scanSydney

Hi all,

As the title suggests I'm interested in the who has the oldest scanner in daily use? It has to work and its used any time you are in your shack (in my case daily).

In my case i have some pretty old scanners most which have varying faults and they are tucked away in the cupboard, but on the shelf in daily use is my very much loved and still working 100% UBC9000XLT which was my first base scanner (prior to this i had a Cobra SR15 H/H). I got it brand new when they first came out but I am not sure what year that was.

Yes it is only analogue and it is not PC programmable but i still use it everyday for a variety of tasks.

So who else has some old tech still working on a daily basis (for voice! having it tapped for data doesn't count Mr R)?

Regards

Kev

Unfortunately the 'digital revolution' saw me retire my old analog scanners probably ten years ago now, so the oldest scanners I have still in use are UBCD996T's.

Before that happened I was running a UBC760XLT in my daily driver...



...and a couple of UBC780XLT's in the shack...



Then came my first ever digital scanner, a BC796D (the US version) with the vocoder "Expansion Card" that slotted into the back...





I'm trying to remember the model number of the first scanner I ever bought but it alludes me at the moment, it was a Uniden handheld, before the UBC245XLT I bought to replace it, I think it was a UBC100? It's probably still in a box around here somewhere!

Andrew

I too got rid of analogue non-trunking scanners years ago. Oldest is the trusty BC796D. Sensitive, tight RF front end. Can quickly set up a search range or punch a conventional frequency in a non-trunk bank and then tune around it.

Mike

Mike Alpha wrote:Sensitive, tight RF front end. Can quickly set up a search range or punch a conventional frequency in a non-trunk bank and then tune around it.

Holy moly, it is so hard to do just that on a modern scanner!

Hi everyone,
I’d reckon my Pro-2020 might go close.
Been in air for the past 17 years barring moving and never gets switched off.
Nowadays sits in the shack listening to aircraft, ambulance, amateur, NPWS and local services around town. Reasonably deaf in the scheme of things but can still hold its own. Cheers
Mstt

i have a AOR 1000 handheld from the early 90's i got it

Congrats Matt, I think you're the first to try the new file attachment feature on the forum!

If you use the "Place Inline" button it should display the pic in the post as well, it should be inserted where ever the cursor is within the text at the time.

Andrew

P.S. I hope that's not a magnetic tech-screw bit sitting on top of all those electronics?

I'm still using a Realistic Pro2006 for airband monitoring connected to a discone antenna.

John.