Thank you !! I think this may be exactly what I'm searching for (a
local place that sells scanners that is Not radio shack!

I'll probably give them a try later this week, once I decide on what I
need/want.

I just need to figure out What it is that I need ....

I know I'm set on purchasing a desktop scanner with the display on the
screen ... but not sure of a model # or brand that would be best for
my area.

Thanks again for everyone's help/responses!!

alli


On 14 Jan 2004 05:01:16 -0800, (SpazMaTaz) wrote:

Try K-40 (They're a local dealer, not the national brand company).
It's on the south-east corner of 14 mile and Van Dyke. I haven't been
there in a couple of years (married, so no money to buy anything) but
I got my CB (a refurbished Uniden PC76XL) and a K-40 antenna there
about 7 years ago and it is still cranking like a champ. They even
replaced the connector on the antenna when it came loose for me at no
charge. Soldered a new one on in seconds, right there. I believe
they'll carry the uniden scanners. They'll also carry all the
accesories you'll ever need...Antennas, external speakers, adapters,
latest issue of police call...etc.

Scott


wrote in message . ..
Thanks to everyone for their advice & suggestions!

A LOT of this stuff goes right over my head (digital ... trunking ..
etc.), but I'm reading and trying to learn. : )

I probably won't turn this into a huge hobby or anything - honestly, I
just want a New scanner that is desktop (is 'base' the right term?).
It will Not be something portable that I would take on trips with me.
I just want it, so I can listen to it at home, in the evenings for
fun. (I already have an Old handheld - Radio Shack 200 channels,
1.3GHz, Hyperscan Pro-26 with an antenna bought separately - RH77CA
Diamond).

I just want the new desktop scanner for home and to sit on an end
table/stand in the living room. I'd prefer it to have a screen that I
can program it to 'label' what frequency and name of what agency
(fire, p.d., city ...) it is picking up, example:

453.800 Detroit Police

Right now, the handheld scanner I do have (which I guess, I could take
it on trips if I decided I wanted to do that) JUST displays the #'s.
So, for the past several years, whenever I'd listen to the scanner,
and see the frequency # or channel - I would have to refer to a list
and compare it to the channel, to 'try' to figure out What I was
listening to. : )

I'm not having much luck find a place that sells desktop/base scanners
though! I looked at http://www.radioshack.com/ under:
Catalog Home -- Phones & Radio Communications -- Radio
Communications -- Scanners & Accessories

clicked on:
Metro (800MHz/Digital) Scanner

They only had Two - one was out of stock (Uniden® BC785D Digital
Scanner), the other (Pro-2052 1000-Channel Dual-Trunking DeskTop
Scanner) didn't look like I could add text/labels to the display
screen.

I tried:
http://www.uniden.com/store/
and it seemed as if their entire stock is "like new" condition. I
want something brand new, not used.

I've listened to my old handheld scanner for Many years, but this is
the First time I'm researching how/where/what to purchase and I'm just
trying to figure out What I need to buy. I'd be listening to mostly
Oakland County Michigan (and Macomb & Wayne County Michigan also).

Thanks again for all your replies!!

alli

Alli

Here's some on line stores

http://www.grove-ent.com/

and two others that advertises at strongsignals,net

http://www.scannersunlimited.com/

http://www.usascan.com/

AGAIN to listen to the Michigan State Police and all the other agencies
on that system you will need a BC 796 or the hand held by Radio Shack ,
PRO-96
The BC 785 with the digital card will not trunk track the Michigan
State Police
system. You may want to enter the 800 Mhz freq. for your county and
listen to them
conventionally to get a feeling for the traffic on trunking systems. You

WILL NOT
be able to follow the talk group channels but you can tell if its
encrypted , digital and if
it's of interest.
Jim

wrote:

Thank you !! I think this may be exactly what I'm searching for (a
local place that sells scanners that is Not radio shack!

I'll probably give them a try later this week, once I decide on what I
need/want.

I just need to figure out What it is that I need ....

I know I'm set on purchasing a desktop scanner with the display on the
screen ... but not sure of a model # or brand that would be best for
my area.

