Hey KKahmann, you are right about how handy this little things are. We got ours from Ebay as well, for just over 200, $203 I believe it was. The amplifiers are called GRE Super Amplifiers. You can do a search on your favorite search engine and find then I would think. We also bought our amp off ebay as well for $37. They make a big difference when you are trying to track. It does add more static, but that happens too when you turn the gain all the way up on a regular tracker. Like you also mentioned you can program a police frequency or game warden freq. and stay out of trouble. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif You can find both the amp and Icom R-10 at this website: CHQ website See ya, MOyotehunter