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BC-796D receives APCO-25
digital communications, follows trunked systems, and features almost
continuous frequency coverage.
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Bearcat Base/ Mobile Scanners
This list features all Uniden "Bearcat" brand scanners designed for
base or mobile (vehicular) use. Model numbers usually begin
with BC or SC and a numeric digit of 7 or higher.
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Service.
Current Scanner Models
| Model# |
Cat |
#Ch/ #Of
Banks |
Scan/ Search
Speed |
First Year Made |
Freq Coverage (MHz) |
Features & Comments |
Vendor Links |
| BCD996T |
5,6 |
6000 Dyn |
100/ 100 |
2006 |
25-512 764-766 794-956
1240-1300 |
Can receive both 3600 and 9600
baud digital, analog trunking (Motorola, EDACS, LTR); Dynamic Memory
Allocation; CB, TV, FM broadcast radio bands; Holds up to
400 systems; CTCSS/DCS decode; PC Control; Alpha Tags; Close-Call
feature; VHF-High, UHF, 800/900 trunking; Small Size; Service
Search; Military Aircraft Band; Close Call Feature; Can be reflashed
for 800 MHz rebanding |
Scanner-Master
Amazon
eBay |
| BC370CRS |
3 |
300 10 |
70/ 75 |
2006 |
0.53-1.7 25-54 108-174 216-225
406-512 806-956 |
Receives commercial AM, FM, and
VHF-TV sound; alarm clock; |
Scanner-Master
Amazon
eBay |
| BC898T |
4 |
500 10 |
|
2004 |
25-54 108-174 216-512 806-956 |
Motorola, EDACS and LTR; 1000
Talk Group ID Memories in 10 Lists of 10 ID’s per each of the 10
Banks; CTCSS/DCS decode; PC Control; VHF-High, UHF, 800/900
trunking; Military Air Band; |
Scanner-Master
Amazon
eBay |
| BCT15 |
4,6 |
2500 Dyn |
100/ 100 |
2006 |
25-515 764-776 794-956
1240-1300 |
Marketed for mobile use;
Triple-Trunking; Tracks Motorola Type I,II,I/II hybrid, EDACS, and
LTR; 250 Trunking ID Memories (5 banks, each with 5 lists of 10 ID’s
); alpha-tags; PC data transfer; VHF-High, UHF, 800/900 trunking;
Service Search; Preprogrammed Hwy Patrol; Close-call signal feature;
GPS control; fits in car's DIN-E slot; Can be reflashed for 800 MHz
rebanding. |
Scanner-Master
Amazon
eBay |
| BCT8 |
4 |
250 5 |
100/ 100 |
2003 |
25-54 108-174 400-512 806-956 |
Marketed for mobile use;
Triple-Trunking; Tracks Motorola Type I,II,I/II hybrid, EDACS, and
LTR; 250 Trunking ID Memories (5 banks, each with 5 lists of 10 ID’s
); PC data transfer; VHF-High, UHF, 800/900 trunking; Service
Search; Preprogrammed Hwy Patrol; |
Scanner-Master
Amazon
eBay |
| BC350C |
3 |
50 3 |
100/ 100 |
2003 |
25-54 108-174 406-512 806-956 |
Service Search; Search Lockouts;
Pre-set Band search only; inflexible scanner |
Scanner-Master
Amazon
eBay |
| BCT7 |
3 |
100 |
100/ 100 |
|
25-54 108-174 406-512
806-956 |
Feature to locate nearby
Law Enforcement Vehicles, acts similar to radar detector |
eBay |
| BC278-CLT |
3 |
100 5 |
25/25 |
|
29-54 108-174 406-512 806-956 |
Includes alarm clock, and AM/FM
Radio; Service Scan |
Amazon
eBay |
| BC340CRS |
2 |
100 10 |
|
2004 |
25-54 108-174 406-512 |
Preprogrammed Service
Searches; AM, FM, and TV sound for Ch 2-13 |
Scanner-Master
Amazon
eBay |
| BC350A |
2 |
50 3 |
100/ 100 |
1992 |
29-54 108-174 406-512 |
Small Size; Preprogrammed Service
Search; designed for use in car |
eBay |
| BC244CLT |
1 |
30 |
12 |
|
29-54 108-174 406-512 |
Includes alarm clock and AM/FM
Radio |
eBay |
| BC248CLT |
1 |
50 5 |
12 |
|
29-54 108-174 406-512 |
Includes alarm clock and AM/FM
Radio |
Amazon
eBay |
Non-Current Scanners (Available Used)
| Model# |
Cat |
#Ch/ #Of
Banks |
Scan/ Search
Speed |
First Year Made |
Freq Coverage (MHz) |
Features & Comments |
Vendor Links |
| BCT2 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
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Marketed for mobile use; Has no
