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O.K., for some basics here. First off, just about any programmable scanner will do. For best reception however, you need the proper anntenna. For the railroad freqs. you want a 16 inch anntena. The BEST setup will be a 3-plane anntenna (yes, I can't spell the word), you want the center wire from your CoAx cable to run into the center 16 inch spike. The outer strands should be connected to 3 16 inch spikes droping down at about a 30 degree angle. This home setup will give you reception that you won't believe. To take it one step farther, get a TV/FM gain box, and put that inline. The "Radio Shack" gain box can be easily modified to run off a 12 volt car source. <br /> Todd C.
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