Looking to buy a scanner.

[trainjunkie47]

What would anyone reccomend for a hand held scanner? I will go without before I spend $400 on a scanner. If one can be had for less than $150 that will do the job, I sure would like to know about it. All I intend to use it for is railroad dispatch while trackside.

[Scooterb]

A good information site
http://www.on-track-on-line.com/scanner-radio.shtml

Bearcat, or Radio Shack scanners should work great easy to use, put the bling in a good antenna, worth way more than the type of scanner.
http://www.scanners-r-us.com/index.asp? ... stom&ID=51

Antenna sites
http://www.dpdproductions.com/page_traintenna.html

http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/ ... /2368.html
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/ ... /2568.html
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/ ... /3092.html
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/ ... /0811.html

Hope this helps or confuses you.
Zack and Matt can probably chime in with the atennas also.