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==General Specifications==
 
==General Specifications==
===Power===
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===Physical===
* Voltage: 13.8 Volts d.c.
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* BNC antenna connector
* Current: less than 750mA (max. rating of included wall wart)
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* Compatible with [[BC-RH96]] Remote Head
* Power plug: 5.5mm outer diameter, 2.1mm inner diameter; Radio Shack size code "M"
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* DIN-E and ISO Vehicle Mountable (optional)  
 
 
===Physical and Tech Specs===
 
* Channels: 2500 maximum
 
* Systems: 500 maximum
 
* Sites: 1000 maximum, 256 maximum per system
 
* Groups per system: 20 maximum
 
* Talkgroups per trunked system: 250 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: 13
 
* Trunking Activity Indicators
 
 
* GPS Support for [[Uniden Scanner GPS Features|location-based scanning]], location alerts, and crows-flight navigation
 
* GPS Support for [[Uniden Scanner GPS Features|location-based scanning]], location alerts, and crows-flight navigation
* 100 Quick Keys
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* LCD Backlight
* 500 (250 Temporary + 250 Permanent) Search Lockouts
 
* Supported step sizes: 5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10, 12.5,15, 20, 25, 50 or 100 kHz
 
* DIN-E and ISO Vehicle Mountable (optional)
 
* BNC antenna connector
 
 
* Memory Back Up
 
* Memory Back Up
 
* PC Programming and Control
 
* 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.
 
* Record Out - you can connect an output jack to a VOX controlled recorder or PC sound input to record the received audio.
* 16 character text tagging for each system, site, group, channel, talkgroup, search range, location, Tone-out, and [[SAME]] group
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* Reversible Display - Lets you reverse the display to mount unit upside down (and hear the speaker from the top)
* Compatible with [[BC-RH96]] Remote Head
 
* 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)
 
* Custom Search - lets you program up to 10 search ranges
 
* 3 Quick-Access Search Keys
 
 
* Signal Strength display
 
* Signal Strength display
* LCD Backlight
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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).
* Reversible Display - Lets you reverse the display to mount unit upside down (and hear the speaker from the top)
 
 
* Strong signal attenuation
 
* Strong signal attenuation
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* 16 character text tagging for each system, site, group, channel, talkgroup, search range, location, Tone-out, and [[SAME]] group
 
* Three-Level Backlighting - Lets you set the display/keypad backlight to any of three brightness levels (or off). Also lets you connect to your vehicle’s dimmer circuit to dim the scanner’s display with the vehicle’s dimmer control.
 
* Three-Level Backlighting - Lets you set the display/keypad backlight to any of three brightness levels (or off). 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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* Trunking Activity Indicators
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===Keys===
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* Group Quick Key range: 0-9
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* 3 Quick-Access Search Keys
 
* “Soft“ Search Keys -Let you program the keypad’s secondary functions to turn on/off specified search ranges.
 
* “Soft“ Search Keys -Let you program the keypad’s secondary functions to turn on/off specified search ranges.
* 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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* System Quick Key range: 0-99
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 +
===Technical===
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* Channels: 2500 maximum
 +
* Custom Search - lets you program up to 10 search ranges
 +
* Groups per system: 20 maximum
 +
* 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
  
===Frequency Coverage===
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====Frequency Coverage====
 
* 25 - 512 MHz
 
* 25 - 512 MHz
 
* 764 - 776 MHz
 
* 764 - 776 MHz
 
* 794 - 956 MHz
 
* 794 - 956 MHz
 
* 1240 - 1300 MHz
 
* 1240 - 1300 MHz
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 +
====Power====
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* 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; Radio Shack size code "M"
  
 
===Features===
 
===Features===
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* [[AGC]]
 
* [[AGC]]
 
* [[BearTracker]]  
 
* [[BearTracker]]  
* Broadcast signal ignore while searching (TV and radio station frequencies, pagers, etc) with 10 custom bands
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* [[Broadcast Screen]] ignores searching (TV and radio station frequencies, pagers, etc) with 10 custom bands
* [[Channel Alert]]
 
 
* [[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]].
 
