 Re: Scanner: Best bang for the buck
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Originally Posted by YTCD  Hey, i'm looking for a scanner. I would like to be able to pick up all of the important police bands, but if I could also pick up things like undercover and accidents, etc.
Good range, etc.
$150 max
VA
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Check what is used in your area here so we can help: RadioReference.com - Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference Database
If you see "ACPO-25" in any of the bands you want to listen to, you will need a $500+ digital scanner.
I got my Uniden Handheld BCT246T for $180 on ebay and I really like it so far.
Features I like:
Alert option : flashes and displays a sound if you set it to a specific frequency (I set it to all repeater input frequencies so I can tell if a LEO is nearby)
Organization:
Systems->Groups->Channels
Easy lockout
Decent range for the current crappy antenna it has 
Good trunking support.
Range is all in your antenna.... I just ordered a mag mount: ANT76BNC, MOBILE TRUNK SCANNER ANTENNA WITH BNC CONNECTOR - 18 INCHES TALL - Scanner World - The Largest Dealer of Scanning Radios in the World
It looked good to me... 1 1/2 feet tall, can do a wide variety of bands (I listen to 460mhz conventional systems and an 800mhz Motorola trunked system)
The ones you find at radioshack are cheap I hear.... they have problems going over 85mph and bend easily if they hit anything.
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My Countermeasures:
Whistler Pro 78
Rev C, POP Off, All Bands On, Tone 1, LED Off
Laser Mask LCM-2 Jammer
Custom Kill Switch, 2 In Front Grill, 2 By Front License Plate
Uniden Pro 510XL CB & Wilson Little Wil
Channel 19, Trunk Mounted Antenna
Uniden BC246T Scanner & 18" 25-1200 MHz Magmount Antenna
Trunk Mounted Antenna, Scanner Door Mounted
Scanning:
HPD Tactical(Organized Speed Traps)
HPD Special Operations(Accidents)
HPD Westside Dispatch(Crime in my Area)
HPD Citywide Dispatch(Large Scale Operations)
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