Uniden BC895XLT 300-Channel TrunkTracker Scanner

List Price: $199.99 Discount Price: $499.99

Features:

• 300 channels
• 12-band coverage
• Trunk delay, lockout, and search and scan
• Programmable search
• Auxiliary tape output

Customer Reviews:

Scanner is the best out there; Service is the exact opposite [Posted on 2000-01-20]
The BC895XLT is the best scanner you could get, especially when PC controlled. It is super simple to get operational even for beginners. Just punch in the frequencies and there you go, they even include partial lists of them. Not to mention they come in crystal clear. But if yours is to break, be prepared for an enormous hassle. You'll never talk to a real person and you have to blindly send the unit in for repair. Bottom line: Uniden's product is the best you could buy; you're not buying any service though.

SUPER SCANNER [Posted on 2000-04-24]
This scanner is excellent for local coverage in your area only. Understand, most local frequencies cover a certain area, so dont be heartbroken if your unit does not reach over long periods. A great start up for scanner enthusiasts. One more downfall, searching for trunked system can be time consuming. Be patient and have fun.

This is great! [Posted on 2000-04-28]
This is one of the more well built scanners by uniden. I especially like the computer interface with the optional cable that you have to buy. I also like the built in CTCSS board. Over all this is a great buy!

Great scanner but can be hard to program [Posted on 2000-05-12]
This is one gadget that you will need to read the manual before using. They squeeze a lot of options into this scanner. If you need to monitor a trunked system this one will do it. The only problem is that it could take you a while to figure out how. Overall, I highly recommend this product.

Fast 100 Channel / Second Scanning [Posted on 2000-09-29]
I have been using this scanner for about 3 weeks now. I own 4 other different models of scanners -- 2 from Radio Shack (PRO-92 / PRO-2067) and 2 from Uniden (BC 245XLT and BC 235XLT).

I like the BC 895XLT because:

- Fast scanning of 100 channels / second. The Radio Shack (GRE made) scanners that I own only go 25 channels/second. And while they are more technically sophisticated, I miss the scan speed which is desirable if you live in a busy area.

- CTCSS tone capability - What this does is let you enter in a special "code" that filters out different companies using a frequency. In busy urban areas it is not unusual to have three or four businesses on the same frequency. They use a special code called a "PL" code which allows their radios to only hear their broadcasts. The 895xlt supports the use of the PL tone through the CTCSS tone capability built in.

You might want to rethink your purchase if:

- You want to follow BOTH trunked and conventional frequencies at the same time. This scanner only follows one or the other --- and if you are following trunked frequencies you'll only be able to monitor one bank of them at a time.

- This scanner does not monitor a common type of trunked frequency called EDACS.

Overall:

I strongly recommend this scanner. Even though it has a few limitations, you cannot beat the price/performance. In reality I have found that I monitor very few trunked frequencies -- and that the bulk of my local action is the local PD and FD. Even if one town is trunked there is usually more than enough action to be heard on surrounding towns.

My one exception to the above advice is if I lived in NY or another big city that had LOTS of trunking, I'd probably wait for the 780xlt model.

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