Uniden BC365CRS 500 Channel Scanner and Alarm Clock with Snooze, Sleep, and FM Radio with Weather Alert, Search Bands Commonly used for Police, Fire/EMS, Aircraft, Radio, and Marine Transmissions

It was not very easy to figure out, but after reading the booklet and trying different buttons it seemed to pick up some stuff. The police channel didnt have anything coming in but it might have been a slow crime time.

I have had scanners that last for years but unfortunately this one is really worth your money but all I could hear was static so loud constantly after I programed it I could not hear nothing but loud like squelch I returned it

It is nice but cant get any channels

instruction manual not so good but a little button pushing needs practice. the instructions dont follow through with all necessary scenario steps necessary. mine does run on batteries. three fresh ones lasted a touch over 15 hours. reception is real good with magnetic base antenna up on top my of bird cage and its downstairs ground level + maybe six feet higher than ground level. audio quality is as expected pretty good. uniden should expand on this form factor. its an attractive rig. a more complete frequency spectrum radio would be rather nice to own with the scanner ability as well. i seldom give five stars and didnt think it deserves five but four reflects needed expansions.

The Bearcat BC365CRS is a very nice radio. Listening to Military/Commercial Aviation daily via Davis Monthan AFB from my apartment. Tucson International is just beyond that. While I cant really use an external antenna at the apartment, the standard telescoping antenna supplied gives me a very sufficient signal strength for virtually all my listening. Amateur radio on 2 Meters and on 440 is clear. General Pima County services are quite clear. While the main Tucson Police Department is a trunked 800 MHz system and NOT covered by this radio, the remainder of city services and MedEvac helicopter are interesting to listen to. FM reception is quite adequate. Sound is exceptional considering the size of the speaker. Based on what I hear coming in on the NOAA Weather frequencies - the Mt Lemmon Transmitter is alright but not great quality. This isnt a scanning receiver issue. Their WX transmitter is only marginal. Alarm function is good. Either turn on the radio or tone with enough tone kick to wake anyone up. Compared to a regular Alarm Clock the alarm settings arent as easy to use as a dedicated digital clock though. Search modes by Service and programming those frequencies into memory is pretty straightforward . Five Stars.

My old handheld SONY scanner bit the dust after decades of great performance. It would pick up all kinds of radio traffic in my area, so I definitely feel I got my moneys worth. This new Bearcat is a disappointment. Perhaps every signal in my neighborhood was weakened or somehow diminished at the same time, but for whatever reason, this scanner doesnt pick up nearly the amount of traffic my previous Sony delivered. Ive positioned the Bearcat in exactly the same multiple locations in and around my home as the Sony, and still very, very limited reception. It pulls in FM and weather okay, so I know the antenna works. But as far as picking up local sheriff and police, this Bearcat leaves a LOT to be desired. I suppose the low low price reflects the low low receptivity.

My wife wanted a scanner and she saw this one online and wanted to purchase it. I thought for the price why not.... I think its a good scanner for its price point. She likes to keep in the know by listening to it and I think it keeps her entertained when shes home alone. I think its certainly worth what we paid for it.

The scanner is easy to set up and works very well. Uniden is a good brand. Before this one I had a 16 channel that I got in 1992 and it still works flawlessly. I just upgraded because I wanted something a little newer because my mom wanted the older one

Works great pretty easy to use I recommend a better antenna if you travel with it.

It works and is constructed well, but there are a few quirks to be aware of, and the manual is disappointing. If you feel frustrated trying to get it to do anything, youre not alone! First, understand that this scanner does NOT support naming channels, and it also does NOT support CTCSS/DCS squelch. Its carrier squelch only. If you need these features, youll want the next model up, the BCT15X. Next, heres how I programmed my scanner: - One bank is the amateur radio calling frequences. - One bank is the local amateur radio repeaters. - One bank is all the Family Radio Services (FRS), GMRS, and MURS frequencies. - One bank is the CB radio frequencies. - One bank is the local airport traffic control frequencies. - One bank is the state highway patrol frequency. (The city is on a digital trunked system so I cant program the city police in, only the state highway patrol.) - One bank is the frequency of my home intercom. Usually I leave the amateur radio calling frequencies bank and the home intercom frequency bank turned on, and I turn the others on whenever I feel like it. Its very easy to toggle a bank on and off, just press the number button of that bank (0-9). In the process, heres what I learned that the manual didnt make very clear: 1. This an analog-only, non-trunking scanner, with a low price to match. You can listen to aircraft and air traffic control towers, amateur radio, satellites, nearby businesses, citizens band (CB) radios, FRS/GMRS/MURS walkie talkies, marine bands, and so on. You can NOT listen to trunking or digital communications, so if your city or county uses either of those, youll need a trunking scanner such as the BCT15X (at 2x the price) and hope you want to listen to isnt digital, or a digital scanner such as the BCD996P2 (at 4x the price) and hope what you want to listen to isnt encrypted. California Highway Patrol still uses analog frequency 39.8 MHz so if thats all you need then youre good with an analog non-trunking scanner. 2. The FM radio doesnt support HD radio. 3. The difference between the BC365CRS and the discontinued BC370CRS is the clock on the 370 is radio controlled (self-setting) and the 370 supports the 800 MHz band and the AM broadcast band. The difference between the BC365CRS and the discontinued BC345CRS is the 345 supports the AM broadcast band. 4. The manual doesnt explain how to tune to a specific frequency without programming it. The answer is you cant, except for FM Radio. 5. The manual doesnt explain how to scan for FM Radio stations. You cant. Even in search mode, the squelch dial mysteriously has no effect through the FM Broadcast band. This is a failure of user interface design. 6. The word channel means either a channelized frequency or a programmed channel. The manual conflates the two meanings. This is a failure of technical writing. 7. The BC365CRS wont let you program whatever it believes to be an off-channel frequency such as 447.560 MHz which is an active frequency in southern California. If you try, it automatically chooses the next closest channel. 8. Channel Bank 1 is always programmed channels 1-50, Bank 2 is channels 51-100, and so on. You have to infer this from the table on page 22. 9. The manual on page 9 says, Press 0-9 and HOLD to directly access any stored frequency. This is incorrect. Press HOLD to stop scanning, then type in the channel number (1-500), then HOLD again. 10. The manual doesnt explain the difference between Priority DND and Priority OFF. 11. When programming a frequency, to cancel, just press the ./CLR button to exit. 12. The method for programming FM channels is completely different than for programming scanner channels. This is another user interface design failure. 13. The two modes of tuning FM are direct entry mode and channel memory mode. Direct Entry Mode is selected by pressing SVC/DIR. Channel Memory Mode is selected by pressing PRI/MEM. Youre always in one mode or the other, just remember this. 14. The different mode buttons are all over the place. Theres the Limit Search mode (at the top), Service Search mode (top) and Scan mode (the SCAN button to the right of the numerical keypad).