Uniden BCD325P2 Handheld TrunkTracker V Scanner. 25,000 Dynamically Allocated Channels. Close Call RF Capture Technology. Location-Based Scanning and S.A.M.E. Weather Alert. Compact Size.

Its a nice little scanner for the money and very easy to program if you use something like RadioReference and FreeSCAN. That way you dont have to manually enter in 100s of frequencies. The rechargeable batteries that come with it stink! (Made in China) and only last about 4 hours if youre lucky on a full charge. I would highly recommend you invest in a couple of Lithium/Li-ion Batteries AA batteries like the TENAVOLTS First Generation Rechargeable batteries which will give you more than 7 hours of seamless enjoyment. Ive also ordered a Diamond (Original) RH77CA 144/440 MHz. Dual-Band High Gain Handheld Antenna for it to see if I can clearly pick up more channels - (Ill let you know). Overall, it was a good purchase!

This scanner seems to do well with reception for higher-powered agencies. The only problem I have, and its a pretty big problem, is that the battery life is POOR to say the least! It sat on my desk for 2 days in the off position after being fully charged. Came back to work and it was dead. Had to go back on the charger. While on, Im lucky to get a shift out of it. Has to stay plugged in whenever possible. Perhaps the batteries are bad? Not too sure but the battery life is awful. Not a bad little scanner, though.

The Uniden BCD325P2 scanner is a highly functional scanner that can receive all of the modern analog and digital signals you are likely to encounter in your area. But it is complex with a steep learning curve for the average user who is new to scanning. I used to regularly listen to police, fire, and air traffic control communications on my old Bearcat scanner back in the 1980s when signals were mostly just conventional analog. I recently decided that I wanted to do it again. But when I began looking at which scanner to buy, I began to feel slightly overwhelmed by just how complex signals have become in the past 35 years. I had not wanted to spend a lot of money on a scanner, but it quickly became apparent that I would have to buy a scanner capable of receiving the newer digital and trunked signals as well as the old conventional analog. So, I decided to buy the Uniden BCD325P2 after reading reviews, and I believe that I made a good choice even though its price was a lot more than I wanted to spend. My county uses a lot of digital and trunked communications. If I had purchased an analog scanner, the only signals I would have been able to listen to would have been air traffic control communications. A lot of people have mentioned how difficult it is to program this scanner. And it would be if you tried to hand-type all of the frequencies you want to scan directly into the scanner. That is not the advisable way to do it. You actually need to use a computer to load the scanner . Fortunately, I have a technical background, and so I did not have any problem programming scanner. I just subscribed to radioreference.com and used the frescan program to build an initial program configuration to upload to the scanner. Unfortunately, once I began scanning, I quickly realized that the included rubber duck antenna was very inadequate. So, I have had to spend yet more money to buy a better antenna. I am getting a lot more financially into scanning than I had intended to be. Oh well, you cannot take it with you. Now, I will be spending my time trying to learn all about modern communication signals and how to use the functions of the scanner.

Nice Trunk portable. Light weight and works great with local conventional & trunked systems. Programming manually is tedious to say the least but thats to be expected with so many options, settings, etc. FreeSCAN software (third party) is a MUST if you want to make data entry minutes instead of hours! As the name suggests, its free (http://www.sixspotsoftware.com/products/freescan) and works great with the BCD996P2 and BCD325P2. You can clone the 325 to your 996 in a minute with the software. Also comes with USB programming cable and rechargeable batteries. No power supply but any USB charger (or computer) will do. Note: will only CHARGE batteries when OFF but will also work on USB power alone or 2 standard AAs. I suggest playing with it first before getting serious about programming it all out. The Uniden Trunktracker V System-Site-Group-Channel configuration is different and requires a little learning curve. I have mine set up to look like a conventional scanner with banks although it is much different with System-Site-Group-Channel structure, The manual (on the 325 and the 996) leaves a lot to be desired in many respects. The layout is easier to see with the third party software but I would recommend the manual method to learn it and then RUN with the software. Itll make more sense.

Overall a great handheld. Durable and lasts. Drains batteries; invest in rechargeables. Only uses 2 AA verses the older models that were heavier with 4. I purchased software to easily upload and manage frequencies. Reception is moderate even with a higher gain antenna. Sound quality is ok.

I payed full price for this scanner which is listed as new but it is clearly not new and on top of that it says batteries included both in description and in the manual, but there are no batteries and the box is smashed a little and there are scratches on the screen. The manuals are dirty like someone has handled them a lot. Also the twist tie that is on the USB cable looks like it came off a bread wrapper it is not what they use in packaging these scanners. I will see if it works after writing this review. The Scratches are hard to see when I took pictures but the slightly damaged box and bread wrapper twist tie are easily seen. There was no plastic protective bag on the scanner and no protective film to peal off of the screen.

Very happy with my purchase of this scanner

Feature wise, this scanner does what it says on the tin and has a good feature set. Audio is heard clearly. You better have plenty of batteries. I put in fresh Duracell AA batts and they were dead only after 6 hours!!! If not for the fact this scanner eats batteries so quickly, I would have rated it 5 stars. I knock off two stars because of this.

Ok scanner, but battery life could be better, charging while in use, and Bluetooth capability would also be a major plus, so I could connect to my car, and other wireless speakers. Programming is not to bad, *if* you use an app. Overall, Im happy with the purchase, but it could be improved a lot in the areas I mentioned.

This is an awesome scanner! It has everything you need to listen to police and fire dept. Highly recommend!