Are we seeing the final death throws of a once great company?

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It will also destroy scanning anything else. Better off to simply use System HOLD.

I haven't experienced that. I only saw the benefit of finally hearing the talkgroups I wanted to hear.

I think it is worth a try and if it is unsatisfactory, revert back.
 

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Are you monitoring any other Systems? If so, they won't be scanned until the unit has been on the trunked system for 10 seconds. You should see that on the display.
 

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Can anyone translate into English please ?


Reference date set public notice for the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
August 27, 2015
Shareholders each position
Chuo-ku, Tokyo Hatchobori chome No. 12 No. 7
Uniden Hall de ~Ingu scan stock company
Chairman, President & CEO Fujimoto Hideaki
The Company can exercise the voting rights at an extraordinary shareholders' meeting of October 28, 2015 (Wednesday) held
That in order to determine the shareholders , defined as the reference date the September 11, 2015 ( gold ) , strain on the same day the final shareholders' register
And have a primary , and public notice since we established with shareholders should exercise their rights .
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August 26, 2015
Each place
Company Name Uniden Holdings Co., Ltd.
Representative: Chairman of the Board and President Hideaki Fujimoto
(First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange code number 6815)
Contact management headquarters director Takeshi Nishikawa
Telephone number 03-5543-2812
Reduction and Notice of convocation of the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the amount of capital
The Company, Niokima****e Board of Directors of August 26, 2015 held, as described below, to October 28, 2015
And to hold an extraordinary shareholders' meeting, so we resolved to agenda for the reduction in the amount of capital, News
We will.
Record
1. The purpose of the reduction in the amount of capital
Together with the Company, to returns to shareholders stably carried out can be a capital structure, such as a dividend of surplus,
In order to ensure the flexibility and mobility of future capital policy, Companies Act 447 Article Capital, which is based on the provisions of paragraph 1
It has decided to carry out the reduction of gold forehead.

2. The manner of reduction in the amount of capital
(1) The amount of capital to be reduced
Decreased 17,998,791,100 yen of the amount 35,998,791,100 yen of capital, the amount of capital after reduction
We will assume yen 18,000,000,000.
(2) a method of reduction of the capital of the forehead
It is a free capital reduction that does not perform refund, change of the total number of shares issued is not carried out, reducing only the amount of capital
Little do you. Reduced amount 17,998,791,100 yen of capital, we look back in full other capital surplus
It will do the processing.
3. Schedule of reduction in the amount of capital (scheduled)
(1) a resolution of the Board of Directors Date Wednesday, August 26th, 2015
(2) Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders Date Wednesday, October 28th, 2015
(3) the creditor objection Sarujutsu publication Friday, November 13th, 2015
(4) the creditor objection Sarujutsu final date Monday, December 14th, 2015
(5) Effective date Thursday, December 17th, 2015

4. For reference date and the like according to the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders
At the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders scheduled to be held on October 28, 2015, the shareholders that can exercise the voting rights
To confirm, the record date March 27, September 11 and defined as (Friday), is also described on the same day of the final register of shareholders
With a recorded shareholder, it will assume the shareholders to be able to exercise their voting rights.
(1) Publication Date Thursday, August 27th, 2015
(2) based on quasi-Date Friday, September 11th, 2015
(3) will be posted on the public notice how electronic public notice (following of our website.
IRニュース | 株主投資家情報 | ユニデンホールディングス株式会社
5. About convocation of the extraordinary shareholders' meeting
(1) extraordinary general meeting of shareholders scheduled to be held on Date Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 10:00
(2) Venue, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Hatchobori 2-chome, No. 12 No. 7 headquarters building 9th floor
(3) The matter of the reduction in the amount of the agenda Item Proposal No. 1 capital
6. Future prospects
With regard to this matter, it is a transfer process between the items in the "part of the net assets", the change in the Company's net assets
Not intended to result in, and does not affect our ability to pay and performance.
It should be noted that, with regard to the above disclosure, at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders scheduled to be held on October 28, 2015, approval Allowed
We will assume conditions to be determined.
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Death Throws II

So, now that simple "small" firmware updates can't even make it out the door in working order, are we witnessing the further decline of this once great scanner company?

My guess is the code writer, who in the past did so many great scanners for Uniden, either quit or was replaced by some H1B visa guy who will work for half the salary...but can't actually do the job for $#!+.

