Would any be able to give me any feed back on icom ic-r3 scanner ? I am thinking of buying one and would greatly appreciate some feedback.regards gmacka from down under.
Icom IC-R3 Scanner
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Turbo68
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Hello the ICOM-R3 is a good wide band unit its not digital and the scanning on it is slow because its a receiver and it does not have a direct entry keypad & you will be better of buying the ICOM-R20 its got a direct entry keypad and the frequency range is better and you also get SSB and its easier to use and performance wise they are bot very good.
Regards Lino (Melbourne Australia)ALINCO-DJX2000E,AOR-3000A,AOR-8200MK3,AOR-8600MK2,ICOM-R5,ICOM-R20,ICOM-PCR1000,ICOM-R2500,ICOM-R9000,ICOM-R9500,UNIDEN-245,UNIDEN-780,UNIDEN-396,UNIDEN-996,RADIO SHACK-PRO97,REALISTIC-PRO2035,UNIDEN-VX7R,UNIDEN-VR500,UNIDEN-VR5000.
Regards Lino (Melbourne Australia)ALINCO-DJX2000E,AOR-3000A,AOR-8200MK3,AOR-8600MK2,ICOM-R5,ICOM-R20,ICOM-PCR1000,ICOM-R2500,ICOM-R9000,ICOM-R9500,UNIDEN-245,UNIDEN-780,UNIDEN-396,UNIDEN-996,RADIO SHACK-PRO97,REALISTIC-PRO2035,UNIDEN-VX7R,UNIDEN-VR500,UNIDEN-VR5000.
Thanks Lino I have pro 96 & pro2096 & uniden ubcd396t & 996 as well.I thought the Icom -r3 would be good to watch tv & video camera function as well as AM radio .i am not to sure what (ssb)stands for?Also does the Icom r3 have alpha tagging capibility?
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Turbo68
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Hello I use to have an R-3 and I do not think it had the alpha tagging and SSB Single Sidenband Signals on HF and I never got to playaround with cameras on mine and like I said performance wise the receiver is excellent and you can buy software for it from Butel to load it up with frequencies.
Regards Lino.
Regards Lino.
Hi Lino ,I had a quick look at r-20 on internet and it appears to have a good range of frequencies.also dual moniter scanning and alpha tagging,are you able to moniter trunking or digital transmissions ?
regards gmacka
regards gmacka
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Yes, it has alpha tags! And a bandscope and other neat stuff.
It will not trunk track, and of course no digital, so it is limited to conventonal frequencies.
It is a nice radio to carry around, as you can receive anything, AM, FM, weather, even watch TV.
Make sure you get the battery space for NiMH batterys, the standard battery won't give much TV or big display time.
If you are used to something like a 396 you may not like this radio, but it is excellent for general use.
It will not trunk track, and of course no digital, so it is limited to conventonal frequencies.
It is a nice radio to carry around, as you can receive anything, AM, FM, weather, even watch TV.
Make sure you get the battery space for NiMH batterys, the standard battery won't give much TV or big display time.
If you are used to something like a 396 you may not like this radio, but it is excellent for general use.
when you say it receives weather what frequency + band does that happen on ?
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