Uniden BC365CRS 500 Channel Scanner and Alarm Clock with Snooze, Sleep, and FM Radio with Weather Alert, Search Bands Commonly used for Police, Fire/EMS, Aircraft, Radio, and Marine Transmissions

This was a good value for the money. Easy to program.

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Excellent

My old handheld SONY scanner bit the dust after decades of great performance. It would pick up all kinds of radio traffic in my area, so I definitely feel I got my moneys worth. This new Bearcat is a disappointment. Perhaps every signal in my neighborhood was weakened or somehow diminished at the same time, but for whatever reason, this scanner doesnt pick up nearly the amount of traffic my previous Sony delivered. Ive positioned the Bearcat in exactly the same multiple locations in and around my home as the Sony, and still very, very limited reception. It pulls in FM and weather okay, so I know the antenna works. But as far as picking up local sheriff and police, this Bearcat leaves a LOT to be desired. I suppose the low low price reflects the low low receptivity.

Wasnt too complicated to set it up. Downside is it seems to interfere w the cellular or wifi signal if youre close to the unit

Not very sensitive to frequencies like my other scanners. Hard to figure out. They just threw it in a bag to ship it, and the box was all crushed. Was going to buy them for the whole family, but was too disappointed.

Nice unit but the seller does not include code numbers to run the scanner.

Bought this as a replacement for a failing (after decades of service) Bearcat BC-300 (the undisputed King of the Scanners in its day). Understand this is NOT a digital scanner, so if you live in a high-end metro environment where the first responders run expensive digital gear - no, this wont work for you. Lots of smaller towns and urban/rural areas still run analog radios, however, and in those areas this scanner will work just fine. It has narrow-band capability (e.g., not just 33.700 but 33.7005 delineation), along with weather capability (including the ability to announce weather alerts) and a clock with alarm and snooze too. Not as easy to program as some other scanners, so read the manual! Sound quality is decent, but better with an external speaker (easily attached via the rear 3mm jack). No complaints at all about the service-bands performance, and even the air-bands reception is pretty good. IMHO - a pretty doggoned-good bang for your $$.

I liked it a lot but ended up giving it away about the second time we had a bad weather system come through and it woke me up in the middle of the night, (and Im sure the people who live upstairs as well) with an alarm that sounded between an air raid alarm and a tornado siren. It is definitely loud enough you cannot sleep through it, but doesnt do a whole lot of good if it causes a heart attack. The kids I gave it to like it and they agree it is loud, but they find that aspect funny. They are young enough to be my grandchildren.

Speaker is very poor. Over priced for what you get