Off topic: Looking for scanner

[Skoshi]

Just bought a 3500 and its freakin wonderful...beats my 8200 to shame!!!! still use my 7100 though too...

[FALCONCREST]

The yupiteru may be old, but its a great aircomms scanner !!!
Also nice to tune in on USB freqs,also available on this scanner.
Had soooo much fun with the good old Yupi.

My suggestion: dont buy a very worn or old second hand one, the yupi's seem to die after a X years...

check for audiosamples my site (most recorderd from the yupi 7100 )

[kmarrie]

Where can I buy new scanners, i bought my yupiteru mvt 7100 9 years ago at the luchtvaarthobby shop but the don't sell them any more.
Wich other shop can i find in the west part of holland (randstad).
My mvt 7100 has to be replaced but i have no idear wich scanner is the best at this momet for military air trafic. I heard that there are also scanners available where you can type a name next to the frequencie. I don't know if this is true? And if those scanners are also even as good as the mvt7100. Hopefully someone can tell my wich scanner provides my this option and is even as good as my old mvt and also where i can buy such a scanner?

Thanks in advance.

ralph

[Janos]

The best you can buy at this moment is the Uniden UBC3500xlt.
It's better than your old 7100 and yes, you can program names
but a lot more. A great scanner for just over 200 euro's.
You can buy special software from Butel for programming but you
can also download the freeware BCTool program.
I bought mine two years ago at the CBShop in Overloon (Limburg).
In the west you can buy the scanner at ABE Rotterdam but it's not
the cheapest store.

[jp 74]

I have a aor 8200 i think it's exellent better than my old Yupi 7100, howe ever i can't find the software for programming it.
Can some body help me?

Greetz Jeroen

[Janos]

http://www.aoruk.com/archive/software.h ... _downloads" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[tomh]

I've had the IC-R10 for ten years now. This is the Icom predecessor to the IC-R20. I am not familiar with any other modern scanners but I can share the following info:

The UHF sensitivity of the IC-R10 does not compare well with my older table-model Realistic Pro-2006. A recent test using the same antenna showed the IC-R10 wasn't even breaking squelch on a frequency that the Pro-2006 was receiving quite well, say QRK-3. 17 Nov 09 NOTE: I discovered an intermittant contact in the antenna jack. This caused significant signal loss when the antenna or coax moved slightly. Receiver has been sent off to ICOM USA for repairs.

Unless I use the IC-R10 a lot, I feel unfamiliar with its menus and not competent with its operation. I have had to relearn the Icom several times over the years because of this. I work in technology and am familiar with computers and electronics, but this little thing is hard to use!!

Only by using an optional RH77CA antenna has the IC-R10 been a worthwhile investment.

The Icom instruction manual fell apart right away, though I salvaged it with a new binding. I had to do this, as there was no way I was going to be able to use this little unit unless the manual was nearby. As it is, the manual falls short of being informative. For instance, when recently trying to store new active frequencies using the AMWS mode, the manual says to scan the desired frequency range and busy frequencies will be stored in BANK Q. The manual does not tell you how to stop scanning so that you may look at BANK Q to see what you have collected in there. This is a theme throughout the manual, namely the authors provide incomplete information, and so it is common to end up in some mode you do not recognize, and do not know how to get back to where you desire.

While the capabilities of the IC-R10 communications receiver are reportedly great, the difficulties above mean I am likely not to be able to use many of the features. Also, you can forget about standing near the fence at an active airport and hearing this unit, it simply is not loud enough.

Perhaps the most surprising problem I have had with the IC-R10 is that you cannot select more than one bank to scan at a time. If you have a particular airport's frequencies programmed into Bank A, and a nearby airport's frequencies stored in Bank B, you can only scan A or B, not both. If this has been corrected in the IC-R20, that's a real good thing.

If you know anyone who wants a used IC-R10 in very good shape, have them send me a PM.

[kmarrie]

Janos,

Great!! Thanks for your help!!
If any one knows an other shop in the area of The Hague, Rotterdam, Amsterdam I would like to know. May be a cheaper one ha ha.

Janos ( or someone else?) can you explain me why the UBC 3500xlt is so much better then my old MVT7100?

If someone else thinks that there is a better scanner I would like to hear so, but if you also think that this Bearcat is the best, maybe you can tell us why?

Thanks in advance

[Janos]

Take a look at the specifications of the UBC3500xlt and read the users reports at
this site and at Scannerforum. Highly recommended for military air.

[FlaRak]

Im about to buy the Uniden 3500 XLT Scanner but I have a few Questions. Im not a real pro when it comes to Scanners but I really like to listen to ATC. Can I use this at military airfields? Could I take this to an exercise area and listen to aircraft comming in for a gunstrafe for example? Sorry but Im really a beginner when it comes to scanners and these questions might sound a little stupid.

[Henk Voortwijs]

I am not 100% sure, but I thought it was not allowed to use scanners in Germany. At least not "outside". Since your location is in Germany, I asume that you want to visite local airfields?

[FlaRak]

Not really Im hanging around in Denmark alot (I live at the Border) and Im planning a trip to the UK 2010 thats why im looking for a scanner

[kmarrie]

Yesterday I bought my new Uniden UBC3500xlt in Rotterdam.

When i arrived home i installed 3 rechargeable batteries ( where incl. in the pakkage). After that i connected the ac adapter and Normal charging apperad in the screen. The owners manual says that when the batteries are fully charged, there must stay in the screen: Charge complete?
The adapter is now connected for more then 13 hrs and still there is normal charging standing in my screen??
Is this normal for charging your scanner for the first time?

So far I just took a quick look at the owners manual and turned my new scanner on but what a big difference this is compair to my old MVT-7100. I have no idear how to work with this scanners and the english owners manual also looks like akakadabra to me .

I sthere also a dutch owners manual wich i can download or buy? The retailer at the shop in rotterdam couldn't help me and told me to search on the internet for a "gebruikershandleiding".
Do i also need to buy a cable to connect my scanner with my compute or is this not really recomended ?

I hope that other Uniden UBC3500xlt users can help my or have some tips?

greetings ralph

[Janos]

Very good choice.
Loading of the batteries could take a very, very long time.
Mostly I use normal penlights or the adapter.
I found a Dutch translation of the manual at http://members.ziggo.nl/nl12432/UBC3500XLT.doc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
For easy programming you need the connection cable (not included) between the scanner and the PC.
You can buy the original Butel ARC3500xlt software (I use the Pro version) or you can free download
BCTool. Programming by hand is possible but takes a long time and with the PC it is much easiër.
The translated manual is a computer translation so you have to read some Chinees or Timboektoeiaans
to understand the manual. The English version is easiër to understand.

[kmarrie]

Janos,

thanks for your help.Anyone elso with some tips or trics?

Thanks in advance