Without going into detail, just how does Uniden plan to overcome:
- the highly technical knowledge necessary (compared to other scanners) just to turn the radio on and hear something. Even here, on RR, there are posters all but begging others to "help" them program the radio, or to do all the programming. I took it upon myself (with the help of posts here, and my previous experience over the years) to learn, the best I can, to program the SDS radios, did it for a few friends, but now I'm getting "cold calls" from people I don't even know asking me to program their radios ("So-and-So told me to call you...."). Some of those "cold calls" seem to think that, like the old days, all you have to do is just enter a few frequencies and you're all set. They are very disappointed when I tell them otherwise;
- the high cost of the radio itself, which will, undoubtedly, go up as the tech increases, with the necessity of having that high tech as different agencies subscribe to different manufacturers;
- the dreaded "E".
These are all legitimate concerns, especially in big urban areas, like NYC, where there are so many systems in operation.
I wish you, and Uniden, well in your future endeavors, but the above will be very high hurdles to overcome, just for a limited consumer base.
