Thank you for the info. I had already ordered the Uniden bc75xlt as a starter radio and based on what I'm seeing for LaPorte, IN in RR database it looks like most things are still covered by this radio for the time being if I'm understanding things correctly. I have been reading about the "tone" column in the database. It sounds like the bc75xlt doesn't have that feature but from what I understand I wouldn't need it but it is more of a optional thing to keep the different users seperate? By not having the feature then different orgs using the same freq would all come across together? I understand that more orgs will be switching to trunking and digital. Would the radios that you are talking about on eBay for under $200 cover most of these changes in my area? Are there any models that you would recommend that I look for on eBay? If the price is under $200 I would consider just sending back the bc75xlt.