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== Overview ==
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[[image:Bcd996t 100505.gif|right|400px|BCD996T - Click image to view in full]]
  
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Will be Uniden's latest Base/Mobile Digital Trunktracker scanner with Dynamic Memory and GPS Support.
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Uniden's Base/Mobile Digital Trunktracker scanner with [[Dynamic Memory Architecture]] and GPS Support. This is a [[TrunkTracker IV]] scanner with Motorola [[Control Channel Only]] trunking and [[I-Call]] monitoring
  
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Expected Ship Date is Spring 2006, and will probably retail for close to $500.00
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Started Shipping June 2006. Now discontinued
  
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== Feature Summary ==
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==Specifications==
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===Physical===
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* Antenna Connector: BNC
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* Compatible with [[BC-RH96]] Remote Head
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* DIN-E and ISO Vehicle Mountable sleeve included
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* GPS Support for [[Location Based Scanning]], location alerts, and crows-flight navigation
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* LCD and Keypad Backlight
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* Memory Back Up
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* Multi-color display backlight
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* Physical Dimensions: Width 7.33    Height 2.21    Depth 5.94
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* PC Programming and Control
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* Record Out - you can connect an output jack to a VOX controlled recorder or PC sound input to record the received audio.
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* Reversible Display - Lets you reverse the display to mount unit upside down (and hear the speaker from the top)
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* Signal Strength display
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* Single-Handed Function Operation - Tap Function to access F+ key presses. 5 seconds  after your last key press, the scanner reverts to non F+ entry (or press Function again to revert sooner).
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* Six-Level Backlighting -Lets you set the display/keypad backlight to any of three brightness levels (or off) and two colors (red or green). Also lets you connect to your vehicle’s dimmer circuit to dim the scanner’s display with the vehicle’s dimmer control
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* Soft Search Keys -Lets you program the keypad’s secondary functions to turn on/off specified search ranges.
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* Strong signal attenuation
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* Trunking Activity Indicators
  
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* Memory Architecture
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===Keys===
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* Group Quick Key range: 0-9
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* System Quick Key range: 0-99
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* 6 [http://new.marksscanners.com/996/996.shtml#search%20key Quick Access Search keys]
  
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Dynamic allocation.
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===Technical===
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Construction:
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* Channels: 6000 maximum
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400 Systems, 6000 Channels*
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* Custom Search — lets you program up to 10 search ranges
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* Groups per system: 20 maximum
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* Preprogrammed Service Search Bands: 13
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* 6 Quick-Access Search Keys
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* Scan Rate: 100 channels per second (conventional mode)
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* 13 Service Searches - Public Safety, News, HAM Radio, Marine, Railroad, Air, CB Radio, FRS/GMRS, Racing, TV Broadcast, FM Broadcast, Military Air, and Special (Itinerant)
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* Sites: 1000 maximum, 256 maximum per system
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* Supported step sizes: 5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10, 12.5,15, 20, 25, 50 or 100 kHz
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* Systems: 500 maximum
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* Talkgroups per trunked system: 250 maximum
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* 500 (250 Temporary + 250 Permanent) Search Lockouts
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* 16 character text tagging for each system, site, group, channel, talkgroup, search range, location, Tone-out, and [[SAME]] group
  
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Maximum Systems: 400
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====Frequency Coverage====
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Maximum Channel Groups per System: 20
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* 25 - 512 MHz
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Maximum Channels in a Trunked System: 200
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* 764 - 776 MHz
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Maximum Channels in a Conventional System: Limits of memory
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* 794 - 956 MHz
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* 1240 - 1300 MHz
  
