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I presently have an old BC245XLT and was looking for upgrade. I certainly don't want to loose any freq coverage but would find it interesting to browse the upper 1240+ band.

The BC246T looks interesting for a portable unit. Anyone have input on this or another model would be great.

Needs capability of picking up trunking for Seattle, Kent areas.

Radio Shack has a sale on their PRO-97 starting tomorrow thru saturday.
It's worth a look. I have one and like it very much.

PRO-97 1000-Channel Triple-Trunking Handheld Scanner #20-527
$129.99
Reg. $199.99
Nov 23 - 24 only

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Get the 246!I live in Kent and it works great.I can send you programming files if you get one.

How is the audio volume on the Pro-97 and 246? I have a 396T and it's the best speaker volume on any portable scanner I've ever had. Especially when compared to my old 235T.

i have mine cranked all the time, its not great at all but it is a very nice little radio, its my daily carry scanner. I can also share you arc files.

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If I had an antenna, I would; but I can only transmit on 160 meters.
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I have a bcd396t also.
Not the most powerful radio for audio volume,but it has a nice size and lots of bells an whistles on it to keep you busy for a few years.
And if your interested in listening to McChord or Bremerton base ops a P25 digital scanner is a must.


xjf79

can you pick them up in BC?

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If I had an antenna, I would; but I can only transmit on 160 meters.
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Sorry too far north to copy Bremerton or McChord base ops
But I do travel to washington state afew times a year so
having the 396 is a plus in hearing those systems while down there.

as for P25 systems here I can copy Crest P25 digital on the south coast of Vancouver Island from my location and afew other (clear) P25 systems that I wil not mention that operate in washington state and bc.

I bought the 246 a few weeks ago. The audio seems adequate to me, and I listen to it from across the living room, in the garage, etc. I think it's fine. I live in a bit of an RF "hole" for the Snohomish trunked system, so even my desktop scanner with an external discone gets reception that, while fine, is not as clean as I would like. The 246 with the stock antenna has reception that is pretty decent, so for me, it receives well. It was a good choice.