user-programmable channels; preprogrammed for highway patrol
frequencies; alerts user if police car nearby transmits |
eBay |
| BC140 |
1 |
10/ 1 |
? |
|
29-54 136-174 406-512 |
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| BC142XL |
1 |
10/ 1 |
? |
|
29-54? 137-174 406-512 |
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| BC144XLT |
1 |
16/ 1 |
? |
|
29-54? 137-174 406-512 |
|
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| BC145XL |
1 |
16/ 1 |
? |
|
29-54 136-174 406-512 |
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| BC147XLT |
1 |
16/ 1 |
? |
|
29-54 136-174 406-512 |
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| BC148XLT |
1 |
16/ 1 |
? |
|
29-54 136-174 406-512 |
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| BC178XLT |
2 |
100 |
50/ 100 |
|
29-54 108-174 406-512 |
|
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| BC780XLT |
4 |
500 10 |
100/ 100 |
2000 |
25-512 806-1300 |
Tracks Motorola Type I,II,I/II
hybrid, EDACS, and LTR; 1000 Talkgroup ID memories (10 banks, each
with 10 lists of 10 ID’s each); Alpha Tags; CTCSS/DCS decode; PC
Interface; VHF-High, UHF, 800/900 trunking; Uniden Top of the line;
also Con’t Coverage Radio (Category 6) |
eBay |
| BC785D |
5, 6 |
1000 10 |
100/ 100 |
2003 |
25-512 806-956 1240-1300 |
Requires Bci 25d digital card to
hear digital transmissions, can only hear 3600 baud digital, not
9600 baud digital; also analog trunking (Motorola, EDACS, LTR), and
conventional scanning; 1000 Talk Group ID Memories (10 banks, each
with 10 lists of 10 ID’s); PC Control; also Continuous Coverage
Radio (Category 6) |
eBay |
| BC796D |
5, 6 |
1000 10 |
100/ 100 |
2003 |
25-512 806-956 1240-1300 |
Can receive both 3600 and
9600 baud digital, analog trunking (Motorola, EDACS, LTR), and
conventional scanning; 1000 Talk Group ID Memories (10 banks, each
with 10 lists of 10 ID’s); successor to BC785d, PC Control; also
Continuous Coverage Radio (Category 6) |
eBay |
| BC700A |
3 |
50 1 |
|
|
29-54 108-174 406-512 806-956 |
Marketed for mobile use; service
search; regular search |
eBay |
| BC800XLT |
3 |
40 2 |
|
1985 |
29-54 118-135 136-174 406-512
800-912 |
First Bearcat scanner to
cover the 800 MHz band. |
eBay |
| BC855XLT |
3 |
100 5 |
|
1990 |
29-54 108-174 406-512 806-956 |
|
eBay |
| BC860XLT |
3 |
100 10 |
100/ 100 |
1995 |
29-54 108-174 406-512 806-956 |
|
eBay |
| BC890XLT |
3 |
200 10 |
100/ 100 |
1994 |
29-54 108-174 216-512 806-956 |
Lots of features but poor receiver performance; Auto-sort,
automatic search and store for new freqs; channel count; tape
control; optional CTCSS |
eBay |
| BC895XLT |
4 |
300 10 |
100/ 100 |
1997 |
29-54 108-174 216-512 806-956 |
Tracks Motorola Type I,II,I/II
hybrid; 500 Trunking ID Memories (5 Lists of 10 ID’s per each of the
10 banks); Monitors only 1 trunked system at a time; Only Motorola
800 MHz systems; autostore; channel count; tape control; optional
CTCSS; Military (UHF) Air Band. First BM trunk-tracker on the
market |
eBay |
| BC8500XLT |
BM |
500 20 |
100/ 100 |
1992 |
25-550 760-1300 |
Was Uniden’s Top of the Line
base; only double conversion, no selectable step size or mode, poor
reputation |
eBay |
| BC9000XLT |
BM |
500 20 |
100/ 100 |
1995 |
25-550 760-1300 |
Was Uniden’s Top of the Line
base; triple conversion, selectable search step size and mode; good
reputation |
eBay |
Note: 800 MHz Coverage excludes the US Cellular Phone Band (824-849 and
869-894 MHz) unless otherwise indicated and may also exclude the adjacent
849-851 and 894-896 MHz bands.
Abbreviations: Banks: Dyn= Dynamic (User selects number of channels in
each bank or "scan list")
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