I love my R15 but I'm a big time airband listener and basically at the end of the day, it's a really expensive and fancy airband reciever. I do agree for that price though, we should get more modes like the 52 has and a bandscope. I'm really hoping they will give us a black ground in the next FW update.
A modified Quansheng UV-K5(8) with a Nagoya NA-771 aerial is in my opinion all you need for scanning the airwaves. I’ve compared it alongside my well known brand much more expensive radio and the results are quite surprising. I question why spend around £450 when you can get very similar results for around £30.
I have the discontinued Icom IC-R30 - it will do 0.1 to 3304.999 MHz and various digital modes (no DMR though). if you ever get the chance to pick one up, jump at the chance!
You know I love your videos, love the products you review but I am not impressed with your new icom scanner. As someone with many uniden scanners including the sds100 I dont see the point in this icom that only does airband, pmr and I think you said marine band. It would need to do dstar, FUSION, DMR and p25 for me to consider it and an icom is not going to do Fusion we all know that!
Thanks for uploading all these videos, it’s helping me learn about scanners which I’ve become obsessed with!
Nice obsession
I love my R15 but I'm a big time airband listener and basically at the end of the day, it's a really expensive and fancy airband reciever. I do agree for that price though, we should get more modes like the 52 has and a bandscope. I'm really hoping they will give us a black ground in the next FW update.
Totally agree.
A modified Quansheng UV-K5(8) with a Nagoya NA-771 aerial is in my opinion all you need for scanning the airwaves. I’ve compared it alongside my well known brand much more expensive radio and the results are quite surprising. I question why spend around £450 when you can get very similar results for around £30.
I understand but owning lots gadgets is way more fun than one Radio .
Hi Mazzy! Nice walk
Hey, thanks
I have the discontinued Icom IC-R30 - it will do 0.1 to 3304.999 MHz and various digital modes (no DMR though). if you ever get the chance to pick one up, jump at the chance!
Lots on aliexpress
What’s the Alinco scanner?
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For me the ID52e is the best all rounder, the R15 is not as good as the R30
Agree
You know I love your videos, love the products you review but I am not impressed with your new icom scanner. As someone with many uniden scanners including the sds100 I dont see the point in this icom that only does airband, pmr and I think you said marine band. It would need to do dstar, FUSION, DMR and p25 for me to consider it and an icom is not going to do Fusion we all know that!
Yes be nice but price would be over £1000