Specifications

You will want the BCT15X if these are more important:

* You prefer a simpler but more detailed display

* If you want the amazing feature-set of the BCT15X

* You prefer the Banks/Systems/Groups method of programming

* You need or want the GPS features

* You will use the radio in a high interference area

* You want to have a lot of channels available all the time

* When fire tone-out capability is important

* You monitor a large networked system with multiple sites

* You wish to use a remote control head with the radio

Recommended Accessories

When people invest good money for a scanner, they probably want to protect it, get some accessories to go with it or

otherwise add to the experience. Scanner Master (http://www.scannermaster.com.) has a full line of scanner accessories such

as cases, antennas, cables, power adaptors and references to make your scanner more enjoyable.

Probably the most important accessory will be a copy of the ARC310 software, which is available at

http://www.scannermaster.com. This works on both he PSR310 and PSR410. If you're going to program this scanner on your

own, or even if you have ScannerMaster or a friend do the programming for you, it's a great benefit to back up a copy of the

programming to your PC. Furthermore, once you've backed it up, you might also want a copy that you can tweak and add to

over time as you get more familiar with the scanner and scanning. Then you can tailor the programming just for your tastes.

The software is easy to use and extremely powerful and it will help you understand all that the radio can do.

Many of the accessories for the other GRE and Radio Shack scanners will work for the PSR310 as well. Here are a few that