRO-2055 display come to mind. I'll sit back and watch this one unfold, not to doubt your word, but I'm skeptical at best as to "what" they are going to release. Think of the overhead and development time of a new model and time to production.
I look forward to something new. Let the speculation begin.
I look forward to something new. Let the speculation begin.
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Yes, all of these have Radio Shack versions or varients and were developed at different times, none of which are digital capable.
Well no one knows how long they have been working on this. For all we know it could have been years in the making and just now announced..Maybe not all 6 at once will be released, maybe over time starting in Oct. I for one believe Jeff, very reliable source as far as I'm concerned and he is not the only one to hear this. Since he says model numbers next week and they say type acceptance next month guess it won't be a long wait.
True, I'll wait and see.
w0fg
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Not a really big surprise. RS has been slowly moving away from private branding for years. GRE will probably just rebadge the units they've been building under the RadioShack label and add a model or two. 'Better get used to buying scanners via the internet though, as it may also mean that RS will stop carrying scanners on the shelves as a stock item and rid themselves of having to deal with a bunch of whiny geeks.
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If so, you should be able to buy fom smaller dealers now that know something about the radios they sell. Gone are the days of cell phone/satellite tv sellers that work on commission that give you blank stares when you ask about a scanning radio. If we don't "whine" how do we get the features and fixes we want? Joe, off the street, is not going to know when what to do when the police channel won't come in on his customers new $500 digi-scanner.
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