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The BCD436HP is the first scanner to incorporate the HomePatrol ease of use in a traditional handheld scanner. Simply enter your zip code, and the BCD436HP will quickly select and scan channels in your local area. It's direct sibling is the mobile/desktop BCD536HP which includes a Wi-Fi Dongle, both utilize the same Sentinel (Uniden software), and can be used interchangeably for both of the BCDx36HP Series on one PC. Here is a quick rundown of the BCD436HP's major features & specifications with additional info & links.

Specifications

Flexible Easy System or Channel Selection using Zip Code or GPS and Service Types - just pick the kinds of channels you want to hear and tell the BCD436HP where you are and let it do the rest.
Range Control - Lets you set how far out from your current location the scanner will search for Channels in Favorites Lists and the Database. Location precision for Departments and Sites that allows you to define a location and range using rectangles instead just of a single circle.
Serial GPS input for location-based scanning using the Uniden GC-GPSK or other compatible GPS receiver.
- Complete Front Keypad Programming ability - create custom Favorites Lists either using systems from the HPDB as a starting point by Adding Channel or program your Favorites from scratch.
Included Sentinel Software makes database and firmware updates simple. Also allows you to create, edit, and manage your Favorites Lists.
USB PC Connectivity (USB Mini-B)
Discovery Modes help you find new channels on trunked systems and frequency ranges.
Analysis Modes include Band Scope, RF Power Plot, Trunked System Analysis, and EDACS/LTR LCN Finder.
Flexible Scanning - scan from any combination of the main database and Favorites Lists.
Instant Replay - Plays back up to 240 seconds of the most recent unsquelched transmissions without the added quite time between those transmissions..
Recording of Audio- Captures & Stores individual transmissions until squelch closes for later playback with time stamping and some metadata via Scanner or PC.
4GB microSD card holds the entire US and Canada database of radio systems, plus leaves room for hundreds of hours of audio recording.
TrunkTracker V with support for APCO Project 25 Phase I and Phase II, X2-TDMA, Motorola, EDACS, and LTR Trunked Radio Systems.
Multi-Site Trunking - Lets you program the scanner to share a Trunked System's TGIDs across multiple Sites without having to duplicate TGIDs.
P25 One-Frequency Trunking - The scanner can follow individual talk groups on P25 single-frequency systems that use both NAC and TGID’s for squelch control and user identification.
Individual Site P25 decode Threshold, Settings: Auto, Manual, Default
Quick key (QK) capable
- 100 Favorites Lists QKs
  - Per Favorite List
    - 100 Systems QKs
      - Per Systems
        100 Departments QKs
Startup Configuration
Channel Alert for when a call comes in
- Visual Channel Alert LED ring, Left-knob, w/ 7 colors and 3 patterns.
- Audible Independent Alert Tone Volume – lets you set the volume level of the following tones: Key Beep, Emergency Alerts, Channel Alerts, Tone-Out hits, and Close Call Alert..
Encryption Muting - APCO P25 encrypted voice is muted automatically.
System/Channel Number Tagging - Number tags allow you to quickly navigate to a specific Favorites List, System, or Channel.
Easy Scan Control using the dedicated System, Department and Channel Hold buttons.
Easy navigation to Favorite List, 1st on Menu w visual On/Off for FQK listing
Easy navigation to System List 1st on Menu w visual On/Off for SQK listing.
Custom Search - lets you program up to 10 search ranges.
3 Quick-Access Search Keys
Search with Scan for Custom Searches.
Quick Search - Allows you to start searching at the displayed frequency, or enter a frequency and start searching.
Temporary Avoid lets you quickly silence unwanted systems, departments, channels, or search frequencies while allowing you to restore them by cycling power.
Channel delay 0-2,5,10,30,
Negative Channel delay or dropout (forced resume) adjustable to -2, -5, -10 seconds.
64 character text tagging for each system, site, department, channel, talkgroup, search range, Tone-Out, and SAME group.
Date/Time indication on display with time stamping for recordings.
AVOID via Front Keypad or Menu
- Temporary Avoid lets you quickly silence unwanted Systems, Ddepartments, Channels, or search frequencies while allowing you to restore Avoids by cycling power.
- Permanent Avoid lets you lockout anything unwanted by a quick double press
- Ability to Clear All Avoids quickly and easily in a few MENU presses
Conventional Channel Priority with Priority Do-Not-Disturb, w some trunk system and priority
- Adjustable Priority check interval.
Uniden Close Call, with Close Call Do Not Disturb, Close Call Priority (or Primary), and Close Call Temporary Store.
Weather
- Weather
- NOAA Weather Alert with SAME
- Weather Priority.
Receive Signal Strength Indicator display.
Analog and Digital AGC independently per System
Fire Tone Out alert with two-tone paging with up to 32 tone slots.
- Also see the Fire Tone Out article.
- Fire Tone Out Search - built-in frequency counter displays the received tones.
Individual channel Volume offset.
Broadcast signal ignore while searching (TV and radio station frequencies, pagers, etc) with 10 custom bands.
Repeater Reverse
Intermediate Frequency Exchange - changes the IF used for a selected frequency to help avoid image and other mixer-product interference on a frequency.
64 x 288-Pixel Dot-Matrix Display.
Backlit Display and Keypad.
Backlight-on-Squelch option allows the backlight to remain on during an entire transmission.
Adjustable Band defaults Modulation and Steps
Rugged construction with Rubber Side and Bottom Impact areas to improve impact resistance.
Select/Volume/Squelch multi-control top knob.
Side-actuated Function and Menu controls.
3 AA Battery Operation provides up to 8 hours of operation.
Built-in Battery Charger - charge the batteries in the scanner w a USB Mini-B cable (w/ the caveat the scanner is off).
192 x 160-Pixel Dot-Matrix Display.
SMA-type antenna.

