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Uniden BC80XLT Fully Programmable 11-Band Handheld Scanner | List Price: $199.99
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Brand: Uniden
Binding: Electronics
Features: - 50-channel fully programmable handheld scanner
- 11 bands, including 800 MHz
- Full-frequency LCD, 1-touch weather
- Band search and track tuning
- Keypad lock and channel lockout keep unauthorized paws and ears from using the scanner
dish out the extra bucks [Posted on 2004-10-09]
simply put save up a few ;more dollars however long that may take you, and purchase a scanner with nore features that are necessary for a few more dollars
Limited functions in an older machine [Posted on 2007-12-14]
I purchased this machine at a discount store new about 4 years ago, and its served me well in rural Wyoming. However, if you'll need more than 50 channels (or rather 30-40, if you keep a bank open for searching and a bank open for listening to unidentified frequencies like I do), its probably not for you.
It's rugged, doesn't drain batteries too quickly, and the features are easy enough to use. You'll want to replace the rubber duck antenna with something else for increased range.
That being said, it's an older machine (these were produced in 1995, I believe), so they don't have a lot of features that are necessary if you're in a larger metropolitan area where things have gone digital and trunked. It only has the afore mentioned 50 channels, and 5 priority channels. These simply won't be enough if you're somewhere where there are multiple agencies you want to listen to (this isn't a problem in rural Wyoming. I've got 7 programmed in my first bank and 6 programmed in my second bank, leaving me three banks to search/log/listen with).
Overall, if you can get this cheap, it'd be an okay starter machine to get into scanning with, assuming there's something worth listening to on a conventional system. Otherwise, save up the bucks and buy a more current machine (something I plan to do soon).
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