Uniden® Product Reviews and Ratings - Scanners - Uniden® BCD996T Base/Mobile Digital Trunking Scanner from Radio Shack

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(based on 7 ratings)

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Brand:Uniden®

Located in:Phones & Radio Communications, Scanners

Includes GPS support and APCO-25.

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Product Reviews Summary

Avg. Customer Rating:

4 stars

(based on 7 reviews)

86% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:

Clear signal(6)

Describe Yourself:

Casual/ recreational(4)

Primary use:

Personal(7)

Great base scanner

By Rocky

from Warren, Mi on 10/6/2008

Pros:

Clear Signal, Very nice looking

Cons:

Difficult Controls

Best Uses:

Emergencies, Families, Hiking

Describe Yourself:

Outdoor Professional

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Udated firmware is a huge improvement.

Be an educated consumer

By Ron

from Worcester, MA on 8/12/2008

Pros:

Clear Signal

Best Uses:

Emergencies

Describe Yourself:

Professional Guide

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

You will never get a scanner that can receive encrypted signals. You can't blame the scanner for that! You need to do your own research before purchasing such a thing.

Encryption is based on military standards, it is made to be unbreakable. Your area may have some talk groups that are apco25 digital, and some that are digital and encrypted. Do your research before making a purchase! Encryption is very expensive and many departments only encrypt very sensitive operations like SWAT, HRT, Drug investiagtions and detectives ETC. While leaving dispatch and patrol "in the clear". This is not the scanners fault.

Very good radio.

By Tee

from South Bend on 6/27/2008

Pros:

Clear Signal, Easy To Use, Lightweight, Rugged

Describe Yourself:

Casual/ Recreational

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

In response to Bear's post about the broken circuit board, one can open the bottom and there is a ribbon cable that can become unplugged. Very simple to correct. I believe it can come off during vibration in a vehicle.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

would not buy again

By bear from texas on 5/31/2008

Cons:

Repacement circuit board

Best Uses:

Families

Describe Yourself:

Casual/ Recreational

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Radio shack can not replace the circuit board because they cant get them!

[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

Great scanner

By encrypted freak from Louisiana on 4/10/2008

Pros:

Clear Signal, Lightweight, Not ENCRYPTED

Cons:

Priced to high

Best Uses:

Hobbie

Describe Yourself:

Professional Guide

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

This is the best scanner on the market,how ever a lot of police are going to ENCRYPTED,yall need to come out with a scanner that is leagel to pick up encrypted police signal in the 700 MHZ.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Best scanner I've ever had.

By Beezo from Flint,MI on 2/16/2008

Pros:

Clear Signal, Easy To Use

Cons:

Figuring out software

Describe Yourself:

Casual/ Recreational

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Once i got the software figured out(a lot of cut & pasting) it worked great. Just ordered the BCD 396T.

[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

Clear Audio/Nice display/Well built

By n/a from Maryland on 12/10/2007

Pros:

Clear Signal

Best Uses:

Dispatcher

Describe Yourself:

Casual/ Recreational

Primary use:

Personal

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Nice radio. If you are trying to decide on some type of scanner to buy, this is the one. It will solve the problem of needing more than one "home" scanner. It's not easy to program, but once you learn it you will like it very much.

Customer Reviews about the Uniden® BCD996T Base/Mobile Digital Trunking Scanner at Radio Shack