ICOM scanner
 

My ICOM R10 is dead, and (according to the ICOM service dept) is beyond repair. Since the R10 is no longer available, what replacement scanners do you guys recommend, and why ?

Thanks,
Gordon

RE: ICOM scanner
 

I had also an ICOM R10 and never quite used it, found the audio quality too bad to listen to, or it was a crystal thing I don't know but it really had a terrible audio output. I switched for AOR and boy it was a difference in quality !!! I bought the fixed station but I presume the AOR mobile would be as good.

Sk

RE: ICOM scanner
 

Gordon,
I use the ICOM IC-Q7A scanner, and am very pleased with the results and it's user friendly operation.
It can be set to scan each of our 72 Mhz frequencies. It operates on 2 1.5Vdc AA batteries, and it comes with two AA NiMh batteries and a charger.
The best thing is the price. I paid about $125.00 for mine at a local ham radio store.

Google "icom ic-q7a", and you will be able to find an on-line owners manual and a source.

Regards,

Harley Condra
BVM REP
JetCat REP

RE: ICOM scanner
 

Thanks Harley ... when I searched for a source though, this radio is showing up as discontinued too - just lik ethe R!0 is. (e.g. http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/ht/2481.html)

RE: ICOM scanner
 

i use the alinco DJ-X3..is maybe not the best..but the price-quality is perfect for me...(is a portable one)

my rc club has one AoR for scanning at our meetings (table receiver), with all the used channel programmed, and he continously scan just those (35 and 40 MHz)

RE: ICOM scanner
 

Gordon,

Go for quality... ---> AOR as far as crisp audio is a concern to you you won't regret it. Grove-Ent are selling the AOR mobile with substantial discount :

[link=http://www.grove-ent.com/aorscanners.html]Grove-Ent[/link]

Regards
Sk

RE: ICOM scanner
 

Gordon,
Yeah, newer models come out all the time. I looked at the catalog after I posted and discovered that it is obsolete.
The ICOM Q-5 looks like it would do the same thing. That's what I will get if my -7A craps out.
You could probably still find some -7A's and some -10's for sale by phoning some ham radio outlets, though.

Harley Condra
BVM REP
JetCat REP

RE: ICOM scanner
 

Thanks - I should probably have pointed out that I'm just using the scanner to check how much noise there is on my chosen channel before I go flying - as such, the actual audio quality emitted by the unit doesn't matter to me too much - I just need a go / no-go determination, which I typically made with the R10 without even listening to the noise - the bar-graph on the screen was all I needed.

Regards,
Gordon

RE: ICOM scanner
 

Cheers Harley - I'll take a look at the Q-5. If I found an R10 for sale at a ham outlet, I'd be dead happy - coz then I could transfer the programming data over from my current one (still has the data - it just doesn't scan anymore .. or turn off) to a new one via the data transfer function, rather than having to try to reprogram another unit from scratch. Although I don't know for sure, I kinda doubt that I can do a transfer from the R10 to any other model type.

Saw a couple of R10's on Ebay actally... if I didn't have such bad experiences with Ebay in the past, I would be sorely tempted !

Gordon

RE: ICOM scanner
 

Oh I see.. didn't realize it was only for listening to RC band, then of course the AOR is way overkill !!! Too bad I sold my RC-10 on ebay some time ago. Strange thing is that
the buyer claimed to have never received it...

Sk