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Old October 6th 03, 10:36 PM
Frank346
 
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Lots of misinformation in this thread. First, there is no fraud here - the
author of the Win9x programs was clever enough to open up the coverage on
the GRE scanners to include mil-air. This is a bonus, something the radio is
not advertised to do. The PRO93 and 95 have good sensitivity at the bottom
of the band, gradually worsening to pretty bad at the top end. The software
is required to enter these frequencies. Win93 and Win95 are freeware.

The PRO96 seems to have better sensitivity across the band than the older
radios and once the expansion is enabled with the software, the frequencies
can then be entered from the radio's keypad. Early reports indicate pretty
good reception on some of the frequencies at the top of the band. We'll have
to wait for someone to do some measurements to see exactly what the
performance is. I would not expect that it will be good enough to satisfy
someone whose major focus is mil-air in any case. Win96 is not freeware but
there is a fully functional time limited demo available to try.

The RF amplifier in the radios is broadband and front end filters are
responsible for the frequency selective characteristics users observe.
Clearly it is possible to cover mil-air and still meet the cell band
rejection requirements - Uniden does it.