Re: Uniden 72XLT - Close Call RF Capture Technology - what is it ??

Oops.. I'm sorry about that... I didn't notice the UBC, or that you were
in the UK...

I don't see any mention of Close Call on these sites based out of the UK,
however I DO see the symbol for the Close Call on it's face, and it is
branded UBC72XLT, so I can't say for sure... This may just be a picture of
the Australian UBC72XLT which DOES have Close Call...
http://www.nevadaradio.co.uk/acatalog/UBC_72.html
http://www.ogormans.co.uk/airband.htm

It would appear that the UK version does NOT have Close Call. I have found
a sight with an image of the actual UK version...
http://www.thunderpole.co.uk/uniden_bc_72.htm

If they showed an actual image of the unit you bought, look at the face;
there will be a symbol between the HOLD SCAN 1 and 4 buttons that looks
almost like a spider web... If it's there, then you have Close Call, and
most likely an Australian version of the UBC72...

I did a search on eBay and eBayUK and came up with only one hit on the UK
site for a completed UBC72, and it didn't say anything about Close Call in
the auction, so hopefully that wasn't the one you were looking at and
bought...


"Andy" <no@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:dbluu4$8j5$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Another very important thing was "Does the UK version have Close Call on
it"
> ????. Some (most) say it doesn't !! - so i have wasted money again,
bearing
> in mind i already have the IC-R5 which is similar, but was buying the
72XLT
> purely for the Close Call feature !!!! hmmmm
>
> Cheers
> Andy
>
>
>
>
>
> "PowerHouse Communications" <PowerHouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:DDtDe.11955$P77.1204@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > You read correctly... I assume you have been hiding away somewhere for
> the
> > last year? Uniden has Close Call, and Radio Shack has Signal Stalker.
> Both
> > are the same, and developed by Uniden. Note, that's NOT Signal Stalker
> II...
> >
> > It will instantly bring up the strongest local frequency. Distance from
> > scanner depends on the signal strength (i.e. relative power output) of
the
> > transmitter... As an idea, Fast Food drive through, a few feet from the
> box
> > at most. My local PD (50-watt transmitter on 155.310MHz up on a LARGE
> > hill), I can get out to as far as 2 to 3 miles with a clear view of the
> > antenna, though terrain and the like (yada, yada) will effect the
> > distance... I'd say average would be about a few blocks for a
moderately
> > powered transmitter. I believe the specs say up to 1000 feet...
> >
> > Sites to reference:
> > http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/scanners/4072.html
> > http://www.uniden.com/productpop/00_productpop.cfm?prd_code=BC72XLT
> > Spec ***: http://www.uniden.com/productpop/BC72XLT_ss.pdf
> >
> >
> > "Andy" <no@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:dbjgmq$qvl$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Just seen an ad on ebay for Uniden UBC72XLT saying it has "close call
RF
> > > capture technology". Which reckons it will pull in close signals of
> nearby
> > > traffic instantly ! - Now sorry for appearing a little cautious here
but
> > > that cannot be true, surely ?. How far can it do this up to and what
> power
> > > must the transmitter be transmitting on ?. Surely it cannot pick up
the,
> > > say, average taxi over the street transmitting to his base can it ?
> (just
> > an
> > > example for arguments sake !) ?
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > Andy
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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