157 - Uniden Close Call vs Whistler Spectrum Sweeper

Uniden Close Call vs Whistler Spectrum Sweeper

Which is better: Uniden Close Call or Whistler Spectrum Sweeper?

In this episode, Phil puts them to the test in a head-to-head comparison on speed, distance, and technology. Listen in to find out who wins!

What You Need To Know

Close Call and Spectrum Sweeper are used to seek out nearby frequencies that are stronger than a set value over the scanner’s noise floor. You would use this function to listen to, for example, news helicopters flying overhead to report on traffic. Close Call has three modes: standard Close Call, Close Call DND, and Close Call priority. Spectrum Sweeper can be accessed through your settings menu, as a special feature or as automatic tuning. Phil took the current flagship scanner model for both companies with a fresh charge on the battery, using the stock antenna straight out of the box. He set the scanners to Channel 14 to simulate a worst-case scenario scanning situation on a low power FRS channel where the ERP is half a watt. Then, for each radio, Phil tested how long it took for each scanner to lock onto the frequency at progressively farther distances. There were three variables to the test: speed, distance, and technology (Analog, DMR, etc) We choose a winner at the end of this podcast

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