The media and Pro-96's

[firescannerbob]

I was a 2 alarm fire in Colorado Springs Monday evening, and it was quite the media event (3 blocks from KRDO, and less than a mile from KOAA). I noticed that although not every media person was carrying a scanner, quite a few were and everyone of them was a Pro-96. Not a Uniden in the bunch.
Nothing more than an observation, and I have no idea why it is this way.
As for me, I was carrying my XTS-3000!

 

[jimmnn]

Nothing more than an observation, and I have no idea why it is this way.

Maybe because they are so easy to program and overall just a very good solid, dependable radio, especially for non-commercial quality.

Jim<

 

[rdale]

No, more likely because it was the first to market. For most selling the Pro96 and getting a 396T wasn't worth the hassle, for me it was only about a $100 cut from EBay-ing (and got nearly two years service so worth it.)

But I can see how media outlets would not find the need to upgrade.

 

[abqscan]

No, more likely because it was the first to market.

I might be wrong... but didn't UNIDEN beat RadioShack to the market with a Digital APCO25 scanner?

 

[BCJ2]

I wonder if they use win96 to?? haha

 

[safetyobc]

The major media outlets here in Arkansas (a couple of them anyways) use the BCD396T's. I programmed several of them. They also use the BC796D's in their stations. Probably just buyer's preference on what the media outlet's purchase.

 

[rdale]

"but didn't UNIDEN beat RadioShack to the market with a Digital APCO25 scanner?"

No, Uniden had the first digital but it only worked for mixed-mode systems. The Pro96 was the first that handled APCO P25 digital systems, like Colorado.