GPS coordinates are made at the system/site level, not the channel level.
Well said. Of course you have to adjust the steering wheel nut for that notice to take effect. (That would be nut, just behind the steering wheel in moving vehicles.)Jay said:While this is off-topic for the 996 thread, my two cents on that:
There's already a device provided for early warning of red light cameras - it's the traffic signal that hangs over the intersection. Don't pass one that's red, and you won't get a red light ticket.
1080iAddict said:Sorry if I missed this question or answer, but does anyone have a link to a GPS antenna that is compatible with the 996? I am looking for a small form factor for my mounting location - similar to the footprint of a small sat radio antenna. I am starting my mobile planning rough-in now. Is the antenna self powered from the jack on the 996?
Thanks!
1080iAddict said:Sorry if I missed this question or answer, but does anyone have a link to a GPS antenna that is compatible with the 996? I am looking for a small form factor for my mounting location - similar to the footprint of a small sat radio antenna. I am starting my mobile planning rough-in now. Is the antenna self powered from the jack on the 996?
N1508J said:Hey everybody! I have inside information that the 996 is coming out along with the demise of the IRS!
yaesumofo said:First, if you are going to have a GPS function why not build it into the radio? GPS chip-sets are cheap.
(anybody remember the Uniden radar detector with GPS built into it?)
kikito said:As cheap as GPS units are nowadays and as many people out there that already have one, I'm glad Uniden did it they way they did it. The added cost per unit for having integrated GPS I rather not pay. You're forgetting to factor in, aside from the cost of the GPS (however low that might be), but also the implementation of it within the radio which would create more complexity in design, etc. Not to mention the cost of also adding the antenna or providing means to add an external one, possibly extra shielding for the GPS stuff, etc.
Besides not everybody will like or use the feature so why subject everybody to pay extra on an already expensive scanner?
Yep, I still have one and use it daily in my truck.
yaesumofo said:They have managed to install these chip sets into cellular phones without raising the cost of manufacture more than a few bucks per phone. This has driven down the cost of GPS to a very low level. Weather you want it or not I am quite sure that these will be integrated as part of uniden scanners within a couple of generations of radios.
Imagine the radio programming itself when it sees that you are at the Indy Speedway. Or the radio sees that you are in Los Angeles you hit scan and you are monitoring the stuff for that place or city.