"ScannerNewbie" wrote in message
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I'm interested in purchasing a scanner with the greatest frequency
coverage range possible and offering the widest selection of reception
modes.

I would like to be able to monitor police, fire, air traffic, government
and other services. There are so many different makes and models it's hard
to know which are the best choices.

Price is not really an issue (although *very* expensive models are outside
my budget).

Will someone please offer me some advice or recommendations?

TIA

Samantha

find out which frequencies and modulations are used by the agencies you want
to listen to in your area
http://www.radioreference.com/

if they are all analog, you can buy cheap scanner like a RS Pro-97 to start
if they are digital (APCO-25), you have to buy an expensive digital radio
scanner (RS Pro-96 is the cheapest) to listen