"Jim" wrote in message
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Granted only few % of population want to listen to scanner.
Still, $$$$ (average $500) for a electronic device is a bit too much.
Don't you think?

I can buy a nice PC for $500!!!

Yeah, I guess a computer is a reasonable comparison - in terms of
flexibility.

However, computer costs are not 'fixed' (ISP's, software, upgrades, etc) A
scanner is a self-contained radio that can listen to almost everything one
would need to hear. Operating costs are cheap and usually the *good* radios
retain some value over the years. So, IMO, a scanner is probably the
cheapest form of radio listening one can purchase. Even shortwaves have
limitations and they get pricy too.

Last, it's a niche market. Why does an Aston Martin cost 10x the price of a
Corvette? Both are great products....one has features the other does not.
(If only the Nameplate)

Scanners, while not 'cheap', are affordable - and that's okay by me.
Mike T.