Uniden Bearcat SR30C, 500-Channel Compact Handheld Scanner, Close Call RF Capture, Turbo Search, PC programable, NASCAR, Racing, Aviation, Marine, Railroad, and Non-Digital Police, Fire, Public Safety

…and good enough to do the job. This fills that bill. Probably not for you if your interest is police traffic. Not si ple to program on the scanner, but is easier to program from a PC. If you are some distance from the rail traffic, consider 6dB antenna.

Very few analog frequencies, upgraded to digital. Poor battery life.

Check you areas system before buying. For my area it is not the right type of scanner. A $3 app worked much better for my area.

I used to listen to AM talk radio first thing in the morning with coffee before work. AM radio at night before bed. I like being updated on news daily. Since I bought this scanner I have so much info on whats going on in and around my neck of the woods I am kept entertained and into the know. Before it gets in the media! Love it!!! Programing is very easy. I get police, fire, Ham, aircraft, CB, Wilco feed store, and more! My AM radio listening has been cut down by at least 75%. Only thing I wish it was able to receive digital as well. Those scanners are a little expensive for my budget right now. For the price this is a great scanner and am glad I bought it. :)

The product is very dependable and the quality is of top notch.

I have always thought of Uniden as a quality product. The SR30C was a new product and seemed to have good reviews except for the complicated programming, but that was not a problem for me. The build quality was excellent as well a the sound quality. One big problem was the battery life. I put in a new set of alkaline batteries and they lasted about 12 hours when I got the low battery warning. Replaced them with a fully charged set of NiMH batteries which lasted about 3 hours until they also set off the low battery warning. I have a portable radio that works on alkaline batteries that has been working for months. Not sure if this was just a bad unit, or a battery hog. Returned it to Amazon for a refund. Will be contacting Uniden to get their opinion.

Extremely difficult to program!!!!!!!

I liked how brand new it looked and worked. I have nothing bad to write about it.

Update: I cancelled return. After playing with I find this a good product except for no USB drivers and software are not available. Easy to program and find the local search very useful. When I go to website stated in manual it says not found. When I look around there is NO app available as stated in manual and product description. What I do find says for Vista, OMG, what, that’s 20 years old? Bottom line, NO APP SUPPORT! Might be good product if you you don’t care about drivers or apps, I can’t say. Returning be a cause above review.

This unit replaced another brand that broke at the antenna connector after a year of use. This model received local police traffic that the unit did not. It is also smaller and seems better built.