Uniden BCD325P2 Handheld TrunkTracker V Scanner. 25,000 Dynamically Allocated Channels. Close Call RF Capture Technology. Location-Based Scanning and S.A.M.E. Weather Alert. Compact Size.

Unable to receive local public service activity. Completely useless. Programming with RR/premium yields a relatively ugly paperweight that simply never makes any noise ... Oh well...

I have the BCD325P2 scanner and I love it. It took me a while to get the hang of programming it manually, but then I found ProScan, which is an online software that allows you to control and program the scanner from a computer. The scanner feels sturdy and the included antenna does its job. However, even though I live in Los Angeles County, I found that the scanner antenna wasnt cutting it for picking up frequencies throughout LA County, so I bought and set up a rooftop discount antenna and ran cable into my home, and the quality of what Im picking up now is just amazing. I gave this scanner 4, rather than 5, stars because unlike its big brother in the 436 series scanner, this one only has capacity for two AA batteries. The most amount of time Ive gotten out of it was about 2-2.5 hours with the backlight on. Given that most of the time the scanner is on my desk, its always connected to the computer and thus isnt running off batteries. However, for those times when I will need to take the scanner mobile with me, Ill need to bring the USB cable and find a portable charger to go.

So far I like this scanner, Ive had it for about 3 weeks now and its great. Took about 4 days to figure out how to program it, but its great now. Battery life in it sucks, and price would have been better a bit lower. But all in all its great.

I love this little scanner that fits easily in your pocket. Id give it 5 stars except for the issues noted in other reviews here - it eats batteries, doesnt charge while being used on USB power and is really complicated to program. I took one look at trying to program it, gave up, and contacted a local scanner junkie. He was happy to hook it up to his laptop and downloaded all of the frequencies I need across 3 counties in less than 5 minutes. From there, its just a matter of turning it on and listening. If you want to get more complicated with your listening you can use its various features but you dont have to. As for the batteries, get a charger and 2 sets of batteries. If you are using it for extended hours, use the USB - for listening, not for charging.

All I can say is Im impressed! This little scanner really pulls in the distant signals. I have been a scanner enthusiast over 40 years and have owned several BearCat scanners along with Radio Shack radios. I also own a SDS200 and the BCD325P2 gives it a run for the money when it comes to reception. The SDS has many more features but the BCD325P2 being a 335 buck radio is well worth the investment. I highly recommend a radiorefference.co subscription and also purchasing a license for the ProScan software. After doing so, I had the scanner receiving all of the local area channels in no time. Note that depending where you live, you may need to upgrade to the DMR, ProVoice or NXDN license to listen in your area. I often listen to my 325P on the carport under an aluminum canopy with the included rubber duck antenna and pickup channels 30 mile away as the bird flies. I highly recommend the BCD325P2 scanner.

Eating batteries for living

This scanner works well and is easy enough to program with the provide cable.the only downside is that large trucked systems can be difficult

Dad got it as Christmas present for my mom. We used to have an analog one, and would listen during storms or if something was going on in neighborhood. My uncle set it up for her (though it is really easy). They picked through which areas/channels she wanted to be able to listen to. She loves it! My dad was trying to decide between much cheaper one and then this one, I forget what his final reasoning was but he went for this one and is very happy.

The setup is familiar with Uniden scanners. This about where the similarities to previous Uniden scanners end. Historically you could just plug in a scanner and it would charge. For some reason, Uniden decided that it would ask whether you want to charge or not. Seems silly and is a pain. The most important CON to this scanner, it fails when it comes to working a simulcast system. On my system, its performance is about a 3/10. I emailed Uniden to see if they had any planned firmware updates to address the inadequacy of decoding simulcast systems...it was met with no response. For what its worth, they do have a scanner that is supposed to be better at simulcast systems, but this scanner is not the answer. If you are in an area where simulcast is not the system in use, go for it, if not, skip this one...it will only disappoint.

Its a nice little scanner for the money and very easy to program if you use something like RadioReference and FreeSCAN. That way you dont have to manually enter in 100s of frequencies. The rechargeable batteries that come with it stink! (Made in China) and only last about 4 hours if youre lucky on a full charge. I would highly recommend you invest in a couple of Lithium/Li-ion Batteries AA batteries like the TENAVOLTS First Generation Rechargeable batteries which will give you more than 7 hours of seamless enjoyment. Ive also ordered a Diamond (Original) RH77CA 144/440 MHz. Dual-Band High Gain Handheld Antenna for it to see if I can clearly pick up more channels - (Ill let you know). Overall, it was a good purchase!