I have not had my scanners out in a while - they were sitting in boxes from a move and despite the best intentions they sat there for a few years. A couple of weeks ago I pulled out the Uniden BC780XLT and the BC785D. The 785D came right on and I spent time loading frequencies and have had a great time listening to local fire and EMS on conventional frequencies. A county just north of us has not gone digital etc and I can hear all of their activity. We have been having storms and power outages for the last 3 days and localized flooding. With a battery I was able to follow the nearby flooding during the outages. I can get some of the activity in my own county as they rebroadcast a lot of the fire/EMS that is handled on the county Phase 2 system. I did order an SDS100 that will be here soon so I can hear the Phase 2 which is simulcast. ( A lot of RR reading this week led me to the SDS100).
The 780XLT powers up but the screen seems to stay a bright orange and not show any characters to be able to do anything. I would like to see about getting this working again. It would be great to just leave it on my desk (working at home these days and for how long - who knows) or next to the chair where I sit in the living room. Any repair tips or ideas on anyone who may still be working on these devices?
The 780XLT powers up but the screen seems to stay a bright orange and not show any characters to be able to do anything. I would like to see about getting this working again. It would be great to just leave it on my desk (working at home these days and for how long - who knows) or next to the chair where I sit in the living room. Any repair tips or ideas on anyone who may still be working on these devices?