Uniden BCD996P2 Digital Mobile TrunkTracker V Scanner, 25,000 Dynamically Allocated Channels, Close Call RF Capture Technology, 4-Line Alpha display, Base/Mobile Design, Phase 2, Location-Based Scanning

These things have come a long way over the years. This scanner is definitely high quality and is what I was looking for. The only downside to it, is that there is quite a learning curve, specifically on programing it. There are YouTube videos out there on how to program and operate it; some are more helpful than others. Overall I am pleased with it.

I like it very much

would be good if it was easer to program.. trunking a night mire. waisted money on soft ware. uniden say they will program for 158 $$. if i send it to them.wish i would have known this be for i bought it.

I got this scanner to replace a very old Radio Shack analog scanner because one of the police stations I listened to changed to P25 Digital. The scanner is complicated and time consuming to set up, but with the help of RadioReference.com to get the frequency information and a video on youtube.com titled UNIDEN BCD996P2: Programming Conventional Systems by The Erod1944 Channel, (all the channels i wanted to scan are Conventional), I was able to figure it out. I was only interested in setting up 4 channels, so I found programming them manually was far easier for me to do rather than trying to download software to do it. Im enjoying the higher sound quality vs. the old analog scanner and am very happy with it.

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Nice radio but too difficult to program. Actually had to contact third party to purchase software to program the radio. I will probably get it programmed but if asked. I wouldn’t purchase this again.

I received it late because of UPS. It is a little hard too program even with free scan and radio reference. I recommend finding a local person that can fully program it if you are not tech savvy. It gets very good reception with stock antenna, and squelch is easy to control. The sound is good volume great. It has the capability to receive more channels under more bands than you can count. From ham, gmrs, public analog, trucnked ect... It is ruggedly built, metal not plastic. It reminds one of the good quality from the 1970-1980 era. Buttons are easy to operate with positive feel. It is expensive, but seems well worth the cost as it has all the features needed to listen to all the local and federal channels within about 150 miles and a little more. It also picks up some aircraft bands. Go ahead and buy it, you will be pleased with it.

This is a great scanner. I would highly recommending downloading freescan software and a premium membership to radioreference.com. Once I download the software and learned how to use it, programming was quite easy

Replaced my BCT15X with it, programming is much the same, however programming trunked systems is a major pain, even with the software. It helps to a ton to have a subscription to radioreference dot com. Dont even try without it. My only problem is Ive not found a good way to program talk groups, so i get everything, Police, Fire, EMS.... Sometimes all i want is Fire, i get tired of listening to the cops writing speeding tickets. If anyone knows how to do that, please leave a comment.

This radio works great! This was an upgrade for me from a 396T. I still use the 996T, but I got this to prepare for when Michigan switches to APCO 25 phase 2, currently the U.P. is still in Phase 1 as I write this now in 2016. 2017 looks like phase 2 will come here. Do yourself a favor, get freescan. Very easy to program with that free software. Also, subscribe to radio reference premium. With premium you can import the frequencies using the freescan software, its cheep enough, and well worth it. Depending on what system you are monitoring, I suggest getting an 800Mhz yagi antenna. That will only work for your area if you monitor 800 Mhz in simulcast. Otherwise you are only going to pick up whatever comes off of the tower you are aiming at. Use radio reference as a guide to help you, it can tell you in the forums, or in their database, what type of system is in your area. The scanner even comes with a programming cable, house adapter, and a car adapter.