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BCT8

BearTracker Warning System with 800 MHz TrunkTracker III

General Specifications

  • TrunkTracker III
  • Backlit Display - At the push of a button, our unique luminescent LCD screen is backlit so messages are easily read in low-light situations
  • Frequency Coverage
    • 25-54
    • 108-174
    • 400-512
    • 806-956 (excluding cellular)
  • 250 User Programmable Memories in 5 banks of 50 each
  • 100 ch/sec Scan Speed (max)
  • 5 scanlist of 10 ID's each per bank
  • 5 Priority channels with Priority Scan
  • 9 Preprogrammed Service Searchs - Makes finding interesting active frequencies even easier.
  • 13 Search bands
  • PC interface/cloning

Features

  • BearTracker Warning System - Alerts you to activity on Highway Patrol link frequencies to let you know if there is activity within about 3 miles of your location. Mostly Outdated
  • Control Channel Only -only one site or system can be programmed per bank
  • Data skip
  • Motorola Status Bits
  • Preprogrammed Highway Patrol Frequencies by State - Helps you to quickly find frequencies likely to be active where you are. Mostly Outdated
  • Priority IDs
  • Can be updated to support Rebanding? YES
    • See Section 7.1 of the Rebanding article for the firmware link
  • Search Lockouts - Lets you lock out frequencies that have continuous or uninteresting communications so that searching is faster.

Reference

  • To reset the scanner (erases all programming):
    • 1. Turn off the scanner.
    • 2. While holding down 2, 9 and "State" keys, turn on the scanner. "Clear" appears for about 5 seconds as the scanner clears its memory.
  • To display the firmware version of the scanner:
    • 1. Turn off the scanner.
    • 2. While holding down 2, 9 and 4 keys, turn on the scanner. The version number, with no other information, is displayed right away.

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Supporting Software

  • ARC8 from BuTel (Available through Scanner Master. Also supports UBCT-8)

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