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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
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Compatible Devices | Smartphone |
Power Source | Corded Electric |
Brand | Uniden |
Number of Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
Product Dimensions | 2.2"D x 7.2"W x 5.9"H |
About this item
- Stay Safe and Informed with the Uniden BCD996P2. A true scanner powerhouse, it comes with state-of-the-art NOAA weather access and S.A.M.E. weather alerts that warn you of severe conditions in your area. This mobile scanner radio comes with 25,000 channels, Close Call RF Capture, TrunkTracker V technology, and more.
- CLOSE CALL RF TECHNOLOGY WITH DND Provides information about nearby radio transmissions. Close Call Do-Not-Disturb checks for Close Call activity during channel reception so active channels are not interrupted.
- TRUNK TRACKER V OPERATION Scans APCO 25 Phase 1 and Phase 2, X2-TDMA, Motorola, EDACS, and LTR trunked systems, as well as conventional analog and P25 digital channels.
- S.A.M.E. WEATHER ALERT Stay ahead of the weather and on top of the waves. During an NOAA Weather or Emergency Alert, a code for your specific location will alert you to severe conditions in your immediate area.
- LOCATION BASED SCANNING Connect this scanner to a compatible GPS receiver and it will automatically select programmed systems based on your exact location. You'll save time by scanning only the local signals.
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Uniden BCD996P2 Digital Base/Mobile Scanner
The BCD996P2 comes equipped with Uniden exclusive features like Advanced Dynamic Memory System, Close Call RF Capture Technology, and GPS compatibility. It includes support for digital systems, including the latest APCO Project 25 Phase II systems.
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TrunkTracker VFollows communications on APCO 25 Phase 1, Phase 2, X2-TDMA, Motorola, EDACS and LTR trunked systems. |
25000 Dynamically Allocated ChannelsRoom for all your local systems and more. |
Continuous Band Coverage25MHz to 1.3GHz Excluding UHF TV and Cellular. |
Conventional | Analog Trunking | Digital Trunking | Database (Digital) | |
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Handheld | BC75XLT, BC125AT | BCD325P2 | BCD436HP | |
Base/Mobile | BC355N, BC365CRS | BCT15X | BCD996P2 | BCD536HP |
Unique | HomePatrol-II | |||
Use For | Gifts, Amateur Radio, Rural Public Safety, Air Band, Auto Races, Military Air Shows, Marine, Railroad | Everything to the left, plus, Analog Public Safety, Technical user in areas w/o digital trunking systems | Everything to the left, plus, Analog Public Safety, Technical user in areas w/o digital trunking systems | Digital Public Safety Program by Zip Code |
Product information
Product Dimensions | 11 x 3.75 x 8.5 inches |
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Item Weight | 2 pounds |
ASIN | B00UJU5MUE |
Item model number | BCD996P2 |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
Customer Reviews |
4.3 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #17 in Radio Scanners |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Other display features | Wireless |
Color | Black |
Whats in the box | Digital T.T. IV, Close Call, 25000 Ch, 4Line Alpha display Base/Mobile, Phase 2 |
Department | unisex-adult |
Manufacturer | Uniden |
Country of Origin | China |
Date First Available | March 11, 2015 |
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You can use the BCD325P2 to monitor police and fire departments (including rescue and paramedics), NOAA weather transmissions, business/industrial radio, utilities, marine and amateur (ham radio) bands, and air band transmissions. Features 25,000 dynamic channels.
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Customers like the quality and value of the bar code reader. For example, they mention it's well built, has high quality, and is a solid performer. That said, some complain about the ease of operation. Opinions are mixed on reception, sound quality, cord, and ease of use.
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Customers like the value of the bar code reader. They say it has great features at a reasonable price. Customers also say it's well worth the price.
"This scanner came at a decent price on Amazon.My only problem is the same problem Everyone else has had...." Read more
"Very nice digital police scanner at a great price. Easy to program using freescan and Radio reference." Read more
"...frequencies using the freescan software, it's cheep enough, and well worth it...." Read more
"...These digital scanners aren't cheap, which kept me away for many years, but I finally decided to take the plunge again with this Uniden..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the quality of the bar code reader. They mention that it is high quality, built well, and a solid performer. The scanner is easy to use and has great features. However, programming is a bit difficult without software. Overall, the product is able to do a lot of things and is regarded as a nice add to all their equipment.
