Falstaff From United States, joined Jun 2006, 2961 posts, RR: 14 Reply 1, posted (1 month 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 954 times:
I just have a regular Radio Shack scanner. It works great for listening to ATC. I listen to it all the time. I live close enough to DTW to hear the action at home. I usually have it on when I am working at my desk. It is 10 years old so it doesn't have any trunking stuff on it, so it doesn't work so great for most police radio traffic anymore.
SPREE34 From United States, joined Jun 2004, 1344 posts, RR: 6 Reply 6, posted (1 month 1 week 13 hours ago) and read 625 times:
Quoting RFields5421 (Reply 2): The center and tower transmitters are much stronger and easier to pick up at a distance than aircraft.
If you are hearing DFW or Ft. Worth in Sachse better than the aircraft, it's probably because you are near their remote radio sites. Don't know about DFW, but the Center has some up around Bonham.
That RADAR in Sachse is an ASR-9. It is piped in to both DFW and Ft. Worth Ctr.
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SPREE34 From United States, joined Jun 2004, 1344 posts, RR: 6 Reply 7, posted (1 month 1 week 13 hours ago) and read 623 times:
Quoting Ojas (Thread starter): 'm looking to buy an scanner upto $150, any recommendations from our fellow a.netters?
I see you are in the States right now. A Radio Shack or similar airband will work fine. You may want to consider spending a bit more money and get something with 8.33 khz spacing. When you return to India you may need it. I don't know about India, but Europe has gone to an 8.33 khz scheme.
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Pilotboi From United States, joined Sep 2007, 1679 posts, RR: 4 Reply 8, posted (1 month 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 514 times:
I got a RadioShack PRO-83 a few years ago for $100 (I think it's still the same price). It's a great scanner! 200 channels. And it's indestructible! I've dropped it many times, thrown it across the room (ok that was an accident lol), gotten it wet several times, and taken it apart a bunch of times. Mind you, it's got some tape holding on the battery cover, but it's still working like a champ! I would like to get a new one in the future, possibly a trunking scanner. But for now this works just fine. I would say my $100 has gone a hell of a long way.
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NWADC9 From United States, joined May 2004, 3943 posts, RR: 9 Reply 9, posted (1 month 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 495 times:
Quoting RFields5421 (Reply 2): EDIT - I'm at work and cannot be sure - but I think what I have is the PRO-135 - lists for $99.99 today on radioshack.com.
Christmas sale's going on. Now at $79.99
I just might, I just might...
Long live Northwest's DC-9's!!!!!! Signed, N994Z, N401EA, N606NW, N756NW, and other DC-9's acting like a complete idiot
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I would like to get a new one in the future, possibly a trunking scanner. But for now this works just fine. I would say my $100 has gone a hell of a long way.
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