Good reception as received but 800 mhz range works much better after putting a Radio Shack #2000283 800 mhx rubber duck antenna on it.

The reception with the stock SMS rubber antenna is better than good and picks up very little interference !

It has great reception

This scanner is of a comfortable weight, fits perfectly in hand, can be belt attached and has great reception

I guess the only other thing I don't like is the reception is somewhat tricky if your settings are off or you just aren't in a good place where signals can easily be

This scanner can be a bit complicated however it has great reception and can be customized in many different ways

Reception has been excellent and sensitivity I've found has been on-par with other scanners I own (396XT and HP-1)

But it does have incredible reception on P-25 systems and if you want extra bells/whistles to play with, this is for you.

P-25 (Phase 1 & 2) but I get fantastic reception with Phase 1 (so far) in my area.

This is probably an excellent product if you live in an area that receives clear reception.

Good reception.

Reception is poor for rural areas but I believe the antenna is poor quality

I found the Uniden BCD436HP digital Scanner to have excellent signal reception and scanning ability

Weak reception on UHF and has a background hiss on stronger signals.

Great reception

Surprisingly though, my BC125AT gets better reception on the aircraft frequencies

The reception of the BCD436HP is great out of the box

I upgraded the antenna to a Watson 801 for even better reception

as advertised, I was up and listening in 3 minutes.. literally... reception was great with stock antenna, and listening to illinois SC21 system is delightful

Poor reception with every antenna i own

Reception here in West Texas is great, very easy to use.

It's a delight to use, sort of like plug and play as there's very little manipulating to be done and reception is really good

Poor reception on UHF and vhf when used as portable

Did purchase a fender mount with a larsen 150/450/800 nmo type antenna for MUCH greater reception while on the move..

Excellent reception, HUGE database, seemingly unlimited options

The reception is great and the 436 seems capable of pulling in transmissions from 15-20 miles away with no problem.

The Aweek AL-800 antenna gets much better reception than the Diamond RH77CA on this scanner but the Diamond is better on the 125

Easy to program and great reception.

Digital reception is good, traditional FM is lacking as others have stated.

Has worked for me mostly trouble free except for SD card, has good reception.

If uniden can bring out this same model with a UHF fix I would buy in a heart beat doesn't make sence $450 for no proper UHF reception

Excellent reception in central New Hampshire.

Poor reception on UHF and vhf when used as portable

Has great reception with a decent antenna.

Excellent upgrade from my BC396T.