http://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Portable+ScannerSearch resultshttp://www.bing.com:80/s/a/rsslogo.gifhttp://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Portable+ScannerCopyright © 2026 Microsoft. All rights reserved. These XML results may not be used, reproduced or transmitted in any manner or for any purpose other than rendering Bing results within an RSS aggregator for your personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of these results requires express written permission from Microsoft Corporation. By accessing this web page or using these results in any manner whatsoever, you agree to be bound by the foregoing restrictions.https://forums.radioreference.com/threads/base-antenna-to-portable-scanner-wireless-wifi-bluetooth-transmitter.381523/Discones don't need metal as a groundplane but need some sort of pole to mount it to. If you can access that attic with ease then go up there with your portable scanner and check out the reception in different frequency bands. Your rubber antenna on the scanner are probably sligthly better than a discone at 800Mhz.Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:07:00 GMThttps://forums.radioreference.com/threads/base-vs-portable-scanners-whats-better.152435/Basically what I'm looking for is there a performance advantage over a portable scanner and a base style scanner? I've seen people using portable scanners for a lot of home scanning hooked up to antennas. I'm also guessing it helps when connected to a good quality coax and antenna. So with...Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:37:00 GMThttps://forums.radioreference.com/threads/is-it-legal-to-have-a-portable-scanner-while-driving.433299/I have had a few people ask me if they can have a scanner in them at all times Driving Most of people ask about I was under the 2that it is legal as long as the person is not using said scanner in the commission of a crime. Am I correct?Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:39:00 GMThttps://forums.radioreference.com/threads/airband-specific-antennas-for-a-casual-scanner-user-worth-it.414059/I have something like 5 different antenna positions outside on my property I can use and when testing with a portable scanner connected directly to the antenna and using open squelch it was only two positions that could receive the tower when I held the antenna and moved it between positions. Other positions where totally dead only producing noise.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:43:00 GMThttps://forums.radioreference.com/threads/my-favorite-portable-scanner-antennas.330001/These are the typical Uniden handheld scanner antennas, one is off the BCD396XT and the other from an older BNC scanner. Decent performance all-around but nothing special... One of the better scanner antennas I have used for lowband is the Maldol tri-band SMA antenna. Since it was intended for 6M work on my VX-8 it works well on low-band.Tue, 16 Sep 2025 10:02:00 GMThttps://forums.radioreference.com/threads/uniden-bc125at-lockout.363677/With the scanner off, hold down the HOLD, 2, 9 keys while powering up the scanner. This will reset your scanner back to the factory default and you WILL have to reprogram all of your channels and banks.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:16:00 GMThttps://forums.radioreference.com/threads/external-speaker-for-bc125at.488050/For the Uniden BC125AT scanner, a good external speaker enhances audio clarity and volume, especially in noisy environments like vehicles or busy settings. Based on available information and user feedback, here are some recommendations and considerations for choosing a suitable speaker:Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:40:00 GMThttps://forums.radioreference.com/threads/scanner-tales-motorola-mobiles-portables-and-infrastructure.497288/With over 40 years as a police officer, firefighter, medic and dispatcher, as well as the supervisor of a 9-1-1 center for many years I have used and managed mostly Motorola radios. While there were some GE and Kenwood land-mobile stuff here and there for the most part it the radios were from...Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:43:00 GMThttps://forums.radioreference.com/threads/sds-100-antenna-advice.414471/Poster, the remtronix antenna is the best for 7 - 800 megahertz and it's also a go to antenna for UHF2 and T band, not so much VHF High. Checkout Scanner Master as they have a great array of portable antennas. Depends on what you mainly listen to. Google the topic and it will take you to numerous threads discussing the issue.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:50:00 GMThttps://forums.radioreference.com/threads/scanner-tales-my-programmable-bearcats-from-the-80%E2%80%99s.476144/Ultimately, we were issued Motorola "STYX" portable radios which weren't much better in quality than the MX-340's. After several years of back and forth, this and that, ALL the radios were replaced with Motorola MT-2000's, and our breakdown issues were almost completely eliminated.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:00:00 GMT