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== Overview ==
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Uniden's analog-only Base/Mobile Trunktracker scanner with [[Dynamic Memory Architecture]] and GPS Support.
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Uniden's latest '''analog only''' Base/Mobile Trunktracker scanner with Dynamic Memory and GPS Support.
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Shipping started Summer 2006. This is a [[TrunkTracker III]] with Motorola [[Control Channel Only]] trunking and [[I-Call]] monitoring
  
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Shipping started Summer 2006, and retails for close to $350.00
 
 
   
 
   
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== Feature Summary ==
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==General Specifications==
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* [[Rebanding]] Supported? <font color=green> YES </font>
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===Physical===
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* [[BC-RH96]] Remote Head to be available Feb.2007
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* BNC antenna connector
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* Memory Architecture
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* Compatible with [[BC-RH96]] Remote Head
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** Dynamic allocation.
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* DIN-E and ISO Vehicle Mountable (optional)  
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** Construction:
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* GPS Support for [[Location Based Scanning]], location alerts, and crows-flight navigation
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** 500 Systems, 2500 Channels*
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* LCD Backlight
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*Creation of systems and channel groups use channel slots, so the actual total channel count will be less than 2500.
 
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**Maximum Systems: 500
 
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**Maximum Channel Groups per System: 20
 
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**Maximum Channels in a Trunked System: 250
 
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**Maximum Channels in a Conventional System: 1000
 
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**Maximum Frequencies in a Trunked System: 1000 - #Channels used
 
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**Maximum Sites per System: 256
 
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**Maximum Sites Total: 1000
 
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**Alpha-tags do not effect the size of dynamic memory.
 
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* [http://www.grove-ent.com/SCANNERPROGRAMMING.htm Scanner Programming: Man-Machine Interface]
 
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** 'Getting the Most from the new Uniden Scanners' by Paul Opitz
 
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* BearTracker™ Warning System — alerts you when channels normally used by public safety systems are in use nearby.
 
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* State-by-State Preprogrammed Channels — let you easily keep up with activity on local police, Department of Transportation, and Highway Patrol frequencies when you travel, without having to program any channels.
 
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* Search with Scan
 
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* Temporary Lockout
 
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* 100 System/Site Quick Keys + 10 Group Quick Keys per System
 
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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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* Priority Scan
 
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* Priority Plus
 
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* Channel Alert
 
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* Alert + -- sets the scanner to be silent except for "alert" channels or events.
 
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* Dropout Delay
 
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* Attenuator
 
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* Repeater Reverse
 
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* 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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* 10 Custom Search Ranges
 
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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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* Tone Search – Rapidly searches for the CTCSS/DCS used during a transmission.
 
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* Fire Tone-Out
 
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* Frequency Autostore
 
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* ID Autostore
 
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* Quick Search
 
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* “SOFT Search Keys – let you assign search ranges to front-panel keys.
 
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* 500 (250 Temporary + 250 Permanent) Search Lockouts
 
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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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* Duplicate Input Alert
 
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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
 
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** EDACS: WIDE, NARROW, SCAT
 
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** LTR
 
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* Multi-Site Trunking – allows independent system sites to share common talk group channel lists.
 
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* Control Channel Only mode
 
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* Three-level Orange LCD and Keypad Backlight – select from three levels of orange backlighting.
 
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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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* Key Lock
 
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* Close Call RF Capture
 
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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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* Close Call Temporary Store – automatically saves and scans the last 10 Close Call hits.
 
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* PC Control
 
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* Wired Cloning
 
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* On-Air Programming
 
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* Scan Speed – 100 CH/Sec. in Scan Mode (max)
 
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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
 
 
* Memory Back Up
 
* Memory Back Up
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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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* 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
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* 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
 
* Trunking Activity Indicators
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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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* GPS Display Mode – displays location and travel information based on the GPS input.
 
