What is Best Mobile / Base Phase 2 scanner for Arkansas
- Thread starter KG5KS
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Depends on frequencies of interest, and budget.
Edit: I thought you were asking about an antenna, so my response was based on that.
Edit: I thought you were asking about an antenna, so my response was based on that.
N5XET
Newbie
KT, Best Scanners would be SDS 100 or SDS 200 Scanner. I've got both of them and they are great.
Bob
N5XET
Newbie
for a price
You should ask this question in the Arkansas forum. They will be more familiar with the local systems in your area and help you decide on best radio. The SDS 100/200 are the top of the line scanners which come with a high price tag. The 436/536 could possibly work just fine for less money. Good luck.
tvengr
Well Known Member
It would help to know a closer location (City and County) and which agencies you would like to monitor.
Your main thing to consider as to 'which scanner is the best' pretty much boils down to simulcast sites. If your home county is on AWIN, see if the site(s) that cover your area are listed as Simulcast. To name some that are listed as Simulcast, look at Fort Smith, Little Rock, and Benton County, all of these being designated as such. (There are a number of others in addition to these three.) If your home county, or counties adjacent to you, are simulcast, then the SDS200 might be your best choice. That would also be the case if you mounted the scanner in your vehicle, and traveled to or through some of the simulcast areas. If your county was not simulcast, nor any of it's neighbors, and you do not plan to put the scanner in your vehicle when traveling, then the BCD536HP would also be a good choice. The SDS200 & BCD536HP are easy to program, and have the full database so that you could get started with just location & a range setting.
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