New purchase questions

[WeBeCinYa]

I am looking to buy a 536HP, I own a 436HP and it's been great. I plan to use it on a P25 system and use the iOS app to listen to transmissions.

I have a few questions below:

1-What antenna does it come with? What are the best replacement ones (think ducky for 436)?
2-Are the instructions for setting up the siren app wifi streaming straight forward?
3-Is the Siren app stable, meaning does it crash often and if so, do you have to have access to the 536 to sort?
4-Any reason to not buy the 536 and buy an SDS100 (other than mobility)?

Thanks in advance!

 

[RFI-EMI-GUY]

1) it comes with a telescopic whip. I have mine set short because I am mostly scanning 800 Mhz.

2, 3, ) I seldom use Siren. It works for me, I had no crash problems. But there have been a bunch of bugs reported in past.

4) I would not trade my 536 for an SDS even for the mobility. Admittedly the 536 audio could be better in P25 mode, there is a lot of variability in quality, but I cannot rule out it is on the subscriber end, not the 536. The dispatchers are generally quite clear, so the simulcast is probably working for me.

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[Whiskey3JMC]

I am looking to buy a 536HP, I own a 436HP and it's been great. I plan to use
4-Any reason to not buy the 536 and buy an SDS100 (other than mobility)?

How well the SDS100 handles LSM simulcast distortion, mentioned ad nauseam in these forums. I own both models and my SDS pulls in Phase II towers my 536 is completely deaf on

 

[WeBeCinYa]

Found a 536HP at an estate sale for $300, very please to say the least. Search is over!