My daughter, in her 30s, has had no contact with radio. This year she moved to an apartment overlooking a great west coast harbor. She's become entranced watching freighters, small boats, the US Navy, CG and other craft pass by. Her birthday is in early September and I want to get her a marine scanner so she can monitor 150-162MHz.
Having read a few hundred 1, 2, and 3 star reviews on Amazon suggests that some Uniden models come with fewer faults than others, or other brands. But what no one mentions, not Uniden or the reviewers, is whether the radio saves its programmed settings, and for how long, when the AC power fails.
Programming these new scanners ranges from complex to impenetrable. (I have a Sony 2010.) Not keeping those settings after all that work is absolute reason to avoid the radio.
I'm looking at a Uniden 800 (BC355N), a Uniden 500 (BC345CRS), and, for ease and simplicity, several 2-way base stations. (She has the sense never to call.)
A good base station antenna for her balcony seems to be CENTRAMATIC 1600-HC 38 VHF Tram. Steel mounting rather than plastic.
All suggestions welcome.
reybo in Virginia
Having read a few hundred 1, 2, and 3 star reviews on Amazon suggests that some Uniden models come with fewer faults than others, or other brands. But what no one mentions, not Uniden or the reviewers, is whether the radio saves its programmed settings, and for how long, when the AC power fails.
Programming these new scanners ranges from complex to impenetrable. (I have a Sony 2010.) Not keeping those settings after all that work is absolute reason to avoid the radio.
I'm looking at a Uniden 800 (BC355N), a Uniden 500 (BC345CRS), and, for ease and simplicity, several 2-way base stations. (She has the sense never to call.)
A good base station antenna for her balcony seems to be CENTRAMATIC 1600-HC 38 VHF Tram. Steel mounting rather than plastic.
All suggestions welcome.
reybo in Virginia
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