Thanks for the suggestions!

Have to go to the shack to get a few things for
this new house anyways (new RG6, speaker wire etc)
so I will definitly take a look at that..

Bill

"whoever" whoever@wherever wrote in message
...
Almost forgot
For programing
You can make your own cable or buy one from many
sources.
The best programing software is from Don Star
called Win-96 and only
cost $30

http://www.starrsoft.com/


Bill wrote:

Now that I have your attention,,,

I am not new to scanning (used to have a pro
2006
way back) but it has been some time (probably
a
good 10 years) since I was into scanning.

Now things have settled down in my crazy life
and
I recently found my old handheld pro 25 and
plugged in a few frequencies from the new city
I
am living in (east lansing michigan 48823), I
forgot how much I missed just having the
scanner
on now and then, so far its been fun but I
miss my
base unit.

Since it has been a good 10 years or so, what
are
the newer better base units that might offer
things like display name (that you can program
in
text on), and what new base models/makers
cover
whatever frequency ranges are currently being
used
(the most) these days...

I never got into anything that hooked upto the
computer but that would be neat too (to
program it
in off the pc if possible thru usb or
something?)
and I never got into (or understood) the whole
concept of trunk tracking or anything beyond
enter
this frequency and hear this fire or police
department (using the radioshack books).

I figured if I came in here and asked around I
would get some suggestions on what the newer
models offer and or what might be a good
choice
for someone wanting to get back into scanning
after all these years.

Looking to spend under $1000 for something
that
might do 75% of what I am hoping since it has
been
a good 10 years here since I used a scanner ..


Bill