milair

[rbellows]

Please recommend a good milair (handheld) scanner. The 780XLT has bee mentioned to me , as well as the RS PRO-2052. Is there a good handheld that will that will perform just as well?

 

[fireant]

look on ebay the Pro 43 radio shack scanner is a excellent military air scanner can be got for cheap on ebay. When I got mine years ago it was over 200 dollars ebay has them for around 100 or less. Others will have to agree the Pro 43 is excellent and is pretty good at mil air

fireant

 

[DXKW]

fireant is right on that one it is a good milair scanner.











thanks

 

[rbellows]

Does Uniden make a handheld thats good for this?

 

[DXKW]

mil air

the 250d will and the 296d will im not sure on the 245xlt








thanks

 

[crevatis]

The 245xlt doesn't cover milair.

 

[CORN]

For least expensive but used I third the suggestion of the Pro-43. I say used because they pretty much have to be found second hand since they have been off the market for quite sometime. The Pro-43 was my first milair scanner and I had a ball with it in Destin, FL. Hint: Eglin AFB across the bay. I was hearing all sort of training sorties and other missions while a guy down from me had just a regular VHF scanner and could only hear ATC. On a more expensive note the BC-296D also does the band right nicely. They are both great at airshows. Especially for the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels plus Snowplows, I mean Snowbirds. ICOM and several others also have handhelds with Milair but they are pretty pricey.