ICOM R-100: Why bother firing it up?

Steve H · Jun 1, 2011

I have an Icom R-100 scanner, it receives 100 khz to 1856 Mhz. with no blocks. It is 20 years old, it works, but should I bother hooking it up again? I don't know how many signals are digital now, so I don't know if it would be worth my time/money to hook up an antenna. I know that I would have to replace the lithium (memory) battery. It is a good receiver. Would it be worth my time and money to get a decent antenna and use this Icom R-100 again? Or am I wasting my time with an outdated, analog receiver?

gamegetter · Jun 2, 2011

it really is going to depend on what is being used in your area. i still use an old analog scanner in my area as there are still alot of those signals here in my area.

RadioReference.com - Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

this web site should help you out.

and on edit:
http://forums.radioreference.com/ar...-really-need-digital-scanner.html#post1549408

Steve H · Jun 3, 2011

Thanks for the information, gamegetter.

W5LZ · Jun 3, 2011

Perhaps a good reason is that you want to know what's 'there' and listen to it? If that isn't worth your time and trouble, then you don't need that receiver, do you?
You decide.
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ICOM R-100: Why bother firing it up?

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