• Reviews around software (4.03 of 5)

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

    • If you download the available software, this scanner is easy to program.
    • (if you don't like the software) round out a great radio at a great price.
    • great scanner , very easy to set up, i used the free pgm software from website
    • The free software is also tedious, but it's free and works with the included mini USB cable
    • I recommend downloading the free software from Uniden and doing it through a computer
    • (Uniden has FREE software!)~Label radio frequencies~The incredible size of the memory!Next up is to get a hard leather case with a belt clip specifically designed for the BC125AT since it's worth more and actually does the job right!
    • Uniden has free software available for download on their website and that's what I use.
    • Works absolutely perfectly with the free “scan125” software
    • There is no software available for the Macintosh user
    • The antiquated software doesn't work on iOS and actually didn't work on Win 7 either
    • I cannot stress enough to get this free software, which is HIGHLY recommended for your Bearcat BC125AT
    • Having good software for programming is what keeps
    • REALLY helps to use the free software to program it.
    • Very easy to program with the free software you can download for it and not really that hard to do without.
    • It was so easy to program with the free software from Uniden
    • Programming requires both the free software and a USB driver download.
    • Software was easy to set up and use.
    • Programming is very easy when using the free software downloaded from Uniden's website
    • The software available online at no charges makes programming the unit a piece of cake.
    • Picture is of free software available from Uniden.
    • Those who have said it's too hard to program either didn't use the software, or didn't bother to read the instructions
    • Wonderful scanner and easy software to program radio.
    • I liked that I could use their software to program it and backup the data base as well as label the channels
    • I am the one that programs it for her and greatly appreciate the programming software
    • The free software is also tedious, but it's free and works with the included mini USB cable
    • easy to program with pc free software
    • Software is available but you need to purchase a cable from Uniden $42 shipped if you plan on programing off a computer
    • The software is useless unless you have a computer running older versions of windows.
    • Download the free software and use your laptop to program it.
    • The software is great for programming it once you get it installed.
    • Easy to program, cables included, free software / firmware update from UNIDEN website.
    • The free Windows software available from the Uniden website (link in the owners manual) allowed me to quickly and easily enter the frequencies I wanted along with a name for each channel, save it to a file on my computer, then upload the file to the scanner
    • Didn’t work old software
    • Use the free software available for this one to enter the frequencies into it
    • Uniden offers free software to simplify the task, reportedly allowing a much simpler method of programming all the channels the user wishes
    • It lets software do the work of analyzing vs the bulky and expensive hardware would you have to buy otherwise
    • 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
    • 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
    • All* of the settings can be accessed through the PC software available from the website
    • Very easy to program with the software available
    • n’t know if I would trust it to charge the batteries correctly as a result.
    • 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