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− | ==Physical | + | ==Specifications== |
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* Antenna Connector: SMA (w/BNC adapter) | * Antenna Connector: SMA (w/BNC adapter) | ||
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* Compatible with [[BC-RH96]] Remote Head | * Compatible with [[BC-RH96]] Remote Head | ||
* LCD and Keypad Backlight | * LCD and Keypad Backlight | ||
− | * | + | * Multi-color display backlight |
− | * | + | * Signal Strength display |
+ | * Strong signal attenuation | ||
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+ | ===Keys=== | ||
+ | * Group Quick Key range: 0-9 | ||
+ | * 3 [http://new.marksscanners.com/396XT/396xt.shtml#search%20key Quick-Access Search Keys] | ||
+ | * Startup Keys: 10 | ||
+ | * System Quick Key range: 0-99 | ||
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+ | ===Technical=== | ||
+ | * Band Scope Span Range: 0.2 Mhz To 500 Mhz | ||
+ | * Band Scope Step: 5 Khz To 100 Khz | ||
* Channels: 25,000 maximum | * Channels: 25,000 maximum | ||
− | * | + | * Channel Number Tagging: 999 |
+ | * Channels per conventional system: 1000 maximum | ||
+ | * Custom Search Ranges: 10 | ||
* Groups per system: 20 maximum | * Groups per system: 20 maximum | ||
− | * | + | * PC Programming and Control |
− | * | + | * Preprogrammed Service Search Bands: 12 |
* Scan Rate: 100 channels per second (conventional mode) | * Scan Rate: 100 channels per second (conventional mode) | ||
* Search Rate: 300 steps per second (on 5 kHz steps) | * Search Rate: 300 steps per second (on 5 kHz steps) | ||
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* 12 Service Searches - Public Safety, News, HAM Radio, Marine, Railroad, Air, CB Radio, FRS/GMRS, Racing, FM Broadcast, Military Air, and Special (Itinerant) | * 12 Service Searches - Public Safety, News, HAM Radio, Marine, Railroad, Air, CB Radio, FRS/GMRS, Racing, FM Broadcast, Military Air, and Special (Itinerant) | ||
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* Supported step sizes: 5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10, 12.5,15, 20, 25, 50 or 100 kHz | * Supported step sizes: 5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10, 12.5,15, 20, 25, 50 or 100 kHz | ||
+ | * Systems: 500 maximum | ||
+ | * System Number Tagging: 999 | ||
+ | * Talkgroups per trunked system: 500 maximum | ||
* 500 (250 Temporary + 250 Permanent) Search Lockouts | * 500 (250 Temporary + 250 Permanent) Search Lockouts | ||
+ | * 16 character text tagging for each system, site, group, channel, talkgroup, search range, location, Tone-out, and [[SAME]] group | ||
− | ===Frequency Coverage=== | + | ====Frequency Coverage==== |
* 25.0000 - 512.0000 MHz | * 25.0000 - 512.0000 MHz | ||
* 758.0000 - 823.9875 MHz | * 758.0000 - 823.9875 MHz | ||
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* 894.0125 - 960.0000 MHz | * 894.0125 - 960.0000 MHz | ||
* 1240.0000 - 1300.0000 MHz | * 1240.0000 - 1300.0000 MHz | ||
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+ | ====Power==== | ||
+ | * 3 AA batteries, 6V DC, or 800mA AC adapter. Example: [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000065VV0 Sony Car DC Adaptor] | ||
==Features== | ==Features== | ||
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* Analog and Digital [[AGC]] | * Analog and Digital [[AGC]] | ||
* [[Project_25|APCO25 Digital Audio]] decoding | * [[Project_25|APCO25 Digital Audio]] decoding | ||
− | * Battery | + | * [[Battery Saver]] and charger (dumb) |
− | * Broadcast | + | * [[Broadcast Screen]] (TV and radio station frequencies, pagers, etc) with 10 custom bands |
+ | * [[Uniden Close Call|Close Call]], with [[Uniden Close Call#Close Call Do Not Disturb|Close Call Do Not Disturb]], [[Uniden Close Call#Close Call Priority|Close Call Priority (or Primary)]], and [[Uniden Close Call#Close Call Temporary Store|Close Call Temporary Store]] | ||
+ | * [[Control Channel Only]] | ||
* [[DCS]]/[[CTCSS]] [[Automatic_CTCSS_identification|Rapid Decode]] | * [[DCS]]/[[CTCSS]] [[Automatic_CTCSS_identification|Rapid Decode]] | ||
− | * [[Channel Alert]] | + | * [[Duplicate Channel Alert]] |
