Uniden BCD396T TrunkTracker IV APCO Digital Handheld Scanner with 5500 Dynamic Channels

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 3 x 7 inches ; 2.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000A2RZ7E
• Item model number: BCD-396T
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #30,775 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 20, 2005

Product Description

Product Description
Includes 5500 Dynamically Allocated channels (3500 Typical) for plenty of system storage. Preloaded for most major digital and many analog areas. Also has Motorola analog and APCo25, EDACS analog, and LTR analog trunking, Close Call RF Capture Technology, Pager Screen, Fire Station Tone-out, Extended Quick Keys, Service Search, CTCSS/DCS, Repeater Reverse, Alpha Tagging, Data Skip, Weather Search, SAME Wx Alert, Search Auto Store, Close CAll Auto Store, Priority Scanning, Backlit Display, PC Programming and Control, plus On-Air Cloning (software included by download). Includes belt clip, AC Adapter/Charger, PC Data Cable, and 2xAA NiMH batteris. Also comatible with Alkalines. 3.5mm Headphone jack.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great performance after complicated setup, February 17, 2008

By	vees (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

Whether you buy this as a toy or a tool, this is not a device that is going to spring out of its box ready to use. I consider myself fairly experienced in electronics and radio-related stuff and it took me several obsessive evenings of tinkering with the settings, reading and re-reading the manual, and searching through a half dozen online forums and reference sites dedicated to just this scanner model to get things set up properly.

Most folks who own this scanner are happy to share the files they have created of their own metropolitan areas (I found and downloaded complete Baltimore County files in a few minutes after subscribing BCD396T Yahoo Group) and with the included data cable every feature of the scanner can be controlled and modified from the computer screen.

Now that the unit is completely set up, it works exactly the way I want it to. This is a great portable scanner if you have digital trunking systems in your area, or anticipate your local systems going digital in the next few years. The back-light works great and lights up the buttons along with the display, which makes the scanner as easy to use in the dark as in full daylight.

The included antenna is a wide-band scanner antenna, so expect to have to purchase a band-specific antenna for the unit if you're mostly concerned with listening to 700 or 800 MHz trunking bands in your area and want the best possible performance on those bands.

If you have no digital systems in your area, you may want to check out some of the less expensive alternatives without digital capability such as the UNIDEN BC-246T Compact Hand Held Scanner.

4.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Scanner - Hard To Setup, April 28, 2009

By	J. White - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have had this unit for 2 years now and have been very satisfied with its performance. I have deducted one star because setup is a lot more complex than it should be. The unit is just plain user unfriendly. One has to read and reread the manual.

6 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Uniden' best thus far (Top 5), July 2, 2007

By	Crista Sadler (Decatur,Illinois) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have had this for ove one year now.
and NO it is NOT my first scanner nor reciver for that manner.(Google, or Yahoo for Differences)
I have Pretty much ALL of the BAy area in here: San Francisco, Santa Clara, Marin Novato, ALameda City,
Oakland Etc
With about 40 percent of space left to experiment with
It can be updated for the Rebanding
IF that ever comes
I could go on
But I dont wan't to tire anyone
As I could write the days away
Uniden THANK YOU!!!
Crista