What is a good scanner nowadays?

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What is a good scanner nowadays?

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Hi there,
My old PRO-2042 scanner has passed away and I want to look for a new one. Anyone who can give me advice what is a good scanner nowadays?
In my old scanner I had an extra board installed with a RS-232 plug so I could connect it with my pc. Is this also possible with the current scanners?
Thanks in advance.

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Re: What is a good scanner nowadays?

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Most of the new scanners can be plugged in by USB or Serial plug which you usually have to buy seperately depending on the scanner model,Is it just VHF,or VHF/UHF, handheld portable or base and or Analog only Analog/Digital,so you have to take all that in consideration!
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Re: What is a good scanner nowadays?

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I guess it depends on what you want, a table scanner or a handheld scanner.
Most modern scanners do have us usb portal nowadays.
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Re: What is a good scanner nowadays?

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Hello Hans

This model seems to be flavour of the month http://www.airbandonline.co.uk/scan_ubc125.htm

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Re: What is a good scanner nowadays?

Post by jheijna »

As the PRO-2042 is a base station, i recommend http://www.jbe.nl > 'snelzoek' BCT-15X. (can be used in the car as well).

The Uniden Bearcat BCT-15X is shown at Youtube many times.
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Re: What is a good scanner nowadays?

Post by Henk Voortwijs »

Crizz wrote:Interesting topic. I still have my "old" MVT-7100.
Same for me, I am using the good old Yupiteru MVT-7100. Great scanner, although you have to program it by hand. My basescanners are 4 UBC780XLT's, wich can be programmed by computer.
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