"Excellent, solid construction, could be complicated if you are new to scanning...." Read more
"...It has a lot of other nice features, can change the color of the display backlight, set up weather alerts, pre-programmed searches, such as FM radio..." Read more
"I enjoy this everyday, it is awesome to use and easy to update...." Read more
"...Yes, it has wide frequency coverage and lots of cool features...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the bar code reader. Some mention that it's very easy to program with the free software, while others say that it is extremely complicated to program and difficult to learn. They say the instruction manual is not very clearly written or logically organized, making it difficult to understand.
"Excellent, solid construction, could be complicated if you are new to scanning...." Read more
"...The learning curve is very steep. It is not plug it in, put in a few channels and listen like in the old days...." Read more
"...All the "experts" agree it is easy to program, just download freescan. Except not if you own a MAC...." Read more
"...I think mostly this is because the instruction manual is not very clearly written or logically organized. Watching YouTube videos did little to help...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the sound quality of the bar code reader. Some mention that the sound is terrific, and won't be affected by the metal housing. The WX channel came in loud and clear, and it's very useful if the volume is low. However, others say that the speaker is low or muffled, and P25 communications often truncate or completely mute the audio.
"...This scanner is capable of listening to police UHF VHF, fire UHF VHF, railroads, aviation 118-130 MHZ ish, GMRS/MURS/FRS(walkie talkies) 460 MHZ ish..." Read more
"...right and you may see talkgroups show up on the display but no audio is heard/garbled/breaks up because it can't decode the digital modulation, or..." Read more
"...I primarily got it to listen to local fire depts. It does have a tone-out feature, but I didn't find that feature particularly impressive or useful..." Read more
"...The sound quality is terrific and wont be affected by the metal housing...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the reception of the bar code reader. Some mention that it has really good reception with the antenna that it came with, picking up distant signals good. It has high sensitivity, and great on all frequencies. However, others say that they had a little trouble with reception, saying that it's not really great with simulcast, the frequencies disappear from the screen, and the signals fade out at times. They also say that the BCD992P2 has trouble following P25 communications.
"...The digital transmissions come in clear. The analog signals, such as on the air band, will be staticky...." Read more
"...The signals fade out at times, some of these RF tower signals get more/less power alloted to them on each tower...." Read more
"...It’s has really good reception with the antenna that it came with. I would guess about a 10-20 mile radius." Read more
"...It has plenty of options and can store more frequencies than most people will ever use...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the cord. Some mention that it comes with USB programming cable, AC adapter, and 2 DC power cords. However, others say that the programming cord was not correct for the radio, there are no drivers for the programming cable available, and the programs are useless.
"...The scanner can be used in the car, it comes with 2 DC power cords, one with a lighter plug, it has a nice bracket and includes the AC adapter...." Read more
"...of the digital frequencies that I paid over $150 to have programmed are absolutely useless because they are encrypted channels...." Read more
"...The scanner comes with a usb programing cable...." Read more
"...The programming cord was not correct for the radio...." Read more
Customers find the bar code reader difficult to operate. They mention it's poorly handled, struggles with digital input, and is difficult for the average user. Customers also say the instructions are not clear and the product can cause odd errors of all kinds.
"...These can be problematic and cause odd errors of all kinds...." Read more
"...For digital it seems to really struggle. And, regardless, the user interface, programming, etc. is generally less intuitive and less capable...." Read more
"...going to give this product four stars, not because the radio lacks quality but because I did not recieve the mounting hardware...." Read more
"...I got it back and found it very difficult to operate and the instructions weren't much help...." Read more
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If you have marginal (P-25) 800 Mhz signal levels you won't get many signal bars lit up, it won't trunk track right and you may see talkgroups show up on the display but no audio is heard/garbled/breaks up because it can't decode the digital modulation, or it just might be encrypted. When you get trunking lock on a control channel in APCO P-25 mode, the actual frequency will show up (small) on the display, otherwise you just get "NFM" on the display which means you're not tracking the system and it will not work. But once you get lock on a control channel, if it all works correctly, it grabs talkgroups at will and you will have to label them or sort out what you wish to really listen to as there will be plenty of (channels=talkgroups) at busy times.
