digital scanner

[skyrider]

Hi are most new scanners digital , many moons ago i had a pro 62 which was analog but i dont know what happened to it, a good scanner when it was working , i wouldnt mind getting a decent cheap digital one ( if decent and cheap) can be used in the same sentence

[DX-Digger]

The cheapest digital scanner is a usb SDR dongle and digital decoding software like DSD+ plug in for sdr#
but it requires a fair amount of effort and a pc to get it all working. If you are not very computer savvy you may struggle.
Apart from that its £700+ for a decent digital scanner, and programming software as well.

[scanhermit]

Showing my digital ignorance: are Malahit, Belka and the like digital receivers or software-defined analog receivers?

[dc260]

Showing my digital ignorance: are Malahit, Belka and the like digital receivers or software-defined analog receivers?

Software defined analog receivers however if the software is updated maybe it can support decoding of digital modes

[scanhermit]

Many thanks, that is helpful. If I want to chase digital i won't be putting my money into the wrong thing. For HF I may as well stick with my Tecsun PL-660.

[dc260]

There's another alternative, you can buy a cheap (around £70-100) DMR transceiver that is capable of being flashed with the OPENGD77 firmware, this would in essence give you a scanner that can automatically detect colour code & talkgroup on a given frequency, this can then be saved as a memory in the radio.

[scanhermit]

That sounds neat. I'll say this for China - there's massively more options these days thanks to them

[neil57uk1]

Not sure where those astonishing prices have come from. Unidens new BCD160 digital set is available for about £200 if you import one from the US although I am told that UK suppliers are putting a substantial mark up on that sum.

[Metradio]

Not sure where those astonishing prices have come from. Unidens new BCD160 digital set is available for about £200 if you import one from the US although I am told that UK suppliers are putting a substantial mark up on that sum.

Don't forget to add postage then add 20% VAT on the total for radio imports to the UK..

[f4phixeruk]

Not sure where those astonishing prices have come from. Unidens new BCD160 digital set is available for about £200 if you import one from the US although I am told that UK suppliers are putting a substantial mark up on that sum.

Don't forget to add postage then add 20% VAT on the total for radio imports to the UK..

Amazon quoting £250 including fees for the Uniden.