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Where can I find the best deal for a police scanner?

Asked by jonsblond (44317points) September 5th, 2011

What can I expect to spend?

just curious

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XOIIO's avatar

Here you go, around halfway down the page.

jonsblond's avatar

So many. Am I looking at about $100. Not sure what to get.

woodcutter's avatar

I best ones are those that look like walkie- talkies. So much handier and you can take them in the car.

john65pennington's avatar

Buying a police scanner, for my department at least, is a waste of money. You cannot hear any of our police calls….period. We have over 280 different frequencies, that are constantly in use for police calls. You may hear a call given out, but you will not hear the reply. Our communication system is constantly changing frequencies.

Save your money.

Roby's avatar

I have a Uniden hand held. It is good for carring around on your belt while walking.

lillycoyote's avatar

You can listen to some live police and fire feeds here. That’ll save you some money.

jonsblond's avatar

Thank you so much @lillycoyote!

lillycoyote's avatar

@jonsblond Did they have a feed for your area? It sounds like it. I listen there sometimes and I have a police scanner app for my iPhone.

jonsblond's avatar

@lillycoyote Our county is included. I haven’t listened to it yet though. I’ll give it a try later.

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