Table 1: Trunked Scanner Comparison Chart
Compiled by Dan Veeneman and Larry Van Horn
|
Manufacturer |
Model |
Type |
APCO-25 |
Motorola |
EDACS |
LTR |
MilAir LMR Band |
|
Optoelectronics |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OptoCom |
Base |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Radio Shack |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PRO-90 (Uniden) |
Handheld |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
|
|
PRO-91 (Uniden) |
Handheld |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
|
|
PRO-92 (GRE) |
Handheld |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
PRO-93 (GRE) |
Handheld |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
|
PRO-94 (Uniden) |
Handheld |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
|
PRO-95 (GRE) |
Handheld |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
|
PRO-96 (GRE) |
Handheld |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
|
PRO-97 (GRE) |
Handheld |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
PRO-2050 (Uniden) |
Base |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
|
|
PRO-2051 (Uniden) |
Base/Mobile |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
|
PRO-2052 (Uniden) |
Base |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
|
PRO-2053 (GRE) |
Base |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
|
PRO-2066 (Uniden) |
Mobile |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
|
|
PRO-2067 (GRE) |
Base |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
PRO-2096 (GRE) |
Mobile |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Uniden |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BC235XLT |
Handheld |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
|
|
BC245XLT |
Handheld |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
|
BC246T |
Handheld |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
|
BC250D |
Handheld |
Yes* |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
BC296D |
Handheld |
Yes** |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
BC396T |
Handheld |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
BC780XLT |
Base |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
BC785D |
Base/Mobile |
Yes* |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
BC796D |
Base/Mobile |
Yes** |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
BC895XLT |
Base |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
|
BC898T |
Base |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
BCT8 |
Base/Mobile |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
|
BCT-15 |
Base/Mobile |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
BCD-996T |
Base/Mobile |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
WinRadio |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1500/3000 series |
Base |
No*** |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
*(with BCi25 card) **(with BCi96 card)
*** Will also track MPT-1327 trunk systems
NOTE: There is no scanner in the marketplace nor is one anticipated soon that can decode and/or trunk track the following digital systems: Motorola ASTRO-VSLEP, and iDEN; M/A-COM's ProVoice, Open Skies, and EDACS Aegis systems; TETRA and Tetrapol, SmarTrunk, EF Johnson's LTR Multi-Nets, and LTR Passport..