Uniden Bearcat BC75XLT Handheld Scanner, 300 Channels, 10 banks, Close Call Technology, PC Programable, NOAA Weather, Aviation, Marine, Railroad, NASCAR, and Non-Digital Police/Fire/Public Safety

This product came with no instructions on how to locate channels or how to set up scanner. We found our local channel by trial and error. If you know someone who knows how to set one of these up you will be fine. We did not know anyone so ours just sits there and we turn it on once in a while. My husband hit a button recently and now we have no channels locked in.

Good reception in my town even with stock antenna. Using store bought energizer rechargeable batteries, they last plenty long enough. The only annoying thing about these is the low battery alarm beep that cannot be disabled. The alarm beep volume is determined by the current output volume so if you have it set high, the alarm beep will be somewhat loud too. Its a very frequent beep.

The scanner works fine, as portable scanners go. However, after about 2 years, the display went wonky, so I can only see pieces of the numbers to know what channel a call is coming in on. Im a news reporter, so its helpful to know what agency is being called out to a situation. I was looking through here, thinking I would just buy a new one, when I saw that there is downloadable software that can be used to program the scanner! YAY! Except that its only for Windows, and I have all Apple products. So, unless youre on a Windows platform, dont get too excited about the software. Not sure why software for an analog scanner has conform to either windows or mac, since the scanner is clearly neither.

First of all, dont use free shipping because its garbage, 2 day is totally worth it unless you plan on being lied to about arrival dates. That being said I love this scanner so far it has exceeded my expectations. I read tons of reviews and watched videos on programming it and everyone makes it seem super complicated and stuff. Youd have to be stupid to not be able to program it. Its so incredibly easy, like if you can use a cell phone, you wont have a problem programming this scanner. I bought this ahead of the 2016 great Tennessee airshow so I could watch all of the planes come in and get some badass videos to Get my snapchat game strong. Which I did btw. I was able to hear the air boss at the show which was cool and was also able to hear the tower and emergency comms when the unfortunate Blue Angel #6 mishap occurred. Sometimes you cant hear Aircraft if theyre really far away but you can hear the tower talking to them. Other than that its not bad at all. Its got give or take a 20-25 mile Range. I dont fully understand all the capabilities of this thing yet but I guess Ill get there eventually.

So far so good. I bought this to replace a Radio Shack Pro 89 which was about 20 years old. It finally gave in but that thing was awesome. I got this and was immediately was excited about the size of it. Very nice fit to the hand and has good solid sound. The only thing Ive noticed that would be a downside is the battery life. It only take 2 AAs whereas my old one took 4 and would take a long time to run out. Ive already been through 6 AA batteries and Ive only had it for about a week. If you leave it on all day you should buy some rechargeable AAs. Im currently doing that now so I dont have to buy so many AAs.

This scanner is great for small town cities but not for the big cities. Its a great scanner for what it does. Probably one of the most affordable scanners available. But if youre looking to get big cities you probably want to go with a digital scanner. Because that is what most emergency services today use. You will still get to listen in on some agencies. But most are digital and this is only analog. If you are wondering if your favorite em. service is using digital, look it up online. Thats my one piece of advice. But its a great little scanner! It has a BOATLOAD of programmable channels that you can designate. It also has a feature built into it where you can select what you want to listen to (i.e. fire, police, air, marine,.....) and it will scan certain frequencies that the selected agencies use. which is very handy! So if youre looking for a great, affordable, and easy to use scanner for every day use, this is for you (depending on your wants and needs (Digital or Analog))!

I am really enjoying this police scanner. The only thing that I am not happy with it is that normal radio stations can not be programmed in to it (they are capable of being programmed in this unit) like my old table top scanner. More features than I expected especially for the price. Sound is great, size is great, easy to use and it is truly portable with rechargeable battery power and car battery power. I like using the close call option to capture frequencies. For me the 300 channels are way plenty. It also can be used as a back-up charger for AA rechargeable batteries for use in other devices. Bottom line, very happy.

Scanner works great, using it as a back-up to my Bearcat BC355C. Only 2 drawbacks really: 1/ The rechargeable batteries only last a day (perhaps I need new ones) and 2/ Sometimes I miss and hit the wrong key and the radio goes into the Lock-Out mode. A bit annoying, as I have to go find the manual to unlock it. Sometimes even when following the guidelines in the manual I cant get it unlocked. I swear, one day Im going to use a hammer. And finally, dont expect too much from the stock antenna. Like any other similar type it has its limitations. If you want to hear more, connect the radio to a ground plane base antenna, when you are at home, of course. Dont risk walking around outside with a ground plane antenna, people will think yourre nuts. UPDATE - 2018 . The lcd display has started to go. The first digit is no longer there, so 123.45 reads 23.45.

Very good device really easy to program there is a little static but good sound quality. It showed up quick everything looked great coming out of the box. One disclaimer I wish that it came with rechargeable battery in it i mean why come with a charger and not have rechargeable battery but besides that great device

I bought 2 of these which were said to be used. They were brand new, still in the box. One still had teh plastic across the face, and the other didnt. Both worked amazing from the start and work BETTER than my Realistic Pro107. I put a stronger antenna (less than $4 on ebay) and can pick up over 50 miles away! I love the computer program feature which got me over 200 channels. I can now pick up everything in the surrounding area and can hear the ambulances! I also pick up fire, railroad traffic, and all the police, county sheriff, and highway patrol. Im beyond happy with my purchase from Amazon!