Thanks again for everyone's help/responses!!

alli

On 14 Jan 2004 05:01:16 -0800, (SpazMaTaz) wrote:

Try K-40 (They're a local dealer, not the national brand company).
It's on the south-east corner of 14 mile and Van Dyke. I haven't been=

there in a couple of years (married, so no money to buy anything) but
I got my CB (a refurbished Uniden PC76XL) and a K-40 antenna there
about 7 years ago and it is still cranking like a champ. They even
replaced the connector on the antenna when it came loose for me at no
charge. Soldered a new one on in seconds, right there. I believe
they'll carry the uniden scanners. They'll also carry all the
accesories you'll ever need...Antennas, external speakers, adapters,
latest issue of police call...etc.

Scott


wrote in message news:bh9300l728n5dcke1pdhmvt6=
...
Thanks to everyone for their advice & suggestions!

A LOT of this stuff goes right over my head (digital ... trunking ..=

etc.), but I'm reading and trying to learn. : )

I probably won't turn this into a huge hobby or anything - honestly,=
I
just want a New scanner that is desktop (is 'base' the right term?).=

It will Not be something portable that I would take on trips with me=
=2E
I just want it, so I can listen to it at home, in the evenings for
fun. (I already have an Old handheld - Radio Shack 200 channels,
1.3GHz, Hyperscan Pro-26 with an antenna bought separately - RH77CA
Diamond).

I just want the new desktop scanner for home and to sit on an end
table/stand in the living room. I'd prefer it to have a screen that=
I
can program it to 'label' what frequency and name of what agency
(fire, p.d., city ...) it is picking up, example:

453.800 Detroit Police

Right now, the handheld scanner I do have (which I guess, I could ta=
ke
it on trips if I decided I wanted to do that) JUST displays the #'s.=

So, for the past several years, whenever I'd listen to the scanner,
and see the frequency # or channel - I would have to refer to a list=

and compare it to the channel, to 'try' to figure out What I was
listening to. : )

I'm not having much luck find a place that sells desktop/base scanne=
rs
though! I looked at http://www.radioshack.com/ under:
Catalog Home -- Phones & Radio Communications -- Radio
Communications -- Scanners & Accessories

clicked on:
Metro (800MHz/Digital) Scanner

They only had Two - one was out of stock (Uniden=AE BC785D Digital
Scanner), the other (Pro-2052 1000-Channel Dual-Trunking DeskTop
Scanner) didn't look like I could add text/labels to the display
screen.

I tried:
http://www.uniden.com/store/
and it seemed as if their entire stock is "like new" condition. I
want something brand new, not used.

I've listened to my old handheld scanner for Many years, but this is=

the First time I'm researching how/where/what to purchase and I'm ju=
st
trying to figure out What I need to buy. I'd be listening to mostly=

Oakland County Michigan (and Macomb & Wayne County Michigan also).

Thanks again for all your replies!!

alli

Thank you once again everybody for alllll the responses!

Looks like I will be going with the Uniden Bearcat 796D. It was a bit
more then I wanted to spend, but I guess that is the best choice
available for what I was searching for. Besides, it's been about 10
years since I had a new one, it was time for an upgrade.

One (perhaps kind of a 'newbie' sort of) question:

The Bearcat 796D is Digital - is it 'backward compatible'? Will I
still be able to hear everything I did on my old Radio Shack Pro-26
'plus' the new digital signals - or does the Bearcat Just broadcast
'digital audio signals/broadcasts'?

Also, are there any accessories that I will need (or want) to purchase
for the Bearcat 796D or is going to work 'great' out of the box?

Here is what is already supposed to be prepackaged with the 796D:

P-25 digital card, AT248 Telescopic Antenna, AD580U AC Adapter, PS001
Cigarette Lighter Cord, PS002 DC Cord, MB785D Mounting Bracket with
Screws, OMBC796D Owner's Manual, TTFREQ Trunking Frequency Guide Book,
ESCAN E-Scanner programming Software CD-ROM, Screwdriver, HF24RS
Headset, BBFREQ Betty Bearcat Starter Frequency Guide

Just purchased an iPod before the holidays (didn't realize I would
need to spend about an extra $100 on accessories before I was able to
even use it! - don't want to be surprised again with this expensive
(Bearcat) purchase).