RR System Compatibility

System Types

Analog Conventional Frequencies
Motorola Type I
Motorola Type II
EDACS
- EDACS Standard (Wide)
- EDACS Standard Networked
- EDACS Narrowband (Narrow)
- EDACS Narrowband Networked
- EDACS SCAT
- EDACS ESK
- EDACS ProVoice ¹
LTR Standard
APCO Project 25 Standard
- Phase I FDMA
- Motorola X2-TDMA
- Phase II TDMA
DMR ²

System Voices

Analog
EDACS
- Analog
- ProVoice ¹
APCO-25 Common Air Interface Common Air Interface
- Phase I FDMA
- Phase II TDMA
DMR ²

Notes: 1 and 2 Requires, optional, Paid Upgrade w/ Registration via my.uniden.com

Firmware 1.10.02 (or better)
Firmware 1.11.15 (or better)

Firmware updates via MicroSD card or through USB port.

Frequency Coverage

25-512 MHz
758-824 MHz
849-869 MHz
894-960 MHz
1240-1300 MHz

Modulation & Steps

AM, NFM, FM, WFM, or FMB.
5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 50, or 100 kHz

Included in the Box

BCD436HP Scanner Radio¹
BNC SMA Semi-Ridged Antenna¹
BNC adapter¹
411.com Registration card
USB to USB Mini-B programming cable¹
Rotating Belt Clip. ¹
- Belt clip Plastic Attachment with 1 screw
Battery Department Cover installed
3 AA 2300mah Ni-Mh Batteries (plastic sealed together)
Printed manual in the box with online updates.
microSD Card (4 GB) or (8GB) installed
Packaging
- External Box
- Formed Cardboard packaging - molded pulp

Various plastic bags for listed components

Included on the microSD CARD

A copy of the RadioReference Database (HPDB)
Uniden's Sentinel Software. which can also be found here
Pre-Formatted with FAT 32 Filing System
- Main Folder named "BCDx36HP"
  - Below BCDx36HP folder contains:
  - (7)Sub-Folders: activity_log, alert, audio, discovery, favorite_list, firmware, HPDB
  - (4)Loose Files:
  - Configuration files: app_data.cfg, discovery.cfg^{1, profile.cfg}
  - Set-Up file: scanner.inf

Since noted corrected from discvery

Main issues

1. Some Users reported: poor sensitivity on UHF. Uniden did not officially confirmed the problem but proofs in the that Uniden user found out made 3 revisions of the hardware, so the newest are not affected. This causes problems with receiving relatively weak signals .

Discussion: BCD436HP: UHF Reception Issues due to Noise from Battery Compartment and the middle battery Thread with newer versions a capacitor was installed to suppress the injection0 of noise on both the VHF and UHF band, or simply by adding a few layers of EMI copper tape to battery compartment door. (Example without Fix [1])
- Search Youtube for additional examples

2. Uniden Started a Repair Program because some units have aproblem with RTC battery and/or dimming display LED - time need to be adjusted again and again. Uniden launched repair campaign. To tell the difference determine what color tone the LED is Yellowish (older) Blueish (newer)

For more info bcdx36hp-repair-campaign| Click Here

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