Just a curious thought

[kmartin]

@kmartin Just wanted to say that you had a good and logical thought that spurred an interesting discussion. The collective knowledge on this forum is beyond impressive. A scanner designed by RR members would be interesting to see, but sadly, extremely unlikely.

But seriously , if you took a handful of the experts on this site and put them together in one room with guys that have the know how to build a single prototype just think about it. It would probably be some sort of super scanner built for serious scanner buffs by serious scanner buffs

 

[RichardKramer]

Even if it was possible to produce a super scanner for the public; you would have to have legal help to wander through all the patents from previous manufacturers to stay legal. That would be costly in itself.

 

[ecps92]

But seriously , if you took a handful of the experts on this site and put them together in one room with guys that have the know how to build a single prototype just think about it. It would probably be some sort of super scanner built for serious scanner buffs by serious scanner buffs

and then we would have a new thread
why does it cost so much, bring the price down, for geez sake.

 

[chrismol1]

Whats wrong with the current ones? they're pretty good are they not, at least the SDS. what else are you looking for? sure there could be continual software upgrades and features but what do you mean by a new design

 

[buddrousa]

Welcome to the new world of scanning the kmartin 911PDN for only $2000.00 what does it do? NOTHING NEW THAT IS NOT ALREADY BEING DONE.

 

[dlwtrunked]

It would really only make the market more competitive. You only have whistler , who almost went under , and uniden now.

Increasingly a non-market.

 

[kc2asb]

Whistler is still getting back on its feet, so its pretty much Uniden at this point. That is not counting the cheap CCR radios and the uber expensive offerings from AOR, Icom, etc.

 

[AB4BF]

Since its wandering minds time this morning, what if:

Motorola presented a scanner radio with 5,000 channels all modes and included the big E?? The purchase price includes a security check, too.
Selling it for (theoretically) $8500.00 ???

Would we purchase one?

 

[kc2asb]

Since its wandering minds time this morning, what if:

Motorola presented a scanner radio with 5,000 channels all modes and included the big E?? The purchase price includes a security check, too.
Selling it for (theoretically) $8500.00 ???

Would we purchase one?

I wouldn't. Might make sense for a media outlet, though, since they could monetize it and write off the cost through depreciation expense.

 

[ladn]

Me personally I think Uniden and others might ponder these two suggestions:

1. A scanner that can go in the dash. Replaces the car radio. Has AM/FM, a usb stick, etc. Does everything a car radio does when the squelch isn't open on the scanner side.

Nice idea--for the 1990's when most cars still had standardized (DIN) radio slots on the dashboard. Today's vehicles have the "infotainment system" integrated into the cockpit layout and vehicle operation--there's no standard, let alone consistency, from model to model or manufacturer to manufacturer.

Just trying to find a place to add a scanner or radio in a modern vehicle is an exercise in contortion and frustration.

 

[kc2asb]

As a sidebar to this thread, the thread in the Uniden forums re: developing the Scannermaster RH-200 remote display for the SDS200 is very illustrative of the complexities in bringing a new product to the market. And, this is a remote display for an existing model scanner, not an entirely new radio.

ScannerMaster 'RH200' prototype at Hamvention

ScannerMaster is showing a working prototype of their RH200 Remote head for Uniden scanners at the Hamvention :

forums.radioreference.com

 

[merlin]

As a former aerospace RF engineer, I could do that at a consulting level, but the end result would be hardly better than a few scanners or receivers on the market now. You are also talking compeeting with some manufacturers like Uniden, AOR, and look what they spent getting to this point. Do you have about a mil and a half to start?

 

[merlin]

It would probably be some sort of super scanner built for serious scanner buffs by serious scanner buffs

Yea, but look at what it would cost just for a prototype.

 

[K9KLC]

Since its wandering minds time this morning, what if:

Motorola presented a scanner radio with 5,000 channels all modes and included the big E?? The purchase price includes a security check, too.
Selling it for (theoretically) $8500.00 ???

Would we purchase one?

Nope.

 

[ecps92]

Since its wandering minds time this morning, what if:

Motorola presented a scanner radio with 5,000 channels all modes and included the big E?? The purchase price includes a security check, too.
Selling it for (theoretically) $8500.00 ???

Would we purchase one?

5k channels or objects ?

 

[KevinC]

Since its wandering minds time this morning, what if:

Motorola presented a scanner radio with 5,000 channels all modes and included the big E?? The purchase price includes a security check, too.
Selling it for (theoretically) $8500.00 ???

Would we purchase one?

Or just wait for Hytera to steal the IP and sell one for 1/3 the price.

 

[AB4BF]

5k channels or objects ?

Yes!

 

[ecps92]

Yes!

doesn't answer the question.

Channels or Objects ?

 

[AB4BF]

doesn't answer the question.

Channels or Objects ?

Thinking about this, I think it should be 25,000 frequencies and 10,000 Objects with room for 250,000 talk groups and labeling...

 

[kc2asb]

Thinking about this, I think it should be 25,000 frequencies and 10,000 Objects with room for 250,000 talk groups and labeling...

Is this making the $8,500 price tag a little more attractive to anyone?