Uniden BC-248CLT 50-Channel 10-Band Scanner with AM/FM Radio and Alarm Clock

by Uniden

Product Details

Product Manual [1.43mb PDF]

• Item Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006JQKG
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #122,880 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 28, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The BC-248CLT is a 50-channel, 10-band scanner from Uniden that also features an AM/FM radio and alarm clock. You can listen in on a variety of communications, such as police and fire departments, NOAA weather broadcasts, aircraft, auto racing, marine and amateur (ham radio), and more. With 50 memory channels, you can easily program and locate your favorite frequencies, while the scan button automatically searches each programmed frequency, for activity at a rate of 12 channels per second.

You can listen through the audio speaker on the scanner or hook up speakers to the external speaker jack for improved fidelity. The LCD shows the time, channel, frequency, and other scanner functions, while volume and squelch controls let you adjust loudness and signal strength thresholds to your liking. The memory backup feature stores channel information in a non-volatile memory, retaining scanner settings in the event of a power failure.

The BC-248CLT acts as an AM/FM radio, with up to 10 AM and 10 FM station (note: stations must be programmed to be available). The built-in alarm clock comes with tone alarm and radio alarm settings, and features a snooze function as well as a visual alarm display showing the status (on/off) and alarm time. The BC-248CLT connects to a standard 120 V AC outlet and comes backed with a one-year warranty.

What's in the Box
Base scanner, telescopic antenna, AM radio antenna, AC adapter, reference guide, registration form, frequencies directories order form, other printed information

Product Description

UNIDEN BC-248CLT, 50 CHANNEL, 10 BAND SCANNER WITH AM/FM RADIO A

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Customer Reviews

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is so great!, March 3, 2004

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Jake A. Fitzpatrick "jfitzpa503" (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Uniden BC-248CLT 50-Channel 10-Band Scanner with AM/FM Radio and Alarm Clock (Electronics)

This scanner is one that all those who are interested in scanners should seriously think about getting. First, it allows for so much more than only police and fire scanning. You can read the manual (available for download at the time of this writing) aand see all the features. I am writing this review to talk about the ease of use, from the stand-point of someone who has limited mobility and has a disability. The buttons on this unit are easy to press. The dials are also easy to turn. It also is very easy to set up. It was set up for me in about 1 minute.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to Use and Program, January 30, 2006

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J. Long "Nosey Rosy" (Lomita, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Uniden BC-248CLT 50-Channel 10-Band Scanner with AM/FM Radio and Alarm Clock (Electronics)

Replaced an old scanner with this one. A good value for the money it has more bells and whistles than I need and found the reception on the FM and AM not too terrific but I didn't buy it for that. Uniden puts out a quality product with decent manual to program. Although I still had a slight problem understanding the groupings of priority channels. But undertand, I am technically challenged so doing it at all is a accomplishment. Don't hesitate to to recommend.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice all in one combo but poor FM audio., September 17, 2004

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Dan Cox (Visalia, California United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Uniden BC-248CLT 50-Channel 10-Band Scanner with AM/FM Radio and Alarm Clock (Electronics)

I was disappointed in the FM audio quality for the FM broadcast band. It sounded limited and mushy. Also it could not reliably pick up a distant station which I can now get on a boombox(I returned this unit). It's very well made and very easy to program and I would recommend it to anyone who only wants FM as an extra and doesn't plan on listening to FM a lot.