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This model does not have an alpha numeric feature whereby the user can enter details of the station he is listening to. Alpha numeric is very handy during scanning operation and the user doesn't have to pause and think what the station identification is.
This is a photo of the screen on my Icom IC-RX7. Its a more expensive scanner, but not by much. You can see the screen contains a lot more information. This has to be programmed in individually, which does take time of course, but I think its worth it in the end.
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Like many hand held scanners, they can be a problem free standing, especially with a telescopic antenna which makes it very top heavy. You can see I have used a cheap 6X4 plastic photo stand and some Blu Tak to fix it to the desk. The scanner then clips (using the supplied belt clamp) on to the photo frame and is reasonably secure enough not to topple over.
![Image](http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/Toowoomba/Radios%20and%20similar%20stuff/UBCT9IC-RX7.jpg)
I suppose the ultimate would be to have the scanner linked to your PC. I am hoping to get an Icom PRC1500 one day which is a black box scanner that has fantastic computer screen options for operation.
Do any other members have interesting screen pics of their scanners?
Cheers
Airman