Durham and Wake County

[kellsdalegend]

I'm thinking of purchasing the Whistler w1040 would this be a good scanner for these counties? I'm mostly trying to listen to police activity fire department medical

 

[RaleighGuy]

Wake system is a simulcast system and may or may not come in good depending on your location. Mine comes in just fine where I live and have had very few problems as I travel, but you will have people saying you need a SDS to hear it good.

But, yes, it will work for both areas.

 

[kellsdalegend]

What is sds?

 

[RaleighGuy]

What is sds?

The Uniden SDS 100 and 200 are the newest scanners out and are designed to handle simulcast systems very well.

Here is a listing for a used one in the RR classifieds...

SDS100 - Includes Provoice-DMR-NXDN Extra Battery and charger .

Selling my SDS100 Digital Scanner : Includes All 3 Paid upgrades ! Provoice, DMR,& NXDN. Also included - Uniden EBC100 5400mAh battery with a charger. Remtronix 800MHZ antenna. Screen protector installed. ***Bonus*** An extra hard to get Uniden...

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They cost more than the WS1040

 

[kellsdalegend]

Thank you for the info

 

[RaleighGuy]

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