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* [[Uniden Multi-Site Trunking|Multi-Site support]] | * [[Uniden Multi-Site Trunking|Multi-Site support]] | ||
* [[Quick Search]] | * [[Quick Search]] | ||
− | * [[Priority Scan]] | + | * [[Priority Scan]] |
* [[Repeater Reverse]] | * [[Repeater Reverse]] | ||
* [[SAME]] [[Weather Alert]] | * [[SAME]] [[Weather Alert]] | ||
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* [[Uniden BCDx36HP Quick Keys and Number Tags|Number Tags]] allows you to quickly navigate to a specific Favorites List, System, and/or Channel. | * [[Uniden BCDx36HP Quick Keys and Number Tags|Number Tags]] allows you to quickly navigate to a specific Favorites List, System, and/or Channel. | ||
* [[Negative Channel dropout delay]] (forced resume) adjustable to 0-2,5,10,30, -2, -5, -10 seconds | * [[Negative Channel dropout delay]] (forced resume) adjustable to 0-2,5,10,30, -2, -5, -10 seconds | ||
− | * [[Preemptive Priority]] on Motorola analog systems | + | * [[Priority Scan|Preemptive Priority]] on Motorola analog systems |
− | * [[Priority ID Scan]] on trunked systems | + | * [[Priority Scan|Priority ID Scan]] on trunked systems |
* [[Private Systems]] - lets you flag a system so that it cannot be read out of the scanner or modified. | * [[Private Systems]] - lets you flag a system so that it cannot be read out of the scanner or modified. | ||
* Unit IDs '''(Requires Firmware 1.03)''' | * Unit IDs '''(Requires Firmware 1.03)''' |
Revision as of 01:29, 8 May 2021
Uniden's Premier Analog Trunktracker scanner with Dynamic Memory Architecture. Released Aug., 2009. This was a TrunkTracker III scanner with Motorola Control Channel Only trunking and I-Call monitoring. It has since been discontinued.
Contents
Specifications
Physical and Tech Specs
- Channels: 9,000 maximum
- Systems: 500 maximum
- Sites: 1000 maximum, 256 maximum per system
- Groups per system: 20 maximum
- Talkgroups per trunked system: 500 maximum
- Channels per conventional system: 1000 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
- Startup Keys: 10
- System Number Tagging: 999
- Channel Number Tagging: 999
- Preprogrammed Service Search Bands: 12
- 100 Quick Keys
- 500 (250 Temporary + 250 Permanent) Search Lockouts
- Supported step sizes: 5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10, 12.5,15, 20, 25, 50 or 100 kHz
- 16 character text tagging for each system, site, group, channel, talkgroup, search range, location, Tone-out, and SAME group
- Compatible with BC-RH96 Remote Head
- PC Programming and Control
- Record Out - you can connect an output jack to a VOX controlled recorder or PC sound input to record the received audio.
- DIN-E and ISO Vehicle Mountable (optional)
- BNC antenna connector
- GPS Support for location-based scanning, location alerts, and crows-flight navigation
- 12 Service Searches - Public Safety, News, HAM Radio, Marine, Railroad, Air, CB Radio, FRS/GMRS, Racing, FM Broadcast, Military Air, and Special (Itinerant)
- Custom Search - lets you program up to 10 search ranges
- 3 Quick-Access Search Keys
- Signal Strength display
- LCD and Keypad Backlight
- Reversible Display - Lets you reverse the display to mount unit upside down (and hear the speaker from the top)
- Strong signal attenuation
Frequency Coverage
- 25.0000 - 512.0000 MHz
- 758.0000 - 823.9875 MHz
- 849.0125 - 868.9875 MHz
- 894.0125 - 960.0000 MHz
- 1240.0000 - 1300.0000 MHz
Power Requirements
- Power requirements: AC Adapter (13.8V DC 750mA Regulated) (AD-1009 or equivalent).
- DC:11V to 16.6V(Ext.DC Power Jack or DC Power Jack)
- Power plug: 5.5mm outer diameter, 2.1mm inner diameter
Features
- Adjustable Hold (scan duration 0-255 sec) per system, custom or service search
- Alert Mute - silences all alerts
- Alert Plus - silences the scanner except for channels that have assigned alerts
- BearTracker
- Broadcast Screen while searching (TV and radio station frequencies, pagers, etc) with 10 custom bands
- Close Call, with Close Call Do Not Disturb, Close Call Priority (or Primary), and Close Call Temporary Store.
- DCS/CTCSS Rapid Decode
- Duplicate Channel Alert
- Fire Tone Out Alert
- 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
- Independent Alert Tone Volume – lets you set the volume level of the following tones: Key Beep, Emergency Alert, Channel Alert, and Close Call Alert.
- Location Based Scanning
- Multi-Site support
- Quick Search
- Priority Scan
- Repeater Reverse
- SAME Weather Alert
- Search with Scan for Service and Custom Searches with assigned Quick Keys
- Startup Configuration
- Temporary System, Site, Group, Channel, and Location Lockout
- Upgradeadable firmware
- Can be updated to support Rebanding? YES
- This scanner supports rebanding with firmware already installed. See the Updating the Firmware in Uniden DMA Scanners article for the firmware link
- Weather Alert Priority
- Wired Cloning (Will only Clone to another BCT15X only)
Changes from the BCT15
- Adjustable Band defaults
- Adjustable Priority check interval
- Band Scope
- Control Channel Data Output
- EDACS ESK support
- Fire Tone Out Search - built-in frequency counter displays the received tones.
- Independent GPS Control of Sites and Channel Groups (vs. Systems and Sites)
- Individual channel volume offset
- Intermediate Frequency Exchange
- Key Lock Mode - lets you hand the scanner to a novice user and prevent programming from being modified.
- Number Tags allows you to quickly navigate to a specific Favorites List, System, and/or Channel.
- Negative Channel dropout delay (forced resume) adjustable to 0-2,5,10,30, -2, -5, -10 seconds
- Preemptive Priority on Motorola analog systems
- Priority ID Scan on trunked systems
- Private Systems - lets you flag a system so that it cannot be read out of the scanner or modified.
- Unit IDs (Requires Firmware 1.03)
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
- EDACS ESK (not ProVoice)
- LTR Standard
- System Voices:
- Analog
Mods
Reviews and User Opinions
Related Pages
- External Links
- FCC certification page
- Uniden USB-1 page on Scanner Master
- Easier to Read BCT15-X Scanner Manual
- Uniden BCT-15 and BCT-15X Teardown & Other Data
- Related Wiki Articles
- Forum Threads
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