Is this a DIgital/Trunking Scanner? Will it do P-25?
326732
Yes it is a digital scanner. Yes it does pickup P25 crystal clear. Very good scanner.
326733
It is a digital trunking scanner. I can pick up some P-25 but not the scrambled/encrypted. Need to check what agencies in your area are using. Many law enforcement agencies are secure and cannot be received at all. Check Radioreference.com for frequencies. To program the radio you will probably have to buy software package (radio shack good for two free downloads) then additional software and membership with radioreference. This unit is good at picking up standard frequencies. I get reception from up to 3o miles. It is not real easy to program and the instructions not that great.
251484
The manual programming is difficult and I had to do a couple of weeks worth or internet research and reading the materials that came with the scanner. After some trial and error, I got it programmed and I left a review this past weekend which gives the step by step procedure I used. Check out radio reference to see if your area uses trunked frequencies. If it doesn't, programming the scanner will be easy. The BCD 396XT can get everything except Project 25 Phase II. If your area is EDACS, the steps I used should be a help.
1251160
Yes and No. You can but it will not be that efficent. It will work but it will not work like a normal usb scanner. If you are really mobile it would probably work good but otherwise I would say buy a normal one because they are also more inexpensive . Hope this helps
47160
Yes it can. The 155.000 in my area. (Seattle-Tacoma). Though it wont work to well receiving trucked frequencys. A good scanner will work for the 850.000 trunked frequencys. I love this little radio. I take it everywhere and listen to it often. Get extra batteries, it helps.
313297
Yes, if you have the frequencies through somewhere such as radio reference, this scanner will receive them. It is a digital scanner and I use it to listen to my local police and county who recently transitioned from analog to digital. It has a learning curve but if you use programming software it is pretty easy.
930632
I really don't remember. But unless you have a special need for very long scans-forget about this scanner-it is junk. I returned mine. Get yourself a Fujitsu SnapScan 1500-really excellent scanner-I love it.
1871753
No it is not capable of receiving the new digital APCO 25 signals. This scanner is analog frequencies only. Do not confuse the digital readout on the LCD with the ability to receive the new digital signals. Shortly after purchasing this fine, portable scanner, the local city police and sheriff switched to digital signals. So, I no longer receive them on this unit.
314384
Is it necessary to have a computer if you have one of these scanners? What is the purpose?
1020200
I don't believe it does as the whole principal of the scanner is that you plug it into the USB slot on your computer for both data entry and power.
2009673
Yes it does. You just need to be sure they are analog and not digital. This scanner will only receive analog broadcasts. You can find out by checking at radioreference.com in their database.
1058286
This is not a digital scanner. It will work on analog trunked systems only.
1570619
It can scan using the auto feed.. I don't know if it can do double sided scanning using the auto feed
1609111
I'm sorry I don't know enough about computers to answer your question. However we are very satisfied with the scanner.
1227870
I use it for both it works good. You have to use a computer to program. Look into the uniden home patrol 1 if you want a scanner its great for road trips when hooked to a garmen
1466610
No, it doesnt work as a scanner just a cb-radio. It has two emergency channels but not for the purposes of listening to ems/police/fire.
1520580
No. Scanner is marginal and only scans single pages. Scanner is in the trash.
1227872
The radio will scan, however it is not capable of receiving any agencies using Digital APCO transmissions, Trunked radio systems or LTR, so you may need a "real" scanner for area if the agencies you wish to monitor aren't on a standard analog conventional channel.