Scanner recommended to me by friends who purchased it. Very good quality for the low price. Took me five mins. from the box to have it up and running. Directions very easy. Enjoying it as I write this. (Was shipped almost immediately after purchase). Disabled so didn't have to drive, park and walk in to store, a plus for me.)

These are basically the cheapest scanners on the market. But mine work well. I’m only interested in local and surrounding towns and if placed where it picks up the wave length it works great. I have this and the hand held. I made shelves on 2 windows at opposite ends of my house so I can hear when something is happening in my area. And they work just as good as a $600 dollar one I used to own that only lasted a year. It’s all about placement. Near windows. I don’t need it sitting in the center of my house so I can see it. I need it somewhere where I can hear it.

My personal opinion is that this is a good scanner for the price, I found it hard to program. Maybe someone with a little more programming savvy would give quite a different comment. Good reception. Large display.

This is the first scanner I have ever owned. All I had to do was plug it in and hit scan and it started working immediately!

I bought this Scanner for my older brother. He'd been using one from "long "ago. Not big on change, especially new technology, I had doubts about buying him a new Scanner. But I Scored! He's so happy with it; was able to turn it on and start using! So now I'm very happy!