OttoPylit From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 2927 times:
I'm finally going to invest myself in buying an ATC scanner. Since this is something I have never considered, except once when my dad had one, does anyone know average prices for them, and any particular brand you recommend? Any help is appreciated, as I am venturing into new territory for me. Thanks.
LHR27C From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2004, 1277 posts, RR: 21 Reply 1, posted (7 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 2624 times:
I can highly recommend the Maycom AR-108, an excellent little scanner that is affordable and high quality. It has 99 memories, dual watch, squelch, etc. There are a lot of others around, try doing a search as there have been many threads on this recently.
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MadViking From Canada, joined Jul 2003, 158 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (7 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 2529 times:
LHR27C is quite right about the AR-108 but if you are in the States go to any Radio Shack and test a few out. I've got a Uniden Bearcat Trunk tracker 300 which has a 300 channel memory with 10 banks. Bit higher in price but a great scanner! Otherwise go to a local pilot/aviation store which usually carry an assortment of Icom products, again a bit on the pricey side.
Correct me if I'm wrong LHR27C, but I believe the Maycoms are easily available in the U.K. but mainly by mail order in the States.
Neilalp From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 1034 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (7 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 2525 times:
I have the AR-108 and it is great. I got it through a seller here in Michigan. He was just some guy who had an agreement with Maycom or their wholesaler. He was very nice and came and delivered it to me. It is nice because unlike the radio shack ones it is much smaller and can fit in your pocket. I got mine for $100 and it was the best $100 I had spent in a long time. The scanner itself is very durable as I dropped it not on purpose a few times but it has held up very well.
Santhosh From India, joined Sep 2001, 542 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (7 years 6 months 1 week 3 days ago) and read 2513 times:
I use a Uniden Bearcat 120XLT. It works really well. Has squelch knob as well. It has a good range but with an ordinary external antenna the performance is much much better. Is Also had a 100 memory which is sufficient for normal use.
Aviationwiz From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 952 posts, RR: 5 Reply 5, posted (7 years 6 months 1 week 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 2509 times:
ORDflyer From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 511 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (7 years 6 months 1 week 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 2522 times:
I have an Icom R-10 and love it. I also have a few older Uniden scanners (we also use them at auto races so we have several scanners). Icom is a good name in radios/scanners, however a bit pricey as somebody said above...I think mine was a bit over $200 but that was a few years ago so my memory is fuzzy.
Radio Shack has a few scanners on display, however their selection is quite limited. You may want to drop by one though to take a glance and maybe ask a few questions...most salespeople there know nothing about scanners but it's worth a try, you might get lucky. You could look in the yellow pages for amateur radio dealers, or something along those lines. They should be very knowledgeable about the different types of scanners available and what's good for somebody's first scanner. Otherwise you can search many different internet sites that sell radios, only disadvantage with these is that you don't get to see it in person.
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