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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.

Bearcat BCT15X

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 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
Close Call, with Close Call Do Not Disturb, Close Call Priority (or Primary), and Close Call Temporary Store.
Control Channel Only
DCS/CTCSS 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
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? YES
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.
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
Preemptive Priority on Motorola analog systems
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

Reviews and User Opinions

EHam Reviews of the BCT15X

Related Pages

External Links

Related Wiki Articles

Uniden DMA FAQ

Message Boards / Forums

RadioReference

RadioReference Uniden Forum

Facebook

Groups.io

Twitter

BCT15X on Twitter

BCT15X Scanners for Sale

BCT15X eBay Listings

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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.
+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.
 [[Image:BCT15X.jpg|right|thumb|Bearcat BCT15X]]
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 ===Keys===
 * Group Quick Key range: 0-9
-* 3 Quick-Access Search Keys
+* 3 [http://new.marksscanners.com/BCT15X/bct15x.shtml#search%20key Quick Access Search Keys]
 * Startup Keys: 10
 * System Quick Key range: 0-99
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 * [[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]].
+* [[Control Channel Only]]
 * [[DCS]]/[[CTCSS]] [[Automatic_CTCSS_identification|Rapid Decode]]
 * [[Duplicate Channel Alert]]
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 * 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)
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 *System Voices:
 ** Analog
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 ==Reviews and User Opinions==
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 ; 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]
+* [http://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4/BCT15X Uniden BCT15x (Twiki)]
 ;Related Wiki Articles:
-*[[Programming Your Uniden Scanner]]
+*[[Uniden DMA FAQ]]
-*[[Uniden Scanners]]
-*[[Uniden Scanner Comparison]]
-; Forum Threads
-* {{Thread|uniden-advanced-technical-topics|310539-feature-i-never-knew-about.html|Advanced System Identification feature}}
-remove
-==Trunking Analysis Software==
-* [http://www.unitrunker.com/download UniTrunker trunking decoder (as of 1.0.0.10)]
-* Trunk88 Motorola trunking decoder
-==Message Boards/forums==
+==Message Boards / Forums==
 ;{{color|red|RadioReference}}
 *{{Forum|uniden-forums.82|RadioReference Uniden}}