  
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== GPS Features ==
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===Keys===
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The scanner will not include a GPS Receiver, an add-on GPS receiver will be required. Users will be able to define a LAT/LONG centerpoint for any system (conventional or trunked) and a range (in miles) that specifies the radius of a circle that specifies where to turn the system on/off.
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* Group Quick Key range: 0-9
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* 3 [http://new.marksscanners.com/BCT15/bct15.shtml#search%20key Quick-Access Search Keys]
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* “Soft“ Search Keys -Let you program the keypad’s secondary functions to turn on/off specified search ranges.
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* System Quick Key range: 0-99
  
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With the release of the scanner, the radioreference.com database (RRDB) will have the ability to store the Lat/Long/Range settings for conventional subcategories and trunked system sites.
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===Technical===
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* Channels: 2500 maximum
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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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* 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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== Press Release ==
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====Frequency Coverage====
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UNIDEN ANNOUNCES GPS-ENABLED BEARTRACKER SCANNER
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* 25 - 512 MHz
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* 764 - 776 MHz
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* 794 - 956 MHz
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* 1240 - 1300 MHz
  
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New Mobile Model Features Close Call™ Technology and Trunk Tracker® III
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====Power====
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* Voltage: 13.8 Volts d.c.
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* Current: less than 750mA (max. rating of included wall wart)
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* Power plug: 5.5mm outer diameter, 2.1mm inner diameter; Radio Shack size code "M"
  
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada, January 5, 2006 – Uniden America Corporation, a leading manufacturer of wireless consumer electronics, today introduced a new mobile scanner, the Bearcat® BCT15 from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), January 5 - 8, 2006, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, booth # 12044 in the Central Hall. This model extends Uniden’s line of GPS-enabled scanners that automatically select nearby radio systems for scanning. The BCT15 also offers Uniden’s unique BearTracker system, which alerts mobile users to public safety activity in their area as well as Close Call® RF Capture Technology that automatically locks onto nearby signals with no programming necessary.
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===Features===
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* Adjustable Hold (scan duration 0-255 sec) per system, custom or service search
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The GPS-enabled feature offered by the BCT15 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 customize the scanner display to show location-based information.
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* Adjustable (0-5 sec) scan delay
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In addition, when a GPS unit, not included with this scanner, is connected to the BCT15, the scanner will send alerts at areas of special interest, such as dangerous intersections, school zones, or general points of interest.
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* Alert Mute - silences all alerts
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* Alert Plus - silences the scanner except for channels/BearTracker warnings that have assigned alerts.
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Uniden’s BCT15 is poised to further enhance Uniden’s offerings for public safety officials and frequent travelers who need to be in-the-know about what is going on in their current locations. With its preprogrammed information for each state tunes users into state and local public safety faster than ever before.
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* [[AGC]]
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* [[BearTracker]]
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The Bearcat® BCT15 also offers Close Call™ RF Capture Technology, Dynamic Memory Management, Fire Tone-Out, and Multi-site programming as well as 2,500 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 summer 2006 and carries a MSRP of $379.99.
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* [[Broadcast Screen]] ignores 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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“Uniden is leading the industry with innovative features that enhance the capabilities and usability of scanner products,‿ said Paul Opitz, product manager at Uniden America Corporation. “The BCT15 continues Uniden’s tradition of delivering high-quality, user-friendly products to its consumers.
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* [[Control Channel Only]]
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* [[Data Skip]]
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== Advanced (and much requested) Features ==
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* [[DCS]]/[[CTCSS]] [[Automatic_CTCSS_identification|Rapid Decode]]
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<NOTE THAT THIS IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE>
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* [[Duplicate Channel Alert]]
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* EDACS [[ESK]] support (requires firmware 1.06)
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=== Multi-Site Trunking ===
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* [[Fire Tone Out]] Alert
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Some wide coverage systems use multiple system sites that are linked together to provide extended area coverage. Each site operates on its own set of frequencies, but share talk group channels with all other sites in the system.
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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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Normally, a site will only carry traffic for talk groups that have at least one subscriber unit (mobile radio) affiliated with it.
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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 Multi-Site Trunking|Multi-Site support]]
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With the initial implementation of dynamic memory, each site needed to be entered as its own system, and all talk group channels had to be duplicated. This resulted in more complexity in programming as well as more memory usage.
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* [[Priority Scan]]
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* Quick Recall – quickly navigates to a specific Channel by choosing the System, Group, and Channel.
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Multi-Site Trunking is available for Motorola and EDACS system. With this method, you define a system, one or more sites for the system, and then the channels for the system. All channels are shared among all sites.
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* Quick Search
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* [[Repeater Reverse]]
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Here’s an outline of a Multi-Site System:
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* [[Search with Scan]] for Service and Custom Searches with assigned Quick Keys
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* [[Startup Configuration]]
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    System
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* [[Temporary System, Site, Group, Channel, and Location Lockout]] 
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          System Attributes
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* Upgradeadable firmware
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          Site
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** Can be updated to support [[Rebanding]]? {{color|green|YES}}   
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              Frequencies
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* [[Weather Operations]]
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              Other Attributes
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* [[Wired Cloning]]
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          Site
 
