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

So, it may be weird that I like to fall asleep to a scanner; I have had a few through the years. This one is easy to setup, search and scan. Well worth the price.

I used this for the International Air Show this weekend and it worked great! It was very cool to listen to all the pilots and the ground crews during the 3-day event. Highly recommend. FYI...it does not ship with batteries, you need 2 x AA batteries.

Works great as a way for me to monitor the local fire radio at the office. Rechargable batteries are not included though, so be prepared to go through a lot of AAs.

I was looking to monitor aircraft frequencies. Right out of the Box it started finding close by transmitters. With a little manual reading I learned how to store those found frequencies in the empty memory slots. A little more reading and I was able to scan the preprogrammed aircraft band. Little more reading I might find out what else it can do for me. Battery started beeping after 3 or 4 hours of use. It shut off little after that. Im going to monitor battery life on the 2nd set a little closer so I know how many spare batteries to keep with me. Its standard AA batteries so cheap and easy to find.

Its bad enough no batteries are included but there is no information on the specific type of batteries other than rechargeable Ni-Mh batteries. I would have made a different purchase had I known

I bought this to try because some reviews said it was good for beginners. Id have to disagree. No matter what I did, I couldnt get it to work. I tried just scanning but it didnt pick things up very often. Tried entering frequencies but couldnt get it to take. Not for me, I returned it.

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.

The scanner was more difficult to program than I expected Im still trying to figure it out

Worked great until the police and fire departments in my area switched to p25 phase 2. I used it at work as a security officer since our dispatcher does not always pay attention to theirs. Shame this model can’t be updated to get the new system.

Muy compacto y fácil de usar.