Uniden BC80XLT Fully Programmable 11-Band Handheld Scanner

by Uniden

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005USA8
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,840 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Choice is the name of the game with Uniden's BC80XLT programmable scanner. With 50 channels and 11 bands, including 800 MHz, you'll have plenty of search and storage options at your fingertips as you trawl the megahertz. A full-frequency LCD leaves no margin for error (it shows the channels being scanned and the frequency entered into each channel), and its detachable antenna simplifies storage.

A one-touch weather feature makes forecasting a cinch (it automatically scans all National Weather channels with a single touch), while band search and track tuning expand your listening horizons. Use the scanner with either AC or DC power, and rest easy with three-day backup memory to preserve your settings in the event that you lose power while on the road or away from a secondary power source. Other features include keypad lock, a low battery indicator, manual channel access, built-in scan delay, and channel lockout.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Limited functions in an older machine, December 13, 2007

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AE5150 (Laramie, WY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Uniden BC80XLT Fully Programmable 11-Band Handheld Scanner (Electronics)

I purchased this machine at a discount store new about 4 years ago, and its served me well in rural Wyoming. However, if you'll need more than 50 channels (or rather 30-40, if you keep a bank open for searching and a bank open for listening to unidentified frequencies like I do), its probably not for you.

It's rugged, doesn't drain batteries too quickly, and the features are easy enough to use. You'll want to replace the rubber duck antenna with something else for increased range.

That being said, it's an older machine (these were produced in 1995, I believe), so they don't have a lot of features that are necessary if you're in a larger metropolitan area where things have gone digital and trunked. It only has the afore mentioned 50 channels, and 5 priority channels. These simply won't be enough if you're somewhere where there are multiple agencies you want to listen to (this isn't a problem in rural Wyoming. I've got 7 programmed in my first bank and 6 programmed in my second bank, leaving me three banks to search/log/listen with).

Overall, if you can get this cheap, it'd be an okay starter machine to get into scanning with, assuming there's something worth listening to on a conventional system. Otherwise, save up the bucks and buy a more current machine (something I plan to do soon).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A good basic scanner, July 21, 2010

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Michelle M. Ress "safoocat" (Felton, CA., USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Uniden BC80XLT Fully Programmable 11-Band Handheld Scanner (Electronics)

If 50 memories is enough and you don't need digital this is a good basic scanner.
It has a bit of a learning curve if you've never programmed a Uniden scanner before otherwise it's straight forward.

Features I would appreciate is a way to keep the light on especially when on external power and alphanumeric ability so you could describe what you're listening too rather than just seeing the frequency.

Otherwise it seems like a solid scanner.