Uniden Bearcat BC75XLT Handheld Scanner, 300 Channels, 10 banks, Close Call Technology, PC Programable, NOAA Weather, Aviation, Marine, Railroad, NASCAR, and Non-Digital Police/Fire/Public Safety

Good reception in my town even with stock antenna. Using store bought energizer rechargeable batteries, they last plenty long enough. The only annoying thing about these is the low battery alarm beep that cannot be disabled. The alarm beep volume is determined by the current output volume so if you have it set high, the alarm beep will be somewhat loud too. Its a very frequent beep.

I was under the impression that this was a two-way device, but thats okay. I can delve into that technology later. I purchased this particular model with some apprehension after reading third party reviews saying that it would be difficult to program...then charging $100s to program. Thankfully I didnt solicit any of that help, but instead performed my own internet research and read the owners manual. The software that can be installed onto a computer to communicate with this scanner via USB is easy to understand and intuitive enough for the basic/advanced computer user. I still have a lot to learn about the different uses and technologies in general, but thats part of the fun.

Excellent performance in a small package. As a first time scanner user, manual was difficult to follow. Highly recommend searching some basic YouTube videos to get started. Overall, for the cost of this portable scanner, very impressed and recommend this as a first scanner to purchase and learn with. Enough to keep you busy for months.

We bought this to take to a Nascar race for the ability to tune into the racers channels and hear what is being said. This was a pretty easy device to program. I simply looked up the Nascar line up, found a YouTube video to show me HOW to turn this, and then input the correct numbers as needed. It worked just fine and doesnt seem to use much battery usage at all.

I purchased this Uniden Bearcat Scanner in order to monitor Kansas City Southern and and Canadian National railroads in the Alexandria, Baton Rouge and New Orleans area as well as the Baton Rouge area NOAA Weather Radio frequency. The Uniden Bearcat Scanner works best with rechargeable NI-MH 2300 Mah batteries. The Scanner can also be powered by to Alkaline batteries but this type of doesn’t last long at all. After installing the two NI-MH 2300 Mah rechargeable batteries I haven’t had recharge yet. This Scanner has a built in sercuit, which charges the batteries when the Scanner is connected to your computer. The Scanner’s functions are straight forward and very easy to operate and understand. The Uniden Bearcat Scanner will also receive Fire/EMS and Louisiana Department of Corrections Statewide Scanner Frequency, meriner’s info frequency and area wide Ham frequency in our area as well as Baton Rouge Metropolitan airport Ryan Feild, but will not tune in police frequencies in this area as the police now use 800s Scanner frequencies for their added security. Al in all this Scanner is great tool to have during hurricane season.

The scanner works fine, as portable scanners go. However, after about 2 years, the display went wonky, so I can only see pieces of the numbers to know what channel a call is coming in on. Im a news reporter, so its helpful to know what agency is being called out to a situation. I was looking through here, thinking I would just buy a new one, when I saw that there is downloadable software that can be used to program the scanner! YAY! Except that its only for Windows, and I have all Apple products. So, unless youre on a Windows platform, dont get too excited about the software. Not sure why software for an analog scanner has conform to either windows or mac, since the scanner is clearly neither.

This scanner doesnt leave my house so I dont know what it would work like away from an outlet the battery only stays charged for about 6 hours so I keep it plugged in at all times I had to have a professional program it, it picks up a lot of ham operators those channels if youre not interested in that kind of stuff like I am not all had to be locked out but if you like that then you might like that part about it I did not

Im a rail fan so I like to be able to hear the engine crews and dispatchers when Im trackside. With its pre programmed service bands, the BC75XLT is so easy to use. I found the reception to be good and when using Sanyo Eneloop rechargeable batteries, I could listen in for hours on a full charge. The batteries can also be charged in the unit via a USB power source such as a computer or wall adapter. The unit is also simple to program if you want to enter specific frequencies or a range of frequencies. I also like that it is very compact and seems to be well built. I would recommend..

I purchased this for my Sisters Birthday. Unfortunately I ordered it in April. When she opened it yesterday on her Birthday May 30th, this will not work in our citys upgraded digital system. We are on the 700mhz digital system now and this only goes to 500mhz. My sister was a police officer and wanted a scanner to listen too calls. I am sure this is a nice scanner, but it will not work here in this Louisiana town. Please help not sure what to do now...

This product came with no instructions on how to locate channels or how to set up scanner. We found our local channel by trial and error. If you know someone who knows how to set one of these up you will be fine. We did not know anyone so ours just sits there and we turn it on once in a while. My husband hit a button recently and now we have no channels locked in.