Police scanners are becoming more and more popular as time goes by. Police scanners are very popular among police officers, civilians, and unfortunately criminals. It's important for police officers to understand how a police scanner works and some of the more popular / best police scanners. This article will discuss how a police scanner works and some of the best police scanners.

Police scanners, also known as radio receivers, are devices that can automatically tune or scan multiple frequencies until it obtains a clear signal on one of the frequencies. After obtaining the clear signal, it continues to scan the other frequencies incase there is a break of transmission in the first signal. The police scanner will move onto another frequency whenever there is a break in transmission. Police scanners are becoming more and more popular allowing the media and public, including criminals, to scan police frequencies. As a result some lawmakers have passed legislature prohibiting the use of police scanners.

Police scanners are available in handheld and base units. This article will discuss both models.

Some of the best hand held police scanners are the Radio Shack Pro 96 scanner, Uniden Bearcat BC246T scanner, and the AR Mini Receive scanner.

The Radio Shack Pro 96 scanner features a backlit display, expanded frequency coverage including some trunked radio systems, preprogrammed channels, and an AM/FM mode to listen to the radio. The Radio Shack Pro 96 police scanner costs about $500.00. The Uniden Bearcat scanner features up to 3300 channels, backlit display, weather alert, and trunk tracker technology. The Uniden Bearcat BC898T police scanner costs about $200.00. The AR Mini-Receiver is available in a consumer model or government model. The consumer model features a long battery life, voice inverter, 100 kHz, and a wide range of bandwidths. The AR Mini-Receiver police scanner costs about $300.00.

Some of the best police scanner base units are the Uniden Bearcat BCD996T scanner, Radio Shack Pro-2055 scanner, and the GRE PSR-400 scanner.

The Uniden Bearcat BCD996T police scanner features 6000 dynamically allocated channels, 100 system quick keys and "Close Call" RF capture technology. The Uniden Bearcat BCD996T police scanner costs about $495.00. The Radio Shack Pro-2055 police scanner features over 150 of the most popular national frequencies preprogrammed, "Signal Stalker" circuitry which allows the scanner to lock in frequencies up to 1000 feet away, and can be used as a desktop scanner or installed in a car. The Radio Shack Pro-2055 police scanner costs about $200.00. The GRE PSR-400 police scanner is a triple trunking desktop scanner, holds up to 1000 channels, and has a backlit display. The GRE PSR-400 police scanner costs about $200.00.

Some of the best police scanners were discussed in this article, but it is important for you to do some research on them to make sure you are getting the best police scanner for your needs.

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