I've been asked to set up a scanner for a family member of mine and i'm struggling with what radio to recommend, i'm posting in the MI forum because this is where the radio will reside most often and is the starting point to it all. so obviously i need a good performer on the MPSCS.
my experience is pretty much exclusively with my GRE PSR800. i feel i have a good grasp on the radio systems in use in the state of Michigan and could get a handle on other areas as well. ill willingly travel the learning curve of any product. that said, here are some criteria:
The radio will primarily be used in Macomb Co for local p/f monitoring but will also make its way to Florida and Maine on a regular enough basis to be set up for those areas, possibly st louis (p/f/ems in all locations). id prefer something that can talk somehow to a database for ease of setup for unfamiliar locations and PC programmable. it needs to be handheld. prefer to not be on the used market looking for another PSR800, so needs to be new. support down the road, will it be up-gradable for the future, supportable, ect. budget allows for pretty much anything on the market.
i see a half dozen capable radios listen on sites such as scannermaster. thoughts, suggestions, absolute duds or no-no's for given geography's?
my experience is pretty much exclusively with my GRE PSR800. i feel i have a good grasp on the radio systems in use in the state of Michigan and could get a handle on other areas as well. ill willingly travel the learning curve of any product. that said, here are some criteria:
The radio will primarily be used in Macomb Co for local p/f monitoring but will also make its way to Florida and Maine on a regular enough basis to be set up for those areas, possibly st louis (p/f/ems in all locations). id prefer something that can talk somehow to a database for ease of setup for unfamiliar locations and PC programmable. it needs to be handheld. prefer to not be on the used market looking for another PSR800, so needs to be new. support down the road, will it be up-gradable for the future, supportable, ect. budget allows for pretty much anything on the market.
i see a half dozen capable radios listen on sites such as scannermaster. thoughts, suggestions, absolute duds or no-no's for given geography's?