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The sound and radio display is excellent! Results may vary, it's radio, and depends on line of sight and propagation. I have an external antenna on my vehicle and it seems to work well with that. Gets great reception and seems to pickup better and fas...  Read More

The touchscreen is very easy to use and navigate. The sentinel software makes it very easy to operate. Quick lookup online for your local and of-interest frequencies, manually enter them as favorites.

The radio is easy to program using your zip code. Put it on a 10 mile radius and you still get traffic from all over.



Cons

Uniden homepatrol-2 has a known issue with the clock settings - it resets every time you start the unit. Reception is no better than my two realistic pro 2005’s that are over 20 years old. Can not save your own frequencies out of the box.

Do not buy. Nothing, nada, zip. I thought i was upgrading my old scanner, but now i’m no better off after spending $400. Get something else.

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I have a 436 and this form factor/touch screen is great for a desk or bed side if you want to keep an ear on things.


Like most unidens of late, the hp-2 is an easy to use scanner that updates the hp-1 to add p-25 tdma (phase 2) and usb charging/power.


Note that if your desired radio systems use encryption, this and any scanner will not receive encrypted talk groups on trunking...  Read More


Firmware is up to date as there have been no firmware updates since 1.

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  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    local, radio, easy and great.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 2577.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 1,483 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 18 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I got this as a gift and keep it plugged in constantly


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Some of our local police departments have changed channels so there are some things we cannot get


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Enter your zip code and your off and running


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    You enter your zip code and select what you want to hear


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Runs off included aa nimh or usb power they include a power cable but youll need to provide your own usb power source of 1 amp or more


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Note that if your desired radio systems use encryption this and any scanner will not receive encrypted talk groups on trunking systems or frequencies so always check sites like radio reference or local experts before buying


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Needs the data base updated as the installed is 2014


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Firmware is up to date as there have been no firmware updates since 1

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