Poll: What company makes (has made) the highest quality radio scanner?

[wa8pyr]

For scanners...Uniden. For receivers...ICOM!! If trunking isn’t needed I’d look at an ICOM receiver.

I'd concur on Icom, particularly the R30. If it did trunking it would beat the others hands down.

Back in the day I'd have to say the Radio Shack Pro-2004 (manufactured by GRE as were most of the best RS scanners). Well built, metal cabinet, superior performance; mine still works flawlessly to this day.

Update: Also need to add that when it comes to a trunking scanner, it depends on what I'm using it for. In the city and/or when dealing with simulcast, Uniden's SDS models are tops, but out driving around where there's very little simulcast the GRE-Whistler models are superior; the Whistler models are also superior for DMR/NXDN scanning. I also prefer the GRE-Whistler V-Folder/Scan List method of memory management over the Uniden Favorites/Systems/Departments method, as it's far more flexible and much better for traveling.

 

[Mike445]

I'd concur on Icom, particularly the R30. If it did trunking it would beat the others hands down.

Back in the day I'd have to say the Radio Shack Pro-2004 (manufactured by GRE as were most of the best RS scanners). Well built, metal cabinet, superior performance; mine still works flawlessly to this day.

Update: Also need to add that when it comes to a trunking scanner, it depends on what I'm using it for. In the city and/or when dealing with simulcast, Uniden's SDS models are tops, but out driving around where there's very little simulcast the GRE-Whistler models are superior; the Whistler models are also superior for DMR/NXDN scanning. I also prefer the GRE-Whistler V-Folder/Scan List method of memory management over the Uniden Favorites/Systems/Departments method, as it's far more flexible and much better for traveling.

I’m buying an R30. Mostly for military air monitoring but I will use it for federal and local public safety.
Mike

 

[Drkatzjr45]

Thanks to all who participated in my poll!

 

[Drkatzjr45]

I believe the poll is still open for people to vote. If that is the case, please place your vote.

Update: My mistake. The poll closed February 6, 2020

 

[thinbluebbq]

Uniden is the way I am headed in the current market, but I had the AOR 8200 MkIII and it was an amazing scanner. Loved it so much. It just stopped working two years ago on me and I still have it and contemplate finding someone to repair it. Truly great quality radio. I also have the Radio Shack Pro 96 and it's not an inferior radio.

 

[majoco]

I had an AOR2002 from new - say mid 80's - and it suddenly just lost all sensitivity in the early 2000's - there was nothing I could do to fix it so I just sold for 'parts only' on our local auction site and it got into a bidding war and I eventually sold it for NZ$75! I replaced it with a Uniden UBCT8 which was and still is a good receiver, so good that I bought another, one is on VHF and t'other on UHF with their own antennas. Oh, and an Icom R7000 for everything else - it does scan but not very well.

 

[jaspence]

Not in the list, but my Regency HX1000 is my first choice. Easy to program, good audio, and a simple battery pack that didn't cost a fortune to replace.

 

[avdrummerboy]

I might be a bit late to the party, but my vote for scanner is uniden all the way. I have owned RadioShack, GRE/Whistler and Uniden and ease of use as well as feature set and programming hands down for me is uniden scanners. I'm still not a fan of OOP for scanners like I am for commercial use radios, the DMA scanners just seem more intuitive for me and feels an easier way to program for some reason.