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First off, is a radio scanner worth it? It may tell me where the train is going and when its stopping, or an indication I've been spotted, but those can all be visually confirmed. If it is worth it, I'm looking for a lower power, cheaper radio scanner that can pick up Rail Frequencies at a...

Been working in Montana for the winter so I could get some new gear. Finally the time came to go out gear hunting! We all know how rad it is to slip into a brand new sleeping bag or sling on a shiny new pack, but it feels even better when we get a good deal, right? In a pawn shop in Hamilton...

Hello everyone! Its been a while since there has been a discussion about buying a scanner here (according to what I've seen by searching "scanner"). Does anyone have a recommendation for a 200 channel scanner that has descent battery life and will not "break the bank"? I'm a total noob so I dont...

If you are unwilling to put down several hundred dollars for a 100 channel scanner there are other lighter options. Using an android device along with a DVB-T dongle attached to an attenna and you have a complete scanner. http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=28551

just got my hands on a uniden scanner a couple months back, its already programmed to most of the american railroad frequencies. was wondering if anyone had any additional things i should program into it. any advice helps.

I have a Radio Shack Pro-82. Everything was working fine until I held down the key lock button. The little key symbol did not show up on the display but the keypad stopped working. I held it down again to unlock it but nothing happened. I am unable to reset or reinitialize the scanner...

Radioshack is having a close-out on Pro-84 scanners. They are very similar to the beloved Pro-83. They even come with big dumbass headphones but it is an in store only sale. http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... age=family I may pick one up for a spare. This is probably the best...

As much as I hate the bluetooth headset I constantly have to be on the cellphone I'm talking to myself dipshits this is a pretty neat little mod for anyone who uses scanners. Attach a CARDO BTAII bluetooth adapter to your scanner. You may have to use a submini(3/32 2.5m) jack to Mini(1/8...

Hey I got a bc72xlt one of those shitty little compact nasccar scanners I was told theres number combos oyu can press while powering on to open up a wider frequency range, but The inter net hates me and I cant find them worth sh*t. Can anyone help, wicked, thx

so im havin a hell of a time finding the radio frequency for the willow springs bnsf intermodal ups yard in chicago. ive checked numerous rail fan websites and rail scanner websites cant find a damn one thatll tell me, however, maybe im flawed in the way im looking. do most yards just run on the...

so i found this scanner the pro 82 radioshack good buy anyway i found this scanner criteria and im wondering if anyone can help me understand whether the criteria is compatible with the type of scanner its 100 channel ijust need to know if it has the bandwidth and power what not to catch radio...