Thanks again Everybody for the quick responses!! It has made this
decision a LOT easier to make!!

alli

On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 04:46:19 -0500, Jim Mac Donald
wrote:

Alli

Here's some on line stores

http://www.grove-ent.com/

and two others that advertises at strongsignals,net

http://www.scannersunlimited.com/

http://www.usascan.com/

AGAIN to listen to the Michigan State Police and all the other agencies
on that system you will need a BC 796 or the hand held by Radio Shack ,
PRO-96
The BC 785 with the digital card will not trunk track the Michigan
State Police
system. You may want to enter the 800 Mhz freq. for your county and
listen to them
conventionally to get a feeling for the traffic on trunking systems. You

WILL NOT
be able to follow the talk group channels but you can tell if its
encrypted , digital and if
it's of interest.
Jim

wrote:

Thank you !! I think this may be exactly what I'm searching for (a
local place that sells scanners that is Not radio shack!

I'll probably give them a try later this week, once I decide on what I
need/want.

I just need to figure out What it is that I need ....

I know I'm set on purchasing a desktop scanner with the display on the
screen ... but not sure of a model # or brand that would be best for
my area.

Thanks again for everyone's help/responses!!

alli

On 14 Jan 2004 05:01:16 -0800, (SpazMaTaz) wrote:

Try K-40 (They're a local dealer, not the national brand company).
It's on the south-east corner of 14 mile and Van Dyke. I haven't been
there in a couple of years (married, so no money to buy anything) but
I got my CB (a refurbished Uniden PC76XL) and a K-40 antenna there
about 7 years ago and it is still cranking like a champ. They even
replaced the connector on the antenna when it came loose for me at no
charge. Soldered a new one on in seconds, right there. I believe
they'll carry the uniden scanners. They'll also carry all the
accesories you'll ever need...Antennas, external speakers, adapters,
latest issue of police call...etc.

Scott


wrote in message . ..
Thanks to everyone for their advice & suggestions!

A LOT of this stuff goes right over my head (digital ... trunking ..
etc.), but I'm reading and trying to learn. : )

I probably won't turn this into a huge hobby or anything - honestly, I
just want a New scanner that is desktop (is 'base' the right term?).
It will Not be something portable that I would take on trips with me.
I just want it, so I can listen to it at home, in the evenings for
fun. (I already have an Old handheld - Radio Shack 200 channels,
1.3GHz, Hyperscan Pro-26 with an antenna bought separately - RH77CA
Diamond).

I just want the new desktop scanner for home and to sit on an end
table/stand in the living room. I'd prefer it to have a screen that I
can program it to 'label' what frequency and name of what agency
(fire, p.d., city ...) it is picking up, example:

453.800 Detroit Police

Right now, the handheld scanner I do have (which I guess, I could take
it on trips if I decided I wanted to do that) JUST displays the #'s.
So, for the past several years, whenever I'd listen to the scanner,
and see the frequency # or channel - I would have to refer to a list
and compare it to the channel, to 'try' to figure out What I was
listening to. : )

I'm not having much luck find a place that sells desktop/base scanners
though! I looked at http://www.radioshack.com/ under:
Catalog Home -- Phones & Radio Communications -- Radio
Communications -- Scanners & Accessories

clicked on:
Metro (800MHz/Digital) Scanner

They only had Two - one was out of stock (Uniden® BC785D Digital
Scanner), the other (Pro-2052 1000-Channel Dual-Trunking DeskTop
Scanner) didn't look like I could add text/labels to the display
screen.

I tried:
http://www.uniden.com/store/
and it seemed as if their entire stock is "like new" condition. I
want something brand new, not used.

I've listened to my old handheld scanner for Many years, but this is
the First time I'm researching how/where/what to purchase and I'm just
trying to figure out What I need to buy. I'd be listening to mostly
Oakland County Michigan (and Macomb & Wayne County Michigan also).

Thanks again for all your replies!!

alli