BCD325P2

The Uniden BearCat Digital BCD325P2 is a APCO-25 Phase II capable handheld TrunkTracker V scanner based on Dynamic Memory Architecture. This scanner became available to the market in April 2015. It's lineage is from the previous generation BCD396XT with added features & memory as well as repackaging into their newest iteration of a shorter ergonomic (hand-holding style used analog only scanners) with a much larger font style with single color LED display of Bearcat Orange. It's direct base/mobile sibling is the BCD996P2, options are nearly identical except the BCD325P2 only has a USB (USB B Mini) port vs a Serial & USB available on the BCD996P2. These 2 scanners make up, what are becoming known as "P2 scanners" as they decode Phase 2 signals. DMR/MOTOTRBO, EDACS ProVoice and NXDN decoding and trunking available via paid upgrade.

---

Specifications

Physical

• Attenuation (for Strong signal -20db)
• 2-Line Alpha-Numeric Large Font Display w 3 additional lines of Info and 3 modes
• Backlit Display
  • 3 Display Modes
  • 3 Display Dimmer settings
• Battery Charger (dumb) for Ni-MH battery with caveat scanner is off
• Battery level displayable
• Function Key on Front, active for 3 seconds
• GPS Support for Location Based Scanning, location alerts, and crows-flight navigation
• PC Programming and Control (No Uniden Software included or developed, 3rd Party Only)
• Signal Strength display
• USB standard connectivity USB Mini-B for program/control/update/power

Keys

• 10 Group QKs
• 3 Quick-Access Search Keys
• 100 Systems QKs

Technical

• 25,000 Channels
• 20 Groups per System
• 12 Service Searches - Public Safety, News, HAM Radio, Marine, Railroad, Air, CB Radio, FRS/GMRS, Racing, FM Broadcast, Military Air, and Special (Itinerant)
• 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

Features

• Ability to flag a channel as Digital, Analog, or All
• Adjustable scan duration 0-255 sec per system, site, custom or service search
• Audio Digital and Analog AGC
• Auto Adaptive Digital Threshold - automatically adjust P25 Decode Threshold
• Band Scope mode
• Battery Saver
• Broadcast Screen while searching (TV or radio station frequencies, pagers, etc) with 10 custom bands
• Channel Volume Offset
• Close Call, with Close Call Do Not Disturb, Close Call Priority (or Primary), and Close Call Temporary Store
• Control Channel Data Output
• Control Channel Only
• Control Channel Only trunking and I-Call monitoring
• Custom Search — lets you program up to 10 search ranges
• DCS/CTCSS Rapid Decode
• Delay Channel adjustable to 0-2,5,10,30,
• Displays UID (Unit IDs) on trunking systems.
• Displays can show you P0 & P1 for transmissions signifying P25 Phase 1 & Phase 2
• Duplicate Channel Alert
• Fire Tone Out alert
  • Fire Tone Out Search - built-in frequency counter displays the received tones.
• 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
• Hold feature stay on one channel or System/Site
• Independent Alert Tone Volume – lets you set the volume level of the following tones: Key Beep, Emergency Alerts, Channel Alerts, and/or Close Call Alerts.
• Intermediate Frequency Exchange - changes the IF used for a selected frequency to help avoid image and other mixer-product interference on a frequency.
• Key Lock - lets you hand the scanner to a novice user and prevents anything being changed but Volume and ON\OFF.
• Location Based Scanning
• Multi-Site System Support
• Narrowband Reception
• Negative Channel dropout delay (forced resume) adjustable to -2, -5, -10 seconds
• Number Tags allows you to quickly navigate to a specific Favorites List, System, and/or Channel.
• Priority Scan
• Private Systems - lets you flag a system so that it cannot be read out of the scanner or modified, preventing secondary user: System & Group deletion (Software)
• P25 One-Frequency Trunk - P25 Conventional channels w NAC and TGID user differentiation
• P25 audio decode level adjustment
• Quick Search
• Repeater Reverse
• Search with Scan for Service and Custom Searches with assigned Quick Keys
• Startup Configuration
• Supports 800mhz Rebanded Systems
• Temporary System, Site, Group, Channel, and Location Lockout
• Upgradeable firmware
• Weather Operations

In the Box

• BCD325P2 Scanner w Battery Cover
• Rechargeable Batteries (2 AA Ni-Mh 2300mah)
• Semi-Flexible antenna (BNC) - Uniden BATG0481001
• USB to USB Mini B cable(Programming/Charging/Control)
  • Maybe necessary to purchase separate USB charger
• Hand strap
• Owner’s manual
• Belt Clip (Already attached w 2 screws)

Frequency Coverage

• 25.0000 - 512.0000 MHz
• 758.0000 - 823.9875 MHz
• 849.0125 - 868.9875 MHz
• 894.0125 - 960.0000 MHz
• DOES NOT COVER 1240.0000 - 1300.0000 MHz mistake made from copying from previous gen specs see BCD396XT

Frequency Step Chart

This chart shows Lower Edge and Upper Edge in MHz followed by mode and Step in kHz.

