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UNIDEN HANDHELD SCANNER
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Bought for my 91 year old mother and she loves it. If she can use it anybody can.
Uniden BC72XLT Handheld Scanner (Black)
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Insert 2 AA Alkalines, turn rig on, program frequencies and it works as advertised. The BNC antenna connector makes it easy to hook to home antenna or mobile vehicle antenna.
If you like portable scanners this one is a no brainer, you have to have it.
BC72XLT Scanner Review
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I’ve had Bearcat scanners in the past that have far outlived what most people would consider a useful life…so another Bearcat scanner made sense. I only needed one with a few channels to scan so the BC72XLT fit the bill perfectly.
PROs: excellent audio quality, sensitive reception using the stock flexible antenna, not susceptible to external interference, uses AC/regular/NiCad batteries (only the AC adapter is included), large easy-to-read display, bright orange backlight, lightweight.
CONs: there is a short learning curve to the programing but once you figure it out, it’s pretty easy, although not exactly intuitive; multi-function buttons take a little getting used to.
Would I buy this scanner again? Definitely! It’s a great value.
Not properly equipped?
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
We bought the scanners specifically to use at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway NASCAR races. Unfortunately we did not get much use out of them. After purchasing the codes needed at the track we found the reception to be terrible. We were told half way through the Sprint race by a person using a Radio shack brand scanner that we needed the shorter antennae for them. We were told that would eliminate that frequent static interruptions, and loss of the channel we were experiencing. It seems that since these are sold as ‘NASCAR’ scanners they would be equipped for NASCAR races. The instruction book could also be a little more ‘understandable’ then it is.
Good basic scanner
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This was my first scanner and I have been pretty happy with it. After reading the instructions, it’s very simple to program things in and get listening quickly.
The CloseCall and priority channel functions are neat. They check for really strong and close signals and a priority channel per bank respectively, but they both create almost a second of break in the audio every few seconds to scan for signals, which is annoying.
I’ve also found that the 100 programmable channels go quickly. I’ve got almost all of them full and find myself wishing I’d gotten the BC92 with 200 channels.
Other than that, it’s worked really well for me. The small antenna isn’t the greatest, but for its size it pulls in signal very well and seems very sturdy. I got the scanner mostly for the air band. I live about 4 miles from our local airport, and the antenna just barely brings in the tower. ATIS if you hold it right and listen hard. Pretty much nothing on the ground. It’s picked up airplanes almost 100 miles away, though, talking to the ARTCC, but couldn’t hear the controllers there. I can hear the police and fire broadcasts from town, as well as the rural paging. One city I live near has gone digital, but the other has not (twin cities… kind of odd), so I can hear half of the public safety traffic. Local ham repeaters and NOAA also come in well.
[...] is a great place to go to find lots of local radio frequencies (and a good place to check to make sure you don’t need a digital scanner to hear what you want to).
I got a Scan-Force-Tele Section antenna to use with it, with mixed results. Better signal strength than the stock antenna, but it has FM interference on the air band.
I haven’t used the batteries for more than a couple hours before recharging, so I can’t say much about the battery life. They haven’t died on me yet, so that’s pretty good. I do have to take the batteries out of the scanner after a bit of charging, because they start getting really hot. I don’t think that’s a good sign. I think it’s trying to overcharge them.
I may have more testing information this summer, with vacation and maybe an air show.
So all in all it’s a good basic scanner. I’m considering getting a digital scanner to pick up a wider frequency range as well as trunked signals.
The gift that keeps on giving….
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I got this for my 11 year-old son who absolutely loves it. He monitors local fire, police and ambulance dispatches mostly.
Easy to program after reading the instructions, but not exactly intuitive to program if you haven’t done it for a bit. Good local reception or from any strong base station, though some distant mobile broadcasts don’t pick up.
The batteries recharge in the unit which is very convenient.
Uniden BC72XLT HandHeld Scanner
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I bought this scanner it only has 8 hrs of battery life! If you were planning to buy this scanner dont because its no good im going to be returning my scanner and getting every penny back! When despatch goes over the scanner all you can here is the person driving the emergency truck or car so you dont know were the street address is! Im Warning you not to buy this Scanner its poor! And in the middle of the night it will wake you up with some loud noise so if you dont want to be woke up because of some loud noise dont get this item!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FOURS STARS
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
THIS IS NOT OUR FIRST EXCURSION INTO HANDHELD SCANNERS…..I AM VERY HAPPY WITH THIS PRODUCT, VENDOR AND HOW QUICKLY IT WAS SHIPPED.
Save your money
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
Don’t waste your money. I’ve been scanning channels for hours at a time and all all get is static. I did get the weather channel once. I scanned the complete range of channels on every bank and nothing. You have been warned.
