BC246T

Uniden's analog-only portable Trunktracker scanner with Dynamic Memory Architecture. This is a TrunkTracker III scanner. First Sale: November, 2004. Currently Discontinued

Specifications

Physical

• Antenna Connector: BNC
• LCD Backlight
• PC Programming and Control available

Keys

• Group Quick Key range: 0-9
• System Quick Key range: 0-9

Technical

• Channels: 1600 typical, 2500 maximum
• Custom Search Ranges: 10
• Groups per system: 20 maximum
• Preprogrammed Service Search Bands: 10
• Scan Rate: 100 channels per second (conventional mode)
• Strong signal attenuation
• Supported step sizes: 5, 6.25, 7.5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 50 or 100 kHz
• Systems: 200 maximum
• Talkgroups per trunked system: 200 maximum
• 10 Service Searches - public safety, news, amateur radio, marine, railroad, air, CB radio, FRS/GMRS, racing, and special (Itinerant)
• 16 character text tagging for each system, group, channel, talkgroup, search range, and SAME group

Frequency Coverage

• 25-54 MHz
• 108-174 MHz
• 216-225 MHz
• 400-512 MHz
• 806-956 MHz
• 1240-1300 MHz

Power

• 2 AA batteries, 6V DC, or 500mA AC adapter. Example: Sony Car DC Adaptor

Features

• Adjustable (0-5 sec) scan delay
• Adjustable Hold (scan duration 0-255 sec) per system
• Autostore by frequency and talkgroup. Automatically store frequencies from a service or limit search into a conventional system or store talk group IDs into a trunked system
• Battery Saver
• Channel Alert
• Close Call
• Control Channel Only trunking
• Custom Search — lets you program up to 10 search ranges
• Data Skip
• DCS/CTCSS Rapid Decode
• Duplicate Channel Alert
• I-Call monitoring
• Key Lock
• Pager Screen
• Priority Scan
• Quick Recall – quickly navigates to a specific Channel by choosing the System, Group, and Channel.
• Quick Search
• Repeater Reverse
• Upgradeable firmware
  • Can be updated to support Rebanding? YES
• Weather Operations
• Wired Cloning

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
  • EDACS Standard (Wide)
  • EDACS Standard Networked
  • EDACS Narrowband (Narrow)
  • EDACS Narrowband Networked
  • EDACS SCAT
  • LTR Standard

• System Voices:
  • Analog

Hardware Accessories

• Uniden USB-1 Cable
• Uniden Serial Cable
• BC246T replacement rubber keypad, part no. LNBZ3B8092Z
• BC246T Contact Sheet, part no. KNBZ3B8093Z

Modifications

• Mods.DK listing for 246
• BC246T/Internal Squelch Adjustment
• JPEGs of BC246 discrim tap

Reviews and User Opinions

• EHam reviews of the BC246T Link 1
• EHam reviews of the BC246T Link 2
• BC-246T Review from MT (PDF)
• UKMidlandscanner: BC246T Review
• BC246T Review by Safetyobc

Related Pages

• Owner's Manual
• Uniden DMA FAQ

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