>A friend got a RS 2040 for Christmas and she's thinking about returning
>it for a hand held model.  She asked me to get some feedback for her.
>If you could have one scanner, would it be a hand held or a base model,
>and why.
Just one? Handheld. That way you can use it anywhere. Home, car, carry 
ound.
>What would be the best hand held from RS, not necessarily the most
>expensive?
I dunno. I don't like RS scanners AT ALL.
>Do the double conversion scanners made now eliminate the cell/cordless
>phone intrusion on police frequencies?  The salesman tried to tell me
Nope. They come in just fine. Not only in Police areas but just above
or below the proper locked-out areas. As for cordless, you can't eliminate
reception. Leah, the guys at RS are experts at only two things: lying and
saying "I don't know". Most of them anyway.
>that this was no longer a problem as the scanners now are made to not
>pick these up, but I don't think he understood exactly what I was
>asking.  So is the triple conversion still the way to go to minimize
>this?
Triple conversion will eliminate 99% or better of the cellular calls.
>There is now a scanner that has no gaps in the frequency range.  Is this
>desirable?  
ME WANT!!!! ME WANT!!!!!
How do they then prevent cell/cordless phone monitoring?
How do they prevent people from using kitchen knives to stab others
to death? THEY don't prevent it. YOU do. Don't do it. 
>Are there any other points to carefully consider when choosing a
>scanner?  We know it has to include the 800 band.  Anything else?
The more channels the better. Auto-search/store is nice. Long battery
life. The ability to use regular batteries too. Good speaker. Waterproof
case. Unbreakable case. 
>Thanks very much for helping here.  My friend wasn't aware that scanner
>enthusiasts are all in one place like this and they have considerable
>expertise.  This will help a lot.
>Leah
Harvey
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