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              Frequencies
 
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              Other Attributes
 
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          Channel Group
 
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              Channel Group Attributes
 
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              Channel
 
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                    Channel Attributes
 
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              Channel
 
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                    Channel Attributes
 
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          Channel Group
 
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              Channel Group Attributes
 
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              Channel
 
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                    Channel Attributes
 
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              Channel
 
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                    Channel Attributes
 
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The only System attribute is the system name. This tag is never displayed, but makes the system easy to find for programming updates.
 
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Site attributes include:
 
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* Site Quick Key: Equivalent to the System Quick Key; turns the site on/off for scanning.
 
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* Site Name
 
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* Site Location
 
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=== Temporary Lockout ===
 
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Pressing L/O one time while on a channel temporarily locks out that channel.
 
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Pressing F+L/O one time while on a system temporarily locks out that system.
 
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Pressing L/O or F+L/O two times results in a permanent lockout. Pressing L/O for more than 3 seconds unlocks all channels in the current system (or all search lockouts if in a search). F+L/O for more than 3 seconds unlocks all systems.
 
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Temporary lockouts are removed when power is cycled.
 
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=== Startup Configuration ===
 
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Pressing a number button while powering on the scanner automatically unlocks all systems assigned to that startup key and automatically locks all systems assigned to a different startup key (unassigned systems are not affected).
 
  
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=== Location-Based Scanning (GPS) ===
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===RR System Compatibility===
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(also see [[Population Area Centerpoint]])
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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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* System Types:
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** Motorola Type I
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** Motorola Type II
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** Motorola Type IIi Hybrid
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** Motorola Type II Smartnet
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** Motorola Type II Smartzone
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** Motorola Type II Smartzone Omnilink
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** EDACS Standard (Wide)
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** EDACS Standard Networked
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** EDACS Narrowband (Narrow)
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** EDACS Narrowband Networked
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** EDACS SCAT
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** LTR Standard
  
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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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*System Voices:
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* Latitude (center of the range)
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** Analog
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* Longitude (center of the range)
 
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* Range (radius of a circle around the Latitude/Longitude) which can be selected from .5/1/3/5/10/20/30/50 miles
 
  
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Rather than center the lat/lon on the antenna site for the system and set the range to the receivable range for the system, it makes more sense to center these settings on the geopolitical center of the system, and bound the range to encircle that entity. That is, while I can technically hear the Arlington TRS from west Fort Worth, I don’t really want to. Instead, I’d set the lat/lon/range values to approximate a circle around the Arlington city limits so that I would not hear Arlington until I approached/entered Arlington.
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== Related pages ==
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* [http://www.uniden.info/download/ompdf/BCT15om.pdf BCT-15 Owner's Manual]
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* [[media:Bc996discriminatortap.jpg|BCT15 Discriminator tap point]]
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** '''NOTE:''' The BCD996 and BCT15 appear to share the same tap point location. Look at the center of the board, go right and down.
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* [http://www.discriminator.nl/ubc800xlt/index-en.html BCT-15 Discriminator output modification description]
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* [http://www.stevenrhine.com/?p=4320 Uniden BCT-15 and BCT-15X Teardown & Other Data]
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* [[Uniden DMA FAQ]]
  
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Also, not all geopolitical areas are perfect circles. You can modify the shape of the system by entering multiple sites for the system (even though the system might have only one site) and use different location settings for each site. For example, stack two circles to make a tall, narrow scan area for the system.
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== Reviews ==
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* [[BCT15 Review by Safetyobc]]
  
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=== Non-Radio Location-Based Features (GPS) ===
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== PC Programming and Control ==
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There are non-radio type systems that hold other location based information:
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* [[Uniden DMA Software Support]]
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* [http://www.tarapippo.net/uniden/wm15.html WM15 - BCT15 control via SmartPhone] Bluetooth application
  
