Originally Posted by
COBEL
Now that I've got my new RX65 and am becoming more aware of my surroundings while driving, I'm thinking of going whole hog and getting a radio scanner too. I stopped in a Radio Shack this weekend and learn that the Colorado emergency agencies are all on digital trunked bands which means I would need a $500 scanner (ouch!). I wanted a portable one like the Pro-96. Would that get decent range in a car, or would I need an additional attentenna as discussed on this thread to be useful? Should I just get a cheap scanner and leave it on CB19? I planing a couple trips to California this year, and I remember one year I had a CB radio and it was a lot of fun to listen to the trucker traffic on cross country trips. I also drive from Colorado Springs to Denver a couple of times a month (about 1 hour away) and occassionally traffic gets backed up from accidents. It would be nice to be able to get emergency/police and weather alert info.
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