My opinion is that while an amateur radio and scanner are related, they
intended for different purposes.

Scanners generally scan much faster, have more memories organized in a
different fashion, do trunking ( analog and digital ) and are usually triple
conversion Vs 3 for the amateur variety.

This doesn't mean you can't use an amateur radio for scanning purposes, it
just won't do the job as well.

Dave... K9JDK




"ambrose" wrote in message
news:qmrAc.70483$Sw.54277@attbi_s51...
Would it be practical to use a ham radio as a scanner?.I understand they
have channel memories,scan ability and in many cases cover the bands of
interest.The best thing is those with detachable heads that would make
mounting in a small vehicle really easy.Is anybody using one for this
purpose.

Thanks

Ambrose