Bob wrote:

I want to listen to the zoo, ships in the bay + the military, transit
authority. I had a scanner a long time ago and found the police boring
because they have very good radio discipline and by the time you look up the
codes they use the conversation is long over.

Thanks,
Bob




Then your best bet is Ham Radio Outlet for Uniden or GRE or of course
your local radio shack. The scanners you want to use are all capable of
monitoring everything you want. With Radio Shack you can try for a while
and take the radio back if it doesn't work for you. One thing that may
help with close by radio stations that create intermod is the
attenuation settings that help with overload, but still let you listen
to stations.



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Best Regards, Keith
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