"Pred02" wrote in news:1124741375.452636.265120
@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:

Hi,
I just bought a radio scanner (radioshack pro-83) and want to listen to
airband frequencies, however, I cannot find any on the airband. I tried
doing the scan, and even tuning to specific ones, like Boston ATC and
whatnot, but cannot hear anything.

Other frequencies, such as Police/Fire I hear just fine. I am
approximately 10 miles away from a major airport.

Am I doing something wrong, or I really have to be close to the airport
to hear them on the scanner?

Thanks.

Kind regards,
george



Well your first problem is it's a Radio **** I mean Shack "Compact
Handheld Scanner" and your 10 miles away from the airport.. If you where
1 mile away it might, I say might work!! The antenna on that "Compact
Handheld Scanner" is junk. You need a real antenn pluged into it.. A
better bet for what you want to do would have been the Pro-2052 heck
Radio **** only wants $149.99 for it.

http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...&product%5Fid=
20-432

or a Uniden BC895XLT or any base or moble scanner with a real antenna,
any real antenna... That crapy rubber ducky thingy on that "Compact
Handheld Scanner" is just there for looks, you want to hear the airport
click the link

http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...&product%5Fid=
20-043

mount it 20 feet above your home.

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That Other George

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