BC296D
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APCO 25 Capable Handheld Scanner
The BC296D Digital Handheld Scanner is APCO 25 Capable with 1000 channels, 10 banks, 10 priority channels and continuous band coverage.
Contents
General Specifications
Features
- Rebanding supported? YES
- APCO25 Digital Audio Operation - Including 9600 Baud C4FM & CQPSK*
- TrunkTracker IV with I-Call monitoring
- I-Call monitoring
- Automatic Digital Detect
- PC Control/Programming (Software Included)
- 1000 Channels in 10 Banks
- 100 cps scan rate
- 25-512, 806-956, 1240-1300MHz range
- 10 scan lists with 10 ID’s each per bank
- 10 Priority Channels with Priority Plus
- Priority IDs
- CTCSS/DCS Decode
- SAME Weather Alert - Specific Area Message Encoding - During a NOAA Weather or Emergency Alert, a code for your specific location will alert you to severe conditions in your immediate area.
- Motorola Control Channel Only scanning option in menu with selectable plan for 800/900 mHz systems but only one site or system can be programmed per bank
- Motorola Status Bits
- EDACS partial talkgroup IDs
- EDACS Patch Tracking
- 16-character Alpha Tagging - Bank, channel, and search range
- 12 Preprogramed Service Searches
- 10 Custom search ranges
- Auto store
- Channel alert
- Backlit Keypad - Offers you added visibility for dialing at night or in low light.
- Holographic Backlit LCD Display
- Signal meter
- Data skip
- Rechargeable NiMH Battery Pack and Charger
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
- LTR Standard
- Project 25 Standard
- System Voices:
- Analog
- Analog and APCO-25 Common Air Interface
- APCO-25 Common Air Interface Exclusive
Owner's Manual
Reviews and User Opinions
Related Pages
- RadioReference-PRO96 BC296 Comparison Thread
- Strong Signals BC296D Club
- Simulcast digital distortion
Supporting Software
- ARC250
- BC250 Clone
- Control Freq v2
- IDTracker
- ProScan
- Scancat Gold for Windows
- Scancat Lite Plus
- Scan Pro software for the 250/785
- Scan Control
- Spectrum Commander IX IX
- NOTE: Conventional support only-no trunking
- Trunkstar Pro
- Trunkstar XLT
- UASD and Firmware updates 296
- Winscan DP
Yahoo Groups and Mailing Lists (software and receiver support)
- ARC250/785 Yahoo group
- Uniden BC296D Yahoo group
- BC296D Yahoo group
- Uniden BC796D-BC296D Yahoo group
- ProScan Support forum
- Scancat Yahoo group
- Scan Control Yahoo group
- Spectrum Explorer Yahoo group
- RadioReference Uniden forum
- Strong Signals BC296D Forum
- Strong Signals Uniden Message board
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