--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: EES00003 Date: 10/22/97 From: STEVE BRACK Time: 05:19pm \/To: SCOTT CHRISTENSEN (Read 1 times) Subj: IMTS & Scanners * In a message to Steve Brack on 10-16-97, SCOTT CHRISTENSEN said the llowin SC> Steve Brack writes in a message to Scott Christensen SC> SC> SB> Do you know whether there are any IMTS installations still SC> SB> up & running in the U.S.? SC> SC> I kind of doubt it. Cellular phone has blown the old expensive IMTS yste SC> away. I'd imagine so. Of course, I can still send a telegram to New York. 8-) I can remember when you could call the Ohio Bell marine operator to raise a boat, or the Air Operator to contact an airplane, or the Mobile Operator to contact a car. Instructions were in the front of the phone book. SC> Not listening to phone patches is within the spirit if not the letter of SC> law. I'm still of the opinion that if you decide to send EM radiation through my house & my body, I have a right to listen to it. Any signal not meant to be heard by anyone with a scanner could & should be scrambled. SC> The "anti scanner" law would appear to be dead - no co-sponsors and going SC> nowhere. Thank God for small favors... -- SPEED 2.00 #2712: Limit Congressmen to 2 terms...1 in Congress 1 in Jail! --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: 9-1-1 FF's LEO's OSHA COMMS (619) 669-0385 (1:202/911) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: EES00004 Date: 10/22/97 From: STEVE BRACK Time: 05:19pm \/To: TOM WALKER (Read 1 times) Subj: RADIO SHACK TRUNKTRAC * In a message to Steve Brack on 10-13-97, TOM WALKER said the following: TW> SB> store in the Mission Valley mall, possibly. Please feel free TW> SB> to call me or stop in at either location. BTW, we just TW> SB> discounted one of our 800MHz scanners to 149.97, from $300. TW> SB> Just to show that Radio Shack stuff is occasionally TW> SB> well-priced. *chuckle* TW> TW> Will see if I can rember to stop by some time. I usualy buy from the El TW> Store on 2nd st, Matter of convience. They do have a new store in the hoo TW> center with the Vons and Wal-Mart store at the Los Coches I-8 off ramp. u TW> being a creature of Habit, And Loving Thrifties Ice cream(nearby store) I TW> still go there. I don't really buy all that much, But am waiting for a al TW> the Amplified Speakers. Got one fro use with the PRO-60 at home and eally TW> love it. Tom, they have a couple of sets of discontinued amplified speakers at the El Cajon Blvd / 63rd St. store. They're only about $15/pair, & were about $60/pair beforehand. Of course, I get nothing from that sale, but they are dirt cheap. Don't forget to get a mono/stereo adapter, though, as these are stereo speakers. TW> As far as RS sale prices, I know that. I recently picked up a PRO-60 hen TW> was on Sale and previous to that a PRO-2046 when it was on sale. I also TW> a PRO-2006 but didn't get much of a price break on it some years back hen TW> i got it. Some of the stuff we put on sale is really discounted. One of the hidden discounts we have is our battery discount. Any battery pack is discounted 10% when paid for on a Radio Shack account, and there are quantity discounts of up to 30% for bulk purchases, as well. Usually, I don't have time to talk in-depth about batteries to each customer, so it's something that gets overlooked. As always, I speak for myself, not for Mr. Radio -OR- Mr. Shack. -- SPEED 2.00 #2712: Computers *aren't* money pits -- pits eventually fill!! --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: 9-1-1 FF's LEO's OSHA COMMS (619) 669-0385 (1:202/911) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: EES00005 Date: 10/22/97 From: STEVE BRACK Time: 05:19pm \/To: BUD JAMISON (Read 1 times) Subj: RADIO SHACK TRUNKTRACKER * In a message to Steve Brack on 10-13-97, BUD JAMISON said the following: BJ> -> at 63rd St & El Cajon Blvd. After that, I'll be moving to our BJ> -> store in the Mission Valley mall, possibly. BJ> BJ> East or West? Mission Valley east. Our store in Mission Valley west is permanently closed. I was on the crew that closed it. BJ> -> BTW, we just discounted one of our 800MHz scanners to 149.97, from BJ> -> $300. BJ> BJ> Which model, for how long, AND how many in stock? I believe it's a dual-conversion 100 channel handheld, but I don't have the model number readily at hand. As I recall, there were less than a dozen of them in the San Diego area (everything