BCT8
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BearTracker Warning System with 800 MHz TrunkTracker III
Contents
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 Mostly Outdated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 Mostly Outdated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.
Related Pages
- Programming Your Uniden Scanner
- Correcting the Garbled Audio when Trunking with the BCT8
- Owner's Manual (PDF)
Reviews and User Opinions
Supporting Software
- ARC8 from BuTel (Available through Scanner Master. Also supports UBCT-8)
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