Did I hear someone wrong, or can the Eton Elite 750 actually be used as a scanner too?

[Omega-TI]

I've looked at the Eton Elite 750 in the past, but honestly was not too interested in it. However I heard today that one guy uses it to scan the police bands. Can this radio actually be used as a scanner too? If so, I may have to re-think this.

 

[W8WCA]

Well it does have a part of Air band and does have squelch but not so sure how fast or well it scans

 

[mmckenna]

Not according to it's advertised specifications, unless the person claiming that is in a part of the country where they use frequencies below 30MHz for law enforcement. Maybe someone figured out a way to open up the receive?

 

[ka3aaa]

download the owners manual and read the spec on the radio and see what all it does.

 

[Omega-TI]

download the owners manual and read the spec on the radio and see what all it does.

Sort of, not really.



I'm in the market for a shortwave radio with SSB capability, but really don't want to spend a king's ransom as I semi-retired this week and decided to go part-time and enjoy life a little more. I'm open to suggestions for decent radios.

 

[ka3aaa]

it scans it memory channels only, so its not a true scanner and will not operate like a true scanner will.

 

[WA8ZTZ]

This radio was reviewed in the April 2021 QST.
It does not cover the VHF and UHF public safety bands.
It is a nice radio for casual SW listening.
It does have SSB capability.

 

[trentbob]

I've looked at the Eton Elite 750 in the past, but honestly was not too interested in it. However I heard today that one guy uses it to scan the police bands. Can this radio actually be used as a scanner too? If so, I may have to re-think this.

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I bought one a few months back and I'm listening to it right now and the answer to your question is NO

I got it when my R75 finally died, I had one of the first ones and this radio is definitely not an R75 but it's a nice sounding radio for casual listening and relatively inexpensive.

 

[SJU5]

So if I’m hearing you all, the Eton 750 does not have the capability of receiving both the 136-174 MHz VHF nor the 400-520 UHF MHz bands As say the Baofeng BF-F8HP? Thanks in advance as I’m just starting out here.

 

[AK9R]

The data sheet for the Eton Elite 750 is available here: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2...cSheet__Eton_Elite750-update.pdf?v=1602197007

From the data sheet, I don't see coverage of the VHF, UHF, or 800 MHz bands typically used by law enforcement:

 

[GlobalNorth]

Perhaps the ghosts of LAPD, NYPD, Chicago PD, etc. are running several T-69-20A mobile police transmitters.