Thanks for the advice guys. I still think I'll end up buying one though. My reasoning is "in for a penny, in for a pound". My previous scanner was the Sporty's SP100 which was great, but I wish the reception was a bit stronger. I need to replace it, and I figure, instead of spending $150 on another scanner, just add another $100 and get a transceiver.

I've had my radio fail once before (in the same sort of tattered planes that I fly nowadays) and it really wasn't fun.