Bill pounded on the keyboard and wrote:

who makes the most popular handheld scanning radio today?

Thanks,
Bill


Bill,

I have a RS Pro-96, which I just picked up last Dec. This is my 4th scanner
over a 17 year period. I sold my Uniden BC-245XLT to help defray the cost
to get the Pro-96. The BC-245 was a great scanner, but a local county that
borders my city is going digital later this year. I wanted to be able to
monitor them, but did not want to fork out the nearly $650 for the Uniden
BC250D.

After reading lots of reviews on the Pro-96, I got one last Dec. The Pro-96
is by far the best scanner I have every used. It has great sensitivity and
the audio is awesome.

I also picked up the Radio Shack 800mhz antenna - cat # 20-283. I am able
to pick up Virginia Beach's trunking system from over 35 miles away. Was
never able to do that with the BC-245.

The Pro-96 also used AA batteries, so you can use rechargeables. You can
also program the scanner with Win96 software.

Good Luck

Brian
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