Greetings! So, recently I've been interested in buying a scanner for emergency preparation purposes, and after doing some research, I've narrowed down my choices to the GRE PSR-310 and PSR-700, both of which are analog trunking scanners. I've looked on these forums and on Google for more information but couldn't really find any direct comparisons between these two specific units.
Even after browsing through the specifications, I can't really distinguish between which one has "better" features. As someone who's never done scanning before, I'm having a hard time identifying the practical differences between the two units, and which one would be more "useful" in, say, the aftermath of a natural disaster (e.g. earthquake, flood) where there is no internet connection etc. From what I'm understanding, the PSR-700 has a SD chip that is already pre-programmed with the RadioReference database of the entire U.S.? That seems like it would be useful? Is that the only significant difference compared to the PSR-310?
What suggestions/advice do you guys have regarding those two units? I'd be really interested in hearing what you guys have to say about the feature set of either one, and the ease-of-use for a beginner like me.
Even after browsing through the specifications, I can't really distinguish between which one has "better" features. As someone who's never done scanning before, I'm having a hard time identifying the practical differences between the two units, and which one would be more "useful" in, say, the aftermath of a natural disaster (e.g. earthquake, flood) where there is no internet connection etc. From what I'm understanding, the PSR-700 has a SD chip that is already pre-programmed with the RadioReference database of the entire U.S.? That seems like it would be useful? Is that the only significant difference compared to the PSR-310?
What suggestions/advice do you guys have regarding those two units? I'd be really interested in hearing what you guys have to say about the feature set of either one, and the ease-of-use for a beginner like me.