Don't ask me what hit me or clicked in my brain, but the other day I started thinking about a police scanner that I bought in 1977 and loved listening to. A friend who is seriously in to radios and such, started to fill me in on the vast changes since my 4 channel (crystal) radio shack scanner. He had me download the 5-0 Radio app, and I love it, again.
I'd like to purchase another scanner and just need some helpful advice/direction. I've looked on this site, and it appears that in my location, Dayotn, Ohio, the system is a analog trunking one. I believe that's what I'm reading. So, to get started, what would be recommended as a good handheld scanner that will give me a lot of listening enjoyment without breaking the bank? I know that I can buy one for say $450 that will do what I need and would be easy to program, but really only can afford in the $200-250 range. Am I asking too much for that amount? My tech skills are pretty limited.
Sorry if this should have been posted in a different forum.
I'd like to purchase another scanner and just need some helpful advice/direction. I've looked on this site, and it appears that in my location, Dayotn, Ohio, the system is a analog trunking one. I believe that's what I'm reading. So, to get started, what would be recommended as a good handheld scanner that will give me a lot of listening enjoyment without breaking the bank? I know that I can buy one for say $450 that will do what I need and would be easy to program, but really only can afford in the $200-250 range. Am I asking too much for that amount? My tech skills are pretty limited.
Sorry if this should have been posted in a different forum.