Just thowing out an idea to Uniden (or others GRE etc).
Make a scanner thats a simple 1 knob scanner... you turn the knob to the system/talkgroup you want to listen to. Similar to a professional Motorola radio (say a Maxtrac where it says 1A 1B or a Spectra where its a button to go to the next talkgroup).
Yes that creates huge limitations compared to the 100 quick-keys and 25,000 channel BCD996XT Uniden currently has. And creates programming complexities (you need to program the radio FULLY AND PROPERLY from the start on a PC... there is no locking out, or adding on the fly)
This radio would NOT be for the general hobby listener on this site but mainly TOWING applications where they only need 1 channel on at a time. Heck it could be a basic 15x / 996XT without all the buttons and features and only the scroll wheel that changes systems.
Please note this radio would NOT be for me, (before someone comments or sends a link on how to use a Uniden scanner or its features) I do know how to use a Uniden scanner... BUT there are a LOT of customers who dont know how. They hit a button and it goes downhill from there. Yes we all know how to turn off Close Call without looking at the radio, but a lot of customers do not.
Other suggestions.
ADD A KEYPAD LOCK TO THE BASE UNITS... this has been a huge pain. Disable all keys. Different from system hold or key safe mode.
have an option to DISABLE THE CC / PUSH SQUELCH BUTTON in the menu... and not be able to turn on via the squelch button
Make a scanner thats a simple 1 knob scanner... you turn the knob to the system/talkgroup you want to listen to. Similar to a professional Motorola radio (say a Maxtrac where it says 1A 1B or a Spectra where its a button to go to the next talkgroup).
Yes that creates huge limitations compared to the 100 quick-keys and 25,000 channel BCD996XT Uniden currently has. And creates programming complexities (you need to program the radio FULLY AND PROPERLY from the start on a PC... there is no locking out, or adding on the fly)
This radio would NOT be for the general hobby listener on this site but mainly TOWING applications where they only need 1 channel on at a time. Heck it could be a basic 15x / 996XT without all the buttons and features and only the scroll wheel that changes systems.
Please note this radio would NOT be for me, (before someone comments or sends a link on how to use a Uniden scanner or its features) I do know how to use a Uniden scanner... BUT there are a LOT of customers who dont know how. They hit a button and it goes downhill from there. Yes we all know how to turn off Close Call without looking at the radio, but a lot of customers do not.
Other suggestions.
ADD A KEYPAD LOCK TO THE BASE UNITS... this has been a huge pain. Disable all keys. Different from system hold or key safe mode.
have an option to DISABLE THE CC / PUSH SQUELCH BUTTON in the menu... and not be able to turn on via the squelch button