Robbo Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Fellow Nerds, I have been thinking of getting a desktop scanner and a discone antenna, however as I am hardly home it would not get much use so I am now looking at a basic handheld scanner. Just wondering the peoples views on the below handhelds. The second one has a charger and batterys. http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/491d021d126d4ac4273fc0a87e01065a/Product/View/D2764 http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/491d021d126d4ac4273fc0a87e01065a/Product/View/D2765 I was also thinking of this but there is real no need to have digital so its not worth it. http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/491d021d126d4ac4273fc0a87e01065a/Product/View/D1849 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David C Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Robbo If you are looking to buy , check out www.prestigecom.com.au . They seem very competitive , as an example the Uniden UBC72XLT is advertised at $159 , and the same model is $199 at DSE . I am thinking of getting one myself , the "close call " facility is a definite draw card I think .. Dave C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted November 14, 2008 Author Share Posted November 14, 2008 Thanks Dave. The other thing I was going to get was this one http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/491d35470da6e56c273fc0a87e0106b6/Product/View/D1933 along with a discone antenna $399 for the scanner $179 for the discone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OzChris Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Fellow Nerds' date='[/quote']lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted November 14, 2008 Author Share Posted November 14, 2008 Doh !!! I called myself a nerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David C Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 I'm a Nerd and proud of it too .... Why all my nieces and nephews call me Uncle Nerd ..:redface: Dave C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darren Masters Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 And from another nerd Robbo as I said to you, if you just want to feed atc or ACARS the $45 option of a 'Scantenna' from DSE is fine. On the subject of a discone, yes they do work well especially if you want to decode weather signals but if using it for running a live feed the Scantenna will be just as good. The 120XLT handheld will work well too just for that. Probably pick one up off E-Bay cheap. I am using the 120XLT to run my YSSY feed right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 Fellow Nerds, (excluding me) I now have a uniden scanner and I am looking at a discone, i notice there are different times? Heeelppppppppppp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darren Masters Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I assume you mean types? I told you the 'Scantenna' is just as good (and alot cheaper). Trust me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 Hey Daz I am mucking about with windows media encoder. I cant work otu how to set it to my stream host. it needs to connect to there server Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 think i got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David C Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I assume you mean types? I told you the 'Scantenna' is just as good (and alot cheaper). Trust me... I have a "scantenna " too , and it's works fine , and as Darren says they are a lot cheaper as well .. Dave C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darren Masters Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 See Robbo, another member has one too. They are fine for what you want to do mate. How did you go with Media Encoder? Sometimes you need to open a port. Let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 Scantenna wont work where I am setting it up im over 200k from melb and hills galore, I remember the discone working fine before i sold it. As for media encoder still can't get it going, I paid for a stream host, so I don't need to open a port because people don't connect to my computer they go to the other server (http://www.spacialnet.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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