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Uniden Bearcat BC125AT Handheld Scanner, 500 Alpha-Tagged channels, Public Safety, Police, Fire, Emergency, Marine, Military Aircraft, and Auto Racing Scanner,  Lightweight Portable Design

Size:BC125AT "The Bearcat BC125AT Handheld Scanner has a feature called Close Call Technology. The Close Call RF Capture instantly tunes to signals from nearby transmitters and the Close Call Do Not Disturb Mode prevents close call checks during a ...

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Software

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Reception

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Range

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Reviews around size (4.61 of 5)

  • The filtering in this scanner was able to filter out the static noise from the various electronics in our home.• Compact size and comfortable in the
  • The volume control, sound quality, display and compact size are all excellent features
  • However this Bearcat came with a programming cable and free programming software is available from Uniden, Sure it's missing the 800MHZ band, trunking and stores fewer channels, but for the price this thing can't be beat, sensitivity is on par with the GRE and volume and sound quality is ALMOST as good, however this Uniden is less than half the size, and much, much lighter, yet feels a tad more solid
  • It's sturdy, with a surprisingly good sound quality & clarity for its compact size
  • its not bad i like pretty good except for ,the batterylife the batteries that came with it are
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Reviews around use (4.38 of 5)

  • Programming is a bit lengthy and uses scrolling via the volume control knob which was new to me.
  • This unit is fine for monitoring what I am looking to use it for (Analog Civil/Military Air Traffic), but I would not buy it for monitoring LEO/Police frequencies, as most are using Digital in the 800-900 mhz range
  • Programming was relatively easy using a windows computer
  • Reprogramming for local desired frequencies was easy using my laptop
  • If you are unsure what is used in your area check before buying if this is right for your area.
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Reviews around feature (4.37 of 5)

  • Beware dedicated "race scanners", overpriced for the features included and often difficult to program yourself, forcing you to purchase frequency downloads at tracks.
  • The programmable feature and local hits are the best features I've found.
  • Other than those issues that may be my own, this scanner really does have a ton of awesome features.
  • My desktop uniden bc355n finds unknown frequencies better but lacks the great features this has
  • Some of the top features of this scanner are covered herein;1
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Reviews around programme (4.17 of 5)

  • Be sure to install the current USB drivers from the Uniden website before attempting to update the firmware or use the free Uniden programming software
  • The FREE programming software also makes this a great value
  • As clunky as my programming hints are they are more clear than the manual.
  • After a bit of fooling around, programming was fairly easy when using the Uniden programming software from their website
  • The fact that there is virtually no Mac-compatible programming software out there, 3rd party
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Reviews around quality (4.13 of 5)

  • What l do not like about it is the battery life is maybe one hour with
  • The radio has good audio quality and is fairly user-friendly
  • Audio quality is good considering the size of the speaker
  • While easy to program and set up it's worthless when the audio quality is so terrible
  • The rotary knob has many functions including setting the volume, adjusting the squelch, scrolling through the channels saved in banks.• Adjustable screen brightness and contractTHE BAD (or at least, not as
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Reviews around work (4.12 of 5)

  • Not ideal for civil aviation frequencies, I'm working at ORD in an elevated position with line of sight to both towers and the 2/3rds of the airport.
  • I got everything in the box, probably tighter wrapped than original, but in great working condition and no blemish.
  • The software to program the scanners works well for both
  • The radio works very well in the field and has good RF rejection.
  • there is not a thing i can find not to like with this radio works very well at pulling in stations
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Reviews around price (4.08 of 5)

  • It’s my first scanner and i get a lot of channels where I live in NYC and the price isn’t bad at all
  • its not bad i like pretty good except for ,the batterylife the batteries that came with it are
  • (if you don't like the software) round out a great radio at a great price.
  • Very good price for a great radio would recommend it for some starting out in ham radio with limited funds
  • Not happy that I paid $116 and before it even got here the price was lowered to $104
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Reviews around software (4.03 of 5)

  • The unit is difficult to figure out, software is hard to find to program with PC and there is an added cost if you want it programmed
  • Easy to program, cables included, free software / firmware update from UNIDEN website.
  • Very easy to program with the free software you can download for it and not really that hard to do without.
  • Uniden has free software available for download on their website and that's what I use.
  • It was so easy to program with the free software from Uniden
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Reviews around reception (3.96 of 5)