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* [[Fire Tone Out]] alert | * [[Fire Tone Out]] alert | ||
* Frequency/ID AutoStore - automatically store frequencies from a service or limit search into a conventional system or store talk group IDs into a trunked system | * Frequency/ID AutoStore - automatically store frequencies from a service or limit search into a conventional system or store talk group IDs into a trunked system | ||
* Independent Alert Tone Volume – lets you set the volume level of the following tones: Key Beep, Emergency Alert, Channel Alert, and Close Call Alert. | * Independent Alert Tone Volume – lets you set the volume level of the following tones: Key Beep, Emergency Alert, Channel Alert, and Close Call Alert. | ||
− | * Key Lock | + | * [[Key Lock]] |
− | * [[Location Based Scanning]] | + | * Location Alerts - Issues an alert when you approach a stored location |
− | * | + | * [[Location Based Scanning]] |
− | * [[Priority Scan]] | + | * [[Uniden Multi-Site Trunking|Multi-Site support]] |
+ | * [[Priority Scan]] | ||
+ | * [[P25 audio decode level adjustment]] | ||
+ | * [[Quick Search]] | ||
* [[Repeater Reverse]] | * [[Repeater Reverse]] | ||
− | * [[ | + | * [[Search with Scan]] for Service and Custom Searches '''with assigned Quick Keys''' |
− | + | * [[Startup Configuration]] | |
− | * | + | * [[Temporary System, Site, Group, Channel, and Location Lockout]] |
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* Upgradeable firmware | * Upgradeable firmware | ||
** Can be updated to support [[Rebanding]]? {{color|green|YES}} | ** Can be updated to support [[Rebanding]]? {{color|green|YES}} | ||
− | * | + | * [[Weather Operations]] |
− | + | * [[Wired Cloning]] (Will only Clone to another BCD396XT) | |
− | * Wired Cloning (Will only Clone to another BCD396XT) | ||
===Improvements over the BCD396T=== | ===Improvements over the BCD396T=== | ||
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* Adjustable Priority check interval | * Adjustable Priority check interval | ||
* [[Band Scope]] mode | * [[Band Scope]] mode | ||
− | * Channel | + | * [[Channel Alert]] |
* [[Control Channel Data Output]] | * [[Control Channel Data Output]] | ||
* Display UID (Unit IDs) on trunking systems. Requires version 1.08.14 or newer firmware | * Display UID (Unit IDs) on trunking systems. Requires version 1.08.14 or newer firmware | ||
* EDACS [[ESK]] support | * EDACS [[ESK]] support | ||
− | * Fire Tone Out Search - built-in frequency counter displays the received tones. | + | * [[Fire Tone Out]] Search - built-in frequency counter displays the received tones. |
* Individual channel volume offset | * Individual channel volume offset | ||
− | * Intermediate Frequency Exchange | + | * [[Intermediate Frequency Exchange]] |
+ | * [[Location Based Scanning]] | ||
* [[Uniden Multi-Site Trunking|Multi-Site]] support | * [[Uniden Multi-Site Trunking|Multi-Site]] support | ||
* [[NAC]] decoding | * [[NAC]] decoding | ||
− | * Negative Channel dropout delay (forced resume) adjustable to 0-2,5,10,30, -2, -5, -10 seconds | + | * [[Negative Channel dropout delay]] (forced resume) adjustable to 0-2,5,10,30, -2, -5, -10 seconds |
− | * Preemptive Priority on Motorola analog systems | + | * [[Uniden BCDx36HP Quick Keys and Number Tags|Number Tags]] allows you to quickly navigate to a specific Favorites List, System, and/or Channel. |
− | * Priority ID Scan on trunked systems | + | * [[Priority Scan|Preemptive Priority]] on Motorola analog systems |
− | * Private Systems - lets you flag a system so that it cannot be read out of the scanner or modified. | + | * [[Priority Scan|Priority ID Scan]] on trunked systems |
− | * P25 One-Frequency Trunk | + | * [[Private Systems]] - lets you flag a system so that it cannot be read out of the scanner or modified. |
− | * Startup Configuration | + | * P25 One-Frequency Trunk |
− | * Temporary System, Site, Group, Channel, and Location Lockout | + | * [[Startup Configuration]] |
+ | * [[Temporary System, Site, Group, Channel, and Location Lockout]] | ||
==RR System Compatibility== | ==RR System Compatibility== | ||