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* Creation of Systems and Channel Groups use some channel slots, so the total number of channels could be less than 6000.
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====Power====
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* Search with Scan
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* Voltage: 13.8 Volts d.c.
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* Temporary Lockout
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* Current: less than 750mA (max. rating of included wall wart)
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* 99 System Quick Keys + 10 Group Quick Keys per System
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* Power plug: 5.5mm outer diameter, 2.1mm inner diameter
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* Startup Configuration – lets you set systems to be automatically locked or unlocked during power-up.
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* Single-Handed Function Operation
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==Features==
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* Priority Scan
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* Ability to flag a channel as Digital, Analog, or All
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* Priority Plus
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* Adaptive Digital Threshold - Automatically sets the digital decode threshold for APCO 25 systems
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* Channel Alert
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* Adjustable Hold (scan duration 0-255 sec) per system, custom or service search
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* Alert Plus – keeps the scanner silent except during alert events (channel with programmed alert, weather alert, location alert, etc).
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* Adjustable (0-5 sec) scan delay
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* Dropout Delay
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* Analog and Digital [[AGC]]
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* Attenuator
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* [[Project_25|APCO25 Digital Audio]] decoding
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* Repeater Reverse
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* [[Broadcast Screen]] while searching (TV and radio station frequencies, pagers, etc) with 10 custom bands
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* [[Uniden Close Call|Close Call]], with [[Uniden Close Call#Close Call Do Not Disturb|Close Call Do Not Disturb]], [[Uniden Close Call#Close Call Priority|Close Call Priority (or Primary)]], and [[Uniden Close Call#Close Call Temporary Store|Close Call Temporary Store]].
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* [[Control Channel Only]]
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* [[Data Skip]]
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* [[DCS]]/[[CTCSS]] [[Automatic_CTCSS_identification|Rapid Decode]]
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* [[Duplicate Channel Alert]]
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* EDACS [[ESK]] support (requires firmware 3.0 or newer)
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* [[Fire Tone Out]] alert
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* 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
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* 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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* [[Location Based Scanning]]
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* [[Uniden Multi-Site Trunking|Multi-Site support]]
 
* 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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* Weather and SAME Alert
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* [[Quick Search]]
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* 10 Custom Search Ranges
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* [[Priority Scan]]  
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* Service Search – Public Safety, News, HAM Radio, Marine, Railroad, Air, CB Radio, FRS/GMRS, Racing, TV Broadcast, FM Broadcast, Special, Military Air
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* [[P25 audio decode level adjustment]]
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* Tone Search – Rapidly searches for the CTCSS/DCS used during a transmission.
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* [[Repeater Reverse]]
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* Fire Tone-Out
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* [[Search with Scan]] for Service and Custom Searches with assigned Quick Keys
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* Frequency Autostore
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* [[Startup Configuration]]
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* ID Autostore
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* [[Temporary System, Site, Group, Channel, and Location Lockout]]
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* Quick Search
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* [[Uniden Digital AGC Tweak Procedures]]
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Keys – let you assign search ranges to front-panel keys.
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* Upgradeable firmware
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* 200 Search Lockouts
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** Can be updated to support [[Rebanding]]? {{color|green|YES}}
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* Alpha Tagging – For System, Group, Channel, Talkgroup ID, Custom Search Range and SAME Group. The scanner allows up to 16 characters for each name.
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* [[Weather Operations]]
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* Duplicate Input Alert
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* [[Wired Cloning]] (Will only Clone to another BCD996T)
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* Data Skip
 
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* Broadcast Screen – sets the scanner to ignore hits on Pager, FM, UHF TV, VHF TV, NOAA WX and custom band frequencies.
 
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* Trunk Tracking – supports the following systems:
 
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* Motorola: Type I 800 / Type II 800, 900, UHF, VHF, P25
 