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(also see [[DRD DXG POI]])
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==Message Boards/Forums==
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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/BCT15 BCT15]
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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://groups.io/g/Scanners Radio Scanners Uniden / Whistler]
  
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* Dangerous Xing (DXG): Stores location, range, direction of travel. If you are within range, traveling in the specified direction, you receive an alert.
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==BCT15 Scanners for Sale==
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* Dangerous Road (DRD): Stores location, range, speed. If you are traveling at a speed greater than the one specified, and are within the range of the specified location, you receive an alert.
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*[[BCT15 eBay Listings]]
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* Points of Interest (POI): Stores location and range. If you approach the specified location, you receive an alert.
 
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In general, a location alert can have:
 
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* Latitude
 
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* Longitude
 
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* Speed (optional)
 
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* Alpha (optional)
 
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* Alert Type and Level (optional)
 
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* Vector (optional)
 
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* Heading
 
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Alerts are based on:
 
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* Speed setting > 0 and no vector entered, non-directional speed alert
 
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* Speed setting > 0 and a vector is entered, directional speed alert
 
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* Speed = 0 and vector is entered, dangerous intersection alert
 
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* Speed = 0 and no vector entered, point-of-interest alert
 
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The user can quickly save a location by pressing GPS. Scanner prompts for the type of location to store (Speed, Intersection, or POI).
 
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=== [[Uniden Close Call|Close Call]] Do-Not-Disturb ===
 
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When set in this mode, the scanner will periodically make Close Call checks whenever the scanner is not receiving audio in another mode. This eliminates the annoying breaks in conversation while still allowing for the Close Call functionality.
 
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=== “Soft Search Keys ===
 
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Let you program the keypad’s secondary functions to turn on/off specified search ranges.
 
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=== Three-Level Backlighting ===
 
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Lets you set the display/keypad backlight to any of three levels (or off).
 
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=== Single-Handed Function Operation ===
 
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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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=== Close Call Temporary Store ===
 
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When this option is turned on, when the scanner gets a Close Call “hit", it temporarily saves the hit and includes that frequency when scanning. The scanner keeps the last 10 hits (older hits are erased by newer ones). Hits are lost when power is cycled. You can store a hit into memory by pressing “E" when on that frequency.
 
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=== Alert + ===
 
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Sets the scanner for "wife and girlfriend" mode. Silences all channels and audio except for those channels and events that have an assigned alert.
 
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=== GPS Display Mode ===
 
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Lets you display extended GPS information like:
 
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* Distance to POI
 
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* Heading to POI
 
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* Time to POI
 
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* Speed
 
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* Position
 
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* And so on
 
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=== Dual Serial Ports ===
 
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Front-set serial port using the same connector as BC246T/BCD396T/BR330T/SC230.
 
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Rear DB9 Male connector (for convenient direct plug-in of GPS Serial cable).
 
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Either port can be configured to be PC interface or GPS interface.
 
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==  Reviews and User Opinions==
 
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* [http://www.scanningarkansas.com/BCT15/ Scanning Arkansas: BCT-15 review]
 
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=== PC Programming and Control ===
 
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* [http://www.butelsoftware.com BuTel Software]
 
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** ARC-15 LiTe 
 
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** ARC-15 Basic 
 
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** ARC-15 PRO 
 
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** ARC-EazyStream 
 
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* [http://bellsouthpwp.net/k/d/kd5eis/IDTracker/IDTracker.htm ID Tracker II]
 
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* [http://www.scannersoft.com Scan Control] 
 
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* [http://www.scancat.com/scancat-lite-plus.html Scancat Lite Plus]
 
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* [http://www.uniden.com/rn_productsupport_downloads.cfm?product=BCT15 UASD Software and Firmware Updates]
 
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** [http://www.uniden.com/store/itemdetail.cfm?item=BCT15UASD Purchase BCT15UASD Software Registration]
 
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==Yahoo Groups and Message Boards==
 
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BCT15/ BCT15 Yahoo group]
 
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== eBay Listings ==
 
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<ebay>Uniden ("BCT15","BCT-15")</ebay>
 
  
  
 
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[[Category:Radio Models]]

Latest revision as of 17:49, 23 April 2023

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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