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Category 1: Budget Scanners
Scanners in
Category 1 have limited capabilities..
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All Radios in this Category feature:
- Minimum Frequency Coverage of 30-54, 137-174, 406-512 MHz
- Typically have 8 to 20 Channels
- Most do NOT have: search mode, aircraft radio band, 800 MHz radio
band, or trunked radio reception
- Better scanners from Category
2 or higher can usually be found for about the same price due to
advances in technology; models in this category are listed here
primarily for reference purposes.
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Non-Current Scanner Models (Available Used)
| Model# |
Type |
#Of Ch/ #Of Banks |
Scan/ Search Speed |
Freq Coverage (MHz) |
Features & Comments |
Vendor Links | |
| BC244CLT |
B |
30 |
12 |
29-54 108-174 406-512 |
Includes alarm clock and AM/FM
Radio |
eBay | |
| BC248CLT |
B |
50/ 5 |
12 |
29-54 108-174 406-512 |
Includes alarm clock and AM/FM
Radio |
Amazon
eBay | |
| BC60XLT |
HH |
30/ 1 |
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29-54 137-174 406-512 |
Often marketed for racing and may
include noise-reduction headphones; Has Programmable Search |
eBay | |
| PRO-2011 |
B |
20/ 1 |
? |
30-54 138-174 380-512 |
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eBay | |
| PRO-2009 |
B |
8/ 1 |
10/10 |
30-50 144-174 410-512 |
Has Band Search and Direct
Search |
eBay | |
| PRO-2014 |
B |
50 |
25/50 |
29-54, 137-174 406-512 |
Has Band Search and Direct
Search |
eBay | |
| PRO-508 |
B |
20/ 1 |
16/16 |
30-54 137-174 380-512 |
Direct Search |
eBay | |
| BC140 |
B |
10/ 1 |
? |
29-54 136-174 406-512 |
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| BC142XL |
B |
10/ 1 |
? |
29-54? 137-174 406-512 |
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| BC144XLT |
B |
16/ 1 |
? |
29-54? 137-174 406-512 |
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| BC145XL |
B |
16/ 1 |
? |
29-54 136-174 406-512 |
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| BC147XLT |
B |
16/ 1 |
? |
29-54 136-174 406-512 |
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| BC148XLT |
B |
16/ 1 |
? |
29-54 136-174 406-512 |
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| BC55XLT |
HH |
10/ 1 |
15 |
30-54 138-174 380-512 |
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eBay | |
| PRO-38 |
HH |
10/ 1 |
10 |
29-54 136-174 406-512 |
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eBay | |
| PRO-41 |
HH |
10/ 1 |
10 |
29-54 137-174 406-512 |
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eBay | |
| R1075 |
B |
15/ 1 |
? |
30-54 136-174 406-512 |
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| PRO-28 |
HH |
30/ 1 |
15/20 |
29-54 137-174 406-512 |
Direct Search; Band Search |
eBay | |
| PRO-36 |
HH |
20/ 1 |
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30-54 138-174 380-512 |
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eBay | |
| PRO-30 |
HH |
16/ 1 |
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30-54 138-174 380-512 |
|
eBay | |
| BCT2 |
BM |
0 |
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Marketed for mobile use; Has no
user-programmable channels; preprogrammed for highway patrol
frequencies; alerts user if police car nearby transmits |
eBay | |
| BC50XL |
HH |
10/ 1 |
15 |
29-54 136-174 406-512 |
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eBay | |
| PRO-50 |
HH |
20/ 1 |
16/16 |
30-54 137-174 380-512 |
Direct Search |
eBay | |
| PRO-2025 |
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16/ 1 |
12 |
29-54 136-174 406-512 |
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eBay | |
| PRO-58 |
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10/ 1 |
8 |
30-54 138-174 380-512 |
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eBay | |
Abbreviations: Scanner Type: B = Base; M = Mobile; BM = Base/Mobile; HH
= Handheld
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