Husband gift
I got this for my husband for his Christmas present and he really likes it. This is his first scanner and the codes are really easy to put in. In our area we can't put in our police codes since they are hidden but we can hear everything else like fire and EMS. Very interesting to hear what is going on around us.
Outstanding "bang for the buck"!
Great basic scanner! Had a 20+ year old Bearcat...this one is much smaller and lighter. Very easy to program. Audio is very good, and the "backlight" option provides good visibility of the channel that is being broadcast. Not for those wanting advanced features like "trunking", but for basic Police, Fire, EMS and Air, this unit is hard to beat. Especially for under $90!
Happy with purchase
I bought this scanner as a Christmas gift for my husband. It was well packaged and showed up sooner than expected. I'd order from this seller again in the future. I just wish it would've been able to be shipped to my P.O. Box.
so far so good
I had a Uniden handheld unit with lots of frequencies programmed in - seldom heard anything. I got this desktop unit and wow...all the difference in the World. Chatter all the time. Now I know what's going on in my locality. Police, school buses, transit buses, local airport, ambulances, gas and electric companies, streets departments, animal control, prisons, ham operators and of course the weather. And I still have lots of space for more frequencies.
I got it because I was jealous going to friends and neighbors and their scanners going off now and then, but this unit makes theirs look sick.
Good scanner for the price
I've had the Uniden 100 channel scanner about a month and a half. It has been my first scanner. I primarily have it set for my city's police broadcasts and listen to it while I'm reading or doing other projects. It's been informative to have that information and entertaining as well. I haven't had any problems with it in the time that I've had this scanner. The only thing I was a little disappointed about was that I didn't seem to be able to pick up any other types of scans besides police traffic when I tried to let it scan for things like air traffic, medical helicopter, etc. However, I'm not ruling out that in this day and age perhaps those channels are blocked or perhaps the area I live in doesn't have reception, but I didn't have any ... Read More
