Concerning _Questions and More Questions_, Randy Kalte said to All in 
SCANRADIO:
 RK> You will all have to forgive my ignorance in this matter but I have been
 RK> carrying this echo for sometime now, with the intention on getting into
 RK> Scanners and Home based Radio.....but alas I really do not have the
 RK> slightest on where to begin, better yet what would be the cost to jump
 RK> into something like this, better yet maybe just get your toes wet!:)
If you're lucky, you can start out with an investment of maybe $25 for a used 
16-channel scanner with all the local intersting frequencies already 
programmed in.  That should do you for a little while, and then after you 
decide what features you need, you can get something a little more pricey.
Word of advice:  Keep that old clunker even after you buy the latest 
whiz-bang scanner.  There will be situations where you'll want to monitor 
something but won't want to risk your 'good' scanner.
... The best defense against logic is stupidity.
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