BC296D or Pro-96?????????????
 

I'm in the market for a digital scanner and I'm very loyal to Uniden/Bearcat
for a lot of reasons. I need one that does 9600bps for our local system, but
I'm told the Bearcats need some kind of tuning for them to operate properly
on the APCO25 systems. Can someone fill me in on this?
I'm not a big fan of Radio Shack scanners, I've had a few and they
don't impress me at all. My last one was a Pro-91, what a piece of garbage.
Rx was horrible, programming was a different story. They make the
programming so complex, for something very simple.
I've recently been told the Pro-96 is a better scanner than the 296D, so is
this just a personal opinion, or is it actually true.
Any information would be appreciated.

thnx

In article Bz1od.947918$Gx4.497354@bgtnsc04-
news.ops.worldnet.att.net, says...
I'm in the market for a digital scanner and I'm very loyal to Uniden/Bearcat
for a lot of reasons. I need one that does 9600bps for our local system, but
I'm told the Bearcats need some kind of tuning for them to operate properly
on the APCO25 systems. Can someone fill me in on this?
I'm not a big fan of Radio Shack scanners, I've had a few and they
don't impress me at all. My last one was a Pro-91, what a piece of garbage.
Rx was horrible, programming was a different story. They make the
programming so complex, for something very simple.
I've recently been told the Pro-96 is a better scanner than the 296D, so is
this just a personal opinion, or is it actually true.
Any information would be appreciated.

thnx






LOL, you realize that the PRO 91 you didn't like was
made by Uniden, don't you? I personally would take the
96 over the 296 anytime, for several reasons. First is
it's a better performer, RF wise. Quality control seems
to be something Uniden just hears about. I have seen
several 250's and 296's with unsoldered antenna and/or
speaker connections (the speaker conections being
unsoldered goes back all the way to the 235 for some
reason). A lot of them have the speaker wires stuck in
the epoxy they smear on the CPU to prevent "tampering"
and this makes taking the radio apart to fix the
unsoldered speaker connector a pain in the butt. Then
there's the battery pack nonsense, just use AA batts for
god's sake! I passed on the 235 and 245 for the battery
crap alone, not to mention all the repairs I made on
them due to factory screwups.

Uniden makes the PRO 94 BTW, it's ok, a 93 or 95 is a
lot better. IMO.

What is so hard about programming a 91 versus a 235 or
245? There is no Uniden branded equivilant to the 91, if
I remember correctly.

If I'm going to spend all that money for a digital
handheld, right now, it would be an easy choice, the 96.

BDK

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says...
I've recently been told the Pro-96 is a better scanner than the 296D, so =
is
this just a personal opinion, or is it actually true.
Any information would be appreciated.

=09I've not tried a 296, but I love my PRO-96. Super performance, AA=20
battery convenience, Easily available software to program ...I'd opt for=20
the PRO-96 hands down.

Dan
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Cardinal Nation - N 38=B034'53", W 90=B022'32", 680'
"We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to=20
visit violence on those who would do us harm"

I've owned both, and I definately prefer GRE's PRO-96! God help you, should
you ever have problems with a Uniden, and go to them for any kind of
service!

Uniden... Service? We don't give no stink'in service!

Bill Crocker


"CommCtr1" wrote in message
...
I'm in the market for a digital scanner and I'm very loyal to
Uniden/Bearcat
for a lot of reasons. I need one that does 9600bps for our local system,
but
I'm told the Bearcats need some kind of tuning for them to operate
properly
on the APCO25 systems. Can someone fill me in on this?
I'm not a big fan of Radio Shack scanners, I've had a few and they
don't impress me at all. My last one was a Pro-91, what a piece of
garbage.
Rx was horrible, programming was a different story. They make the
programming so complex, for something very simple.
I've recently been told the Pro-96 is a better scanner than the 296D, so
is
this just a personal opinion, or is it actually true.
Any information would be appreciated.

thnx

Thanks for all the info. Although I've found Uniden service to be fairly
good. I sent one of my 780's back a month ago and the turn around time was
great and unit works better than when I first bought it.
So does the Pro-96 do 9600bps? Thats the most important question at the
moment.
"Bill Crocker" wrote in message
...
I've owned both, and I definately prefer GRE's PRO-96! God help you,
should
you ever have problems with a Uniden, and go to them for any kind of
service!

