Looking for a replacement scanner?

[magnumfloyd]

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I have an original trunking scanner the bc 235xlt while this still works fine to listen to my area which is Salem,cumberland,and Gloucester county new jersey i would like something new. I have tried the pro 164 and the pro 107 seemed that they were not as sensitive as the old 235 and returned them. So should I try to find an uniden 246 or get the new 346. I know all I need is a unit to do analog and no digital. Thanks for the help.

 

[Jakemcgraw]

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I have an original trunking scanner the bc 235xlt while this still works fine to listen to my area which is Salem,cumberland,and Gloucester county new jersey i would like something new. I have tried the pro 164 and the pro 107 seemed that they were not as sensitive as the old 235 and returned them. So should I try to find an uniden 246 or get the new 346. I know all I need is a unit to do analog and no digital. Thanks for the help.

The bc346xt is a very good choice in an analog trunking scanner,,I purchased one a few months back,,lots of great features and very hard to beat for the money, uniden did a great job on this unit !.,,good audio,, sensitivity is very good,,i find it more sensitive than my gre psr-300 handheld. Hard to go wrong with the bc346xt in my opinion.

 

[coufin]

Hello I dont no were you live but here In Canada if you want to listen to the police you need a 800 mhz scanner beacause the only thing you listen under 800 mhz is the provincial police !!!

 

[magnumfloyd]

How come my old uniden is so much more sensitive than the pro 164, pro 107 using the same antenna.

 

[Jakemcgraw]

How come my old uniden is so much more sensitive than the pro 164, pro 107 using the same antenna.

As has been said many times , your area and surroundings always differ,,,Uniden works better in one area, and Gre works better in another area...here I live out in the country with mountains around me and the Gre's usually work better here, but i tried a uniden bc346xt i bought a few months back and it even outperforms my gre psr-300 in sensitivity...These new scanners never cease to amaze me.

 

[magnumfloyd]

If I get the 346 can I program manually or do I need some software. Don't want to spend a ton of money

 

[garys]

If I get the 346 can I program manually or do I need some software. Don't want to spend a ton of money

Yes, but you really do want to use software. I think Freescan works with the 346, if money is an issue.

 

[sjlamb]

Yes, but you really do want to use software. I think Freescan works with the 346, if money is an issue.

It does and makes it a no brainer for the 346XT. I'd rather eat a glass and rat sandwich than try to manually program 3 New Jersey Counties into a new DMA scanner.

There is an EXCELLENT dealer very close to you in 'Tax Free" Wilmington, Delaware that carries the XT series of scanners in stock: http://www.rrcom.com/sales/scanner.html

 

[magnumfloyd]

sjlamb Thanks for the info on rr communication just picked up my scanner today real nice guy. Now to either find a dinosaur computer or wait on a usb cable to program