fortunatley the budget allowed this one.... it was a gift.
i have a friend who works in the air/nav field.
As stated above, the freq range is 225-400, but I usually monitor 110-150 with pretty good results.
Clarity is incredible.
I am rather new to this scanner thing, If you care to add this to the antenna WiKi, feel free to.
If you need some more pictures, or info, LMK.