Either a ****table or base unit would be fine--with a slight preference
toward base because of larger, easier to use buttons/knobs.
Very expensive (to me) is $800, with optimum price for good quality unit
not
to exceed $500 or so.
Samantha
"Evan Platt" <evan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:63d4e49o8lt6elf0gtc43r2ngksiqpd49n@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:56:35 -0400, "ScannerNewbie" <usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>
>>I'm interested in purchasing a scanner with the greatest frequency
>>coverage
>>range possible and offering the widest selection of reception modes.
>
> So you want a digital scanner. Handheld or base?
>
>>I would like to be able to monitor police, fire, air traffic, government
>>and
>>other services. There are so many different makes and models it's hard
to
>>know which are the best choices.
>>
>>Price is not really an issue (although *very* expensive models are
outside
>>my budget).
>
> What is 'very expensive'?
>
> Your main choices for 'widest selection of reception modes' are, IMHO
> for the best scanner, the Uniden BCD396T for handheld 996 for mobile.
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