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Is it ok, to have your scanner on 24-7?
I have the HP 2, and the 436, on all the time.
I have the HP 2, and the 436, on all the time.
Why not? I have 6 that I leave on all the time. They all range in age and model. Never had a problem with any of them.
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Wait, you can turn a scanner off? -Lol
...many years ago by a knowledgeable old Ham...
I was told many years ago by a knowledgeable old Ham that if you wanted your electronics to last a long time, don't ever turn 'em off, just turn them down when you aren't using them.
Also, I don't have to wait for the SD scanners to boot up...just turn up the volume and I'm in business!That was true for vacuum tubes, but not so much for solid state stuff. The idea was that the thermal cycling and the related expansion and contraction associated with repeated powering on and off would shorten the life of the tubes (the same reason why incandescent bulbs don't last nearly as long when flashing, and frequently burn out on power-on). But modern electronics run a lot cooler, so there isn't nearly as much thermal cycling. For example, the BCD436HP uses about 1 watt of power when running, which doesn't get anything inside hot enough to be an issue.
For transmitters, more thermal cycling happens when you key and unkey the mic than when flipping the power switch.
The only real considerations are the additional energy used by leaving the device on vs. the wear on the power switch from power cycling.
I was told many years ago by a knowledgeable old Ham that if you wanted your electronics to last a long time, don't ever turn 'em off, just turn them down when you aren't using them. I don't know how much this applies to the modern stuff but it has worked for me over the years so I will probably keep doing it.