In post #16, UPMan mentions "the guys that make scanning possible". He forgot to mention he is one of those guys. I know i am getting off topic. I, like many others here don't have the "latest and greatest" scanners. my scanners are older unidens, BC 780XLT, BC 700, BC,350, and others. They have been doing their job 24 hours a day 7 days a week for years. Impressive record in my opinion. I also own an ICOM R7000, motorola JT1000, kenwood TK730. My radio at work is an APX-1000. For low cost and being easy to operate and program I like the unidens.