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Discussion originally posted at PlanforPandemic

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(UncleRich)
[snip] ... It's nice to have several sets of walkie-talkies. Get 4 or 6 of them with VERY SHORT range for doing neighborhood watch, so that you will get fewer eaves-droppers. (a pair is less than $20.00)
Get a scanner, too, and practice using it. Your local radio clubs probably publish a list of all emergency frequencies. Check their websites.

(argyll)
How much are scanners? And, where can we purchase one? --- CONTINUED at LINK, above---

Scanners-General Info



Communications
http://www.endtimesreport.com/communications.html

By Miles Stair

SCANNERS such as the Uniden BC80XLT have 50 programmable channels, but other, less expensive models with 30 programmable channels will work just as well (I have a 30 channel 10 band Uniden Bearcat scanner, for example, that cost only $60 from Damark). They can also be set to scan "ranges" of frequencies (all but the cell phone frequencies), so you can listen in to all .... ---CONTINUED at LINK, above ---