Replacing the Whistler 1010 need hand held suggestions

[Akuriko]

Hello all, my whistler 1010 died and I was looking to replace it, everyone knows I live in San Juan County and I pick up analog, so does anyone have any suggestions for an everyday carry scanner I can take with me everywhere, I travel to Skagit, Whatcom counties as well.

 

[sallen07]

Uniden BC125AT. Amazon has it for $120.99 or you could grab one off eBay for a bit less. Great little analog scanner. Much smaller form-factor than the 1010. Only downsides are that you cannot name the frequency banks and it tends to eat batteries quickly since it uses two AAs. I always bring a spare set of rechargables when I take one somewhere.

Another option would be the BC75XLT which is about $20 cheaper but does not include alpha tags so you only see frequency and not a name associated with that frequency. Personally I'd spend the extra and get the BC125AT.

 

[bearcatrp]

The new icon R15 should be shipping out next week I hope. A bit pricey though. As mentioned abouve, the 125 would be a good inexpensive analog radio. Go check out the Icom forum for more information on the R15.

 

[dispatchgeek]

I second this. The BC125AT is a gem of a scanner. Easily one of my favorites.

 

[lamarrsy]

Yep, BC125AT for receive sensitivity, flexibility, form factor vs Whistler and user interface.
However, the Icom R-6 cannot be excluded… I have one packed full of still-used analog frequencies for my province. It’s 1000 channels, frequency coverage and audio quality are super. Its battery life ? amazing.
If you don’t necessarily need to enter / modify your programming on the fly (‘cause the R6 isn’t necessarily user-friendly when hand programming arises, if you don’t do it regularly), a used IC-R6 could be a nice thing to consider.