I've had scanners for over 30 years, so plenty of experience. I currently have the Uniden HP2, the 436hp, and the older RS PRO106 and 197, which are still similar to current Whistler models. I have a few others around as well, both Uniden and GRE made. Currently I use my 436 most of the time and the HP2 the rest of the time. Both of these have the "home patrol" functionally which I love. I like the flexibility of selecting not just a favorite list (like a bank, sort of) but then being able to narrow that down by services as well (fire talk, fire dispatch, interop). With other scanners I always found myself with either too much or too little in a specific bank or too few banks to be really granular.