Uniden... Service? We don't give no stink'in service!

Bill Crocker


"CommCtr1" wrote in message
...
I'm in the market for a digital scanner and I'm very loyal to
Uniden/Bearcat
for a lot of reasons. I need one that does 9600bps for our local system,
but
I'm told the Bearcats need some kind of tuning for them to operate
properly
on the APCO25 systems. Can someone fill me in on this?
I'm not a big fan of Radio Shack scanners, I've had a few and
they
don't impress me at all. My last one was a Pro-91, what a piece of
garbage.
Rx was horrible, programming was a different story. They make the
programming so complex, for something very simple.
I've recently been told the Pro-96 is a better scanner than the 296D, so
is
this just a personal opinion, or is it actually true.
Any information would be appreciated.

thnx

Yes I realize some of RS scanner's have been made by Uniden, as was there
one of their 10 mtr radio's years ago.
But the programming methods are, or at least used to be very different from
the Unidens.
Thanks for your input.............
"BDK" wrote in message
...
In article Bz1od.947918$Gx4.497354@bgtnsc04-
news.ops.worldnet.att.net, says...
I'm in the market for a digital scanner and I'm very loyal to
Uniden/Bearcat
for a lot of reasons. I need one that does 9600bps for our local system,
but
I'm told the Bearcats need some kind of tuning for them to operate
properly
on the APCO25 systems. Can someone fill me in on this?
I'm not a big fan of Radio Shack scanners, I've had a few and
they
don't impress me at all. My last one was a Pro-91, what a piece of
garbage.
Rx was horrible, programming was a different story. They make the
programming so complex, for something very simple.
I've recently been told the Pro-96 is a better scanner than the 296D, so
is
this just a personal opinion, or is it actually true.
Any information would be appreciated.

thnx






LOL, you realize that the PRO 91 you didn't like was
made by Uniden, don't you? I personally would take the
96 over the 296 anytime, for several reasons. First is
it's a better performer, RF wise. Quality control seems
to be something Uniden just hears about. I have seen
several 250's and 296's with unsoldered antenna and/or
speaker connections (the speaker conections being
unsoldered goes back all the way to the 235 for some
reason). A lot of them have the speaker wires stuck in
the epoxy they smear on the CPU to prevent "tampering"
and this makes taking the radio apart to fix the
unsoldered speaker connector a pain in the butt. Then
there's the battery pack nonsense, just use AA batts for
god's sake! I passed on the 235 and 245 for the battery
crap alone, not to mention all the repairs I made on
them due to factory screwups.

Uniden makes the PRO 94 BTW, it's ok, a 93 or 95 is a
lot better. IMO.

What is so hard about programming a 91 versus a 235 or
245? There is no Uniden branded equivilant to the 91, if
I remember correctly.

If I'm going to spend all that money for a digital
handheld, right now, it would be an easy choice, the 96.

BDK

I am a Uniden fan also. The 780XLT was the last Uniden I have purchased
since that was a classic radio.

When it comes to DIGITAL, I switched to the GRE PRO-96 as IMHO they
make a much more user friendly digital scanner. You can generally buy
one for around $399 or so at Radio Shack if you watch the sales and use
other tricks for buying one.

I carry the PRO-96 everywhere!

If you want a base unit look for the new one they will start sellling
in January 2005.

ki4je

Yes, the PRO-96 does 9600.

Bill Crocker

"CommCtr1" wrote in message
...
Thanks for all the info. Although I've found Uniden service to be fairly
good. I sent one of my 780's back a month ago and the turn around time was
great and unit works better than when I first bought it.
So does the Pro-96 do 9600bps? Thats the most important question at the
moment.
"Bill Crocker" wrote in message
...
I've owned both, and I definately prefer GRE's PRO-96! God help you,
should
you ever have problems with a Uniden, and go to them for any kind of
service!

Uniden... Service? We don't give no stink'in service!

