Uniden UBC-125XLT Handheld Scanner

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The box includes Uniden UBC125XLT scanner, antenna, belt clip, hand strap, 2 x AA Rechargeable batteries, USB cable, Euro and UK AC/DC adaptors, hand strap and owner’s instructions manual. Built-in Auto service Searches in 10 preset bands: police, fire/emergency, Ham, Marine, Railroad, Civil Air, Military Air, CB Radio, FRS/GMRS/MURS/, and Racing.

You can have a group as large or as small as you like. If you want to add the 8 PMR446 channels, you don't need to waste a whole bank of 50 just for 8 channels.This switch is important to prevent the device from charging alkaline batteries when the radio is plugged into AC power or attached to USB. You would need to remember to move the switch to its proper position all the time though.

With this scanner you can program in your frequencies by connecting the scanner to a computer. Below are some software links for the Bearcat UBC125XLT: In appearance, the device looks solid. It does actually feels solid too when you hold it, though the casing is made of plastic. It is unlikely the radio would handle a fall from a considerable height. To receive civilian aircraft transmissions you will need a scanner that has a frequency range of 108-137Mhz. If you want to listen to military aircraft transmissions then you will need a scanner that has a frequency range of 225-400MHz. You should also set the scanner to the AM mode (Amplitude Modulation). Programming the scanner shouldn’t pose any difficulty as the software is quite intuitive and easy to her a grip of. Some users though complain of wasting time getting the drivers to work properly.

It's so much better than banks, because I have for example the amateur system, which contains different groups: 70cm repeater, 70cm simplex, 2m repeaters, 2m simplex. The Uniden Bearcat UBC125XLT is a very popular hand-held scanner for listening to airband transmissions and can be bought for a very reasonable price compared to other scanners.