199 - Handheld vs Desktop / Mobile Scanners

Today, we will talk about the pros and cons of differences between a handheld scanner versus a base or a mobile scanner. What You Need To Know Handheld scanners are kind of like to Swiss army knife You can leave them on the desk or take them with you. They can go mobile and can go into a backpack. Portable radios run off of internal batteries, but they can also run off of commercial power. Not every portable scanner can run off of commercial power and charge batteries at the same time. Speakers in handheld radios are small and are not as loud as a mobile radio. Handheld radios can get knocked around; they can fall off a desk, they can fall off your belt, they can get knocked around in a backpack.  If you are not careful, you can put a lot of stress on the antenna port on your handheld radios.  Desktop scanners have a cleaner installation. Mostly accessory ports are on the back of the unit.  You also get larger displays in desktop scanners. Desktop scanners have been using the same plugs on their accessories for decades. Mobile and desktop scanners both have a larger speaker, which also means it’s got a little more bass, and it’s definitely got some larger audio when it comes to how much volume is coming out of the unit.  Today’s new cars with their fancy dashboards, it’s really difficult to find a place to actually mount mobile radio scanners.  ==================================== 🎓 Check out our online courses ==================================== Our free Software Defined Radio course will have you up and running with a SDR in a weekend. Upgrade to our Advanced Course, and learn how to setup SDR Software like a pro. 🔗 https://www.courses.scannerschool.com   ==================================== ⚠️ I want to answer your questions ==================================== I am always looking to answer your scanner radio question. If you have a question you'd like answered, please leave me a voicemail with your question: 📞 516-308-2885 🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/ask   ==================================== 🏆 Thank you Patreon Supporters ==================================== Thank you to all monthly Patreon Supporters. Supporting the podcast can be done for as little as $1 per month. Supporters at the $3 and $5 level will receive the podcast without the middle commercial break. Supporters at the $5 level not only receive the podcast early, but they also get access to discount codes, monthly zoom meetings, and Squelchy sticker packs. 🔗 Join our Patreon program at https://www.scannerschool.com/patreon   ==================================== 🎥 Subscribe to our growing YouTube Channel ==================================== We are live once a month on YouTube to answer your questions. 2022 will be the year of Video for Scanner School Be ready for the upcoming videos by subscribing now to our YouTube channel 🔗 https://www.scannerschool.com/youtube   ==================================== ➡️ Follow Scanner School on Social Media ==================================== ▶︎ Twitter - https://www.scannerschool.com/twitter ▶︎ Facebook Page - https://www.scannerschool.com/facebook  ▶︎ Facebook Community - https://www.scannerschool.com/faceboo... ▶︎ Instagram - https://www.scannerschool.com/instagram ▶︎ TikTok - https://www.scannerschool.com/tiktok    ==================================== All session notes with links to the items we talked about can be found on our website at https://www.scannerschool.com/session199