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Discussion related to railroad radio frequencies, railroad communication practices, equipment, and more.

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 #1271479  by The ViRoCo
 
Hello!

Currently I own a Radio Shack (RS) Pro-404 that I use for railfanning. I also own a RS Center-loaded telescoping scanner antenna that I use when I am scanning in my house, which I do every day in the daytime. I want to upgrade to something stronger, something that has a good battery, that plugs into a wall outlet, something with alpha lettering, and something that will scan the railroad frequencies.

I was originally looking at the iCom IC-V82, that Fred Frailey mentioned in the Hotspots guidebook. He strongly recommended it, but after some advice on the radio reference forums, I will not likely be getting that one. I have heard good things about Yaesu, and Uniden. But I am having a tough time choosing because I am not a pro at the scanning world.

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I'm posting here too because I want more advice (advice from railfans, too.)

I'm on a budget of -$200, and I want something stronger that my Pro-404.

Thanks!!!