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The Uniden '''BCD325P2''' is a APCO-25 Phase II capable handheld "Trunktracker V" scanner with [[Dynamic Memory Architecture]]. This scanner became available to the market in April, 2015.  It is an upgrade and repackaging of the [[BCD396XT]].  It's direct desktop/mobile sibling is the [[BCD996P2]], options are nearly identical except the  BCD325P2 only has a USB (USB B Mini) port vs a Serial secondarily available in the BCD996P2
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The Uniden '''BCD325P2''' is a APCO-25 Phase II capable handheld "Trunktracker V" scanner based on [[Dynamic Memory Architecture]]. This scanner became available to the market in April 2015.  It is an upgrade and repackaging of the [[BCD396XT]].  It's direct desktop/mobile sibling is the [[BCD996P2]], options are nearly identical except the  BCD325P2 only has a USB (USB B Mini) port vs a Serial secondarily available in the BCD996P2.
  
  
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* 25,000 Channels  
 
* 25,000 Channels  
 
* Temporary Lockout  
 
* Temporary Lockout  
* Location-Based Scanning
 
 
* Fire Tone-Out Alert  
 
* Fire Tone-Out Alert  
 
* Band Scope  
 
* Band Scope  
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* DCS/CTCSS Rapid Decoding  
 
* DCS/CTCSS Rapid Decoding  
 
* Audio Digital and Analog AGC  
 
* Audio Digital and Analog AGC  
* Location Alerts*
 
* Crows-Flight Navigation*
 
 
* Dynamic Memory  
 
* Dynamic Memory  
 
* 16 Character Text Tagging  
 
* 16 Character Text Tagging  
 
* Narrowband Reception  
 
* Narrowband Reception  
* Key-Safe Mode
 
 
* IF Exchange  
 
* IF Exchange  
 
* Preemptive Trunking Priority  
 
* Preemptive Trunking Priority  
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* Individual channel volume offset
 
* Individual channel volume offset
 
* Intermediate Frequency Exchange - changes the IF used for a selected frequency to help avoid image and other mixer-product interference on a frequency.
 
* Intermediate Frequency Exchange - changes the IF used for a selected frequency to help avoid image and other mixer-product interference on a frequency.
* Key Safe Mode - lets you hand the scanner to a novice user and prevent programming from being modified.
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* Key Lock - lets you hand the scanner to a novice user and prevents anything being changed but Volume and ON\OFF.
* Private Systems - lets you flag a system so that it cannot be read out of the scanner or modified.
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* Private Systems - lets you flag a system so that it cannot be read out of the scanner or modified, preventing secondary user: System & Group deletion (Software).
 
* [http://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4/BandScopeMode Band Scope] - gives a graphic representation of signal activity.
 
* [http://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4/BandScopeMode Band Scope] - gives a graphic representation of signal activity.
 
* Delay Channel adjustable to 0-2,5,10,30,
 
* Delay Channel adjustable to 0-2,5,10,30,
* Negative Channel dropout delay (forced resume) adjustable to -2, -5, -10 seconds
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** Negative Channel dropout delay (forced resume) adjustable to -2, -5, -10 seconds
 
* [[DCS]]/[[CTCSS]] [[Automatic_CTCSS_identification|Rapid Decode]]
 
* [[DCS]]/[[CTCSS]] [[Automatic_CTCSS_identification|Rapid Decode]]
 
* Temporary System, Site, Group, Channel, and Location Lockout
 
* Temporary System, Site, Group, Channel, and Location Lockout
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* Fire Tone Out Search - built-in frequency counter displays the received tones.
 
* Fire Tone Out Search - built-in frequency counter displays the received tones.
 
* [[Channel Alert]]
 
* [[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.
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* Independent Alert Tone Volume – lets you set the volume level of the following tones: Key Beep, Emergency Alerts, Channel Alerts, and/or Close Call Alerts.
 
* Weather Alert Priority
 
* Weather Alert Priority
* [[SAME]] Weather Alert
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** [[SAME]] Weather Alert
 
* Duplicate Channel Alert
 
* Duplicate Channel Alert
 
* [http://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4/PriorityScan Priority Scan] with Priority Plus
 
* [http://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4/PriorityScan Priority Scan] with Priority Plus
 
** Also see the [[Priority Scan]] article
 
** Also see the [[Priority Scan]] article
* Adjustable Priority check interval
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** Adjustable Priority check interval
* Priority ID Scan on some trunked systems
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** Priority ID Scan on some trunked systems
* Preemptive Priority on Motorola analog systems
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** Preemptive Priority on Motorola systems w analog audio
 
* Signal Strength display
 
* Signal Strength display
 
* Battery level displayable
 
* Battery level displayable
 
* Battery saver
 
* Battery saver
* Key Lock
 
 
* Adjustable Hold (scan duration 0-255 sec) per system, site, custom or service search
 
* Adjustable Hold (scan duration 0-255 sec) per system, site, custom or service search
 
* Attenuation (for Strong signal -20db)
 
* Attenuation (for Strong signal -20db)
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* PC Programming and Control (No Uniden Software included or developed)
 
* PC Programming and Control (No Uniden Software included or developed)
 
* Wired Cloning (Will only Clone to another BCD325P2)
 
* Wired Cloning (Will only Clone to another BCD325P2)
* Antenna Connector: BNC adapter
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* Antenna Connector: BNC  
  
 
===In the Box===
 
===In the Box===
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** Analog  
 
** Analog  
 
** Analog and APCO-25 Common Air Interface
 
** Analog and APCO-25 Common Air Interface
** Digital APCO-25 Common Air Interface Exclusive [[P25 CAI]]
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** Digital APCO-25 Common Air Interface [[P25 CAI]]
  
  

Revision as of 21:43, 9 April 2016

Bearcat BCD325P2 digital Trunktracker V

The Uniden BCD325P2 is a APCO-25 Phase II capable handheld "Trunktracker V" scanner based on Dynamic Memory Architecture. This scanner became available to the market in April 2015. It is an upgrade and repackaging of the BCD396XT. It's direct desktop/mobile sibling is the BCD996P2, options are nearly identical except the BCD325P2 only has a USB (USB B Mini) port vs a Serial secondarily available in the BCD996P2.


