seth21w
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I keep seeing these scanner prices getting lower and lower, and seems they are trying to suddenly move many units. If we do get a new scanner line I am in so long as it can properly handle simulcast. What would everyone like to see?
A real charging circuit in the portables.. or maybe a drop in charger that's smart enough to know when a battery is charged...
The we'll just let them set a timer and charge for that long crap, is just that.. Crap.
I wouldn't take a sale as indication that a new line is on the way. Sure, Uniden will eventually debut a new line of scanners to "replace" the x36HP series, just like that series was intended to supplant the x96XT line.
There's a thread around here somewhere where people (myself included) were posting thier wishlist/demands for the next line, so I'll just say this: If Uniden hasn't learned from the debut of the last line of scanners with faulty components and features that were advertised as coming soon (Siren, WiFi) then we're all in for a huge disappointment.
People like the latest and greatest
Don't be silly....Or, are they tying to get rid of stocked items before they exit the scanner business???
Will we learn as consumers? It depends on your inner 12-year-old. When Whistler introduced its TRX series, I managed to resist until the first reports came out, which were positive, then I sprung for a TRX-1. As far as Uniden's x36 series, I wasn't immediately impressed, and I did not buy one until the DMR upgrade was announced last year.
It is very likely the lower prices are a result of diminished demand.
As time passes there are fewer and fewer of us interested in monitoring. The radio environment is much more complicated since the introduction of digital trunked systems, simulcasting and encryption. Much of the scanner market was driven by people wanting to know "what is happening" but with omnipresent cell phones and social media they get information differently than in the past. Plus people are changing - my kids can't understand why anyone would possibly be interested in listening to law enforcement and other public service radio transmissions. We are dinosaurs our numbers are dwindling - the market becomes more of a niche every day.
It is very likely the lower prices are a result of diminished demand.
As time passes there are fewer and fewer of us interested in monitoring. The radio environment is much more complicated since the introduction of digital trunked systems, simulcasting and encryption. Much of the scanner market was driven by people wanting to know "what is happening" but with omnipresent cell phones and social media they get information differently than in the past. Plus people are changing - my kids can't understand why anyone would possibly be interested in listening to law enforcement and other public service radio transmissions. We are dinosaurs our numbers are dwindling - the market becomes more of a niche every day.
I will probably be the first in line to buy if it supports simulcast capabilities, and a lithium battery pack.
It is very likely the lower prices are a result of diminished demand.
As time passes there are fewer and fewer of us interested in monitoring. The radio environment is much more complicated since the introduction of digital trunked systems, simulcasting and encryption. Much of the scanner market was driven by people wanting to know "what is happening" but with omnipresent cell phones and social media they get information differently than in the past. Plus people are changing - my kids can't understand why anyone would possibly be interested in listening to law enforcement and other public service radio transmissions. We are dinosaurs our numbers are dwindling - the market becomes more of a niche every day.