With digital trunking systems, it depends on the tower near you having the talkgroup channels you want to hear available on that tower. As far as digital trunking signals go with any digital scanner, all bets are off. The signals fade out at times, some of these RF tower signals get more/less power alloted to them on each tower. In order to fully monitor one P-25 system, the scanner may have to "listen to" 6 or more towers (in one system) that are all directions from you with varying RF power levels on each frequency, in order to properly receive ALL of your chosen channel (talkgroups) in that Police system you want to hear. If this seems too complicated, well it is. There is a Computer Control channel on P25 digital trunking systems that tells the police system computer what frequency to use or "hop to" (each split second) and you may get that individual frequency's (talkgroup) good/bad/gone off various towers (and all at nearly the same time yet!) This is called simulcasting distortion and makes listening to any APCO P-25 digital Police trunking radio system extremely hard for any new digital scanner. And the nasty winds, rain, leaf foliage too all mess havoc with these signals. No getting around this. You may be in a good/bad location, it all depends. You may have missed details in your programming, yes I did too many times. Could be your location, your antenna, your programming, proximity to too many other "site" towers, winds, (high winds or hot/humid air seem nasty on narrow P-25 signals), or the big TV/Radio/Cell Towers nearby with mega kw watts etc. It is a huge complicated mess even for an expert radio engineer to deal with. A lot of it is...trial and error with P-25 digital. Does it track control signal? No. Move antenna/radio a few inches, try again. But the BCD996P2 (once setup right) excels at receiving everything great!
This scanner works Great for me in my location even on the factory antenna. And the bandscope mode is fabulous too. I love it. It is up to you to sort out the critical-channel-programming first before you use it. Study the Radio Reference website, it might take time. I would advise to use a computer to program this scanner, otherwise you'll just pull your hair out. You can't program this scanner by using zip codes like some others. Freescan (sixspotsoftware) is a great Free program to use, I use it, others exist too. You can plug the scanner into your PC via the included USB cable. My Win 7 PCs found it right away (You setup Control Scanner, Set com port to auto find in Freescan and it should find your scanner on a com port. Then you upload your channels/lineups to the scanner) But first you need to find the frequencies in the Radio Reference website. Freescan also has a Cut 'N' Paste frequency import method which works fine as you select from database info.
An outside scanner antenna used with at least an RG-6 cable is optimal for the best reception with this extended coverage scanner to hear everything. I also use a cheap (75 ohm) TV antenna signal booster with 18 db gain, on 50ft RG-6 and a 4 port ant splitter. I have a lot of RF signal levels (using bandscope mode) but no overload that I can see or hear. But for local signals (20 miles or less) you probably will do just as well with the back of set stock antenna, for both analog channels and digital systems. For 800 Mhz specific signals, use a 800 Mhz antenna like a Remtronix.
The scanner can be used in the car, it comes with 2 DC power cords, one with a lighter plug, it has a nice bracket and includes the AC adapter. This unit is the base model of the portable BCD325P2 hand held scanner. They are the same to operate/use and program. This 996P2 model has a bottom fire speaker with a "deep bass audio sound" on digital systems and it sounds like a loudness circuit in a stereo, compared to my RS-652 desktop scanner which has a tinnier sound. You can choose one of 7 colors for the display and it has many signal adjustments for each channel/system, which is why you need patience. You can upgrade this scanner now to receive ProVoice, Mototrbo and DMR but Uniden charges an extra fee for each one. I do not have these upgrades and may not get.
These new digital scanners are frustration devices to many people. For the expert, yes, this scanner is marvelous, you can "hear" everything except Encrypted signals. Be sure you have days/weeks of time and patience to spend with this thing first though. The learning curve is very steep. It is not plug it in, put in a few channels and listen like in the old days. Every channel has about a dozen parameters to setup first, a P-25 digital system may have 2 dozen parameters to setup first, then one dozen items per channel on top of this. This scanner does Not use an SD memory card to store channels/data to. These can be problematic and cause odd errors of all kinds. But the BCD996P2 scanner is a techs dream to use (once programmed properly) and a upgraded cousin to my all time favorite pal the Uniden BCD396XT portable scanner. But this scanner is still quite a challenge for anyone to setup/operate/use. Five stars because it is simply a phenomenal scanner (with exceptional abilities) targeted to mostly expert scanner junkies.
