E-Man said:
I havent really looked at either the 97 or the 2055, (I kind of told myself that I was not going to buy anymore non digital scanners) what features do you like over the 93/2053 for you to upgrade?
Hmmm, I'm not sure where to start..........
Metal case for mobile installs (I had one of my 2053s on the dash, and the top softened enough to sag about half an inch where the speaker is from the heat & sun). It still works fine, but if you look closly, you can see it's not perfect anymore LOL
Backlighting is adjustable, and the amber looks better at night (to me).
Backlit keypad is really nice when mobile at night as well.
LTR trunking (although I don't need it yet, it's good to have).
100 channels per bank lets me program two different areas in each bank. I can have County "A"s motorola system (freqs & talkgroup IDs) in the area from Ch 000 to 050, then County "B"s conventional freqs in Ch 051-099. With the locking out & locking of the wanted freqs, I can switch between them, depending on which way I'm headed that day.
CTCSS/DCS decoding. Several freqs are used by multiple counties, so I can now keep out the users I don't want to hear.
Control Channel percentage display. This lets me try different antennas, as well as different mounting spots.
16 character display VS. 12. It's smaller, but for me, It's easier to see as well as allowing more information to be displayed.
Signal Stalker
Motorola Trunking system System ID decoding.
If i can think of anything else, I'll let you know. It took a lot for me to switch from my 2053s & 93 combo, but the features were enough for me.