I am contemplating buying the Uniden Homepatrol Scanner. I am awarte that by usage of a zip-code, frequencies for that city will come up.. However; my question to anyone that knows is "if" this unit can be programmed with individual feeds like federal-frequencies; DEA, FBI, ect.from a computer? Is this unit worth it's price..
If, instead of "individual feeds", what you really mean is individual frequencies, yes, you can add your own frequencies via the software that comes with the Home Patrol (Sentinel). I've added a section of local Fed frequencies to mine, plus some that I suspect may, or could become, active.
In my case, the unit receives all the local systems as well as either my PSR-500 or BCD396XT, and was worth the investment to me. I'm sure you'll find some that agree, as well as others that disagree, with that comment. You would want to go to a better antenna than the stock, but other than that, the scanner comes with everything else you need (batteries, ac & dc adapters, usb pc interface cable). I did get a GPS, and found that worked well on a mid-range road trip.