Who makes this scanner?

[safetyobc]

Who makes the scanner in the link? I was checking out Home shopping network, somethimes they and QVC have scanners and come across these. Do they work very well? Never seen them before and was just curious.

Weird Scanner

 

[Dubbin]

I can't tell you who makes it but it's a good idea for the people that only use a scanner when they go to the races.

edit: I just noticed this and now I think its a bad design:

When looking at the item on line it does not show that it has a set of ear phones which must be stuffed in each ear. The Scanner and the ear Muffs are very atractive. But to shove the ear phones in ones ear for the time it takes to watch a nascar race is not. To comunicate with others you must remove muffs take ear phones out, then put ear phones back in ear. Not practical. The muffs should be a head set as it looks to be in photo.

 

[mciupa]

It is marketed as a Pro-Scan 100 .
It allows you to store 100 freq.'s and only has a 450 to 470 mHz. range.
(also FM commercial Broadcast)

 

[KE4ZNR]

It is marketed as a Pro-Scan 100 .
It allows you to store 100 freq.'s and only has a 450 to 470 mHz. range.
(also FM commercial Broadcast)

another drawback is there is apparently no way to lockout unwanted freqs...

 

[LarrySC]

It's a toy scanner for people who dont know any better.

 

[PBR]

But is has the #8 on it....it MUST be good.... :roll:

 

[scanfan03]

But is has the #8 on it....it MUST be good.... :roll:

That makes it degrade in value!!!! lol :lol:

 

[Dubbin]

But is has the #8 on it....it MUST be good.... :roll:

That makes it degrade in value!!!! lol :lol:

Hey now don't push it

 

[PBR]

But is has the #8 on it....it MUST be good.... :roll:

That makes it degrade in value!!!! lol :lol:

My thoughts exactly ....

 

[scanfan03]

It doesn't look like many scanner enthusiasts are Jr. fans!!! lol :lol:

 

[Dubbin]

It doesn't look like many scanner enthusiasts are Jr. fans!!! lol :lol:

Now you're pushing it

 

[PBR]

It doesn't look like many scanner enthusiasts are Jr. fans!!! lol :lol:

Well if the put a hose and some beer can holders on it the Jr fans would buy it....


I actually heard a Jr fan at Charlotte say " Man why could Busch or some other cheap beer be his sponsor....Bud is to damn expensive"

I just cracked open a Coors Light and chuckled

 

[Dubbin]

I just cracked open a Coors Light and chuckled

LOL but whats with that PBR avatar? ewww :lol:

 

[PBR]

I just cracked open a Coors Light and chuckled

LOL but whats with that PBR avatar? ewww :lol:

Old song lyrics..."There's No Place That I'd Rather Be Than Right Here....With My Redneck White Socks And Blue Ribbon Beer"

 

[safetyobc]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=14956&item=5764828915&rd=1

Here is another goofy looking scanner, although probably does well at the tracks!

 

[mciupa]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=14956&item=5764828915&rd=1

Here is another goofy looking scanner, although probably does well at the tracks!

... and I bet it's a chick magnet too !

 

[PBR]

Scannocular......BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :lol:

 

[safetyobc]

Scannocular......BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :lol:

That was my first reaction when I first saw it!

 

[scanfan03]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=14956&item=5764828915&rd=1

Here is another goofy looking scanner, although probably does well at the tracks!

I've heard that the scanner is a POS, but the binoculars are decent.

 

[RadioJonD]

Don't laugh! I picked up one of those Scannoculars for thirty bucks, including S&H from Heartland America. While there is no way I would have paid the suggested retail price or the e-bay asking price, I feel that the thirty bucks was well spent for an extra 100 channels with alpha tags. The only thing I don't like about it is that there is no way to lock out channels. When I want to listen without earphones, I just plug in a set of computer spreakers.

I haven't had the opportunity yet, but I plan to use my scannocular as a supplement to my two hand helds at air shows. I have all the USN Blue Angels & USAF Thunderbirds ground freqs loaded as well as some more common air show freqs, all with alpha tags. The scanner picks up broadcast FM & UHF TV as well. I've replaced the supplied neck strap with one for a heavy camera.

The binoculars are fair, but are awkward to use.

The real laugh is the pricies on these things. Are people really buying them for a hundred dollars and over?