Uniden BC350C 800 MHz Mobile Scanner by Uniden
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Digital camera reviews of Uniden BC350C 800 MHz Mobile Scanner
Digital camera Review: A scanner with good operation and size for the price
Summary: 4 Stars
A good scanner with very good audio sound. The BC350C is a very good size for a table or desk.
It has limit search and every police,fire,air,cb band with plenty of freqency coverage. The Price is
also very good. the scanner doesn't have a keyboard to type in a frequency but, which is ok with
me. I like to scan,find, and store freguencies. If you want a keyboard and trunking another scanner
would be a better choice for you, but if you are a beginner , or just want a basic scanner for fun or
basic needs for a decent price this is a very good choice.
Digital camera Review: Excellent Scanner for the Beginner
Summary: 4 Stars
Does not support TrunkTracking, however I was unaware of what that was until I read about it in the manual.
Scanning larger bands takes time...I don't know if there's a faster scanner.
Deleting a saved channel is rather cumbersome, but doable if you're not on the road.
Antenna works well with home.
Would be nice if I could group my saved channels, but unfortunately, there is only one "Private" memory bank for the user.
Digital camera Review: Excellent product!!
Summary: 5 Stars
We purchased this scanner because it was recommended by our local law enforcement. This is the model they use in their patrol cars. We have been very pleased with it. I definitely recommend Amazon as the place to purchase it. They are very concerned about customer satisfaction and they ship FAST!!Digital camera Review: Excellent scanner
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this as a gift and it is exactly what the recipient wanted. Additionally, the price was more than $50 less that I could buy it for locally. I had previously ordered a lesser model not knowing that it would not suit his needs. I was extremely pleased with the return process on my initial order. I simply put the packing slip inside the package and mailed it off. Amazon promptly refunded my full purchase price PLUS the original "expedited" shipping costs!! I could not have been more pleased.Digital camera Review: Fun and interesting toy for an amateur like me
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought my first scanner from a local Church sale about two years ago. It was a crystal based Regency brand, that luckily had all of the correct crystals for the St. Louis area. I was hooked.
To this day I would never consider myself an afficionado or an expert, but I dabble around a bit, so take this review in that context.
I bought this Bearcat BC350C scanner as a birthday present to myself just a few days ago and it's a blast. Parts of the interface are undeniably clunky. Selecting to listen for just the Police or EMS/Fire bands is easy, but programming stuff is a bit icky. It's not complex, just slow - I'd rather be able punch in a frequency and store it, but this requires you to find a frequency first, THEN store it in the "Private" bank.
Anyway, for something you want to pop right out of the box and have work as advertised? Well . . .
Within minutes I was listening to a helicopter overhead ("What's the radar look like ... garble, garble"), picking up the local bus service ("She said she put a $20 bill in the box but I wasn't looking"), and hearing the local gendarmes being dispatched to quell a domestic dispute ("Subject is a white female, attempting to break into the house. Lots of shouting, both are unarmed"). I even picked up one of our neighbor's child monitors!
This really is best used while sitting down, rather than as a mobil unit; nonetheless, I dragged it into my car (hook up was trivial with included DC lighter plugin) and tooled down the rainy highways on a Monday, listening on the police band for reported accidents (I could make out about half a dozen).
From my reading, I know there are better scanners, but I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the BC350C for other beginners like myself. Sit down and read the manual while you're playing with it, and you'll get the hang of things pretty quickly. If you've never listened to scanners, give yourself a little bit of time to develop an ear. I also recommend that you keep a pad and pencil nearby to jot down interesting frequencies you can usually look up on the Internet later (search for your state and the phrase "scanner frequencies").
You might move up and onward in scanner-dom, and this nifty little gadget is likely to just be your introductory toy to the exciting world of the electro-magnetic spectrum!