-=> Here's what Rick Laughlin wrote All about All in 1 receiver <=-
 RL> There is an unbelievable new scanning tool on the market that is on
 RL> MY  Christmas list but I haven't heard a thing about it. Has anyone
 RL> tried  out the all new XPLORER by Optoelectronics ?
 RL> This can "sweep" 30mhz to 2 ghz in less than a second, has decoding,
 RL> PC  connection, stores 500 frequencies with date, time, latitude, and
 RL> longitude and more. But according to the ad, this is a "nearfield"
 RL> receiver.
 RL> A couple of questions to anyone who used one of these:
 RL> Just how "near", or sensitive, is it?
 RL> Where does it get the lat. and long. information?
 RL> In my mind, this is a necessity for scanning!  Am I wrong???
 Hello Rick, just a few answers for you.
 Firstly the catalogue says "optimum maximized sensitivity for increased
 nearfield distance reception-Can receive two-way communications up to
 1/4 mile away",  which is absolutely pathetic for use as a scanner.
 Also the specs don't tell you how sensitive it really is.
 The long. and lat. comes from a GPS which is extra (ie you have to buy one).
 It has an NMEA-0183 GPS Interface so you can plug your GPS in.
 I think it would only be good for use at an airshow or similar, even then
 most flying aircraft would be more than a 1/4 mile away so most of the
 time only the base would be heard.
  The catalogue also says that it traded "distance for speed", and it is
 "not a high speed scanner".
 Think carefully before spending your hard earned cash, it may not be what
 you think, although I also got sucked in until I did some research and
 realised it wasn't what I "thought" it was.
 Apart from all that it's probably an excellent device for the job it was
 built for. Just seems like a glorified cordless frequency counter.
 But then again I haven't got one so I just don't know.
 Hope that clears up some of your questions.
 Regards Paul.
Email:  paulv@tolstoi.saccii.net.au
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