Radio Shack has now discontinued the 197Pro scanners, leaving only apparently the Uniden HB-1 available (until the new BCD536HD becomes available in the first quarter of 2014). Uniden likewise has now taken the BCD396/996 off the available list on their Web site, also making the the HB-1 the only Trunk Tracking AP25 available.
The new BCD536HD will retail for $600, not counting taxes and accessories. With GTE/s bankruptcy, Uniden is now the sole producer of APCO25 Radios, and will price apparently accordingly. The BCD536HD is a desk top version of the HB-1. The sensitivity, as I found out, is very poor, and programming it is even worse. It may be that the microprocessor being used is inadequately shielded, and may be causing desense problems,
Interesting times are upon us.
The new BCD536HD will retail for $600, not counting taxes and accessories. With GTE/s bankruptcy, Uniden is now the sole producer of APCO25 Radios, and will price apparently accordingly. The BCD536HD is a desk top version of the HB-1. The sensitivity, as I found out, is very poor, and programming it is even worse. It may be that the microprocessor being used is inadequately shielded, and may be causing desense problems,
Interesting times are upon us.