Receiver for Eastern North Carolina

[matador]

Hello:

I am "new" to "scanning" and am looking to buy a receiver that can monitor the trunked networks in my area (Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA). I have a wonderful Kenwood FH-6A for my amateur service, but no equipment that will "trunk."

I would love to hear from someone who has opinions regarding handhelds that they/you would recommend for listening to trunked netwokds.

Thanks,

M

 

[Dubbin]

I dont know if you need digital or not but the PRO95 is on sale at radio shack for $149. If you do need digital, I hear that the PRO96 is going to be on sale for $399.

 

[matador]

I see the RS-95, RS-96, and RS-97 are options.

I see that the RS models 96, 97, and 98 are options. Is there a reason why I should not consider buying the BC296D?

M

 

[gatorhater]

I don't own a BC 296, although I am considering one. The big thing I don't like about it are the batteries. They run on a battery pack instead of regular AA batteries. I survived Hurricane Andrew in 1992 in Broward County and used a scanner that used both NiCads or the standard AA's. If you are needing to charge up the battery pack and the power is out, you're really stuck.