Uniden Bearcat BCT8 BearTracker Warning System with 800 MHz TrunkTracker III
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Manufacturer: UnidenBrand: Uniden
Edition: Electronics
Model: BCT8
Publisher: Uniden
Studio: Uniden
Music Label: Uniden
Product features:
- 250 Channels split into 5 banks with 50 channels each, along with 5 priority channels
- Pre-programmed frequencies specific to each state: police, emergency, news, weather, etc.
- Trunk tracking for following trunked public safety and public service systems
- Receive audible/visual alert when within three miles of many Highway Patrol/State units
- Scan conventional and trunked systems at the same time; PC programmable
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Uniden Bearcat BCT8 BearTracker Warning System with 800 MHz TrunkTracker III
Customer Review: Superb cost-effective scanner
Summary: 5 Stars
If you're not sure about scanning or especially trunking, this would be a great way to experience it without spending the bigger bucks for the higher end scanners. I have them also, but purchased this one for a barebones emergency communications room for my employer. The radio functionality is just as good as my much more expensive radios and this one was just as easy to program too(I agree with a previous reviewer that ARC8 from Butel is the way to work with this radio). As a matter of fact, I would recommend to anyone planning on the purchase of a computer-programmable scanner that you should include a software package in your budget. There's just no easier way to go - it avoids all the button pushing on the radio. (Note: do not bother with the included crippled software or its upgrade; ARC8 and other choices that will work better and are simpler.)
The only thing this radio really lacks is the alphanumberic tags - you'll need to remember what id is what service when it stops. But the price is SO much less!
Update 7/06: With the FCC's bandplan change coming soon, it's good to know that this radio IS firmware upgradeable so that you will not lose the trunking ability when the bandplan changes arrive in your area.
The travel features are fun - when I travel, I don't care if I'm listening to the PD district or beat that I am staying in, I just want to hear something! The search features and control-channel-only mode will allow easy use in a city away from home. All the rest of the features - good audio, nice backlighting, decent size, quality of build - go along with how good Uniden has been making scanners.
This would make a great first scanner, and it also makes a great 4th one too! And if you're thinking this might be too expensive for a first scanner - spend the extra money for this one over the BC350C, it's a LOT easier to use.
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Description of Uniden Bearcat BCT8 BearTracker Warning System with 800 MHz TrunkTracker III
BearTracker Warning System with 800 MHz TrunkTracker III Base. A great way to stay informed at your favorite NASCAR race!Uniden's BCT8 is a state-of-the-art Trunk Tracking Scanner with BearTracker technology, which will alert you when the highway patrol is within approximately a three-mile radius. It can store 250 frequencies such as police, fire/emergency, marine, railroad, air, amateur, and other communications into 5 banks of 50 channels for a total of 250 channels.
A state-of-the-art Trunk Tracking Scanner with BearTracker technology.
Trunk Tracking Scanner
Easily follow VHF High Band UHF 800MHz trunked public safety and public service systems just as if conventional two-way communications were used. Multi-track ability also enables you to track more than one trunking system at the same time, and to scan conventional/trunked systems at the same time.
250 User Programmable Memories
Quickly store interesting or important frequencies for rapid recall and quick scanning.
Frequency Coverage
The BCT8 covers the most interesting "action" bands, where you can hear police, ambulance, fire, amateur radio, public utilities, weather, and more (25-54, 108-174, 400-512, 806-956 excluding cellular).
BearTracker Warning System
The BearTracker system alerts you to activity on Highway Patrol link frequencies, to let you know if there is activity within about three miles of your location.
View a feature diagram of the BCT8. Click here for a larger image
Preprogrammed Service Search and Highway Patrol Frequencies by State
This makes finding interesting active frequencies even easier, wherever you are.
Search Lockouts
Lock out frequencies that have continuous or uninteresting communications so that searching is faster.
Backlit Display
At the push of a button, our unique luminescent LCD screen is backlit so messages are easily read in low-light situations.
Priority Operation
Helps ensure that you don't miss important transmissions on the channel you designate as the priority channel.
What's in the Box
BCT8 Scanner, AC Adapter, DC Power Cord, Cigarette Lighter Adapter Plug, Telescopic Antenna, Window Mount Antenna, Operating Guide, Trunk Tracker Frequency Guide, Other Printed Materials, Remote Programming Software Demo CD-ROM, Mobile Mounting Bracket
Uniden Scanner Comparison
 BC355C |  BC340CRS |  BC370CRS |  BCT8 |  BC898T |  BCT15X |  BCD996XT | |
| Base/Mobile/DIN-E | Mobile | Base | Base | Mobile | Base | DIN-E | DIN-E |
| Beartracker Warning System | -- | -- | -- |  | -- | | -- |
| Channels | 300 | 100 | 300 | 250 | 500+1000 TG | 9,000 Dynamic | 25,000 Dynamic |
| Dynamic Memory | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | | |
| Close Call | | -- | -- | -- | -- | | |
| Pager Screen | | -- | -- | -- | -- | | |
| GPS Enabled | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | | |
| Weather Alert | -- | | SAME | -- | SAME | SAME | SAME |
| Triple Conversion | | -- | | | | | |
| CTCSS/DCS | -- | -- | -- | -- | | | |
| Alphanumeric Display | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | | |
| Backlit Display | | | | | | | |
| Backlit Keys | -- | -- | -- | | -- | | |
| Analog Trunking | -- | -- | -- | | | | |
| Digital Trunking | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| PC Programming | -- | -- | -- | | | | |
| PC Control | -- | -- | -- | | | | |
| AM Broadcast | -- | | | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 25 - 29 MHz | | | | | | | |
| 29 - 54 MHz | | | | | | | |
| 54 - 108 MHz | -- | 59-88 (TV), 88-108 (FM) | 59-88 (TV), 88-108 (FM) | -- | -- | | |
| 108 - 137 MHz | | | | | | | |
| 137 - 174 MHz | | | | | | | |
| 174 - 216 MHz | -- | 179-216 (TV) | 179-216 (TV) | -- | -- | | |
| 216 - 225 MHz | -- | -- | -- | -- | | | |
| 225 - 406 MHz | -- | -- | 225-380 MHz | -- | | | |
| 406 - 512 MHz | | | | 400-512 MHz | | | |
| 764 - 776 MHz | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 794-806 MHz | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 806 - 956 MHz | | -- | | | | | |
| 1240 - 1300 MHz | No; | -- | -- | -- | -- | | |
| PC Cable | NA | NA | NA | -- | -- | | |
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