Can anyone recommend a good scanner? I hear everything will be digital soon. If so, how soon, and will a Radio Shack Pro 97 do me good or will I be wasting my money. Any help greatly appreciated.
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Can anyone recommend a good scanner? I hear everything will be digital soon. If so, how soon, and will a Radio Shack Pro 97 do me good or will I be wasting my money. Any help greatly appreciated.
If you stay put and your state isn't digital, then go for the Pro-97. The tech is always changing so don't buy digital until you need it. If your state is digital or you travel elsewhere, the choices are BCD396T (the best, but hard to learn), and the Pro-2096 (mobile/base) and Pro-96. I tried out a 2096 and loved it, but decided to bite the bullet and go for the 396T mainly to get the Close-Call feature. It took some work to learn the 396T, but I'm very happy with it!
I travel from state to state. Would the Pro 97 serve me well or would the Pro 96 do me better? Or would the BCD396T be the best for me?Quote:
Originally Posted by o2bad455
Ok I see the BCD396T is good but too pricey for me. So what would you recommend if I travel from state to state in the $200.00 dollar range and under.
Radio Shack Pro-2051 may not be handheld but it does have Highway Patrol alert which works in some states
if ur thinking about a pro 95, I would sell u mine for cheap (aroud $80)+s&h. I dont really want it no more, so I'm trying to get rid of it. Anyone else interested send me a message. Thank you!
I recently purchased the PRO 97 and I honestly dont like it. Very hard to program. It seems to also have limited range on receiving local police signal. Radio Shack programmed it for me but I think the performance is not worth it. I think I will return it unless a drastic increase in performance happens.
if u arent really happy with it but u like it, u should return it, and buy my pro95 for half of what you paid for ur pro97, lol! Just an idea.
Can you tell me please if this 396T (which I will buy it in the spring) has any STATIC like all CB Radios have :?:Quote:
Originally Posted by o2bad455
TIA
PS How did it go with your Ontario RD case, did you get it back :?: :roll:
Static will happen with any radio reciever