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** [http://www.ukmidlandscanner.co.uk/arc396prorev.htm ARC396 Pro review at ukmidlandscanner] | ** [http://www.ukmidlandscanner.co.uk/arc396prorev.htm ARC396 Pro review at ukmidlandscanner] | ||
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Revision as of 16:36, 16 August 2007
Uniden's APCO-25 Capable portable Trunktracker scanner with Dynamic Memory Architecture.
Contents
Specifications
Limits
- Channels: 6000 maximum
- Systems: 400 maximum
- Groups per system: 20 maximum
- Talkgroups per trunked system: 200 maximum
- Scan Rate: 100 channels per second (conventional mode)
- System Quick Key range: 0-99
- Group Quick Key range: 0-9
- Custom Search Ranges: 10
- Preprogrammed Service Search Bands: 12
Frequency Coverage
- (North American Model BCD396T)
- 25.0000 - 512.0000 MHz
- 764.0000 - 775.9875 MHz
- 794.0000 - 823.9875 MHz
- 849.0125 - 868.9875 MHz
- 894.0125 - 956.0000 MHz
- 1240.0000 - 1300.0000 MHz
- (Australia/New Zealand Model UBCD396T)
- 25.0000 - 512.0000 MHz
- 764.0000 - 775.9875 MHz
- 794.0000 - 956.0000 MHz
- 1240.0000 - 1300.0000 MHz
Power Requirements
- Power requirements: 3 AA batteries, 6V DC, or 800mA AC adapter
- Example: Radio Shack adapter with Adaptaplug B
- Or Sony Car DC Adaptor
Features
- Rebanding supported? YES
- APCO25 Digital Audio decoding
- Adaptive Digital Threshold - Automatically sets the digital decode threshold for APCO 25 systems
- TrunkTracker IV with Control-Channel Only scanning and I-Call monitoring
- Close Call
- Supported step sizes: 5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10, 12.5,15, 20, 25, 50 or 100 kHz
- Fire Tone Out Alert
- Motorola Control Channel Only trunking
- DCS/CTCSS Rapid Decode
- Scan and (selected) Service Search simultaneously
- 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
- 16 character text tagging for each system, group, channel, taklgroup, search range, and SAME group
- Compatible with BC-RH96 Remote Head
- Analog and Digital AGC
- Quick Search
- 12 Service Searches - Public Safety, News, HAM Radio, Marine, Railroad, Air, CB Radio, FRS/GMRS, Racing, TV Broadcast, FM Broadcast, and Special (Itinerant)
- Custom Search — lets you program up to 10 search ranges
- SAME Weather Alert
- Weather Priority
- Priority Scan with Priority Plus
- Signal Strength display
- Battery level display
- LCD and Keypad Backlight
- Adjustable (0-5 sec) scan delay
- Adjustable Hold (scan duration 0-255 sec) per system, custom or service search
- Strong signal attenuation
- Upgradeadable firmware
- Channel Alert
- Independent Alert Tone Volume – lets you set the volume level of the following tones: Key Beep, Emergency Alert, Channel Alert, and Close Call Alert.
- Repeater Reverse
- Broadcast signal ignore while searching (TV and radio station frequencies, pagers, etc)
- Quick Recall – quickly navigates to a specific Channel by choosing the System, Group, and Channel.
- Duplicate Channel Alert
- Data Skip
- Key Lock
- PC Programming and Control
- Wired Cloning
- On-Air Cloning
- Battery saver
- Antenna Connector: SMA
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
Mods
- Discriminator Tap directions
- NOTE: You must be a member of the BCD396T Yahoo Group to view this message
- The JPEG for the discriminator tap can be viewed here
Reviews and User Opinions
- eHam
- Monitoring Times
- UKMidlandscanner
- Safetyobc's Review
Improvements Desired
- NAC Decoding/Selection for P25 Conventional
- Multi-Site operation (like BCD996T/BCT15)
- Make "tweaks" for AGC menu and UASD accessible
Related Pages
- Uniden DMA FAQ
- DMA Radios Hints and Kinks
- Programming an UHF system requires at least 1 base frequency and offset. An example is shown here. This screen is from the ARC396 software, and shows how to correctly program the Washington DC Police system, which requires 2 base frequencies and offsets.
- UASD Software and Firmware Updates
- BCD396T Owner's Manual
- Uniden scanner test modes
- Anabella's Undocumented BCD396T Factory Test Modes, also includes BC-RH96 Remote Head (PDF)
Supporting Software
- TCL/TK Software
- Windows Software
- BuTel Software Products
- ARC396
- ARC396 Pro review at ukmidlandscanner
- ARC-EasyStream Butel Software
- Clone396
- BCTool Beta in development
- IDTracker II
- RadioCtl
- A review of an older version of this software can be found here
- Scancat Lite Plus
- Scannerbase Advanced Virtual Control 396
- Scan Control
- The Yahoo support group for Scan Control can be found here
- Trunkstar Elite
- Trunkstar Elite Pro
- UASD Software and Firmware Updates from Uniden.
Yahoo Groups and Message Boards
- RadioReference
- Strong Signals
- Yahoo! Groups
eBay Listings
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