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** Can be updated to support [[Rebanding]]? {{color|green|YES}} | ** Can be updated to support [[Rebanding]]? {{color|green|YES}} | ||
** This scanner supports rebanding with firmware already installed. See the [[Updating the Firmware in Uniden DMA Scanners]] article for the firmware link | ** This scanner supports rebanding with firmware already installed. See the [[Updating the Firmware in Uniden DMA Scanners]] article for the firmware link | ||
− | * Weather Alert Priority | + | * [[Weather Alert Priority]] |
− | * Wired Cloning (Will only Clone to another BCD396XT) | + | * [[Wired Cloning]] (Will only Clone to another BCD396XT) |
===Improvements over the BCD396T=== | ===Improvements over the BCD396T=== |
Revision as of 12:32, 3 May 2021
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
Physical and Tech Specifications
- Antenna Connector: SMA (w/BNC adapter)
- Power requirements: 3 AA batteries, 6V DC, or 800mA AC adapter. Example: Sony Car DC Adaptor
- Multi-color display backlight
- Compatible with BC-RH96 Remote Head
- LCD and Keypad Backlight
- Battery level display
- PC Programming and Control
- Channels: 25,000 maximum
- Systems: 500 maximum
- Groups per system: 20 maximum
- Talkgroups per trunked system: 500 maximum
- Channels per conventional system: 1000 maximum
- Scan Rate: 100 channels per second (conventional mode)
- Search Rate: 300 steps per second (on 5 kHz steps)
- 100 Quick Keys
- System Quick Key range: 0-99
- Group Quick Key range: 0-9
- Custom Search Ranges: 10
- Startup Keys: 10
- 3 Quick-Access Search Keys
- System Number Tagging: 999
- Channel Number Tagging: 999
- Preprogrammed Service Search Bands: 12
- 16 character text tagging for each system, site, group, channel, talkgroup, search range, location, Tone-out, and SAME group
- 12 Service Searches - Public Safety, News, HAM Radio, Marine, Railroad, Air, CB Radio, FRS/GMRS, Racing, FM Broadcast, Military Air, and Special (Itinerant)
- Custom Search — lets you program up to 10 search ranges
- Band Scope Span Range: 0.2 Mhz To 500 Mhz
- Band Scope Step: 5 Khz To 100 Khz
- Supported step sizes: 5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10, 12.5,15, 20, 25, 50 or 100 kHz
- 500 (250 Temporary + 250 Permanent) Search Lockouts
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
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
- DCS/CTCSS Rapid Decode
- Uniden Close Call, with Close Call Do Not Disturb, Close Call Priority (or Primary), and Close Call Temporary Store
- 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 Based Scanning
- Quick Search
- Priority Scan with Priority Plus
- Repeater Reverse
- SAME Weather Alert
- Search with Scan for Service and Custom Searches with assigned Quick Keys
- Signal Strength display
- Strong signal attenuation
- Upgradeable firmware
- Can be updated to support Rebanding? YES
- This scanner supports rebanding with firmware already installed. See the Updating the Firmware in Uniden DMA Scanners article for the firmware link
- Weather Alert Priority
- 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 Number Tagging - provides rapid access to a specific system or channel.
- 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 - changes the IF used for a selected frequency to help avoid image and other mixer-product interference on a frequency.
- 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
Mods
Capturing Live Audio
It has been reported that the majority of current BCD396XT models have a stereo output jack for headphones instead of the traditionally-found mono jack. This creates a peculiarity when capturing live audio with a computer because the volume level with the scanner will be about half of the expected volume level if you're using a mono capture cable. There are two ways that this can be addressed easily:
- Stereo Input Cable - You can always use a stereo cable to connect the scanner to your capture device as long as your capture port is also stereo (Line In). You should not use this method if you're capturing with a mic port as the mic port is mono, not stereo.
- Stereo to Mono Converter Plug - You can potentially use a stereo to mono adapter (such as this one) to convert the audio. You'll have to use this option if you're capturing with a mic port.
Manual
Related Pages
- External Links
- BCD396XT Complete Reference - This document provides a complete reference to all menus, functions, and features of the BCD396XT.
- FCC Certification page
- Uniden USB-1 page on Scanner Master
- Wiki Articles
- Programming Your Uniden Scanner
- Compare the BCD396XT to other digital models
Supporting Software
Message Boards / Forums
- RadioReference
- Radio Scanner World
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- Groups.io
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