"OhioGuy" <none@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message news:gfq8bl$jcf$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I just saw a Realistic Pro-55 scanner at a thrift store, and was
> reminded that I always wanted to get something like that. I was afraid
> it was totally outmoded at this point though - looked like you had to
> buy crystals and set up each one of the buttons for a specific
> frequency. It got the weather radio, but that was it, so it must have
> had only 1 crystal in there. Not sure if it was worth buying even at
> $4, if you can still get crystals, or if everything is encrypted these
> days. (and how do you find out what frequency local things are broadcast
> on???)
>
> Can anyone tell me - are there better ways to start out at $100 or
less?
The good part about such things, You can have a dedicated radio monitoring
a
vital frequency 24/7 rather than being just about everywhere else.
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