WuLabsWuTecH
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So I have heard of other people trying to use walkies as a scanner and a receive only mode. I was kind of wondering what the merits of this is. I know that a walkie is much more expensive than a scanner, so why would anyone want to buy a walkie to use it as a scanner? The only benefit I see is the ability to choose a talkgroup which cannot be done on the scanners that I've seen.
I'm curious because we have a lot of unused digital walkies sitting around and it would be cheaper to use these to listen in than to buy everyone a scanner. (Yes, I know I should probably just give everyone a walkie to talk on as well, but around here people are reluctant to do so since sometimes people use them for non-professional purposes so to conform to those around us, we will either issue them scanners or walkies with transmitting abilities turned off.)
I am wondering what the advantages and disadvantages of using a walkie as a scanner is and anyone who can help me in that regard would be greatly appreciated!
-Wu
I'm curious because we have a lot of unused digital walkies sitting around and it would be cheaper to use these to listen in than to buy everyone a scanner. (Yes, I know I should probably just give everyone a walkie to talk on as well, but around here people are reluctant to do so since sometimes people use them for non-professional purposes so to conform to those around us, we will either issue them scanners or walkies with transmitting abilities turned off.)
I am wondering what the advantages and disadvantages of using a walkie as a scanner is and anyone who can help me in that regard would be greatly appreciated!
-Wu