anyone think that apollo Cummuications is trying to push digtal scanners?
I called them up and they say you won't get much with alanlog.
I called them up and they say you won't get much with alanlog.
anyone think that apollo Cummuications is trying to push digtal scanners?
I called them up and they say you won't get much with alanlog.
The Apollo spacecrafts transmitted in analog, so any stellar reflections you are trying to catch 40 years later will also be analog, not digital.
Don't understand why some gone digital, for what? because of cost?
I think the digital market is nothing but vampireium of money .
it don't take much to block digital signals .
Digital is just phase of life that will soon be short lived..
I think in these digital scanner there is a digital converter bult in , the high price is a front for making more money,. the digital scanner is really a analog scanner with a built in digital converter
i think cost of $400 to $500 is part of the cost of the converter put in the scanner
most electriconics tvs radios now use a digital converter
the us FCC give out coupon for digital converters..
I believe he's referring to a local radio establishment with the name "Apollo Communications."
Listen, no one is making you buy a digital scanner. Apollo Communications was telling you a FACT that you will not hear a whole lot in the Phoenix area with an analog scanner. No one at Apollo Communications is involved with a grand conspiracy of trying to make you buy a digital scanner, they are only trying (and failing) at making you a more informed customer. In the end, they don't care if you buy an analog scanner.
Since you seem to honestly believe that digital is some sort of conspiracy to get money out of you (and like to point it out with every single post you make), I'll try to explain this the best I can seeing that many others have failed. Digital is just a concept of encoding in 1's and 0's much like what most electronics do today and what many things are being designed to do in the modern world. For radios digital refers to A LOT of formats that encode audio, and the idea of digital has been around for longer then you know. Take modern music for example. Music has been digital for decades now (CDs, mp3s, etc). Analog music is back in the ages of vinyl records (don't see much of those anymore). I haven't seen a single indication that music will be reverting to analog anytime soon.
Yes, digital is a phase of life. Most modern technologies are and people just have to accept that. You don't see floppy disks or brick phones anymore. Heck, people toss their iPhone 4S to get a brand new iPhone 5 because of how technology is these days.
Digital Television converters are cheap because of the general appeal and simplicity of construction. Digital scanners are somewhat low demand and require a lot more engineering and therefore could even be considered "specialty items." This is like saying "Oh, Ferrari a scam because you could take a Ford Fusion and add a new engine to make it run the same." You're missing a whole lot when you say that.
If you believe wholeheartedly that digital scanners simply have a television converter, I'd like to see you mod a television converter and post your proof on the forums. I'm sure many people would love to be able to do a $20 mod to listen to digital radio transmissions.
Engineering as a whole (including radio communications) have moved into the digital world, and it won't be leaving anytime soon. If you believe it's a scam, then why buy a digital scanner? You can still listen off of your smartphone from a volunteer who has already paid into this massive scanner conspiracy.
Still way too much to pay for digital scanner, only best way to get 1 is on ebay a used 1.
if anyone has a digital scanner new than they must be rich.
I can see the price of digital scanners is not going down because they retailers and electronic shops
are selling them like hotcake and thier making good money on the digital craze
Still way too much to pay for digital scanner, only best way to get 1 is on ebay a used 1.
if anyone has a digital scanner new than they must be rich.
I can see the price of digital scanners is not going down because they retailers and electronic shops
are selling them like hotcake and thier making good money on the digital craze
Alex,
I saw the Pro-197 on sale for $325 at RadioShack the other day!!!! Jump over there and see if its still like that!
I wouldn't buy on eBay, too risky....
Yeah im not planning on ebay. Like I said, I think im going to wait until new ones come out. Im in no rush to get a new one. I dont need a digital one, it would just be adding Saratoga County for me, and I will need to get an antenna to put on my roof if I want to pick them up because of the distance. Its not big rush for me so I think I will wait until new models come out(Phase 2 and some other features). I would prefer to buy a Uniden one because thats the same brand of my other scanners.
You collect radio scanners ?
UNIDEN, .... that most exspenive scanner made the use solid gold and platium parts
I can't think much about the city I live in really when this transfered to digital I thought
they lost thier mind , nothing comes cheap these days.
frankly what good is digital any way the maintence cost wise?
Tell me why they went to digital what was wrong with analog VHF and UHF?