* [[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]].
 
* [[Data Skip]]
 
* [[Data Skip]]
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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
 
* 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.
 
* 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]]  If you connect a GPS unit to the scanner it can automatically enable/disable systems based on the geographic information you provide.
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**[[Uniden Scanner GPS Features#Compatible_GPS_receivers|Compatible GPS Receivers]]
 
* [[Uniden Multi-Site Trunking|Multi-Site support]]
 
* [[Uniden Multi-Site Trunking|Multi-Site support]]
* [[Location Based Scanning]]  If you connect a GPS unit to the scanner it can automatically enable/disable systems based on the geographic information you provide.
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* [[Priority Scan]]  
* [[Priority Scan]] with Priority Plus
 
 
* 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.
 
* Quick Search
 
* Quick Search
 
* [[Repeater Reverse]]
 
* [[Repeater Reverse]]
* [[SAME]] [[Weather Alert]]
 
 
* [[Search with Scan]] for Service and Custom Searches with assigned Quick Keys
 
* [[Search with Scan]] for Service and Custom Searches with assigned Quick Keys
 
* [[Startup Configuration]]
 
* [[Startup Configuration]]
* Temporary System, Site, Group, Channel, and Location Lockout   
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* [[Temporary System, Site, Group, Channel, and Location Lockout]]  
 
* Upgradeadable firmware
 
* Upgradeadable firmware
 
** Can be updated to support [[Rebanding]]? {{color|green|YES}}     
 
** Can be updated to support [[Rebanding]]? {{color|green|YES}}     
 
**See the [[Updating the Firmware in Uniden DMA Scanners]] article for the firmware link
 
**See the [[Updating the Firmware in Uniden DMA Scanners]] article for the firmware link
* [[Weather Alert Priority]]
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* [[Weather Operations]]
* [[Wired Cloning]]  
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* [[Wired Cloning]]
 
 
  
 
===RR System Compatibility===
 
===RR System Compatibility===

Revision as of 06:48, 9 May 2021

Uniden BCT15 (Preliminary) - Click image to view in full

Uniden's analog-only Base/Mobile Trunktracker scanner with Dynamic Memory Architecture and GPS Support. Shipping started Summer 2006. This is a TrunkTracker III with Motorola Control Channel Only trunking and I-Call monitoring


General Specifications

Physical

  • BNC antenna connector
  • Compatible with BC-RH96 Remote Head
  • DIN-E and ISO Vehicle Mountable (optional)
  • GPS Support for location-based scanning, location alerts, and crows-flight navigation
  • LCD Backlight
  • Memory Back Up
  • 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).
  • Strong signal attenuation
  • 16 character text tagging for each system, site, group, channel, talkgroup, search range, location, Tone-out, and SAME group
  • Three-Level Backlighting - Lets you set the display/keypad backlight to any of three brightness levels (or off). Also lets you connect to your vehicle’s dimmer circuit to dim the scanner’s display with the vehicle’s dimmer control.
  • Trunking Activity Indicators

Keys

  • Group Quick Key range: 0-9
  • 3 Quick-Access Search Keys
  • “Soft“ Search Keys -Let you program the keypad’s secondary functions to turn on/off specified search ranges.
  • System Quick Key range: 0-99

Technical

  • Channels: 2500 maximum
  • Custom Search - lets you program up to 10 search ranges
  • Groups per system: 20 maximum
  • 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

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; Radio Shack size code "M"

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 Types:
    • Motorola Type I
    • Motorola Type II
    • Motorola Type IIi Hybrid
    • Motorola Type II Smartnet
    • Motorola Type II Smartzone
    • Motorola Type II Smartzone Omnilink
    • EDACS Standard (Wide)
    • EDACS Standard Networked
    • EDACS Narrowband (Narrow)
    • EDACS Narrowband Networked
    • EDACS SCAT
    • LTR Standard
  • System Voices:
    • Analog

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