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

I have had the BC75XLT for about a month. It is easy to program; light weight; and reasonably durable. It is comparatively inexpensive. Unfortunately, the reception is not that great. Using the supplied rubber duck antenna, I had a hard time receiving UHF police broadcasts from surrounding towns. I live about a mile from my local public safety radio repeater. The reception - even from this short distance - was not that great. I bought a separate whip antenna. That improved the reception. Also, this unit seems to use up the batteries quickly. This scanner will drain two AA batteries each 10 hour period.

The radio is fine and a decent price. It does not function on a trunk system so if your emergency services are using a trunk or digital system you will need a more advanced radio. I should have done more research before choosing which radio to purchase since I needed the more advanced model. That said, returning it was hassle free and the other radio is already being processed. Cant give it 5 stars since I never was able to really use it other than to listen into some HAM operators and the Weather Broadcasts.

Did not come with an ac charger... eats batteries after only an hour or two....

My husband really likes this, after his old one finally died. He wasnt happy that he had to have me look up the frequencies online, but it was not difficult for me. He doesnt DO computers and doesnt like that everyone expects him to. Someone else may have gotten help from the public library, but its a done deal, now. We havent listened to it yet, so I dont know how it sounds, but it arrived quickly.

I love this scanner. I became the neighborhood captain and like to know what is going on around my area. I had an old scanner that worked great but had some issues with a beeping sound that interrupted the frequencies I was trying to listen to. I know Uniden makes great quality products so when I was looking for the new scanner I went straight for this brand. I am not disappointed. This scanner is very easy to program with the free computer program or even manually. There are 300 spaces to hold frequencies in. I dont think I will ever need that many but its nice to have. You can scan all the banks or just one. I believe this is a great quality scanner and very useful for my needs.

Also, this particular scanner, is not a digital scanner, like it is listed. It is analog. I am on able to pick up anything, in my area. TI just wish as a blind person that the blind erson could program the scanner without sighted help. I dont remember the brand name of the scanner but you can program it and it talks

Excellent and affordable scanner. I use it to monitor local police/fire chatter, and it does a great job. The close call feature is also fun and automatically hones in on any strong signals that you might not be actively looking for. You hear some fun/random stuff that way. Plenty of customization options available with multiple scanner banks and plenty of programmable channels. Buy with 2300mAh batteries so you can recharge the unit and take it around with you. Runs on AC power if connected via supplied USB cable, but youll need to provide a wall adapter to power from a traditional outlet. Most people have plenty of these laying around from iPhones, etc. Only feature this unit does not have is the ability to save channels with text labels, to easily identify where the transmissions are coming from. For that feature youll have to up a model to the slightly more expensive bearcat.

This scanner is an upgrade from my old hand-held. Since I have all the frequencies, it was extremely easy to manually key them in. The top nob lets you advance the channels so you can set up the banks as you wish. Tried to do it with the software, but it seems my computer does not recognize the scanner. So think about this - you have to type the frequencies into your computer; but you can just as quickly input them directly into the scanner. For a first time user, I would recommend to take it easy, let the scan and search find frequencies or best, input channels you seriously want and then study the instruction manual. It can also be downloaded for easier reading. Happy scanning.

The radio is fine and a decent price. It does not function on a trunk system so if your emergency services are using a trunk or digital system you will need a more advanced radio. I should have done more research before choosing which radio to purchase since I needed the more advanced model. That said, returning it was hassle free and the other radio is already being processed. Cant give it 5 stars since I never was able to really use it other than to listen into some HAM operators and the Weather Broadcasts.

Fortunately, I have had a lot of experience with police scanners. This one worked right out of the box once I programmed it and put batteries in it. Was easy to program using the keypad on the unit itself. I have heard that it can be programmed using a computer, but I havent tried that yet. But it works fine and was easy to set up. For those reviewers that did not seem to be able to figure it out, all I have to say to that is you actually have to be smarter than the box the unit came out of. It is so simple. I didnt even read the owners manual when I set it up, and I was able to do it. There is nothing wrong with this unit and it is easy to set up, and yes, it works great. UPDATE: I just installed the software from the Uniden website to program this scanner using my computer, and I have to say programming the scanner using my computer is so much easier, especially when adding a new bank of frequencies. Anyone that has trouble programming this, Uniden does have a good YouTube video that will walk you through it, which you can also get from the Uniden website. I found it by using Google. Way to easy.