2020 Holiday Buyer's Guide

Are you wondering what should be on your holiday shopping list this year?

In this episode, Phil shares his 2020 holiday buyer’s guide, helping you compare radios, scanner software, and accessories.

What You Need To Know

• This year’s buyer guide is the same as the 2019 buyer guide because no new equipment has been released.
• East Coast Pagers will have great Black Friday deals.
• Uniden SR30C: A radio at the lowest price point with minimal features.
• Phil recommends instead upgrading to the Uniden BC125AT.
• Recommended analog trunking scanner: Uniden BCT15X
• For digital radios, Phil compares and contrasts the Uniden BCD325P2, BCD996P2, and the UBCD325P2, which all support P25 Phase 2.
• If you don’t need Phase 2 P25, Phil recommends the Whistler WS1040 and the WS1065.
• The next step up is the Whistler TRX1 and TRX2, which come with NXDN and DMR right out of the box.
• The Uniden BCD436HP and BCD536HP radios are Phil’s current go-tos.
• Internationally, Phil recommends the UBCD3600XLT, which is the overseas version of the BCD436HP scanners.
• Phil’s current “holy grail” scanners are the Uniden SDS100 and SDS200, despite some of the issues they have had.
• The Unication G2 through G5 are pagers work well in P25 Phase 2 Simulcast environments.  
• We also have a top 10 accessories in the second half of this podcast

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