Specifications

Features

  • Supports Rebanded Systems
  • TrunkTracker V -- Includes APCO P25 Phase I and II, Motorola, EDACS, and LTR
  • 25,000 Channels
  • Temporary Lockout
  • Fire Tone-Out Alert
  • Band Scope
  • Rapid System/Channel Number Tagging
  • DCS/CTCSS Rapid Decoding
  • Audio Digital and Analog AGC
  • Dynamic Memory
  • 16 Character Text Tagging
  • Narrowband Reception
  • IF Exchange
  • Preemptive Trunking Priority
  • 12 Service Searches: Public Safety, News, Ham Radio, Marine, Railroad, Air, CB Radio, FRS/GMRS, Racing, FM Broadcast and Special (Itinerant)
  • Multi-Site System Support
  • Channel Volume Offset
  • NAC decoding
    • Support for P25 Conventional channels that include NAC and TGID user differentiation (P25 One-Frequency Trunk)
  • Adaptive Digital Threshold - Automatically sets the digital decode threshold for APCO 25 systems
  • TrunkTracker V with Motorola Control Channel Only trunking and I-Call monitoring
  • Multi-Site support
  • Display UID (Unit IDs) on trunking systems.
  • EDACS ESK support
  • Standard Bearcat Orange back-lit display
  • System / Channel Number Tagging - provides rapid access to a specific system or channel.
  • Control Channel Data Output – allows the analysis of control channel data without the need to perform invasive modifications to the scanner. Now supported in UniTrunker version 1.0.0.10 or newer.
  • Close Call™ RF Capture Uniden Close Call, with Close Call Do Not Disturb, Close Call Priority (or Primary), and Close Call Temporary Store
  • GPS Support for location-based scanning, location alerts, and crows-flight navigation
  • [http://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4/LocationBasedScanning Independent GPS Control of Sites and Channel Groups
  • 100 Quick Keys
  • Supported step sizes: 5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10, 12.5,15, 20, 25, 50 or 100 kHz
    • Adjustable Band defaults
  • Individual channel volume offset
  • Intermediate Frequency Exchange - changes the IF used for a selected frequency to help avoid image and other mixer-product interference on a frequency.
  • Key Lock - lets you hand the scanner to a novice user and prevents anything being changed but Volume and ON\OFF.
  • Private Systems - lets you flag a system so that it cannot be read out of the scanner or modified, preventing secondary user: System & Group deletion (Software).
  • Band Scope - gives a graphic representation of signal activity.
  • Delay Channel adjustable to 0-2,5,10,30,
    • Negative Channel dropout delay (forced resume) adjustable to -2, -5, -10 seconds
  • DCS/CTCSS Rapid Decode
  • Temporary System, Site, Group, Channel, and Location Lockout
  • 500 (250 Temporary + 250 Permanent) Search Lockouts
  • Startup Configuration
  • 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, site, group, channel, talkgroup, search range, location, Tone-out, and SAME group
  • Ability to flag a channel as Digital, Analog, or All
  • Quick Search
  • Search with Scan for Service and Custom Searches with assigned Quick Keys
  • 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
  • Fire Tone Out alert
  • Fire Tone Out Search - built-in frequency counter displays the received tones.
  • Channel Alert
  • Independent Alert Tone Volume – lets you set the volume level of the following tones: Key Beep, Emergency Alerts, Channel Alerts, and/or Close Call Alerts.
  • Weather Alert Priority
  • Duplicate Channel Alert
  • Priority Scan with Priority Plus
    • Also see the Priority Scan article
    • Adjustable Priority check interval
    • Priority ID Scan on some trunked systems
    • Preemptive Priority on Motorola systems w analog audio
  • Signal Strength display
  • Battery level displayable
  • Battery saver
  • Adjustable Hold (scan duration 0-255 sec) per system, site, custom or service search
  • Attenuation (for Strong signal -20db)
  • Upgradeable firmware
  • Repeater Reverse
  • Broadcast signal ignore while searching (TV and radio station frequencies, pagers, etc) with 10 custom bands
  • PC Programming and Control (No Uniden Software included or developed)
  • Wired Cloning (Will only Clone to another BCD325P2)
  • Antenna Connector: BNC

In the Box

  • BCD325P2 Scanner
  • Batteries (2 AA Ni-Mh 2300mah)
  • Semi-Flexible antenna (BNC)
  • USB to USB Mini B cable(Programming/Charging/Control)
  • Hand strap
  • Owner’s manual
  • Belt Clip (Already attached w 2 screws)

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

FM Bandwidths

  • NFM: ~7.5 kHz deviation
  • FM: ~15 kHz deviation
  • FMB: ~75 kHz deviation
  • WFM: >100 kHz deviation

Power Requirements

  • Power requirements: 2 AA batteries (2.05v or higher) or 5V DC ≥300mA or AC adapter 5v ≥300ma.

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 Voices:
    • Analog
    • Analog and APCO-25 Common Air Interface
    • Digital APCO-25 Common Air Interface P25 CAI


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