soup1279
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My birthday is coming up and the fiancee is being nice this year so I'm getting a new scanner (Finally) I've pretty much narrowed it down to either a PSR-500 or the PSR-800. I'm not new to scanners but I'm not really a super geek when it comes to them either so please forgive any novice questions I ask. I just want to listen to the local police/fire/ems as well as NOAA during bad storms etc. I mainly want something that can be programmed easily (software or manual doesn't matter so much) Something that has AC power as well as batteries.
I really like the 500 and was going to buy it but then I saw the 800 and it has some features that may come in handy. I know most of the local frequencies are in the 800 range and according to RR they use Motorola Type II SmartZone and have Analog and APCO-25 Common Air Interface listed.
My old scanner can't pick up any of these so I'm very limited to what I can pick up. What is this P25 Phase II? Is that something I have to consider when purchasing a scanner? The price difference between the two isn't a huge issue. It's more about the ability for the scanner to do what I want. I'm looking for suggestions as to which to buy. I don't have a local place to check them out side by side so I'm relying heavily on user reviews.
Thanks,
Anthony
I really like the 500 and was going to buy it but then I saw the 800 and it has some features that may come in handy. I know most of the local frequencies are in the 800 range and according to RR they use Motorola Type II SmartZone and have Analog and APCO-25 Common Air Interface listed.
My old scanner can't pick up any of these so I'm very limited to what I can pick up. What is this P25 Phase II? Is that something I have to consider when purchasing a scanner? The price difference between the two isn't a huge issue. It's more about the ability for the scanner to do what I want. I'm looking for suggestions as to which to buy. I don't have a local place to check them out side by side so I'm relying heavily on user reviews.
Thanks,
Anthony