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| Weight: | 3.4 Pounds |
Technical Details
- 300-channels base mobile scanner with 100 channels/second scan speed (max)
- Coverage includes "action" bands for police, ambulance, fire, amateur radio, etc.
- RF capture technology instantly tunes to signals from nearby transmitters
- Lock out unwanted frequencies with search and temporary lockouts
- Preprogrammed service search lets you find your favorites quickly
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Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description
The BC355C is an affordable, basic mobile scanner that's great for home or mobile use, with 300 storable channels, coverage of all the "action" bands, convenient features like "close call" and program lock, and a wealth of powering options for different applications.
An affordable, basic mobile scanner that's great for home or mobile use.
Affordable Base / Mobile Scanning
Scanning With 300 Storable Frequencies
The frequency coverage of the BC355C includes the "action" bands where you can hear police, ambulance, fire, amateur radio, public utilities, weather and more. You can also save up to 300 frequencies that are scanned along with the preset frequencies. So whenever you encounter a newly activated local frequency for any service category, you can add it to the bank for that category. This gives you quick access to the frequencies you want to hear.
"Close Call" Technology
The BC355C features close call RF capture technology, which allows it to instantly tune to signals from nearby transmitters, so you can stay on top of what's going on in your vicinity.
Search Lockout
This feature lets you lock out frequencies that have continuous or uninteresting communications, allowing faster access to your favorite channels.
Program Lock
Turn on the BC355C's Program Lock feature to prevent accidental or unauthorized programming of channels.
Powering Options
Power your mobile scanner at home or on the go with the included AC adapter, DC power cable, and automotive power outlet plug.
What's in the Box
BC355C Scanner, Telescoping Antenna, Fixable Mobile Antenna, AC Adapter, Vehicle Power Adapter, DC Power Cord, Bracket, Screw, This Owner's Manual, Other Printed Materials
Uniden Scanner Comparison
| Base/Mobile/DIN-E | Mobile | Base | Base | Mobile | Base | DIN-E | DIN-E |
| Beartracker Warning System | -- | -- | -- |  | -- | | -- |
| Channels | 300 | 100 | 300 | 250 | 500+1000 TG | 9,000 Dynamic | 25,000 Dynamic |
| Dynamic Memory | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | | |
| Close Call | | -- | -- | -- | -- | | |
| Pager Screen | | -- | -- | -- | -- | | |
| GPS Enabled | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | | |
| Weather Alert | -- | | SAME | -- | SAME | SAME | SAME |
| Triple Conversion | | -- | | | | | |
| CTCSS/DCS | -- | -- | -- | -- | | | |
| Alphanumeric Display | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | | |
| Backlit Display | | | | | | | |
| Backlit Keys | -- | -- | -- | | -- | | |
| Analog Trunking | -- | -- | -- | | | | |
| Digital Trunking | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| PC Programming | -- | -- | -- | | | | |
| PC Control | -- | -- | -- | | | | |
| AM Broadcast | -- | | | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 25 - 29 MHz | | | | | | | |
| 29 - 54 MHz | | | | | | | |
| 54 - 108 MHz | -- | 59-88 (TV), 88-108 (FM) | 59-88 (TV), 88-108 (FM) | -- | -- | | |
| 108 - 137 MHz | | | | | | | |
| 137 - 174 MHz | | | | | | | |
| 174 - 216 MHz | -- | 179-216 (TV) | 179-216 (TV) | -- | -- | | |
| 216 - 225 MHz | -- | -- | -- | -- | | | |
| 225 - 406 MHz | -- | -- | 225-380 MHz | -- | | | |
| 406 - 512 MHz | | | | 400-512 MHz | | | |
| 764 - 776 MHz | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 794-806 MHz | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 806 - 956 MHz | | -- | | | | | |
| 1240 - 1300 MHz | No; | -- | -- | -- | -- | | |
| PC Cable | NA | NA | NA | -- | -- | | |
Product Description
The Uniden® Bearcat BC355C is a low-cost, small, basic mobile police scanner that can also be used in the home. Not suitable for trunking or digital radio system monitoring.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
47 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A BIG Bang for your Buck....!!,
By FocusPocus (Topeka, KS) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Uniden BC355C 800MHz 300-Channel Base Mobile Scanner (Black) (Electronics)
I am a long time scanner user and own and have used many different ones over the years...from early crystal 8 channel ones to some of the very latest trunking, multi-channel units. I find this compact unit an ideal second or third scanner to carry in your car as it has so many great features to assist you when you are traveling...heading the list is the Close Call option.