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*46 WyoLink | *46 WyoLink | ||
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− | + | Uniden # BATG0469001 | |
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==Related Pages== | ==Related Pages== | ||
; External Links | ; External Links | ||
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* [http://tinyurl.com/cjaw7s FCC Certification page] | * [http://tinyurl.com/cjaw7s FCC Certification page] | ||
− | * [http:// | + | * [http://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4/BCD396XT Uniden BCD396XT (Twiki)] |
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; Wiki Articles | ; Wiki Articles | ||
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==Message Boards / Forums== | ==Message Boards / Forums== | ||
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* [https://groups.io/g/radioprogramming Radio Programming] | * [https://groups.io/g/radioprogramming Radio Programming] | ||
* [https://groups.io/g/Scanners Radio Scanners Uniden / Whistler] | * [https://groups.io/g/Scanners Radio Scanners Uniden / Whistler] | ||
+ | * [https://uniden.groups.io/g/main Uniden main group] | ||
+ | * [https://uniden.groups.io/g/BC396XT BC396XT Sub Group] | ||
;Twitter | ;Twitter | ||
*[https://twitter.com/search?q=%23bcd396xt&src=typed_query BCD396XT on Twitter] | *[https://twitter.com/search?q=%23bcd396xt&src=typed_query BCD396XT on Twitter] |
Latest revision as of 20:46, 24 April 2023
Uniden's APCO-25 Capable portable Trunktracker scanner with Dynamic Memory Architecture. This scanner became available to the market the last week in March, 2009. Discontinued. This is a TrunkTracker IV scanner with Motorola Control Channel Only trunking and I-Call monitoring
Contents
Specifications
Physical
- Antenna Connector: SMA (w/BNC adapter)
- Battery level display
- Compatible with BC-RH96 Remote Head
- LCD and Keypad Backlight
- Multi-color display backlight
- Signal Strength display
- Strong signal attenuation
Keys
- Group Quick Key range: 0-9
- 3 Quick-Access Search Keys
- Startup Keys: 10
- System Quick Key range: 0-99
Technical
- Band Scope Span Range: 0.2 Mhz To 500 Mhz
- Band Scope Step: 5 Khz To 100 Khz
- Channels: 25,000 maximum
- Channel Number Tagging: 999
- Channels per conventional system: 1000 maximum
- Custom Search Ranges: 10
- Groups per system: 20 maximum
- PC Programming and Control
- Preprogrammed Service Search Bands: 12
- Scan Rate: 100 channels per second (conventional mode)
- Search Rate: 300 steps per second (on 5 kHz steps)
- 12 Service Searches - Public Safety, News, HAM Radio, Marine, Railroad, Air, CB Radio, FRS/GMRS, Racing, FM Broadcast, Military Air, and Special (Itinerant)
- Supported step sizes: 5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10, 12.5,15, 20, 25, 50 or 100 kHz
- Systems: 500 maximum
- System Number Tagging: 999
- Talkgroups per trunked system: 500 maximum
- 500 (250 Temporary + 250 Permanent) Search Lockouts
- 16 character text tagging for each system, site, group, channel, talkgroup, search range, location, Tone-out, and SAME group
Frequency Coverage
- 25.0000 - 512.0000 MHz
- 758.0000 - 823.9875 MHz
- 849.0125 - 868.9875 MHz
- 894.0125 - 960.0000 MHz
- 1240.0000 - 1300.0000 MHz
Power
- 3 AA batteries, 6V DC, or 800mA AC adapter. Example: Sony Car DC Adaptor
Features
- Adaptive Digital Threshold - Automatically sets the digital decode threshold for APCO 25 systems
- Adjustable Hold (scan duration 0-255 sec) per system, custom or service search
- Analog and Digital AGC
- APCO25 Digital Audio decoding
- Battery Saver and charger (dumb)
- Broadcast Screen (TV and radio station frequencies, pagers, etc) with 10 custom bands
- Close Call, with Close Call Do Not Disturb, Close Call Priority (or Primary), and Close Call Temporary Store
- Control Channel Only
- DCS/CTCSS Rapid Decode
- Duplicate Channel Alert
- Fire Tone Out alert
- Frequency/ID AutoStore - automatically store frequencies from a service or limit search into a conventional system or store talk group IDs into a trunked system
- Independent Alert Tone Volume – lets you set the volume level of the following tones: Key Beep, Emergency Alert, Channel Alert, and Close Call Alert.