If you are new to scanning, this receiver might not be the best place to start, however if you locale uses digital trunked systems I would recommend jumping into this radio. If your local doesn't use digital systems you might be better off getting a bct15x ([very similar to this radio minus digital], if locale has analog trunked systems) or a bc125at if there are not any trunked systems. You can check what your local services use in the radioreference.com frequency database.
This scanner is capable of listening to police UHF VHF, fire UHF VHF, railroads, aviation 118-130 MHZ ish, GMRS/MURS/FRS(walkie talkies) 460 MHZ ish, Marine band, weather band(noaa) 160 ish mhz, HAM radio, state police/highway patrol operating in the 30-40 mhz range, cb radio. This scanner does not have ssb so its not a good solution to listen to longer wave ham or shortwave broadcasts.
Like I said it can be complicated, however once you understand it, it becomes a very powerful tool. I had little trouble with it but I had previously used scanners so I wasn't overloaded with the radio mumbo jumbo, all I needed to learn was how to operate the radio itself. A good place to learn the radio "mumbo jumbo" would be radioreference.com. Compared to the radioshack/whistler units may have 20 "scan lists" (newer models have more I believe). While they are not equivalent, in conventional systems with the uniden you have 10 group 'quick keys' per system and 100 systems with 'quick keys' all of which can be independently toggled. So in theory you can have 1000 "scanning bank toggles" just by using groups and system quick keys. Trunked systems are programmed slightly different but afford plenty of customization. And work around systems and groups. Also this radio has the ability to search for talkgroups within trunked systems.
You can technically get more than 1000 groups/100 systems into this receiver using tags but the quick keys seem easiest and I would be shocked if you could use them all for you regular scanning (obviously if you wanted to program your whole state things would get pretty full, however you would be able to get a pretty large coverage. I have the entirety of California Highway Patrol programmed in mine(I use 1 system for each division), as well as 3 counties [Stanislaus, Merced, San Luis Obispo] (including most cities in them) (fire, pd, sheriff, ambulance services, HAM and aviation) and I'm only using 30 systems out of 100. And those are fairly spread out to allow minute adjustments in which departments/services I'm listening to, where as if you condensed them you could use far less than 30 systems.
Receive is very good. I operate mostly conventional systems in the UHF (Police, Fire, Ham), VHF (Sheriff, fire, ham, aviation) area, but have a trunked motorola 800mhz which does very well, and also use it to scan for CHP mobile extenders (handheld radios) which operate as a conventional p25, it receives those no problem. For CHP I primarily use my other scanner a BCT15x because I have it attached to an antenna optimized for around 40 mhz however for my bcd966p2 I use a larsen triband 150/450/800 and it works great at pulling in vhf/uhf/and 800mhz it even pulls in chp in the 40mhz quite well for a small antenna.
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en mi pueblo local decodifica bien una repetidora P25 , también puedo escuchar estaciones DMR , “recordemos que debemos comprar una licencia para activar la función DMR al igual de NXDN y si son algo caras”.
Además debe tener mucha paciencia y tiempo para poder configurar el equipo ya que al principio si es difícil , si usted no tiene paciencia entonces ni lo compre.
No se pueden escuchar estaciones encriptadas Digitales .
El idioma del equipo es en inglés .
Reviewed in Mexico on January 22, 2023
en mi pueblo local decodifica bien una repetidora P25 , también puedo escuchar estaciones DMR , “recordemos que debemos comprar una licencia para activar la función DMR al igual de NXDN y si son algo caras”.
Además debe tener mucha paciencia y tiempo para poder configurar el equipo ya que al principio si es difícil , si usted no tiene paciencia entonces ni lo compre.
No se pueden escuchar estaciones encriptadas Digitales .
El idioma del equipo es en inglés .