does a scanner usually leave the house with you?

[nx_2000]

I just have one scanner, a handheld 396XT. I take it to work everyday. I work in a newsroom and we have two XTL2500 radios for scanning but they are poorly programmed so it's quite handy to have one that works properly.

 

[DesertRatt]

I also have a BCD396XT. It goes from the house to the truck, from the truck to my job, and back again. I take it everywhere. When I need to be incognito, I put it in a small backpack and listen to it with ear-buds. People don't even give me a second look. With today's iPod obsession, everyone has ear-buds in their ears. And when I'm asleep it sits in SAME alert mode.

 

[FireBuffChgo23]

I can't leave home without one. If I forget it i'll go back & get it no matter where i'm going or for how long i'll be gone

 

[ssd]

My radio never will I go out with out it. I awas see the cops go code 3. Like 5 or more. When I don't have it. And then a friend calls asking who died. And I get yealld at my them for not saying. So no if I can't take it with me. I don't go.and at work my boss calls me asking what going on. And my girlfriend love it.

 

[GrumpyGuard]

I tend to keep my ht in the car so I have it when I need it. I have a dual band Yeasu 7800 in the car and when there is no one to talk to I will listen to the local LEO's. Never know when you will be near the DUI check point, or other hazards that need to be avoided.

 

[krokus]

XTL2500 makes for an expensive scanner, albeit a front-end that will be hard to overload. They could buy a few PSR-600s for that price, with programming software and subscription here.

 

[TrenchFeeder]

I just have one scanner, a handheld 396XT. I take it to work everyday. I work in a newsroom and we have two XTL2500 radios for scanning but they are poorly programmed so it's quite handy to have one that works properly.

I never go ANYWHERE without mine. I even had a custom made pocket put on my leather jacket so it's always at my side. Maybe not always on, but if I hear sirens or an explosion I'm ussualy only a second away from knowing whats up. The only problem I ever run into is being in an un expected area that I don't have programmed.

I am actualy about to setup a home station with 3 base scanners hooked into my PC and an external 4tb hard drive. I'm going to start recording my locals county and state district for records purposes.....more like because I'm a nerd

 

[robertpearsall]

I never leave home without my xts2500 (Hoping soon for it to turn into a APX UHF-800) both mine and my wifes cars have cdm1250s and my truck has a MT2000 in a moblie charger if i do forget the XTS and when I leave the room my 396xt is in my xts goes with me so dont miss much.

 

[xmanniac24]

All the time, I take a portable as well as one of my mobiles. Never know whats gonna happen.

 

[korpseofdeath]

When I don't do that, then something usually happens that I really wish I could have listened to.

That part exactly! haha.. Happened to me at least 5 times if not more! From now on I always carry my portable on me. =D

 

[korpseofdeath]

I never go ANYWHERE without mine. I even had a custom made pocket put on my leather jacket so it's always at my side. Maybe not always on, but if I hear sirens or an explosion I'm ussualy only a second away from knowing whats up. The only problem I ever run into is being in an un expected area that I don't have programmed.

I am actualy about to setup a home station with 3 base scanners hooked into my PC and an external 4tb hard drive. I'm going to start recording my locals county and state district for records purposes.....more like because I'm a nerd

Sounds like me. Ever since I started my feed on here, I recorded my local county's fire and sheriff traffic. It's nice knowing I can go back and listen to any day and any time of that day. It's also very nice to re-listen to what happened while we were all sleeping at night. Lots of crazy stuff goes on within those 8 hours of sleep we get.

 

[hfxChris]

My desktops stay at home, and my BCD396XT stays at the office. I always have my Pro-137 is however always in the car, perfect for rail, aero and marine traffic, which around here is pretty busy.

 

[N0BDW]

I often carry my main portable (currently Yaesu VX-7R) with me wherever I go. If I don't have that with me then there is a Yaesu FT-8800 mounted in the car.

 

[rwier]

I have several scanners in the house, 3 scanners in the vehicle and 2 handhelds for when I go out for any length of time. I usually take a handheld with me if I am out for a long time or if there is an event (weather, public safety) going on.

2 house (on 24/7/365, they last longer that way), 3 vehicle, no handhelds (used to, years ago, but health issues.....).

 

[pathalogical]

No. I don't see the need for having one while making quick trips around the hood. Even if I did take a HH with me, I leave it in the car. Seems like too much work...one hand holding the HH, the other pushing the grocery cart.....one hand holding the HH, the other carrying a 2-4......

 

[krokus]

There is this invention, it's called a belt clip. It leaves both hands free.

 

[jmich2001]

My FT7900 and FT60 both have VHF, UHF and aircraft frequencies in them in their own banks. I sometimes take my BC246T with me to listen to trunks and I am awaiting my mobile mounts for my HP1. I have NMO mounts for scanner antennae on both my vehicles.

 

[ausscan]

I have my 396 in my work ute, it lives in there for whenever it is needed, leaves me a digital short in the house which can be a pain at times.

 

[MetalGear753]

I have the 996XT, so where I take it is limited...but if it is more than just a trip up to the grocery store, I definitely bring it. I was thinking of buying the 396XT now because I am having withdrawals whenever I walk around places...What is the reception of the 396XT in comparison to the 996XT? I'm really thinking about it, but it is another $500 bucks that I'm gonna have to work all summer for. You think its worth it?

 

[sheriff205]

yes i take my pro 164 and my pro 83