Bill Crocker


"CommCtr1" wrote in message
...
I'm in the market for a digital scanner and I'm very loyal to
Uniden/Bearcat
for a lot of reasons. I need one that does 9600bps for our local
system,
but
I'm told the Bearcats need some kind of tuning for them to operate
properly
on the APCO25 systems. Can someone fill me in on this?
I'm not a big fan of Radio Shack scanners, I've had a few and
they
don't impress me at all. My last one was a Pro-91, what a piece of
garbage.
Rx was horrible, programming was a different story. They make the
programming so complex, for something very simple.
I've recently been told the Pro-96 is a better scanner than the 296D,
so
is
this just a personal opinion, or is it actually true.
Any information would be appreciated.

thnx

Thank you sir! I went to their website and looked at the specs., I noticed
it doesn't do PL/DPL or if it does, it's not listed. I doesn't do WFM, and
it doesn't do LTR.
So maybe I'll take my chances with the 296D. If there's a problem I'll send
it back...........

Thanks to all................
"Bill Crocker" wrote in message
...
Yes, the PRO-96 does 9600.

Bill Crocker

"CommCtr1" wrote in message
...
Thanks for all the info. Although I've found Uniden service to be fairly
good. I sent one of my 780's back a month ago and the turn around time
was
great and unit works better than when I first bought it.
So does the Pro-96 do 9600bps? Thats the most important question at the
moment.
"Bill Crocker" wrote in message
...
I've owned both, and I definately prefer GRE's PRO-96! God help you,
should
you ever have problems with a Uniden, and go to them for any kind of
service!

Uniden... Service? We don't give no stink'in service!

Bill Crocker


"CommCtr1" wrote in message
...
I'm in the market for a digital scanner and I'm very loyal to
Uniden/Bearcat
for a lot of reasons. I need one that does 9600bps for our local
system,
but
I'm told the Bearcats need some kind of tuning for them to operate
properly
on the APCO25 systems. Can someone fill me in on this?
I'm not a big fan of Radio Shack scanners, I've had a few and
they
don't impress me at all. My last one was a Pro-91, what a piece of
garbage.
Rx was horrible, programming was a different story. They make the
programming so complex, for something very simple.
I've recently been told the Pro-96 is a better scanner than the 296D,
so
is
this just a personal opinion, or is it actually true.
Any information would be appreciated.

thnx

It definitely does; Continuous Tone Controlled Selective Squelch (CTCSS) and
Digital Coded Squelch (DCS) decoding. LTR, apparently it does not do, but
then do you need it?

Bill Crocker


"CommCtr1" wrote in message
...
Thank you sir! I went to their website and looked at the specs., I noticed
it doesn't do PL/DPL or if it does, it's not listed. I doesn't do WFM, and
it doesn't do LTR.
So maybe I'll take my chances with the 296D. If there's a problem I'll
send
it back...........

Thanks to all................
"Bill Crocker" wrote in message
...
Yes, the PRO-96 does 9600.

Bill Crocker

"CommCtr1" wrote in message
...
Thanks for all the info. Although I've found Uniden service to be
fairly
good. I sent one of my 780's back a month ago and the turn around time
was
great and unit works better than when I first bought it.
So does the Pro-96 do 9600bps? Thats the most important question at the
moment.
"Bill Crocker" wrote in message
...
I've owned both, and I definately prefer GRE's PRO-96! God help you,
should
you ever have problems with a Uniden, and go to them for any kind of
service!

Uniden... Service? We don't give no stink'in service!

Bill Crocker


"CommCtr1" wrote in message
...
I'm in the market for a digital scanner and I'm very loyal to
Uniden/Bearcat
for a lot of reasons. I need one that does 9600bps for our local
system,
but
I'm told the Bearcats need some kind of tuning for them to operate
properly
on the APCO25 systems. Can someone fill me in on this?
I'm not a big fan of Radio Shack scanners, I've had a few and
they
don't impress me at all. My last one was a Pro-91, what a piece of
garbage.
Rx was horrible, programming was a different story. They make the
programming so complex, for something very simple.
I've recently been told the Pro-96 is a better scanner than the
296D,
so
is
this just a personal opinion, or is it actually true.
Any information would be appreciated.

thnx