The "Close Call" allows you to 'grab' any nearby strong signals, say from a tower along the road, the drive up window at your local fast food place or to find the frequency that is being used by that police car or fire truck in the next lane. A great 'sub-option' with CloseCall is the DND..."Do Not Disturb" setting that you can use. Any of the so-called "Priority" type options on most scanners cause the radio to interrupt every audio transmission at frequent intervals...usually every 2 or 3 seconds. The DND comes into play when you are listening to an active channel...and the DND suspends the 'interrupt' until the audio is over. And I can relate that IF you have a Priority feature active, it will cause a short bit of silence at the MOST critical time of the broadcast...Murphy's Law I guess...! So, running CloseCall with DND active gives the best of both worlds...a 'Frequency Finding' ability that does NOT become a huge pain at the most critical times... The next most useful feature of this 355C is the way you can 'link' any combination of the scan groups. Nearly all other scanners make you choose between Police OR Fire OR CB OR Air...etc. This scanner allows you to choose to scan just a single bank..this might be your Private Bank of 100 channels of your choosing....or...any combination of Private, Police, Fire/Emerg, Air, Marine or CB. This means that when you are in open country where there are few radio transmissions, you can opt to scan every pre-programmed frequency in the radio..and that is close to 4000 channels...!!!...just listening to anything that might pop up... While this scanner does NOT have actual TrunkTracking, I still use it to monitor our local 800 MZ trunking system by just entering the 15 frequencies that are used here, and then once a day, I lock out the one channel that is used for the Control Channel that day. I do this by use of the neat "Temp. Lock Out" button to keep the Control Channel quiet. Now it does NOT "lock onto" a TalkGroup..(I use a BCT-8 for that when needed) but most of the time the conversations will stay on the same freq. for the entire exchange, so you normally hear the complete conversation this way. This is not a scanner that you would want if you intend on changing to a different set of freqs every day or so...it's not difficult to put in your own 100...or 200...or all 300 favorites, but once that is done, it's best to use this scanner as a very useful tool for listening to a LOT of channels and finding new frequencies to monitor. And finally, this unit is very easy to use in a vehicle...it only takes the press of one button to alter the setup of the banks...so that makes it a very minimum distraction to your driving...it's not unlike changing stations on the AM-FM radio....but a LOT more interesting..!!
26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not sure,
By GlennD2 (Old Saybrook, CT United States) - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Uniden BC355C 800MHz 300-Channel Base Mobile Scanner (Black) (Electronics)
This unit is very compact and easy to set up with the attached stand. You just have to stick on the antenna and plug it in. Understanding how to use the controls, and to program in frequencies was pretty easy. I didn't think the audio quality was great, but I have nothing to compare it to, so I don't know if that is just what you get with emergency scanners or if it could be better. We could understand some of the local police talk and local boaters calling in to port. The pre-programmed feature means that the unit is already set up to receive most frequencies you want to hear. I programmed the private band so we were only listening to our local police and fire, not all the surrounding areas as well. If you don't want to restrict what you hear, you won't have to program anything. We did return this unit because we decided that we would rather have a portable unit, so if something was going on, we wouldn't have to hang around the kitchen table to follow the calls. This unit includes a suction cup stick-on antenna for use in your car, plus a mounting bracket and wires for attaching to the car's electrical system, or you can use the auto plug in for power. It is well equipped - you get everything you need!
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Works well... maybe a little too well,
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This review is from: Uniden BC355C 800MHz 300-Channel Base Mobile Scanner (Black) (Electronics)
So the scanner was bought as a present for someone else. They are not particularly technologically inclined, but were able to get it set up fairly easily. A major plus. The scanner works well, and has lots of extra features too. The only problem is this, the scanner is so good that it picks up things it is not intended to pick up. For example: Burger King drive-through orders. And other odds and ends of strange things. The person was able to block the burger king channel to stop it, but some of the other oddities are not on long enough to block it. So in short, it is a great product, is actually a little too good. Which is much better than bad!
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