How are the ears on this thing? Better than using a scanner on the same freq? How well does the S-Meter work?
1499709
All depends on your antenna. but.. this unit does have good selectivity. There is no S-Meter on this rig
1499710
Yes its much better than a scanner. Will work fine with a decent mobile antenna, unless your serious and want to spend some money and invest on really hearing. Otherwise yes to your question.
221513
Any good scanner antenna designed to cover the frequencies you want to listen to will work great. A discone will cover a large frequency spread and work well. There are a number of good quality commercial multi band scanner antennas which have great performance. Try to get the antenna as high as you can, use good quality coax, the longer the run the better quality you should use to reduce loss in the coax.
123008
I read your question so I did a very quick SW bandscan - just counting immediately listensble signals on SW. I live in New Jersey near New York City. The Supersonic had 11 good stations Sunday morning at 9:15 am ( one of the worst times for listening) . I then did the same scan on a Sony ICF-SW11 for comparison and got 14. The Sony analog cost 3 times as much. It also has FM stereo but no USB or SD ports. I like my Supersonic and it does a reasonable job on SW. ( Both radios were running on batteries at the time of testing.)
1709841
Many police signals/broadcasts are now digital, so the analog scanners will do no good for that type signal. Some local PDs still might run some broadcasting on analog, bit most state police, atf, etc are digital. Google "radio reference", get to their different forums for the state you live in.I'm thinking about getting the 750 myself. Did you wind up keeping it? It seems to be good for Ham radio listening.
1799544
This works on all radio frequency. When my cell phone is idle at home (using WiFi for APPs), there is no radiation. But when my cell phone is in a call (need to transmit), this detector went all the way up to the top red LED. It's a great tool to measure radiation quickly. It didn't give me fine reading as that hundreds dollar detector I used in NASA/JSC, but it close matches the reading to that expensive detector.
1227868
The unit does have a lot of memory and the memory can be organized into channel groups and then scanned. However the frequency coverage is limited compared to a conventional scanner so make sure you review the specs.
1466610
No, it doesnt work as a scanner just a cb-radio. It has two emergency channels but not for the purposes of listening to ems/police/fire.
1652145
Yes it's a very good meter -- excellent quality. I found that the beep volume when testing conductivity was too low for my old ears though.
1283977
I tried it out today...FM radio sounds great. The player even has an "auto scan" option similar to seek in a car radio - it will automatically pick up all the stations that have good reception/audio quality and put them all in presets. This way you don't have to go through every decimal number (98.4, 98.5, 98.6,etc) looking for stations.
1153845
Update on answer below, duh, I was answering about a different scanner below, my bad. I also own the scanner above and yes, it should pick that frequency up. I recommend spending I bit more and getting the bcd396xt described below. If I was more awake, I would have noticed the question was about my previous scanner. I own them both. Radio reference.com will answer all your questions. Sorry about below. I also enjoyed the scanner above, but it has its limitations. No trunked frequencies and no 800-900 frequencies either. Save your money for a better scanner. I bought both, I got the better one later on. Update on answer below, duh, I was answering about a different scanner below, my bad. I also own the scanner above and yes, it should pick that frequency up. I recommend spending I bit more and getting the bcd396xt described below. If I was more awake, I would have noticed the question was about my previous scanner. I own them both. Radio reference.com will answer all your questions. Sorry about below. I also enjoyed the scanner above, but it has its limitations. No trunked frequencies and no 800-900 frequencies either. Save your money for a better scanner. I bought both, I got the better... » Read More Update on answer below, duh, I was answering about a different scanner below, my bad. I also own the scanner above and yes, it should pick that frequency up. I recommend spending I bit more and getting the bcd396xt described below. If I was more awake, I would have noticed the question was about my previous scanner. I own them both. Radio reference.com will answer all your questions. Sorry about below. I also enjoyed the scanner above, but it has its limitations. No trunked frequencies and no 800-900 frequencies either. Save your money for a better scanner. I bought both, I got the better one later on. « Show Less
2204444
At an estimated 200 dpi and up (it doesn't actually let you know how high it goes, another limitation as far as I'm concerned), it actually scans at a moderate rate, not too fast and not too slow. Trouble is, I've relied on it for for crisp scans at 200 dpi and up, and it just doesn't do it very well. It wouldn't bother me if the sources were not the greatest resolution to start with, but they are, and the scanner just doesn't do them justice even at the highest resolution.
1132898
Recently used at Richmond Federated auto parts 400 and had no issues hearing what so ever.... loud enough with the headset I had and the one designed for this scanner... I had to turn the volume down a little cause it was to loud.
905738
Yes, it is digital and 800 mHZ and it receives very well. I recommend the FREE software called "FREESCAN" to program it as this will make program the scanner very easy. Also, it comes with a serial cable but I purchased a serial-USB adapter that allows it to connect via USB. It's cheaper than buying a new USB cable.
2178616
It's an excellent choice. I use the stock antenna that the Home Patrol Scanner came with and it works fine. No outside antenna is needed. It requires no programming as the entire USA/Canada database is pre-loaded. You just put in the batteries, which are included. You then put in your owner info, if you want to, enter the date and time, then your zip code, and it automatically starts scanning the police, fire, and EMS channels in your zip code. If you want to change what you listen to, just tap the Menu, then tap Select Service Types, and it brings up the different categories you can listen to. You just touch a category to turn it on or off. You can also connect it to a computer and download the database, but that isn't a requirement. The color touch screen makes the Home Patrol the best scanner for pure listening enjoyment. If you buy it, I suggest you invest in 4 extra batteries and a battery charger. It's a lot more convenient to just change the batteries when they get low and charge up the low ones in the external charger while you continue listening. Of course, the Home Patrol can charge the batteries while you are listening on AC power, but you can't move it around like you can when its working off battery power.
596499
The meter works better when pointed at a specific object to measure it's sound. I have tried it in a room but noticed only small differences in levels when the sound was perceived louder. It runs on batteries and I've always held it so I wouldn't know if you can read it form another angle or distance
1347103
Yes it is - I am no techie. It's a good scanner!! Worth paying the extra money to upgrade to this model.
1064181
Yes, I recommend it. I've had four different scanners. This is by far the best, light, multiple resolution settings, color or b/w. I love this one.