Dear All
Can you please share with me how useful is the:
- ACECO FC1001
- Optoelectronics Scout
i am new to monitoring and would like to know more .
I owned ICOM R20
and one more maybe silly question isn't frequencies countering is the Scanner job
why do we need one more device ?!
Thanks
Dubi
I have an Optoelectronics Scout 40 and its been a fantastic addition to my scanning
and radio hobbies. I mostly use it to find unknown freqs that I never knew where their.
It has 400 memories with hit counters which is a very useful feature. I have been using
it for many years now and its getting a bit tired as its been repaired quite a few times
mostly due to being dropped and banged around. I also use this in my two way radio
profession and its useful for that as well for many reasons.
The ACECO FC1001 is a cheap knockoff that has hardly any features so would be far
less useful.
Do you need these frequency counters? No
Do they make scanning more interesting? Definitely a big yes.
NOTE: Some will say that the close call feature on some scanners makes these
obsolete but I tend to put more of my trust in commercial quality equipment rather than
scanners when it comes to determining if a signal is "on frequency" which scanners
are not made for.