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Okay, started a string on the Baofeng UV-5r, but one of my quests was to hear what is going on. News is relatively useless, slow and would like to get on the fly information. I have Apps, but would like to get a decent handheld digital scanner, I do understand that they can get quite pricey with...

Recently bought a Baofeng UV-5R on amazon, only $22 and it actually appears to be a well made device. I was able to tune in to NOAA weather radio (No big deal, 162.400 megahertz) but find it lacking with many of the frequencies found in radioreference.com. Only periodically get a set of digital...