BC898T
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500 Channel Programmable Base Scanner with TrunkTracker III
PRODUCT FEATURE LIST
- Rebanding supported? YES
- Multiple Channels (500) / Banks (10)
- Frequency Coverage* - Includes the most interesting "action" bands where you can hear police, ambulance, fire, amateur radio, public utilities, weather, and more. 25-54,108-174, 216-512, 806-956 (excluding cellular)
- 1000 Talk Group ID's in 10 Lists of 10 per Bank - Let's you quickly select the talk groups you want to hear when you listen to trunked systems.
- TrunkTracker III Technology - So you can keep up with the action on Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems.
- DCS/CTCSS Rapid Decode - Instantly Detects and Displays the Subaudible Tone So You Can Quickly Determine the System Settings.
- S.A.M.E. Weather Alert - Specific Area Message Encoding - During a NOAA Weather or Emergency Alert, a code for your specific location will alert you to severe conditions in your immediate area.
- Conventional and Trunked Search Operations - Let's you find transmissions not listed in any book or anyone's web site.
- Priority Operation - Helps ensure that you don't miss important transmissions on the channel you designate as the priority channel.
- AC Adapters, DC Power Cable and Automotive Power Outlet Plug - More options for supplying power to your scanner at home or in your car.
- Programmable Delay - When programmed on a channel, it allows time for a reply on the same channel before resuming to scan.
- Programmable Search - Allows you to set the upper and lower limits of specific frequency range for easier searching.
- Modulation Capability (AM/FM/NFM)
- Frequency Steps (kHz) 5/6.25/12.5/25
- 200 Talk Group Skip Memories
- 100 Search Skip Memories
Contents
Reviews and User Opinions
Related Pages
- Uniden Bearcat BC898T Scanning Receiver (from Dave's Radio Page)
- RadioReference Uniden forum
- Strong Signals Uniden Forum
- Uniden User's Manual (PDF)
- NOTE: Go about 1/2 way down the page. Some missing info may be found in the 895 and BCT8 manuals
Supporting Software
- ARC898
- IDTracker
- Scancat Gold for Windows
- Scancat Lite Plus
- Scan Control
- Trunkstar Pro
- NOTE: Future Support
- UASD and Firmware updates 898
Yahoo Groups and Mailing Lists (software and receiver support)