Good First Scanner
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This was my first scanner to purchase for myself. I’ve played with them before, having a friend in a voluntary fire dept. I have had some experience with two way handhelds, CBs, and even company radios. My main interest is the aircraft band as I’m an aviation enthusiast so I wanted a scanner that picked up that band but wasn’t too complicated. After reading reviews of many products, I chose this one. Of scanners that are equipped to pickup the aircraft band, this one was the most affordable. It is made for NASCAR fans, so its ease of use is superb. If you’ve used radios before, you’ll figure this thing out pretty quickly. A quick read of the manual about channels, banks, functions, and tuning and you’ll be looking for nearby broadcasts. Anyone who’s had a scanner before probably won’t even need to read anything.
For the price, it picks up quite a few bands and I am very satisfied with what I can hear on it. If you’re into police and emergency radio, it’s not for you though. It does not get 800Mhz frequencies or trunked systems. For that, it’s bigger brother, the BC92XLT is the answer. But for an amateur wave surfer like myself, or a particular enthusiast of something, this is a perfect first scanner. It gets all major bands (citizens, company, air, marine, etc) and service bands (WX, HAM, etc), and can provide you with plenty of listening entertainment.
The only downside, as with most scanners, is the tiny mobile antenna that comes with it gets pretty poor reception. If you really want good range, I recommend you hook it up to a CB mobile antenna, or if you’re really hardcore, a custom mounted outdoor antenna. Most likely you will need a “PL259 to BNC” converter for that, so keep that in mind.
Very Satisfied
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This product lives up to it’s expectations. Easy to use and set up. I am very pleased with the range as well. I highly recommend for the beginner in scanning technology.
Not happy with this Scanner
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
I have listened to scanners for over 35 years & bought this one, as my old handheld finally gave out & if I didn’t know a lot about Scanners, I doubt I ever would have gotten it programmed, along w/ the other features!
They at Uniden tried too hard to add extra functions, but you have to do a combination of button pushing for some of the simple functions!
Also, I have to have it in my hand to get enough reception, about 60 – 70% of the time, or if I leave it on the table, wherever, & no hand on it, to act as an antenna, it won’t even stop on many freqs. I know as I also have a Uniden BC350C.
If you enjoy listening to Aircraft traffic, this handheld is not for you. And it’s also quite weak on the Marine band.
I would strongly suggest you buy the replacement for the 350A & C(I believe it’s the 355C – it sells for 96.00 here on Amazon) as it’s only about 20 bucks more & you can take it in your car & the flexible dipole window antenna(with suction cups) works far better than this one sitting on your seat, or even on the dash of your vehicle.
I love the 350C I have & when I can afford it, will buy another one for the car. Had one in my old blazer, but sold it with the truck.
In closing, this hand held works, but for me, not very well & again, to do some of the simplest of functions, it requires a 2 button combination & since there are several functions, you have to remember all the combos.
My neighbor is a CHP officer & I suggested the Base/Mobile model over this weak handheld one for his wife to listen to.
great scanner
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is a great scanner, it’s compact and fairly easy to use. Though it would have been helpful if it came with a frequency code manual.
This is more programable radio, than scanner
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
While this is my first handheld scanner, I have access to various benchtob/lab scanners (with price tags going above the $30000). Of course, direct comparison is not possible, and while we’re not speaking about sensitivity or features, this unit lacks very critical function – this is not “scanner”, a device where you can turn knobs, adjust various parameters, such as frequency, wideness of filter, attenuation and so on. This unit is very unpleasant for use while “programming” when all frequencies stored, it starts working pretty fine and will provide you with pure enjoyment. Now it stands in the corner of my garage and provides me with background ambient, while I’m working.
If you going to take this unit to live event, then please note, IT EATS BATTERIES LIKE HOG! So, couple of plain AAs won’t last you more than 3-4 hours. Consider this when going to live event, and take pair of spare batteries with you. Pair of lithium batteries will provide you with about 2 days of active usage, but 10 pack of such batteries will cost you same as this toy. So your first action when buying this scanner – get yourself at least pair of high capacity NiMH rechargeables. This unit can recharge them, while working from AC outlet.
Easy to use basic scanner!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I just received this today and within 10 minutes I had programmed my favorite frequencies and was listening to the tower at Washington National airport! I was nervous about the ease of use after reading some of the reviews but honestly, if you read the instructions it is very easy to program. Sure you need push 3 buttons, but surely that shouldn’t be a problem. The biggest surprise for me was that I actually received the comms from National airport’s tower loud and clear (both the tower and airplane communications) and I’m 25.28 miles away according to Mapquest. I plan on buying a better $20 antenna and I can only imagine how much better this thing will be.
I am having some problem figuring out how to tune into a specific frequency without programming into one of the banks but I’m sure it’s some stupid thing that I’m overlooking. I dropped off one star because of this and because you do need to push a few more buttons when 1 or 2 would suffice but this is not a problem at all if you read the booklet it comes with. Great scanner for a first time user!