Difference between revisions of "BCD396T"
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* [[P25 audio decode level adjustment]] | * [[P25 audio decode level adjustment]] | ||
* Quick Recall – quickly navigates to a specific Channel by choosing the System, Group, and Channel | * Quick Recall – quickly navigates to a specific Channel by choosing the System, Group, and Channel | ||
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* [[Repeater Reverse]] | * [[Repeater Reverse]] | ||
* [[SAME]] Weather Alert | * [[SAME]] Weather Alert | ||
Revision as of 09:26, 30 April 2021
Uniden's APCO-25 Capable portable Trunktracker IV 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: Sony Car DC Adaptor
Features
- Adaptive Digital Threshold - Automatically sets the digital decode threshold for APCO 25 systems
- Adjustable Hold (scan duration 0-255 sec) per system, custom or service search
- Adjustable (0-5 sec) scan delay
- Analog and Digital AGC
- Antenna Connector: SMA (w/BNC adapter)
- APCO25 Digital Audio decoding
- Battery level display
- Battery saver
- Blue LCD and Keypad Backlight
- Broadcast signal ignore while searching (TV and radio station frequencies, pagers, etc) with 10 custom bands
- Channel Alert
- Uniden Close Call, with Close Call Do Not Disturb (with version 3 firmware), Close Call Priority (or Primary), and Close Call Temporary Store
- Custom Search — lets you program up to 10 search ranges
- Compatible with BC-RH96 Remote Head
- Data Skip
- 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.
- Key Lock
- On-Air Cloning
- PC Programming and Control
- Priority Scan with Priority Plus
- P25 audio decode level adjustment
- Quick Recall – quickly navigates to a specific Channel by choosing the System, Group, and Channel
- Quick Search
- Repeater Reverse
- SAME Weather Alert
- Search with Scan for Service and Custom Searches
- Signal Strength display
- Strong signal attenuation
- Upgradeable firmware
- Can be updated to support Rebanding? YES
- See the Updating the Firmware in Uniden DMA Scanners article for the firmware link
- Weather Alert Priority
- Wired Cloning (Will only Clone to another BCD396T)
- Supported step sizes: 5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10, 12.5,15, 20, 25, 50 or 100 kHz.
- 100 Quick Keys
- 16 character text tagging for each system, group, channel, talkgroup, search range, Tone-out, and SAME group
- 12 Service Searches - Public Safety, News, HAM Radio, Marine, Railroad, Air, CB Radio, FRS/GMRS, Racing, FM Broadcast, TV Broadcast, and Special (Itinerant)
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 (version 3.0 firmware or later required)
- LTR Standard
- Project 25 Standard
- System Voices:
- Analog
- Analog and APCO-25 Common Air Interface
- APCO-25 Common Air Interface Exclusive
Mods
- The JPEG for the discriminator tap can be viewed here
- Replace a Blown Speaker in the 396
- USB Port Discriminator and Bluetooth mod Thread
Tips & Tricks
- Frequency 'tune' mode: While in scanning mode, press HOLD, key in the frequency, then press HOLD. The scanner stays on this frequency. This also works for talkgroups (hit . twice for a dash). An error message is displayed if you enter a talkgroup while scanning a conventional system.
Reviews and User Opinions
- eHam
- UKMidlandscanner
Related Pages
- External Links
- Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual
- UASD Software, cable driver software and Firmware update link
- BCD396T Owner's Manual
- Uniden USB-1 page on Scanner Master
- Firmware Upgrading
- Wiki Articles
- Programming Your Uniden Scanner
- Tutorial on how to program DMA scanners
- Updating the Firmware in Uniden DMA Scanners
- FreeScan User Guide
- Compare the BCD396T to other digital models
- Firmware Upgrade (Uniden DMA Scanners)
Supporting Software
- Windows Software
- BuTel Software Products
- ARC396
- ARC396PRO is capable of recording audio
- For additional selections, please see the Uniden DMA Software Support article
Message Boards / Forums
- RadioReference
- Radio Scanner World
- Radio Scanners
- Scanner Enthusiasts
- Radio Scanner Help and Chat
- Uniden Scanners
- Uniden Bearcat Scanners
- Uniden Bearcat Scanner Fan Club
- Uniden Bearcat Scanner Owners UK
- Groups.io
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