south of Oceanside & west of Yuma). -- SPEED 2.00 #2712: Melted Fruit Snacks On Keyboard. Delete Children (Y/n) --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: 9-1-1 FF's LEO's OSHA COMMS (619) 669-0385 (1:202/911) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: EES00006 Date: 10/22/97 From: STEVE BRACK Time: 05:19pm \/To: MATT SMITH (Read 1 times) Subj: RADIO SHACK TRUNKTRAC * In a message to Steve Brack on 10-15-97, MATT SMITH said the following: MS> SB> I disagree. It's really a difference in philosophy. We make MS> SB> it a point to provide the kind of expertise that the MS> SB> discounters usually don't. MS> MS> My experience as a _customer_ at a variety of RS locations is that MS> salesman knowledge of product issues is often (if not usually) poor, houg MS> that may be a problem locally only. MS> My experience is that RS is a great place to buy nuts-and-bolts MS> electronics stuff like connectors, surge protectors, phone hardware like MS> jacks. But I find it a frustrating place to shop for complex stuff. hen MS> I shop for something like a phone answerer, it's at Circuit City or some MS> other local discount chain. I can only speak for myself. I will quite cheerfully tell you everything about any product we sell, from technical details to a more conceptual overview. I sell answering systems made by three manufacturers, and I can explain the advantages, disadvantages, and interesting features of each. I don't think that it's common at Circuit City for the salesmen to tell you any of the disadvantages of the product you're considering. As always, this is my personal opinion, not that of Radio Shack. -- SPEED 2.00 #2712: Gee, we really DON'T have Nixon to kick around anymore! --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: 9-1-1 FF's LEO's OSHA COMMS (619) 669-0385 (1:202/911) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: EES00007 Date: 10/22/97 From: STEVE BRACK Time: 05:19pm \/To: SCOTT HUFFMAN (Read 1 times) Subj: RS RESPONDS ABOUT FCC * In a message to Steve Brack on 10-16-97, SCOTT HUFFMAN said the following: SH> SB> can't do is have you come in & say "I'm gonna make my scanner SH> SB> receive cellular frequencies. Can you order me the sevice SH> SB> manual?" Once I know you're planning an illegal act, I can't SH> SB> provide any assistance to you. I have to refuse the sale. SH> SH> So what do ya' do when somebody comes in wanting to buy a 3.xx MHz rystal SH> (I'm sure as a Rat Shack employee, you've been informed about that little SH> matter, as Rat Shack has been a popular source for "phone phreak/hackers" SH> who buy R.S.'s tone dialers and crystals to make "red boxes"..) It also has other uses. I couldn't refuse to sell every part that could possibly be used illegally, or else I wouldn't be able to sell anything. If someone asks me to order them the parts on a list they brought in, a list headed "How to Build your own Descrambler," I am obligated to refuse the sale. If they tell me, in any way, that they're using these parts to do something illegal, then my duty is to refuse the sale. As usual, I speak for myself only, not Radio Shack. -- SPEED 2.00 #2712: It's OK to laugh in the bedroom, but don't snicker. --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: 9-1-1 FF's LEO's OSHA COMMS (619) 669-0385 (1:202/911) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: EES00008 Date: 10/23/97 From: BUD JAMISON Time: 12:44am \/To: STEVE BRACK (Read 1 times) Subj: RADIO SHACK TRUNKTRACKER -> Mission Valley east. Our store in Mission Valley west is -> permanently closed. I was on the crew that closed it. Because of the new store? That's a bummer. It was MUCH easier to get in and out of, and just felt friendlier than most stores. Same crew at the new store? --- Platinum Xpress/386/Wildcat! v1.3 * Origin: FidoNet International Coordinator Emeritus, for life (1:202/746) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: EES00009 Date: 10/23/97 From: TOM WALKER Time: 06:52am \/To: STEVE BRACK (Read 1 times) Subj: RADIO SHACK TRUNKTRAC -> everything about any product we sell, from technical details -> to a more conceptual overview. I sell answering systems made -> by three manufacturers, and I can explain the advantages, -> disadvantages, and interesting features of each. I don't -> think that it's common at Circuit City for the salesmen to -> tell you any of the disadvantages of the product you're -> considering. I would