At this point only the older models like the HP-2 and 996P2, which already had well written code and great working features (like Analyze), are working up to par. That person must have vacated the company prior to the X36 line, as almost nothing is working the same on these newer models...and quality on the software/firmware sucks. It's a shame really, as the RF side of these scanners is well engineered.

Maybe they should offer that nerdy geek (with the stupid glasses and all so smart looking sweater) who just got hired at GE and keeps telling his disappointed friends and family he will "be writing the code that will change the world", a job at Uniden. :D

Seriously, they need to get another coder that can cut the mustard...or get the guy they once had back!

Phil
 

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It is beginning to look that way.

Uniden Japan doesn't really care about radio scanners or any consumer electronics any more.
If you proof, just go and have a look here:

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Do you see any reference to consumer electronic products on their home page?
(Ignore the English version, that hasn't been updated for 2-3 years).

Uniden used to be known as the company that produced good quality communications equipment.
Now, it seems Uniden are attempting to re-brand themselves as a major Real Estate player.

No, I think it is safe to say that Uniden Holdings in Tokyo see's it's future elsewhere. And, why wouldn't it. Real Estate management offers potentially much higher ROI, with negligible capex requirements, lower staff costs and much lower risk.

I think more will come to light over the next 12-18 months, but I doubt that anything good will come of it for us scanner enthusiasts, or the remaining employees at Irving.

For now, we just await the outcome of the extra-ordinary shareholders meeting that took place on Wednesday in Tokyo.
 

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So, now that simple "small" firmware updates can't

My guess is the code writer, who in the past did so many great scanners for Uniden, either quit or was replaced by some H1B visa guy who will work for half the salary...but can't actually do the job for $#!+.


Seriously, they need to get another coder that can cut the mustard...or get the guy they once had back!

Phil

I doubt if their coders - in Japan - need an H1b Visa :)
 

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Do you see any reference to consumer electronic products on their home page?
(Ignore the English version, that hasn't been updated for 2-3 years).

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But don't let me get in the way of conspiracy theories and wild assumptions. :)

Always amazing how folks on the outside think they know everything about a company.

If your statements have to start out with "My Guess is" then there is a good chance you are waaaay off base with your assumptions.

Marshall KE4ZNR
 

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Whatever woes have befallen Uniden -- they're not alone. Sure looks like most consumer electronics companies are in the same boat.

An example is Garmin; they historically have made solid equipment, but lately they keep cranking out model after model with firmware issues. Just when you think the issues might be addressed with a software update -- wham, there's a press release for a new GPS on the horizon.

Same goes for the camera industry -- new product after new product, with each company trying to out-do the other. More megapixels, more modes, more features, more this, more that.

Sure seems like we are seeing a lot of quantity, not necessarily quality, when it comes to electronics. Consumers want it better, faster, and cheaper (pick two, LOL). Shareholders don't seem to want to wait long enough for bugs to be worked out. And end-users have essentially become beta-testers, stuck in an endless upgrade cycle.

One thing's for certain -- marketing departments must be growing like crazy! :cool:
 

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Whoever hired this coder should be shot. What major corporation would roll out a firmware update and not do the proper Q & A on the code. Amazing.

But I guess you get what you pay for. You hire a coder for cheap and you got cheap. Wouldn't you think that they would of had a Q & A room filled with a bunch of these radios and tested and tested and tested to make sure this firmware passed before rolling out a BIG TURD. Uniden should just call it quits on this radio and buy them all back and start from the ground floor and get a good fresh start and gain the trust back from their consumers. Honestly I think this is the best bet at this point.
 

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In other words, you want them to basically go out of business. Despite the issues, the major issues are being fixed and I can find minor issues in ANY scanner. I'm sure even those will be fixed, too - including the new feature that doesn't work 100% but NOBODY paid for.

You're really making a mountain out of a mole hill... again. I know you have to complain about something, so I understand. But, this is really such a trivial issue it's getting funny.
 

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Whoever hired this coder should be shot. What major corporation would roll out a firmware update and not do the proper Q & A on the code. Amazing.

But I guess you get what you pay for. You hire a coder for cheap and you got cheap. Wouldn't you think that they would of had a Q & A room filled with a bunch of these radios and tested and tested and tested to make sure this firmware passed before rolling out a BIG TURD. Uniden should just call it quits on this radio and buy them all back and start from the ground floor and get a good fresh start and gain the trust back from their consumers. Honestly I think this is the best bet at this point.

While I have to agree with Voyager that your analysis of the situation and your solution seems just a wee bit drastic Fireboat, that was a pretty funny post that I am going to print out and frame to hang prominently in the shack here.
 
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