From: scanont@yahoogroups.com
Date: Mon Feb 17 2003 - 05:46:44 EST
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There are 4 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Re: FRS was digital scanners
From: "Jerry DesRoches" <Roscoe3004@hotmail.com>
2. Re: Re: RadioShacks digital scanner
From: "Jerry DesRoches" <Roscoe3004@hotmail.com>
3. Re: RadioShacks digital scanner
From: "dave_scan1 <dharris@playground.net>" <dharris@playground.net>
4. Re: Re: FRS was digital scanners
From: "Len G. Carpenter" <Len.C@sympatico.ca>
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 18:55:18 -0500
From: "Jerry DesRoches" <Roscoe3004@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Re: FRS was digital scanners
I don't know why u people put down GRS or FRS? If people like it, who
cares?
Sincerely,
Roscoe
>From: "Len G. Carpenter" <Len.C@sympatico.ca>
>Reply-To: scanont@yahoogroups.com
>To: scanont@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [Scanont] Re: FRS was digital scanners
>Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 15:45:18 -0500
>
>And that was the whole idea was to give family's a way to cheaply stay in
>contact at parks or on trips and stuff like that.
>
>Bryan wrote:
>
> > > I take it Bryan, you are not a big fan of FRS. It is not as bad as
> > > CB where everyone is an idiot. However, that does not mean FRS will
> > > not degenerate into an idiot free-for-all.
> >
> > I like FRS just fine.... but its nothing more than a toy.
> >
> > Its not even CB - Cb at least has the potential for some range. FRS is
> > just a cheap, easy way for people to either play or stay in
> > communication with each other.
> >
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 19:05:44 -0500
From: "Jerry DesRoches" <Roscoe3004@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Re: RadioShacks digital scanner
how do u know rs is outta the market?
Sincerely,
Roscoe
>From: "R.S. (Bob) Heuman" <rsh@idirect.com>
>Reply-To: scanont@yahoogroups.com
>To: scanont@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [Scanont] Re: RadioShacks digital scanner
>Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 01:37:31 -0500
>
>Likely will come out in the November 2003 timeframe, but again likely only
>south of the border... I cannot see RS Canada selling them - they are
>bailing out of that market.
>
>RSH
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>On Sat, 15 Feb 2003 22:04:55 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >So some were expecting a GRE made scanner.
> >
> >> So? RS won't ship to Canada anyways.
> >>
> >>
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 00:19:12 -0000
From: "dave_scan1 <dharris@playground.net>" <dharris@playground.net>
Subject: Re: RadioShacks digital scanner
--- In scanont@yahoogroups.com, "Jerry DesRoches" <Roscoe3004@h...>
wrote:
> how do u know rs is outta the market?
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Roscoe
>
Just check out the "selection" of scanners in the RS Canadian
catalog, ask any salesperson about scanners (make sure they get
the right context for the word "scanner"), and you will have most
of the answer.
Dave
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 18:59:20 -0500
From: "Len G. Carpenter" <Len.C@sympatico.ca>
Subject: Re: Re: FRS was digital scanners
Where does it say that I was putting it down?
Jerry DesRoches wrote:
> I don't know why u people put down GRS or FRS? If people like it, who
> cares?
>
> Sincerely,
> Roscoe
>
> >From: "Len G. Carpenter" <Len.C@sympatico.ca>
> >Reply-To: scanont@yahoogroups.com
> >To: scanont@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: [Scanont] Re: FRS was digital scanners
> >Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 15:45:18 -0500
> >
> >And that was the whole idea was to give family's a way to cheaply stay in
> >contact at parks or on trips and stuff like that.
> >
> >Bryan wrote:
> >
> > > > I take it Bryan, you are not a big fan of FRS. It is not as bad as
> > > > CB where everyone is an idiot. However, that does not mean FRS will
> > > > not degenerate into an idiot free-for-all.
> > >
> > > I like FRS just fine.... but its nothing more than a toy.
> > >
> > > Its not even CB - Cb at least has the potential for some range. FRS is
> > > just a cheap, easy way for people to either play or stay in
> > > communication with each other.
> > >
> > > Looking for trunked radio information?
> > > Try http://www.trunkedradio.net.
> > >
> > >
> > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
> >http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
> >
>
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