What was your first scanner model?

[mfn002]

RadioShack PRO94. I used that scanner for quite a while, before I got my PRO95, which was in turn retired when I got my PRO96, which was retired when I got my BC396, and when I got my PSR500...

 

[robo21]

My First

Bearcat BC100

My current scanner is the GRE PSR 500 which is light years ahead of anything else I've tried in handhelds.

 

[stmills]

My first was RS pro 38(re packaged BC 55xlt).
Then added AOr AR880 which I sold for a BC200xlt. I wish I still had 1 of these.
After my 200 died I went to a RS havdheld I can't remember the model but I was junk and in for repair too much so I got a Pro2039 which I still use as my unitrunker receiver.
I added a Pro96 which I had for about 9 months and got my current 396.

my rank of favorite to least
1. 396
2. ar880
3. BC200xlt
4. Pro38
5. 2039
6. the one that died under a year from RS.

 

[fuzzyscanner]

LOL to all!!!

 

[LEH]

Well someone beat me to the BC100 photo, but here are a couple of my first TRUE scanner. A Midland 13-904 4 channel VHF crystal controlled. Runs on 4 AA or a 6VDC input. Even allowed NiCads.

Audio was really pretty good as well. Basically I liked this unit.

 

[LouisvilleScanMan]

My first scanner was a Uniden BC60XLT 30 channel portable that my mom bought new for me in 1997 when I was 10.That scanner is long gone but I currently have a Radio Shack Pro-82 that the receive is about gone on and a Uniden BC72XLT as well as a Radio Shack Pro-2015 that is over at a friends house.

 

[ssd]

Radio Shack pro 94 i love it the best scanner radio shack made id did it all back in the day. best rx on a trs you will ever get

 

[RTG7192]

My First Scanner

My first scanner was an 8 channels, XTAL Realistic Pro-25 it was for my 15th birthday MANY yrs ago..i wont go into detail on my age now,lol.

 

[kma371]

Bearcat BC101, then a BC100XLT

 

[hkrharry]

My First "scanner" was a tunable shortwave radio with a VHF Public safety Band. (in1967).
Then i moved up to the Radio Shack Pro-4 (in he mid 70's )handheld crystal scanner. then on to a RCA 8 channel UHF/VHF/Low band desktop/mobile rig.. then came the Bearcat BC210 and a Pro-2005(with a opto456), now i own to many to list(mostly Unidens and Icoms).... most all are pc controlled receivers and scanners, although the wife & I have a good collection of rock bound rigs, we are building up a early scanner collection with.


sm0ke

 

[monitorman]

Realistic 2021 I bought in about 1988 and still use it!.

 

[Portable14]

my first scanner.

My first scanner that I bought for myself was the Pro-95 back in late 2002 when it went on sale for $150.00, At the time it was $100.00 off of it's original price. And to extend this story a little bit, I went into the local FD to get their freq's, That's what eventually got me involved in EMS. 2 great hobbies, Scanners and EMS.

 

[K4DHR]

RS Pro-2066, which I bought new about 10 years ago and currently have up for sale. When I worked at RS, I would occasionally "test" the display models overnight. This is when RS still was *Radio*Shack and not CellPhone Shack. We must have had 7-8 models of scanners in stock at any given time. Usually 3 handhelds , 2-3 base station/home models and 1-2 mobile ones. I installed a scanner antenna on the roof of our store so we could let customers hear more than what the crappy rubber duck or telescoping antennas were capable of.

 

[huskerherb]

Just wondering what was your first scanner model?

Realistic handheld crystal UHF/VHF 4-Channel model I bought for railfanning in 1981.

 

[Aa3rt]

Realistic PRO-31

Another avid scanner monitor here, who got his start by listening to trains.

Started with a PRO-31 10 channel handheld, given to me as a Christmas present from my wife when I thought I "needed" a scanner to listen to the traffic on the Pope's Creek subdivision of Conrail (now CSX) here in southern Maryland.

 

[lespaulstandar]

Well someone beat me to the BC100 photo, but here are a couple of my first TRUE scanner. A Midland 13-904 4 channel VHF crystal controlled. Runs on 4 AA or a 6VDC input. Even allowed NiCads.

Audio was really pretty good as well. Basically I liked this unit.

That's what I had ! Brings back good memories, then I got a Bearcat 210 .. have been hooked ever since.

 

[zz0468]

Heathkit! It was their tunable receiver.

 

[Metrofire31]

Realistic

Mine was a Realistic 4-channel crystal handheld. I'll never forget how excited I was to discover that I could actually listen in on the fire and police. That excitement is still there today even though scanning is alot more complicated.

 

[W4KRR]

There used to be a link to photos of lots of older scanners, but it seems to be gone now:

http://n7olq.home.att.net/Radio/Galleryframe.htm

Anyway, my first scanner was the Electra Bearcat III VHF high/UHF, purchased in 1974. Had eight crystal controlled channels. It was a great scanner for its time.

 

[NWI_Scanner_Guy]

Just wondering what was your first scanner model?

Mine was a Regency MX 4000. Bought in 1987, it lasted about 7 or so years.