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Uniden's Premier Analog Trunktracker scanner with [[Dynamic Memory Architecture]]. Released Aug., 2009. This was a [[TrunkTracker III]] scanner with Motorola [[Control Channel Only]] trunking and [[I-Call]] monitoring. It has since been discontinued.

[[Image:BCT15X.jpg|right|thumb|Bearcat BCT15X]]

==Specifications==
===Physical===
* BNC antenna connector
* Compatible with [[BC-RH96]] Remote Head
* DIN-E and ISO Vehicle Mountable (optional) 
* GPS Support for [[Uniden Scanner GPS Features|location-based scanning]], location alerts, and crows-flight navigation
* LCD and Keypad Backlight
* 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
* Strong signal attenuation

===Keys===
* Group Quick Key range: 0-9
* 3 Quick-Access Search Keys
* Startup Keys: 10
* System Quick Key range: 0-99

===Technical===
* Channels: 9,000 maximum
* Channel Number Tagging: 999
* Channels per conventional system: 1000 maximum
* Custom Search - lets you program up to 10 search ranges
* Groups per system: 20 maximum
* PC Programming and Control
* 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, 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
* System Number Tagging: 999
* Talkgroups per trunked system: 500 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====

* 25.0000 - 512.0000 MHz
* 758.0000 - 823.9875 MHz
* 849.0125 - 868.9875 MHz
* 894.0125 - 960.0000 MHz
* 1240.0000 - 1300.0000 MHz

====Power Requirements====
* Power requirements: AC Adapter (13.8V DC 750mA Regulated) (AD-1009 or equivalent).
* DC:11V to 16.6V(Ext.DC Power Jack or DC Power Jack)
* Power plug: 5.5mm outer diameter, 2.1mm inner diameter 

===Features===
* Adjustable Hold (scan duration 0-255 sec) per system, custom or service search
* Alert Mute - silences all alerts
* Alert Plus - silences the scanner except for channels that have assigned alerts
* [[BearTracker]]
* [[Broadcast Screen]] while searching (TV and radio station frequencies, pagers, etc) with 10 custom bands
* [[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]].
* [[DCS]]/[[CTCSS]] [[Automatic_CTCSS_identification|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.
* [[Location Based Scanning]]
* [[Uniden Multi-Site Trunking|Multi-Site support]]
* [[Quick Search]]
* [[Priority Scan]]  
* [[Repeater Reverse]]
* [[Search with Scan]] for Service and Custom Searches with assigned Quick Keys
* [[Startup Configuration]]
* [[Temporary System, Site, Group, Channel, and Location Lockout]] 
* Upgradeadable firmware
** Can be updated to support [[Rebanding]]? {{color|green|YES}} 
** This scanner supports rebanding with firmware already installed. See the [[Updating the Firmware in Uniden DMA Scanners]] article for the firmware link
* [[Weather Operations]]
* [[Wired Cloning]] (Will only Clone to another BCT15X only)

====Changes from the BCT15====
* Adjustable Band defaults
* Adjustable Priority check interval
* [[Band Scope]] 
* [[Control Channel Data Output]] 
* EDACS [[ESK]] support
* [[Fire Tone Out]] Search - built-in frequency counter displays the received tones.
* Independent GPS Control of Sites and Channel Groups (vs. Systems and Sites)
* Individual channel volume offset
* [[Intermediate Frequency Exchange]]
* [[Key Lock]] Mode - lets you hand the scanner to a novice user and prevent programming from being modified.
* [[Uniden BCDx36HP Quick Keys and Number Tags|Number Tags]] allows you to quickly navigate to a specific Favorites List, System, and/or Channel.
* [[Negative Channel dropout delay]] (forced resume) adjustable to 0-2,5,10,30, -2, -5, -10 seconds
* [[Priority Scan|Preemptive Priority]] on Motorola analog systems
* [[Priority Scan|Priority ID Scan]] on trunked systems
* [[Private Systems]] - lets you flag a system so that it cannot be read out of the scanner or modified.
* Unit IDs '''(Requires Firmware 1.03)'''

===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''' (not ProVoice)
** LTR Standard

*System Voices:
** Analog

==Mods==

==Reviews and User Opinions==
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/8488 EHam Reviews of the BCT15X]

==Related Pages==
; External Links
* [http://tinyurl.com/kkbgp7 FCC certification page]
* [http://www.scannermaster.com/USB_Cable_p/01-551038.htm Uniden USB-1 page on Scanner Master]
* [http://new.marksscanners.com/BCT15X/bct15x.shtml Easier to Read BCT15-X Scanner Manual]
* [http://www.stevenrhine.com/?p=4320 Uniden BCT-15 and BCT-15X Teardown & Other Data]

;Related Wiki Articles: 
*[[Programming Your Uniden Scanner]]
*[[Uniden Scanners]]
*[[Uniden Scanner Comparison]]

; Forum Threads
* {{Thread|uniden-advanced-technical-topics|310539-feature-i-never-knew-about.html|Advanced System Identification feature}}
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==Trunking Analysis Software==
* [http://www.unitrunker.com/download UniTrunker trunking decoder (as of 1.0.0.10)]

* Trunk88 Motorola trunking decoder

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; Groups.io
* [https://groups.io/g/radioprogramming Radio Programming]
* [https://uniden.groups.io/g/main Uniden main group]
* [https://uniden.groups.io/g/BCT15X BCT15X sub group]
* [https://groups.io/g/Scanners Radio Scanners Uniden / Whistler] 
* [https://groups.io/g/BCT15X BCT15X]
; Twitter
*[https://twitter.com/search?q=%23bct15x&src=typed_query  BCT15X on Twitter]

==BCT15X Scanners for Sale==
*[[BCT15X eBay Listings]]


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