[TheList] TheList Digest, Vol 109, Issue 9

Thu Jan 24 20:47:46 AEDT 2019

Just a small comment regarding these EZI30XLT scanner's, the interface 
is almost TOO basic - ask your store to let you try before buying it. I 
had the chance to test one not so long ago and found it painful to 
operate compared to the 72/92XLTs I already have.

On 24/01/2019 10:36 p.m., Paul Miller wrote:
>
> Hi Richard,
>
> If you are looking for a simple radio. Have a look at the Uniden 
> EZI30XLT. The EZI30XLT covers 75-85MHz FM, 88-107.9MHz Wide FM, 
> 108-137MHz AM, 137-174MHz FM and 410-489MHz FM.
>
> It has a very basic interface, which includes three instant buttons 
> that can be programmed with any frequency in the operating range of 
> the scanner.
>
> The EZI30XLT is currently available from most Uniden retailers and 
> have also seen people selling it on TradeMe.
>
> Cheers
>
> Paul
>
> Wellington
>
>
> On 24/1/19 8:37 pm, richard Pringle wrote:
>> Uniden BC75XLT do these work fine here in NZ? Looking at getting one 
>> to replace my very old UBC57XLT for simple radio.
>> https://www.amazon.com/Uniden-BC75XLT-300-Channel-Handheld-Emergency/dp/B00A1VSO9M/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1548315372&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=BC75XLT&dpPl=1&dpID=31CVCQbhA7L&ref=plSrch
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>> Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 03:53:21 +0000
>> From: "Martin Cook" <majocook21 at gmail.com>
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>> Subject: Re: [TheList] Any scanners for sale...
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>> Yes, the guy in the Waikato has lots of scanners for sale but be careful
>> - they are the US varieties and not the NZ ones. For example his Uniden
>> BCT8's might look like our UBCT8's but ours have continuous coverage
>> from 25MHz upwards, whereas the US ones have a big hole between 54 to
>> 108MHz and 174 to 400MHz. Plenty of activity in those 'holes' in NZ but
>> you're not allowed to listen in the US - VHF FM broadcast either?
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>> Cheers - majoco
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>> Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:01:19 +1300
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>> To: Martin Cook <majocook21 at gmail.com>, thelist at radiowiki.org.nz
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>> The yanks still seem to think its a good to block the cellular bands too
>> - even though AMPS has been dead for 15? + years. IIRC the Unidens miss
>> one or two of the license-able 800mhz trunking channels as well.
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>> On 22/01/2019 4:53 p.m., Martin Cook wrote:
>> > Yes, the guy in the Waikato has lots of scanners for sale but be
>> > careful - they are the US varieties and not the NZ ones. For example
>> > his Uniden BCT8's might look like our UBCT8's but ours have continuous
>> > coverage from 25MHz upwards, whereas the US ones have a big hole
>> > between 54 to 108MHz and 174 to 400MHz. Plenty of activity in those
>> > 'holes' in NZ but you're not allowed to listen in the US - VHF FM
>> > broadcast either?
>> >
>> > Cheers - majoco
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