Uniden BCD996P2 Digital Mobile TrunkTracker V Scanner, 25,000 Dynamically Allocated Channels, Close Call RF Capture Technology, 4-Line Alpha display, Base/Mobile Design, Phase 2, Location-Based Scanning

I didnt care for the fact that the radio arrived to me with an older firmware version. The first thing I had to do with the radio was update the firmware myself. Other than that issue I really like the radio a lot. Perhaps in the future the firmware version can be shown before purchase is made. Thank you for listening. GC

If this is your first digital, pray for patience. I thought I was prepared. Had watched a lot of videos on programming but it still took a while. First just go ahead and pay the subscription for radio reference. Before you receive it, find free scan and the driver for the scanner. If after you install the driver the computer won’t recognize the the scanner. Turn the scanner off and back on. It’s funny how those few words took so long to to learn. The reason I gave it 5 stars for ease of use is because any frustration I was having was just because of inexperience. Now I love it. Now the filing system makes sense. When you first import from radio reference use your username and not your email. No when you import from the p25 system, to me it was messy. But it was working. So I took time and learned how to put together a more organized system. I like being able to record the feeds, and this past weekend while running the sound through the computer I was able to listen through Bluetooth. Hope this helps and hope y’all have a blessed day.

As expected

Got for father in law to keep up

I received it late because of UPS. It is a little hard too program even with free scan and radio reference. I recommend finding a local person that can fully program it if you are not tech savvy. It gets very good reception with stock antenna, and squelch is easy to control. The sound is good volume great. It has the capability to receive more channels under more bands than you can count. From ham, gmrs, public analog, trucnked ect... It is ruggedly built, metal not plastic. It reminds one of the good quality from the 1970-1980 era. Buttons are easy to operate with positive feel. It is expensive, but seems well worth the cost as it has all the features needed to listen to all the local and federal channels within about 150 miles and a little more. It also picks up some aircraft bands. Go ahead and buy it, you will be pleased with it.

no help ,call a few time ... help desk said you need to learn the ferq,,,also need to down loan the site then do the steps ,,,but they would not help me when i had the site and all the step i needed to help me ...i told them i was very new can you do the step with me ,,they said understand what it do frist ,are you be a deer in the head light

would be good if it was easer to program.. trunking a night mire. waisted money on soft ware. uniden say they will program for 158 $$. if i send it to them.wish i would have known this be for i bought it.

Box includes: Scanner, telescoping antenna, dc harness for direct wire, a.c. plug, car adapter plug, mounting bracket and instruction booklet. This is a great scanner does as advertised and more or less is equal to Amazon reviews, but.... FIRST!! This scanner WILL NOT play audio on fully encrypted systems at all... Period. You will see it key up but hear nothing. SECOND!! This scanner WILL NOT descamble or unencrypt a system. If you hear a static hum when a channels keys up then it is encrypted. There is no way to decode it. THIRD!! Does do ProVoice and DMR systems AFTER a PAID upgrade from Uniden. ProVoice is $45 and DMR is a whopping $60. Check the systems you will be using to see if any of this will apply to you. Best way is to use Radio Reference.com FOURTH!! PROGRAMING IS A PAIN IN THE ASS!!! Probably most important thing I can tell you and best advice I can give here would be pay for a Premium account on RadioReference.com. Your paying over $350.00 for a scanner it would be WELL worth it to fork out $15 more for 180 day subscription. This makes programing... better... still will take a while for most to figure out all the features like Systems, Groups, Channels and Quick Keys. The scanner comes with a usb programing cable. The reviews saying the speaker is low or muffled is accuratish. I think some reviews were a little harsh, but it could for sure be better. After all we are paying ALOT for this machine. I did order an external Uniden speaker for $16, 2 days After I got the scanner. Overall review is 5 stars. The updates, encryption and things mentioned above arent the scanners fault. Thats the Uniden company. This is as much machine as I need and I would recommend it to anyone. Im picking up transmissions from up to 60 miles away with the antenna that came with it. Im going to include a picture from the booklet showing trunking systems this will cover as well as a few more. !!REMEMBER!! CHECK THE SYSTEMS YOU ARE GOING TO SCAN TO SEE IF THEY ARE DMR OR ProVoice (expensive updates available) ALSO..IF ITS ENCRYPTED.. YOU WONT HEAR IT!!

This radio works well for both standard and trunked frequencies that don’t use simulcast. Be sure to research the area you live in and the channels you want to scan. More and more of the country is using integrated P25 systems. While this can handle P25 Phase 1 and 2, it doesn’t work well if those are simulcast-same frequency from multiple towers. Simulcast exists in many if not most metro areas that use P25. The SDS100 or 200 are needed to properly listen to those sites.

Thank you to Police Scanner Outlet first. I thought this was a fair price. I found it is a great price. I like this radio better than the ones with all the WIFI and SD card stuff. I had the BCD396xt and the BCD996xt and now I have the BCD996P2. It is running well. Our tower just changed to Phase 2. MPSCS So Im ready. The 996xt, 396xt, and 996P2 are very good radios. I compare them to the tip line. I also have RS651, PSR600, RS106 and others to compare them to. I had all I needed to start off running from Police-SCANNER-outlet. Get yours next. Thanks PSO. Oh Im a ham radio op. and I know the radios that get what I want to hear...New Radio Is Top Right