  • Great reception in and outdoors with the stock antenna.
  • For an inexpensive scanner the BC125AT is a full featured scanner with great reception
  • Cons, eats batteries, could be better reception, no light on buttons, does not attract women.
  • The little Bearcat is easy to program, and has great reception once you replace the rubber duck antenna
  • Other than that, the scanner works great and the reception is clear
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Reviews around range (3.86 of 5)

  • The rotary knob has many functions including setting the volume, adjusting the squelch, scrolling through the channels saved in banks.• Adjustable screen brightness and contractTHE BAD (or at least, not as
  • It does have great range for the antenna that comes with
  • It's not missing anything, if you don't like the range simply disconnect the antenna and attach a lager one, but obviously that hinders its mobility a bit
  • Excellent scanner and the price is unbeatable!Great features and coupled with the Diamond RH77CA antenna ... range is excellent.
  • Excellent Range For SizeThe range of the BC125AT is very good for the size of the antenna
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Reviews around product (3.85 of 5)

  • Very disappointed in Uniden for producing a lousy product!
  • If Uniden doesn't support their product then they are going to get a lot of opened scanners coming back.
  • Awesome product is you are wanting to listen to analog transmissions
  • Buy this and enjoy catching trains for now, great product uniden, scary batteries
  • Unfortunately this product was too difficult to set up for me
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Reviews around unit (3.80 of 5)

  • I'm going to chalk this up to a totally defective unit, but I'm not going through all that again to give it another try
  • Other than that, it is a really nice little unit that for $125.00, is well worth the money
  • The unit is difficult to figure out, software is hard to find to program with PC and there is an added cost if you want it programmed
  • Other that that, the unit is very sensitive and works well for my needs.
  • However, if you intend to use it with headphones or earphones, forget it - the unit produces an irritating click whenever the internal audio amplifier turns on or off (i.e. at the start and end of each received radio transmission) and it gets annoying very quickly
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Reviews around radio (3.69 of 5)

  • The radio works very well in the field and has good RF rejection.
  • But this is still a great radio for the price and for what it can do as an analog radio.
  • I love the ease of programming and the radio is not a disappointment at all.
  • (if you don't like the software) round out a great radio at a great price.
  • It seems like a great radio so will need time to figure it all out.
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Reviews around instructions (2.41 of 5)

  • A 4 is a decent, honest review on this scanner considering the positives and negatives I found
  • Instructions are clearly indicated in the manual and easy to understand.
  • its not bad i like pretty good except for ,the batterylife the batteries that came with it are
  • Instructions and related google searches were fruitless
  • Instructions a little hard to understand, but just play with
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Reviews around fire emergency (1.74 of 5)

  • its not bad i like pretty good except for ,the batterylife the batteries that came with it are
  • good Fire/ Emergency, CB, and GMRS/FRS service.
  • I will upgrade to a better unit for Police and Fire / Emergency which are principal reasons I purchased unit.
  • The add said new-gets Fire/Emergency/Police/Air etc...
  • Scan > Hold; Func, then Scroll Control knob to the far right where the little c is right after bank 0.
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Reviews around user error (1.00 of 5)

  • Not sure if it’s a user error or product error.
  • This is not "user error"
  • Any issues I've had with this was user error and easy to fix by resetting to factor settings.

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More about Uniden Bearcat BC125AT Handheld Scanner, 500 Alpha-Tagged channels, Public Safety, Police, Fire, Emergency, Marine, Military Aircraft, and Auto Racing Scanner,  Lightweight Portable Design

  • Size:BC125AT "The Bearcat BC125AT Handheld Scanner has a feature called Close Call Technology
  • The Close Call RF Capture instantly tunes to signals from nearby transmitters and the Close Call Do Not Disturb Mode prevents close call checks during a transmission
  • This radio is compact and features Weather Alert technology and is capable of attaching to civilian and military air bands.Receives conventional channels on the following frequencies: (25-54 MHz) (108-174 MHz) (225-380 MHz) (400-512 MHz) "