Whats The Best Scanner?
Almost daily, someone will post a message that says something like “Which scanner should I buy” or “I want the best scanner there is” Well, well. That’s a lot like asking “I want the best car”. What does that mean? Best as in cheapest? Best as in gas mileage? Best as in fastest? Best as in crash protection? Ask ten people and you’ll probably get ten answers. Having done this, you are no closer to an answer than you were before. And it’s amazing how many are surprised when they get responses that list appropriate radios and find out they can cost well over $1000! This only goes to show that they had no idea what they were getting into and had done no research on their own. So how useful was it to post the orignal “generic” question? Not much, I think. And there’s also the risk of getting “flamed” which itself can start an entire flame thread. For some help in getting started, I have a web page devoted to this very subject. Click here to take a look. After using Deja.com to keep up with
Almost daily, someone will post a message that says something like “Which scanner should I buy” or “I want the best scanner there is” Well, well. That’s a lot like asking “I want the best car.” What does that mean? Best as in cheapest? Best as in highest gas mileage? Best as in fastest? Best as in crash protection? Ask ten people and you’ll probably get ten answers. Having done this, you are no closer to an answer than you were before. And it’s amazing how many are surprised when they get responses that list appropriate radios and find out they can cost well over $1000! This only goes to show that they had no idea what they were getting into and had done no research on their own. So how useful was it to post the orignal “generic” question? Not much, I think. And there’s also the risk of getting “flamed” which itself can start an entire flame thread thereby wasting bandwidth not to mention the deluge of abusive e-mail you’re bound to receive. For some help in getting started, I have a w