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* EDACS: WIDE, NARROW, SCAT
 
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* LTR
 
  
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* APCO Project 25 Decoder – lets you listen to digitalized voice data that is compliant with the APCO Project25 standard.
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==RR System Compatibility==
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* APCO Auto Adjust Threshold
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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:
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* Multi-Site Trunking – allows independent system sites to share common talk group channel lists.
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* System Types:
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* Control Channel Only mode
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** [[Motorola Type I]]
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* Battery Save
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** [[Motorola Type II]]
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* Two-Color LCD and Keypad Backlight – select red or green backlighting.
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** [[Motorola Type IIi Hybrid]]
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* Independent Alert Tone Volume – lets you set the volume level of the following tones: Key Beep, Emergency Alert, Channel Alert, Close Call Alert and Battery Low Alert.
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** [[Motorola Type II Smartnet]]
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* Key Lock
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** [[Motorola Type II SmartZone]]
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* Close Call RF Capture
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** [[Motorola Type II SmartZone OmniLink]]
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* Close Call Do-Not-Disturb – sets Close Call RF Capture to operate only when no transmission is being received.
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** [[Motorola Type II VOC]]
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* Close Call Temporary Store – automatically saves and scans the last 10 Close Call hits.
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** [[EDACS Standard|EDACS Standard (Wide)]]
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* PC Control
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** [[EDACS Networked|EDACS Standard Networked]]
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* Wired Cloning
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** [[EDACS Narrowband]]
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* On-Air Programming
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** [[EDACS Narrowband Networked]]
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* Scan Speed – 100 CH/Sec. in Scan Mode (max)
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** [[EDACS SCAT]] - '''(version 3.0 firmware or later required)'''
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* Search Speed / Turbo Search – 100 Steps/Sec. in Search Mode (max) - except for 5 kHz step. 300 Steps/Sec. in Search Mode (max) - (Turbo Search) - for 5 kHz step
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** [[ESK|EDACS ESK]] (not [[ProVoice]])
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* Memory Back Up
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** [[LTR|LTR Standard]]
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* Trunking Activity Indicators
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** [[APCO Project 25|Project 25 Standard]]
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* Audio AGC
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* Location-Based Scanning – Each system can include latitude, longitude, and range information and can be automatically enabled/disabled when a GPS is connected and the unit is within the defined range of the system.
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* Non-Radio Location-Based Features – the scanner can include location alerts (that sound alert tones when the unit approaches a defined latitude/longitude) and speed-trap alerts (that sound alert tones if the unit is traveling at > than a set speed limit while it is within a grid area).
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*System Voices:
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* GPS Display Mode – displays location and travel information based on the GPS input.
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** Analog
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** Analog and APCO-25 Common Air Interface
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** APCO-25 Common Air Interface Exclusive
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==Reviews==
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* [[Scan Cape Cod's Mini-Review]]
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* [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mtfirstlook-bcd996t.pdf Uniden BCD-996T First look]
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==Related Pages==
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; Wiki articles
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* [[media:Bc996discriminatortap.jpg|JPEG of discriminator tap point]]
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* [[Uniden DMA FAQ]]
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==PC Programming and Control==
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* Clone996 backup & restore utility
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* [[cat-streamer]] (Stream audio with site/group/channel tags)
  
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== Press Release ==
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==Message Boards / Forums==
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'''Uniden Announces Industry’s First GPS-Enabled Scanner'''
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*{{Forum|uniden-forums.82|RadioReference Uniden}}
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; Facebook
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/448987651918830 Radio Scanner World]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/667031203353717 Radio Scanners]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/4188584134 Scanner Enthusiasts]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/2889562301118379 Radio Scanner Help and Chat]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/UnidenScanners Uniden Scanners]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/UBScanners Uniden Bearcat Scanners]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1480421685608148 Uniden Bearcat Scanner Fan Club]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/923164271205464 Uniden Bearcat Scanner Owners UK]
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; Groups.io
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* [https://groups.io/g/radioprogramming Radio Programming]
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* [https://uniden.groups.io/g/main Uniden main group]
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* [https://uniden.groups.io/g/BCD996T BCD996T sub group]
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* [https://groups.io/g/Scanners Radio Scanners Uniden / Whistler]   
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* [https://groups.io/g/BCD996T BCD996T]
  
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New Mobile Model Features Close Call™ Technology and APCO 25 Capability
 
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In a Desktop Design
 
  
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Fort Worth, Texas, September 1, 2005 – Uniden America Corporation, a leading manufacturer of wireless consumer electronics, today announced a new mobile digital scanner, the Bearcat BCD996T. This model introduces the first-ever GPS-enabled scanner, allowing the product to automatically select nearby radio systems for scanning. The BCD996T also offers APCO 25 digital capability, allowing consumers to monitor the activities and signals of city and government service departments, and features advanced scanner technology in an in-dash or mobile mount design.
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==BCD996T Scanners for Sale==
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*[[BCD996T eBay Listings]]
  
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The GPS-enabled feature offered by the BCD996T provides automatic system selection, which permits the scanner to turn system reception on or off depending on the user’s location, and allows the user to define the scanner display to show location-based information.
 
  
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In addition, when a GPS unit, not included with this scanner, is connected to the BCD996T, it will alert at areas of special interest, such as dangerous intersections, school zones, or general points of interest.
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Return to [[Uniden Scanners]]
  
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Featuring APCO 25 capability, Uniden’s BCD996T is poised to further enhance Uniden’s offerings to public safety and increase interoperability between agencies using different types of radio systems. Uniden’s BCD996T will not permit users to monitor sensitive, encrypted signals from national and local security services.
 