be Amazed if Any Circuit City Salesmen knew anything beyond what it said in the Glossy Brochure. --- Platinum Xpress/386/Wildcat! v1.3 * Origin: FidoNet International Coordinator Emeritus, for life (1:202/746) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: EES00010 Date: 10/23/97 From: TOM WALKER Time: 06:53am \/To: BUD JAMISON (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: RADIO SHACK TRUNKTRACKER Of course I am usualy the last to get tyhe word but I heard last night that the New San Diego County Regional Comunications system is going to be a ybrid Analog/Digital System. All Critical Ploice Sheriff calls would be digital ith all routine not transmitted to the in car data terminal would be analog. This would include ALL Fire/Public Works/ School comunications etc. The Present Target date fro East Couinty is a phase in during 1998 and 1999. With the ata terminals being on the far end. They are also talking a deal to bring SDG&E into the system to gain additional frequnecies and lower the overall cost. They are trying fro 95% coverage of the county 95% of the time. I personaly think that is unachieviable but Motorola says they can do it. But I am sure they made all kinds of Promises to the San Diego Police dept. :-) Overall the system like quite good with the capabilities of Communications with All LEO's in the county. Even Highway Patrol IF they can get the State off their behind. --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: 9-1-1 FF's LEO's OSHA COMMS (619) 669-0385 (1:202/911) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: EET00000 Date: 10/23/97 From: BUD JAMISON Time: 12:40pm \/To: TOM WALKER (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: RADIO SHACK TRUNKTRAC -> Of course I am usualy the last to get the word but I heard last -> night that the New San Diego County Regional Comunications system is -> going to be a Hybrid Analog/Digital System. All Critical Police -> Sheriff calls would be digital with all routine not transmitted to -> the in car data terminal would be analog. The digital capability will be severely limited, due to SUpervisors cutting to the bone because of the problems with funding. They STILL don't know HOW they'll pay for it, taxes are out, in most cases. -> They are also talking a deal to bring SDG&E into the system -> to gain additional frequnecies and lower the overall costs. Unlikely, since SDG&E is on a GE system, and that won't help them, and SDG&E is not likely to want to buy new equipment when their current system works quite well for them. Going into the COunty system would offer NO advantage. -> They are trying for 95% coverage of the county 95% of the time. I -> think that is unachieviable but Motorola says they can do it. But -> they made all kinds of Promises to the San Diego Police dept. Exactly. The Motorola system does NOT meet spec in most cases, and SURE as heck doesn't meet the 'pre-install publicity', like the things an Diego City Council used to get approval for the tax increase to buy their system, that it 'would result in faster response from the Police'. If you DON'T have enough Officers to answer the calls, NO radio system will help response times. -> Even Highway Patrol IF they can get off their behind. CHP isn't going to install new radios just to talk to local agecies, they'll continue to use patches. They CAN'T change to any higher freqs, since they have far too much area to cover, and VHF lo is best for that. --- Platinum Xpress/386/Wildcat! v1.3 * Origin: FidoNet International Coordinator Emeritus, for life (1:202/746) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 154 SCANNERS Ref: EET00001 Date: 10/23/97 From: BLAIR THOMPSON Time: 09:39pm \/To: STEVE BRACK (Read 2 times) Subj: Radio shack -> And it's served you well, I imagine. OTOH, our radios are all -> covered by factory warranties, and have 60 months' coverage -> available for as low as $19.95. Whichever warranty is chosen, -> its cost is part of the cost of the item. The only difference -> is that, with the service plan, the cost of the warranty is -> seperately listed. So let me get this straight: the cost of the warranty is part of the cost of the item, but it costs (as little as) $19.95. If it's part of the cost of the item, then why doesn't it cost zero? Wow, am I confused. As always, I don't speak for anybody rational. Blair --- InterEcho 1.18 * Origin: JP's Place - Falls Church VA 703-237-5786 (1:109/621)