On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:34:53 -0600, "T" wrote:

You state "That it's a receiver doesn't make it a scanner". So, my Radio
Shack Pro-2035 Receiver isn't a scanner? It says on the front of it,
"receiver" and it scans!!!

That it's a receiver doesn't make it not as scanner eitgher.

What's your native language? Maybe I can translate my original
statement into it so that you'll understand what I said. Your
question shows that either you don't, or you're trying to act smart.

On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 20:49:32 +0000 (UTC), chesucat
wrote:

Al Klein wrote:
AKThat it's a receiver doesn't make it a scanner.

I guess all radio receivers can be a scanner with the right
modifications, including my TV with an antennae.

Just keep your finger on one of the "channel" buttons (up or down) on
the remote, and lift it as soon as you see a picture. Your TV set
just scanned the channels. Yup.

wrote in news:1139805151.447123.236000
@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

Hi everybody,

I have possibly a very naive question.

I enjoy my SONY ICF-SW7600G shortwave "world" radio which covers from
150kHz-29.999kHz in AM and 76MHz-108MHz in FM. My Radio Shack PRO-97
scanner covers some but, alas, *not* all of the frequencies from
25MHz-1300MHz.

Can I get a handheld scanner which would cover *all* of 150kHz-1300MHz
in AM and FM or, better, even a wider spectrum (again - with nothing
missing)? That would, in effect combine my ICF-SW7600G with an
(improved) PRO-97 into one unit.

I realize that this would include TV stations, and God knows what else.
But I don't like the idea of not having access to all the spectrum and
I would prefer only 1 receiver (even if that means plenty of antennas
depending on what I want to tune in).

Trunking, 1000+ channels and 10+ banks would also be a plus.

A built-in spectum analyzer would be really, really, really cool too!

Any reccomendations?

Thanks,

TN


Alinco DJ-X200 has more features than you can shake a stick at, including a
spectrum analyzer, bug sniffer, frequency counter and auto freq logging.
At this point in time, I think you'd be hard pressed to find a full featured
handheld like this that also has trunking abilities ... But that is likely
not too far in the furutre.

Al Klein wrote:

On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 03:06:03 +0000 (UTC), chesucat
wrote:

ICOM R20 is a scanner! A radio receiver is a radio receiver,
no matter how fancy you make it or add on the "features". A
radio receiver can only receive and cannot transmit regardless
of any perceived "modifications"!

That it's a receiver doesn't make it a scanner.


If it scans, doesn't that make it a scanner?

- Matt

Al Klein wrote:

On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:01:26 -0600, "T" wrote:

Do you know what AOR is? or Icom? Have you ever heard of the AOR AR3000?
or the Icom scanners?

There's a difference between a wide-band radio that can "scan" a few
channels and a scanner. Without considerable help, neither the AOR nor
the Icom can "scan" a trunked system - one of the things the OP asked
for.

I do believe one of those companies just came out with a wide band receiver
that actually *does* scan trunked systems - without considerable help. Does
that still not meet your criteria for a scanner? Is the name "Icom" or
"AOR" that you don't like?

- Matt

On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 08:22:54 -0600, Radio TexMex
wrote:

If it scans, doesn't that make it a scanner?

Does putting a load in the back seat of your VW make it a truck?

On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 08:30:49 -0600, Radio TexMex
wrote:

I do believe one of those companies just came out with a wide band receiver
that actually *does* scan trunked systems - without considerable help.

Link?