Indy/Nascar Radio Scanners?

musanman

I figured somebody would know about these. I'm looking to get one for my father in law's birthday, but I don't really know anything about them.

What are good ones, what features do I want, and how much should I expect to spend?

Any help would be appreciated!

musanman

maybe this should be moved to Moe's?

Glaeal

I don't really know anything about the quality of the different brands, but Trackscan and Uniden are the two I know that make radios designed just for Racing. The Uniden ones start at ~$90, and they can go all the way up to ~$350.

You can usually get the frequencies online, so, unless you're not confident in your father-in-law's ability to hand-jam the frequencies, I'd recommend going with the cheap Uniden one.

http://electronics.pricegrabber.com/other-miscellaneous/Uniden-BC-72XLT-100-Channel-Scanner/m7486114.html/search=Uniden%20BC72XLT/st=product/sv=image

You'll also need a headset, and you can get a cheap Uniden one for $20 on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Uniden-Racing-Headset-Nascar-Scanners/dp/B001CT98JM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1244270999&sr=8-1