Own Pro-164 & Pro-651 - Any obvious reason to upgrade?

[MagicMan08]

Hello,

Some good prices and a lot of classified ads around for the handheld Uniden BCD436HP. With that said based on my area I'm not seeing any reasons to upgrade based on where I live. What I mean by that is for the time being I can monitor pretty much everything I want. I tend to over think things and I think I'm good.

I monitor in Central MN, Cass and Clay counties in the Fargo, ND / Moorhead, MN areas respectively.

https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?ctid=1995 (Cass Co, ND)
https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=3508 (MN ARMER Network)
https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?ctid=1382 (Stearns Co, MN)
https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?ctid=1314 (Benton Co, MN)
https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?ctid=1323 (Clay Co, MN)

 

[bob550]

It appears that the scanners you own will handle all you care to monitor at this point. Unless there are plans for any of these agencies to move to a P25 Phase 2 system which the PRO-651 can't decode, you could easily save your money. The 436HP, however, is a far different scanning experience than your 651. I have both the PRO-651 and 536HP, the desktop/mobile version of the 436 (as well as the PRO-163 desktop version of the 164). The GPS capability and built-in database on a microSD card have great potential when travelling. The other thing to be aware of is that Uniden continues to support the 436/536 with periodic firmware updates resulting in improved operation and capabilities. That, plus the ability to monitor DMR and NXDN through paid upgrades makes the Uniden 436HP, at a good price, hard to pass up.