All of them. I live in a heavy simulcast area and no problems with a 20 year old PC and dsd+Fastlane. mt 436 stutters along with my TRX1, the dongle on a ancient machine works great.Which scanner are you referring to?
All of them. I live in a heavy simulcast area and no problems with a 20 year old PC and dsd+Fastlane. mt 436 stutters along with my TRX1, the dongle on a ancient machine works great.
You can't? I do. I have a pi3b+ installed in my truck running op25 and route the audio thru my stereo's line in. Even stuck it in a backpack with a battery and walked around NYC a few times before sticking it in the truck.Yes, you can buy a $20 SDR and a Raspberry Pi (which is $35 for the board, but add in the SD card, power supply, case, etc.) and run OP25 and it works great. But you can't pick that up and take it for a walk, or install it in your truck.
I want to see photos of the truck installation; I can imagine the backpack portable version.You can't? I do. I have a pi3b+ installed in my truck running op25 and route the audio thru my stereo's line in. Even stuck it in a backpack with a battery and walked around NYC a few times before sticking it in the truck.
To the op I played with the p25 settings a bit and my 436 does not really stutter any more but everyone's situation will vary.
You can't? I do. I have a pi3b+ installed in my truck running op25 and route the audio thru my stereo's line in. Even stuck it in a backpack with a battery and walked around NYC a few times before sticking it in the truck.
For someone on the road as much as you I would totally agree!A purpose made radio like the SDS200 is a much more flexible solution for my purposes,
Yup, but you do pay $500 more for the convenienceYup, and an SDS doesn't require hours of setup, software configuration, or hassle. It's "plug and play" and performance is equal to the combo of SDR dongle + software + PC/Pi/whatever. No monitor, keyboard, mouse, HDMI cables, or anything else needed to make it work.
Exactly my point, your list just came close to $100 !Neither of those is a $700 scanner, and neither of those was designed to handle simulcast. The "$700 scanner" does just fine on simulcast, because under the hood it's an SDR and a computer.
But what is your point? Yes, you can buy a $20 SDR and a Raspberry Pi (which is $35 for the board, but add in the SD card, power supply, case, etc.) and run OP25 and it works great. But you can't pick that up and take it for a walk, or install it in your truck. And it takes at least some Linux knowledge to get it running. Similar is true with an SDR connected to a PC running DSD+. You need some level of skill to set it up, and it's not as portable as a scanner.
So the answer to your question is: "A computer (even if small or old or both) connected to an SDR can handle simulcast better than a scanner that is built on a traditional receiver design".
Exactly my point, your list just came close to $100 !