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

Once you figure out the tricks, it works quite well. We use it for Train Spotting. Update, Nov 2018. This little unit still works great. Have had no problems with it at all. Once you learn how to select you frequency ranges, it works very well. We have had this for maybe 3 years.

This little scanner offers a lot of features at a decent price, and gives you the option of convenient portability. Not much to say, other than that it works like its supposed to. The only thing to keep in-mind, particularly if you are not already experienced with scanners, is that you will not get great range or reception with the included antenna. If you need range, be prepared to install and use a larger/outdoor antenna, which is not difficult to accomplish.

For the price, this thing works great. I am a rail enthusiast, and this thing works great for use in the car when Im out looking for trains. The only thing I will say to detract from it is that the antenna that comes with the unit is not the best for any one frequency range just because of the design. An antenna designed to pick up such a wide range of frequencies is just not going to receive as well as one cut specifically for that frequency. Id recommend investing in an antenna more specifically attuned to the frequencies youll be scanning, but other than that, this is an excellent little scanner for the price!

Well built and feature rich. Interface is a bit clumsy and unfriendly but they fit a lot of features into this little guy so thats to be expected. Do check and police/fire frequencies in your area of interest to make sure they are included in the ranges this scanner is designed for.

Purchased to use for nascar race seeing it was about the same cost to buy as to rent headsets for the weekend. Worked great all weekend on one set of batteries.

Looked at all the reviews before buying. 1. The manual is almost useless. 2. I am in central NJ and those that say the scanner will not pick up police are incorrect. Only 1, which is out of my range anyway was encrypted. Was able to pick up virtually everything. Didnt matter about 800mhz. At first, I looked at the manual, turned the scanner on and DID get frustrated, All lock out and just static...You just need to start entering the channels you want! How to do it, you go to the INTERNET-Google: Program scanner (and your model),... mine was UnidenBC75XLT. Click video, which I like, or anything you like and you will see it is so easy. I now programed in to start 35 frequencies(police dispatch, fire, EMS, etc. which you, again, can find/search online frequencies in your area. I now am hearing things going on around me in real time that I would not have otherwise known about...Things like in my area yesterday...male shot in the face and chest, all units respond, MERCY respond, cancel MERCY, B and E broken sliding glass door, burglary in progress, car accident with vehicle upside-down and occupant still inside, etc. Good to know whats going on around us. (for my Uniden scanner which uses AA batteries,...better to get recharge batteries and charger because with continuous use they only last at the most 6 hours). But I always have fully charged batters ready to replace.

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.

This unit eats batteries. AA alkaline do not last more than 6 hours. I will try rechargeable batteries. Another negative is, as others have said, it is not easy to program. I have some experience with scanning radios and bluffed my way through it but have a hunch I still dont understand all its features. It works for my limited purposes. Lastly, the clip is not very strong and the unit frequently falls from my best. So far, no breakage. On the good side, the reception is stronger than either a paging radio or the scanner I have. It seems to filter out some noise. I use it to monitor two (only) fire frequencies, as I work part time in a fire house with no in-house alarm system and I like to know when the troops are going to converge. It has good range and for a user who must keep track of many frequencies yet be able to set one as a priority, this works just fine. I would buy it again...four starts despite the shortcomings.

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.

I was expecting this to be easier to program. but its not and finding a book like they used to have without paying an arm and leg is rediculious. They do have a website now that has codes for your area, but it appears that most places have gone digital and cannot be picked up. I hear some stuff but not what I was looking for. I live in an area with a lot of sirens and was hoping to be able to discern if I should be concerned about any of them