BCD396T

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Bearcat BCD396T digital Trunktracker IV

3 batteries

Belt Clip View

Uniden's APCO-25 Capable portable Trunktracker IV Scanner with Dynamic Memory Architecture.

Specifications

Physical

• Antenna Connector: SMA (w/BNC adapter)
• Battery level display
• Blue LCD and Keypad Backlight
• Compatible with BC-RH96 Remote Head
• PC Programming and Control
• Signal Strength display
• Strong signal attenuation

Keys

• Group Quick Key range: 0-9
• System Quick Key range: 0-99

Technical

• Channels: 6000 maximum
• Custom Search Ranges: 10
• Groups per system: 20 maximum
• Preprogrammed Service Search Bands: 12
• Scan Rate: 100 channels per second (conventional mode)
• 12 Service Searches - Public Safety, News, HAM Radio, Marine, Railroad, Air, CB Radio, FRS/GMRS, Racing, FM Broadcast, TV Broadcast, and Special (Itinerant)
• Supported step sizes: 5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10, 12.5,15, 20, 25, 50 or 100 kHz.
• Systems: 400 maximum
• Talkgroups per trunked system: 200 maximum
• 16 character text tagging for each system, group, channel, talkgroup, search range, Tone-out, and SAME group

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

• 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
• APCO25 Digital Audio decoding
• Battery Saver
• Broadcast Screen
• 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
• 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 Programming
• Priority Scan
• P25 audio decode level adjustment
• Quick Recall – quickly navigates to a specific Channel by choosing the System, Group, and Channel
• Quick Search
• Repeater Reverse
• Search with Scan
• Uniden Digital AGC Tweak Procedures
• Upgradeable firmware
  • Can be updated to support Rebanding? YES
  • See the Updating the Firmware in Uniden DMA Scanners article for the firmware link
• Weather Operations
• Wired Cloning

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

• BCD396T review thread

UKMidlandscanner

• BCD396T Review

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
  • Uniden Scanner Comparison
• Firmware Upgrade (Uniden DMA Scanners)

Supporting Software

ARC396 Version 2.0 Screenshot

Windows Software

• BuTel Software Products
  • ARC396
  • ARC396PRO is capable of recording audio
• For additional selections, please see the Uniden DMA Software Support article

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