• 25.0000 27.9950 AM 5.0
• 28.0000 29.6800 NFM 20.0
• 29.7000 49.9900 NFM 10.0
• 50.0000 53.9800 NFM 20.0
• 54.0000 71.9500 WFM 50.0
• 72.0000 75.9950 FM 5.0
• 76.0000 87.9500 WFM 50.0
• 88.0000 107.9000 FMB 100.0
• 108.0000 136.9750 AM 25.0
• 137.0000 143.9875 NFM 12.5
• 144.0000 147.9950 NFM 5.0
• 148.0000 150.7875 NFM 12.5
• 150.8000 161.9950 NFM 5.0
• 162.0000 173.9875 NFM 12.5
• 174.0000 215.9500 WFM 50.0
• 216.0000 224.9800 NFM 20.0
• 225.0000 379.9750 AM 25.0
• 380.0000 512.0000 NFM 12.5
• 758.0000 775.9875 NFM 12.5
• 794.0000 805.9875 NFM 12.5
• 806.0000 823.9875 NFM 12.5
• 849.0125 868.9875 NFM 12.5
• 894.0125 960.0000 NFM 12.5

Courtesy of Universal Radio Inc.

FM Bandwidths

Modulation & Steps AM, NFM, FM, WFM, or FMB. 5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 50, or 100 kHz

• NFM: ~7.5 kHz deviation
• FM: ~15 kHz deviation
• FMB: ~75 kHz deviation
• WFM: >100 kHz deviation

Power Requirements

• Power requirements: 2 AA batteries (2.05v or higher) or 5V DC ≥300mA or AC/DC USB A adapter w 5v ≥300ma.

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

• Analog Conventional Frequencies
• Motorola Type I
• Motorola Type II
  • Motorola Type IIi Hybrid
  • Motorola Type II Smartnet
  • Motorola Type II SmartZone
  • Motorola Type II SmartZone OmniLink
• EDACS
  • EDACS Standard (Wide)
  • EDACS Standard Networked
  • EDACS Narrowband (Narrow)
  • EDACS Narrowband Networked
  • EDACS SCAT
  • EDACS ESK
  • ProVoice ¹
• LTR Standard
• APCO Project 25 Standard
  • Phase I FDMA
  • Motorola X2-TDMA
  • Phase II TDMA
• DMR ²
  
  • Conventional Digital Mobile Radio (DMR)
  • MOTOTRBO Capacity Plus Trunked Radio Systems
  • MOTOTRBO Connect Plus Trunked Radio Systems
  • MOTOTRBO Linked Capacity Plus Systems
  • DMR Tier III Trunking

System Voices

• Analog
• EDACS
  • Analog
• APCO-25 Common Air Interface Common Air Interface
  • Phase I FDMA
  • Phase II TDMA

An upgrade (some are paid upgrades) is required for these modes

• ProVoice
• DMR MOTOTRBO
• NXDN

Related Pages

External Links

• Uniden manual
• BCD325P2-AU Mini Review
• Uniden BCD325P2 (Twiki)

Related Wiki Articles

• Uniden DMA FAQ

Message Boards / Forums

RadioReference

• Uniden Forum

Facebook

• Radio Scanner World
• Radio Scanners
• Scanner Enthusiasts
• Radio Scanner Help and Chat
• Uniden Scanners
• Uniden Bearcat Scanners
• Uniden Bearcat Scanner Fan Club
• Uniden Bearcat Scanner Owners UK

Groups.io

• BCD325P2
• Radio Programming
• Radio Scanners Uniden / Whistler
• Uniden main group
• BCD325P2 Sub Group

Twitter

• BCD325P2 on Twitter

BCD325P2 Scanners for Sale

• BCD325P2 eBay Listings

Return to Uniden Scanners