K9kazoo said:
You DO know the MilAir can be restored in the (20)96, right?
Never knew. What's involed and how much does it open it up?
Using Win96 software to program the radio and checking a box.
K9kazoo (continued) said:
How much digital is there in your area or where you travel to frequently?
What type of digital trunking systems are you going to listen to?
How long do you usually keep a scanner?
Do you plan to manually or computer program the scanner?
Do you have more use for a mobile or portable scanner?
Lots of digital and more on the way... More digital where I frequent out west! I've gone thru about 3 scanners in roughly 10 years??? I will be using TrunkStar to program. I'm always worried about losing quality going with a portable. How does the 296D rate to big brother the 796D? But the short answer is I prefer a portable.
One of the things you have to consider if you travel is the availability of keeping 11 differnt entire scanner setups on the radio, able to change one setup to another in about 20-30 seconds without hooking up to a computer. That is the advantage of V-Folders on the Pro-96/2096. Of course you have to load what you want in the V-Folders, but that is what they are there for.
CC mode trunking on the Pro series radios is way easier to implement than on the Uniden models, as it is the only way they work! You can also put more than one site of a multi-site system (Moto of course) in one bank and it will scan all that it can hear (no locking on one CC, no skipping CC's). Before you commit to the Uniden, you should carefully again look at the Pro-96/2096 radios. Just so you know I own both and like my 796D for what I use it for (logging & recording), but my Pro-96 is way more versatile and easier to use for normal scanning. The Pro series doesn't have some of the other things that the Unidens do have, like LTR, WFM, EDACS narrow or SCAT. But for the majority of scanner listeners, especially those that travel, I think the Pro-96/2096 is a better deal.
