NANO IS THE BEST YET

[dcr_inc]

The NANO is GREAT !!..

I'd put the NANO up against the SDS100/200 and the Unication G4/5.. I actually have and for the money, the NANO holds its own.. The P25 P1 and 2 reception is as good if not better than either one of the aforementioned scanners.. Is it for everybody, Probably not.. It requires a LITTLE bit of common sense to put the WIO terminal and the NANO together.. You have to download three files, the zip code database, frequency database and WIO firmware
Once you do the downloads the fun begins.. For less than $250.00, you get a 150/450/700/800 MHz AM FM P25 scanner that could care less if the signal is LSM or plain C4FM..

I own 4 NANO's, a Micro and a P25RXII.. All work great on the Motorola 7/800 P1&P2 Systems and Harris P2 LSM system in my area..

www.bluetailtechnologies.com

 

[Blackswan73]

My Nano is working great. I put side by side with my SDS200 and it never misses a beat. Very impressive for an investment of less than $300 total. Now I am designing my enclosure for it. I need to get a ribbon cable and see how remoting the WIO will work out. I am also going to remote the top buttons

B.S.

 

[WX4JCW]

I just ordered one, my WIO terminal is already here

 

[RadioChief55]

So what will be the final; price for me to get everything I need to get this put together and working? I would love to put it in my SUV since I can't get my SDS200 in anywhere that wouldn't look so intrusive. Thanks

 

[ChrisABQ]

I've always had one question that I've never seen an answer for: Does the BT scan like a scanner (one transmission at a time) or does it perform like SDR Trunk software where it decodes multiple transmissions at a time capable of recording and playing them as they come in? Which is it more similar to? Thanks

 

[KevinC]

I've always had one question that I've never seen an answer for: Does the BT scan like a scanner (one transmission at a time) or does it perform like SDR Trunk software where it decodes multiple transmissions at a time capable of recording and playing them as they come in? Which is it more similar to? Thanks

One at a time.

 

[ChrisABQ]

Thanks Kevin.

 

[Blackswan73]

So what will be the final; price for me to get everything I need to get this put together and working? I would love to put it in my SUV since I can't get my SDS200 in anywhere that wouldn't look so intrusive. Thanks

Nano base price is $150($225 with optional flash memory upgrade)
Case-$25
WIO terminal-$33.16 at Newark Electronics
Antenna $7.00-$50+
Audio output device (aux input on car stereo, or amplified speaker with aux input $6 ebay)
Micro usb data/charging cable
32gb SD card $10

B.S.

 

[RadioChief55]

Nano base price is $150($225 with optional flash memory upgrade)
Case-$25
WIO terminal-$33.16 at Newark Electronics
Antenna $7.00-$50+
Audio output device (aux input on car stereo, or amplified speaker with aux input $6 ebay)
Micro usb data/charging cable
32gb SD card $10

B.S.

Ok so 300 to about 350 give or take. Thanks

 

[N4GEX]

Ok so 300 to about 350 give or take. Thanks

And still a bit more if you need an external bias tee because the Nano doesn't have an internal one.

 

[Blackswan73]

External bias tee??? Everything is self contained in the Nano. Has a built in teensey microcomputer. Only need an antenna, cell charger with a micro usb cable and earbuds or amplified speaker like a JBL GO2 or other speaker with a 3.5 mm stereo plug. The Nano plugs directly into the WIO terminal for visual display. You can power either the Nano or the WIO. You don’t need to power both. Either one will provide power to the other

B.S.

 

[N4GEX]

I was referring to a bias tee that injects DC into the coaxial cable for the purpose of powering a remote preamp mounted at the antenna. Nano doesn’t have one built-in, so if you need one it has to be external.

 

[Blackswan73]

I know what a bias tee is, I just don’t understand why you would need one. My Nano will receive signals 25 miles away on just my RS800. It would be even better with a mobile mag mount. It is a very sensitive receiver. As sensitive as my SDS200. In fact I live on the edge of my county and I have never used any other antennas than my original RS800s. I bought a half dozen when RS went belly up

B.S.

 

[N4GEX]

I need a bias tee because I have a weak signal situation for which an antenna-mounted pre-amp is a must. Anyone in a similar situation who is thinking of migrating to a Nano from another receiver with a built-in bias tee (e.g. AirSpy, RTL-SDR) should be aware of the need for external components to power the pre-amp.

 

[Blackswan73]

Ok, I understand where you are coming from but you are comparing the Nano to a SDR module which is used with a PC. I am not aware of any stand alone scanner with a bias tee built in, including the SDS scanners which is what the Nano is. You don’t need a PC to operate it. It is a standalone scanner.

B.S.

 

[mikenet]

Since there are so many in this thread that have experience with multiple BTT devices…

I have here a P25RX-II I picked up, and then promptly ran out of time before taking it out of the box. The radio bug is biting me again…and these threads have me wondering if I should sell it untouched and pick up a NANO, or finally take it out of the box and see if I can’t finally have some fun with it.

This is mostly a “soft”/“user experience” question, since I can be a big boy and read the spec sheets myself, but: Is most of the active development / “fun” happening on the NANO? Are folks who‘ve had the P25-RXII and the NANO enjoying their NANOs more?

I’ve got P25 Phase II, much analog (mostly ham — I’ve got monoband commercial handhelds that do well — but I’d happily listen on a BTT). There are plenty of commercial DMR and NXDN systems around to poke at, but other than trying to decode for sport once or twice —they’re terrible boring business users that I’m not interested in. So P25P2 and analog are my primary “use cases” where “use” means “tinkering/experimenting on a cool radio”. I was always impressed with the signal quality displays and debug output of the P25RX-II, as well as the RF performance, which is why I picked it up in the first place.

 

[dcr_inc]

You didn’t go wrong.. they are both great u it’s.. the Nano is just a lot smaller and it interfaces to the Wio easily..
I have all of the units, all are great! And the support is excellent!!