🚀 go-pugleaf

  Hello people of the sci.electronics arena.  I am hoping one of you can
give me recommendations concerning the UNIDEN BEARCAT Scanner.  I don't know much about scanners but they look interesting.  The model I am looking at 
apparently requires only the state abbreviation and will scan police
channels and can get whether from NOAA.  Do all scanners do this?  What is
normally expected of a good scanner?
     The ad says that the UNIDEN BEARCAT scanner uses SUPER TURBOSCAN
technology! (is this good?)  It costs $75.  Is this a good price?  After all,
it has SUPER TURBOSCAN technology.  What would you recommend in the form of
a scanner?
     Since I have already admitted to not knowing much about scanners, I am
now free to ask really stupid questions like:

  1.  Won't CB's pick up the same frequencies?
  2.  What's the deal with separate antennae, won't a car antennae work
well enough?
  3. What's a good place to mount an antennae?
  4. What is a "telescopic" antennae?

I greatly appreciate any responses.  Please E-mail as bandwidth is not
recyclable.



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