- Key Lock
- Location Alerts - Issues an alert when you approach a stored location
- Location Based Scanning
- Multi-Site support
- Priority Scan
- P25 audio decode level adjustment
- Quick Search
- Repeater Reverse
- Search with Scan for Service and Custom Searches with assigned Quick Keys
- Startup Configuration
- Temporary System, Site, Group, Channel, and Location Lockout
- Upgradeable firmware
- Can be updated to support Rebanding? YES
- Weather Operations
- Wired Cloning (Will only Clone to another BCD396XT)
Improvements over the BCD396T
- Ability to flag a channel as Digital, Analog, or All
- Adjustable Band defaults
- Adjustable Priority check interval
- Band Scope mode
- Channel Alert
- Control Channel Data Output
- Display UID (Unit IDs) on trunking systems. Requires version 1.08.14 or newer firmware
- EDACS ESK support
- Fire Tone Out Search - built-in frequency counter displays the received tones.
- Individual channel volume offset
- Intermediate Frequency Exchange
- Location Based Scanning
- Multi-Site support
- NAC decoding
- Negative Channel dropout delay (forced resume) adjustable to 0-2,5,10,30, -2, -5, -10 seconds
- Number Tags allows you to quickly navigate to a specific Favorites List, System, and/or Channel.
- Preemptive Priority on Motorola analog systems
- Priority ID Scan on trunked systems
- Private Systems - lets you flag a system so that it cannot be read out of the scanner or modified.
- P25 One-Frequency Trunk
- Startup Configuration
- Temporary System, Site, Group, Channel, and Location Lockout
RR System Compatibility
This scanner is compatible with the following Trunking System Types and System Voices used in the RadioReference Database, of course you must verify that the scanner will cover the appropriate frequency range:
- System Types:
- Motorola Type I
- Motorola Type II
- Motorola Type IIi Hybrid
- Motorola Type II Smartnet
- Motorola Type II Smartzone
- Motorola Type II Smartzone Omnilink
- Motorola Type II VOC
- EDACS Standard (Wide)
- EDACS Standard Networked
- EDACS Narrowband (Narrow)
- EDACS Narrowband Networked
- EDACS SCAT
- EDACS ESK (not ProVoice)
- LTR Standard
- Project 25 Standard Phase I (not Phase II)
- System Voices:
- Analog
- Analog and APCO-25 Common Air Interface
- APCO-25 Common Air Interface Exclusive (P25 CAI)
Preloaded Systems and their System Quick Keys
Press and hold 2,9, and Hold, power on the scanner to re-initialize the Memory and restore the Preloaded systems. When it asks do you wish to restore the preloaded systems press the E/Yes key. WARNING This will erase any personal programming you may have done to your DMA.
The preloaded system list for the BCD396XT:
SQK System
- 21 Alaska ALMR
- 22 Arkansas AWIN
- 23 Colorado DTRS
- 24 Connecticut State
- 25 Delaware
- 26 Georgia GEWIN
- 27 Idaho IIMARS
- 28 Ill StarCom21
- 29 Indiana SAFE-T
- 30 Kansas KSICS
- 31 Louisiana LATIE
- 32 Mass State Sys
- 33 Michigan MPSCS
- 34 Mississippi MWIN
- 35 Montana StateSys
- 36 NC VIPER
- 37 Nevada SRS
- 38 Ohio MARCS
- 39 Rhode Isl RISCON
- 40 SC Palmetto 800
- 41 SDakotaState
- 42 TX DPS
- 43 Utah UCAN
- 44 Virginia STARS
- 45 WVirginia WVIRP
- 46 WyoLink
Antenna
Uniden # BATG0469001
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