I started monitoring in 1989 with a Uniden BC140 that my wife gave me as a gift for Christmas that year. I've been hooked ever since. Over the past years; I've managed to acquire a few radios to add to the experience. I can't impress enough that the proper equipment increases the enjoyment of the hobby. Below are the radios I have collected over the years in the hobby.

Uniden BC140
- My first, and still cherished, radio. She was a ten channel when I received her; but, I modified her to a sixteen channel. Easily upgraded and I highly recommend doing this mod whenever possible.

Radio Shack Pro-2006
- This is where my scanning hobby started getting out of hand. Allowed my first taste of 800Mhz and a number of neat little modifications. Bill Cheek (God rest his soul) was unknowingly a driving influence at the time I bought this radio. Currently, this one is used to decode the areas trunking systems using Trunker, Treport and Etrunker software. I have the system hooked to a homemade groundplane at about 30' in the air. The antenna is cut for the VHF-hi region and is hooked together using a run of Beldin 9913 coax. I've had EXCELLENT results using this combination antenna/radio system.

Radio Shack Pro-43 (SOLD)
- Excellent radio for the time...and still is!

Bearcat BC8500XLT (SOLD)
- I'm counting this as a learning experience - even had the tone board. Later to be sold....

Uniden BC235XLT (SOLD)
- Mine, and the scanning industry's, first trunking scanner. Big learning curve; but fun.

Radio Shack Pro-2045
- Excellent radio! I put the tone board in and this radio is even better. First radio when I considered buying two.

Uniden BC245XLT (SOLD)
- Was my workhorse until the BC250D. Sold the BC8500XLT and used the funds to purchase this gem. Opened my horizons to computer interfaces.

Radio Shack Pro-92 (SOLD)
- Mixed feelings on this radio. It definitely has distinct pro's and con's. Love the computer interface and instant tone decode capability. Hate the "open/closed" scanning of trunked systems.....

Uniden BC250D
- Major learning curve on this beauty! So far I LOVE everything about this radio. I went ahead and purchased the BCi25D Digital decoder card and installed it from day one. Uniden is getting closer to perfection.

Radio Shack Pro-83
- Definitely a different kind of radio! Even though this radio has no PL/DPL, or alpha tags, I still like this radio for the simplicity (in some ways). The feature that ''makes'' this radio for me is the 'Signal Stalker' feature....this is the sole reason I bought this unit. This radio will definitely come handy in MANY ways. So far, I am impressed with this feature and can really see the potential in this radio for "undercover" work when trying to nail down those elusive freqs.....

Radio Shack Pro-97
- Essentially, the Big brother to the Pro-92. I was tired of the "deafness" of the '92, so, since the 'Shack had them "on sale" for a nice price; I talked myself into one. Actually, I'm fairly impressed with the sensitivity of the unit. Signal Stalker is a plus along with the PL/DCS "instant" decode and the Alpha tagging capability. This is a fairly impressive radio for use in my area of the state (little to no trunking....yet)......
<update>.......Like this radio enough I went and bought a second one.......

Radio Shack Pro-96
- This radio is nice ....... V-scanners are GREAT !! Not sure how these compare to the Uniden "dynamic memory".....This one really reminds me of the Pro-92, display is essentially the same layout. Digital aspect is excellent.....

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Last updated: August 14, 2006
Created: December 28, 2003