"Andrew Sarangan" wrote in message
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I have a Bearcat BC340 scanner, as well as a ICOM A6 transceiver. The
signal reception on the A6 is vastly greater than the Bearcat scanner,
using a side-by-side comparison with same antenna feed.

I am looking for a scanner comparable in quality to the ICOM A6, but
without the transmit option (which will hopefully be cheaper).

Any ideas?

Don't know if you want handheld or a base scanner but I picked this one up
from Radio Shack a year or so ago. It's branded for NASCAR but it carries
the airband as well. It's also a rebrand from a Bearcat I believe. At $49
it's really a low-risk buy and you can even spring for a good antenna which
is a big factor in performance.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=search

Marco