Welcome to Session 6 of Scanner School. In this session we review three desktop and 3 handheld entry level scanner radios that you can use and understand easily from what you have learned in Scanner School Sessions 2 – 5.
We reviewed six radios in this week’s podcast, and out of those radios, my winner is the Uniden BC125AT scanner.
Below are my picks for both Handheld and Desktop Scanners, in order of preference from left to right.
Handheld Scanners
Our “winner” for both the Handheld and Desktop categories combined was the Uniden BC125AT (US), UBC125XLT (UK) and the BC126AT (AUS).
Features:
500 Memory Channels
Alpha Tags
PL / DPL Decode
Front Key Programmable
Software Programmable
Our second runner up in the Handheld categories was the Uniden BC75XLT (US) or UBC75XLT (UK).
Features:
300 Memory Channels
Front Key Programmable
Software Programmable
Our last pick in the Handheld categories was the Whistler WS1010.
Features:
200 Memory Channels
Front Key Programmable
Software Programmable
Desktop Scanners
We picked the Uniden BC355N(US), UBC355CLT(UK), UBC355XLT(AUS) as our best pick for the desktop category. I like the front facing display and that it looked like a traditional desktop scanner.
However, I am not a fan of the programming.
Features:
300 Memory Channels
Small Footprint
Our second runner up was the Uniden BC365CRS(US), UBC370CLT(UK) alarm clock desktop scanner with weather radio alert.
Features:
Alarm Clock Radio
500 Channels
AM/FM Radio
Weather Radio Alert
Front Key Programmable
Our last pick in the desktop categories was the Whistler WS1025.
Features:
200 Memory Chanenls
Front Key Programmable
Keypad Programmable
Software Programmable
Show Notes:
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