GH>     That's too bad, but i think that RS  just follow  the governments
  >requirements   in   each   countries   for   specific   material  (ie:
  >scanners,etc).
Well, that's my point, there is no law in Canada that forbids cellular
monitoring.  So, why does RS block cellular in the scanners that it
sells up there?
GH>     That's also my point of vue.  One exception  : my  2004 does  not
  >cover frequencies from 520  to 760  Mhz but  it,s ok  for me  since no
  >services (except TV) use this band in my  area, and  i don't  have any
  >uses of listening to the TV audio or...video...
True, not much use in having it.
GH>GH> By the way, i went though many RS store in my area, and none of
  >  >them received the new 97 catalog yet.
Funny, must be late.
GH>     Just how lucky you are down there in the US! :) )
Not really, nothing much new.
GH>     Do they have any new amateur stuff this year ?
Not that I can see.  The mobile 2 meter rig is the newest, but that came
out a while ago.
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