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Radio Shack Scanners
- Thread starter NorthStar
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Most R-S scanners are Uniden made. They are as good or better than most.
I have a PRO-2051. It is basically a re-badged Uniden BCT8.
http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Pro-2051
I have a PRO-2051. It is basically a re-badged Uniden BCT8.
http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Pro-2051
The ones that aren't Uniden are made by GRE, and they are very high quality as well. I have the Pro-95 handheld, it is a really nice radio.
GRE vs. Uniden is about the same as Chevy vs. Ford, it is personal preferance.I own a RS Pro 2004, 2005, 2006 and a 2042 made by GRE and they all are great scanners. i also have a 780 XLT and some other old school Uniden scanners and they work just as good as the GRE's.
I have several RAT SHACK scanners and never had a problem. I have a pro 2032 in my ham shack that hasn't been turned off for maybe 6 years just turn the volume down or up. It's on a big gel cell battery. I also have a handheld pro 82. Both are great. The 2032 I think is 2000 channels and the 82 is 200. Dont need all that but you can put different "stuff" in different banks so you can be selective.
Warning...do not buy that crap "mag mount scanner antenna" from rat shack if they still offer it. It's the one with two coils in it. Makes a good paper weight of dummy load :thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown:
If you can locate local ham club they can tell you what freqs to monitor for bad weather or other emergency stuff. Do enter the local ham repeaters for the really bad stuff Usually around 145-147 in that range for vhf repeaters. There are a lot more uhf and stuff but check with locals for that info. I wouldn't buy those frequency manuals they do list some good freqs but they list many useless or no longer in service stuff.
Get the ham info and local police,fire,ems, freqs for emergency listening.
Enjoy
Warning...do not buy that crap "mag mount scanner antenna" from rat shack if they still offer it. It's the one with two coils in it. Makes a good paper weight of dummy load :thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown:
If you can locate local ham club they can tell you what freqs to monitor for bad weather or other emergency stuff. Do enter the local ham repeaters for the really bad stuff Usually around 145-147 in that range for vhf repeaters. There are a lot more uhf and stuff but check with locals for that info. I wouldn't buy those frequency manuals they do list some good freqs but they list many useless or no longer in service stuff.
Get the ham info and local police,fire,ems, freqs for emergency listening.
Enjoy
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