  
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The Bearcat BCD996T also offers Close Call™ RF Capture Technology, Dynamic Memory Management, Fire Tone-Out, and Multi-site programming as well as 6,000 channels and a frequency range of 25 MHz to 1.3 GHz (excluding cellular and UHF TV frequencies). This new model is slated to hit retail shelves in spring 2006 and carries a MSRP of $849.99.
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[[Category:Desktop Scanners]]
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[[Category:Mobile Scanners]]
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[[Category:Digital Scanners without DMR]]
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[[Category:Digital Scanners without MOTOTRBO]]
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[[Category:Digital Scanners without NXDN]]
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[[Category:Digital Scanners without ProVoice]]
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[[Category:Rebanding Supported Scanners]]
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[[Category:Radio Models]]

Latest revision as of 15:52, 23 April 2023

BCD996T - Click image to view in full

Uniden's Base/Mobile Digital Trunktracker scanner with Dynamic Memory Architecture and GPS Support. This is a TrunkTracker IV scanner with Motorola Control Channel Only trunking and I-Call monitoring

Started Shipping June 2006. Now discontinued

Specifications

Physical

  • Antenna Connector: BNC
  • Compatible with BC-RH96 Remote Head
  • DIN-E and ISO Vehicle Mountable sleeve included
  • GPS Support for Location Based Scanning, location alerts, and crows-flight navigation
  • LCD and Keypad Backlight
  • Memory Back Up
  • Multi-color display backlight
  • Physical Dimensions: Width 7.33 Height 2.21 Depth 5.94
  • PC Programming and Control
  • Record Out - you can connect an output jack to a VOX controlled recorder or PC sound input to record the received audio.
  • Reversible Display - Lets you reverse the display to mount unit upside down (and hear the speaker from the top)
  • Signal Strength display
  • Single-Handed Function Operation - Tap Function to access F+ key presses. 5 seconds after your last key press, the scanner reverts to non F+ entry (or press Function again to revert sooner).
  • Six-Level Backlighting -Lets you set the display/keypad backlight to any of three brightness levels (or off) and two colors (red or green). Also lets you connect to your vehicle’s dimmer circuit to dim the scanner’s display with the vehicle’s dimmer control
  • Soft Search Keys -Lets you program the keypad’s secondary functions to turn on/off specified search ranges.
  • Strong signal attenuation
  • Trunking Activity Indicators

Keys

Technical

  • Channels: 6000 maximum
  • Custom Search — lets you program up to 10 search ranges
  • Groups per system: 20 maximum
  • Preprogrammed Service Search Bands: 13
  • 6 Quick-Access Search Keys
  • Scan Rate: 100 channels per second (conventional mode)
  • 13 Service Searches - Public Safety, News, HAM Radio, Marine, Railroad, Air, CB Radio, FRS/GMRS, Racing, TV Broadcast, FM Broadcast, Military Air, and Special (Itinerant)
  • Sites: 1000 maximum, 256 maximum per system
  • Supported step sizes: 5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10, 12.5,15, 20, 25, 50 or 100 kHz
  • Systems: 500 maximum
  • Talkgroups per trunked system: 250 maximum
  • 500 (250 Temporary + 250 Permanent) Search Lockouts
  • 16 character text tagging for each system, site, group, channel, talkgroup, search range, location, Tone-out, and SAME group

Frequency Coverage

  • 25 - 512 MHz
  • 764 - 776 MHz
  • 794 - 956 MHz
  • 1240 - 1300 MHz

Power

  • Voltage: 13.8 Volts d.c.
  • Current: less than 750mA (max. rating of included wall wart)
  • Power plug: 5.5mm outer diameter, 2.1mm inner diameter

Features

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
    • APCO-25 Common Air Interface Exclusive

Reviews


Related Pages

Wiki articles

PC Programming and Control

  • Clone996 backup & restore utility
  • cat-streamer (Stream audio with site/group/channel tags)

Message Boards / Forums

Facebook
Groups.io


BCD996T Scanners for Sale


Return to Uniden Scanners

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