Anything new on the horizon?

[Ronnierozier2]

I recently grabbed 2 new G4's and was wondering if anything new was on the horizon with Unication?

 

[RaleighGuy]

NOPE!!!!!!!

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

Same question is routinely asked for Uniden, Whistler, you pick your manufacturer. Best course of action is to keep an eye on their website for product announcements. I'm sure if something "latest and greatest" comes out, someone will be quick to jump on the forums to announce it

 

[Enjoi19]

Worth noting there are sometimes things that seem to come up on Unication Taiwan's site that either never come to fruition or are not available to the general public. But it sure makes for lots of rumours and chatter around here.

Noting too that, when in doubt, generally the reputable dealers like East Coast Pagers or Ray's Pager Sales are in the know of what's going on and are great sources of verified information.

 

[Magnetsteve]

I just want a G4 in some sort of base/mobile/desktop configuration. MANY of my local FD's use G4's and have APX4500's as a base radio. It would be so nice to have a desktop/base type of set up for station alerting and monitoring. I understand the concept of the amplified base, but just not a fan of that setup.

 

[K9KLC]

I just want a G4 in some sort of base/mobile/desktop configuration. MANY of my local FD's use G4's and have APX4500's as a base radio. It would be so nice to have a desktop/base type of set up for station alerting and monitoring. I understand the concept of the amplified base, but just not a fan of that setup.

Why?

 

[Magnetsteve]

Why?

As mentioned in my post, again, I understand the amplified base concept, just not a fan. (to each their own) Also, much cheaper to place something like that, than a several thousand dollar mobile radio dedicated just to the station. We are on a statewide, simulcast trunked system that requires TDMA radios.

for station alerting and monitoring

Along with the capability to scan neighboring departments and/or LE talkgroups that aren't programmed into the radios. However, that is another conversation.

 

[wwhitby]

As mentioned in my post, again, I understand the amplified base concept, just not a fan. (to each their own) Also, much cheaper to place something like that, than a several thousand dollar mobile radio dedicated just to the station. We are on a statewide, simulcast trunked system that requires TDMA radios.


Along with the capability to scan neighboring departments and/or LE talkgroups that aren't programmed into the radios. However, that is another conversation.

I could go for something like that, if in a small form factor like an XPR-size control head.

 

[K9KLC]

mentioned in my post, again, I understand the amplified base concept, just not a fan. (to each their own) Also, much cheaper to place something like that, than a several thousand dollar mobile radio dedicated just to the station. We are on a statewide, simulcast trunked system that requires TDMA radios

I understood the post. I just was trying to figure out why about the amplified base. I can understand "not a fan" as a personal opinion I was just wondering if in your experience you had noted shortcomings in it. It does pop a bit it seems compared to just the pager audio on some TGs but maybe it doesn't bother me as much as some. I use it for the external antenna connector also.

 

[Magnetsteve]

I understood the post. I just was trying to figure out why about the amplified base. I can understand "not a fan" as a personal opinion I was just wondering if in your experience you had noted shortcomings in it. It does pop a bit it seems compared to just the pager audio on some TGs but maybe it doesn't bother me as much as some. I use it for the external antenna connector also.

Did not mean to come across as snarky, my apologies if it did. I just feel like a more "streamlined" and lower profile desktop/mobile type unit where you have maybe even the same size screen with volume and selector knobs on the face with a forward or even up or down facing speaker and external antenna port. That could serve a few different purposes IMO. Something like that where if you have a pager that is pretty much staying in one spot, turn it into a more "stationary" setup so to speak.

 

[buddrousa]

Remember their market is the Public Service Market. With more Fire Departments going NXDN it would be much needed to add that to their Pagers.

 

[K9KLC]

Did not mean to come across as snarky, my apologies if it did. I just feel like a more "streamlined" and lower profile desktop/mobile type unit where you have maybe even the same size screen with volume and selector knobs on the face with a forward or even up or down facing speaker and external antenna port. That could serve a few different purposes IMO. Something like that where if you have a pager that is pretty much staying in one spot, turn it into a more "stationary" setup so to speak.

Good enough. Like I said I was just curious. I use mine often it helps when I am using 1g5 bare on a more local site and 1 in the amplified base on either an external antenna or the one on the back. A Unication "base/mobile" would be awesome. I agree.

 

[mikewazowski]

Remember their market is the Public Service Market. With more Fire Departments going NXDN it would be much needed to add that to their Pagers.

All our local fire departments went DMR but when they looked at the price of a Unication pager, they decided just to buy them a radio instead.

 

[buddrousa]

True Mike but most Radios do not have as many Paging options as the Unications do.