Uniden UBC-125XLT Handheld Scanner

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When finished entering in all of your frequencies you may hit scan. The scanner will now begin scanning your frequencies. if the coverage is wider than the 230's (with mil air) why give us less memory?! Mil air cries out for fast scanning of loads of channels. Seems like it was designed by engineers who don't really scan much.

The Uniden Bearcat UBC125XLT is a very popular hand-held scanner for listening to airband transmissions and can be bought for a very reasonable price compared to other scanners.RogerD wrote:What are they thinking, with this one? Have they decided that lots of people would have been happy with the 230 if only it had featured Mil Air, wasn't red, and they were too scared of Dynamic Memory? With this scanner you can program in your frequencies by connecting the scanner to a computer. Below are some software links for the Bearcat UBC125XLT: The .grp group file can be shared with the new ProgBC Uniden Programmer to program Uniden DMA scanners (BCT15(X), UBC3500XLT etc) with the same group profiles.

There are a number of videos on Youtube that may help you, even if their production leaves much to be desired :-) Went for the Watson W-889 Tele-Gainer in the end, very similar to the 881, but telescopic, making it a bit more portable. Had to choose something, my head was spinning with all the options. You can have a group as large or as small as you like. If you want to add the 8 PMR446 channels, you don't need to waste a whole bank of 50 just for 8 channels. That Nagoya one is no good, its an amateur radio one for 144 and 430 MHz only. If you are only interested in civil airband then go for an aerial that does just that. Wide band ones aren't as good. Let's face it what is not digital these days that can be received on a scanner, only civil and military airbands to be honest.The UBC125XLT has a good-sized screen and a keypad as well as many different features such as 'Close Call' which will detect nearby signals. Uniden UBC 125XLT is a quality handheld scanner in a stylish compact design that is made ​​from robust materials. Uniden UBC 125XLT is designed for indoor and outdoor activities in the professional world. The programmed channels are grouped into 10 Banks with 50 channels in each. In this way Uniden UBC125XLT is very easy to use once the interesting frequencies are programmed. Uniden UBC 125XLT has Close Call and 10 preset frequency bands with e.g. Maritime, Air traffic, CB channels and PMR446 frequencies. This radio scanner also contains a wealth of opportunities to manually stop the scan, skip to the next active channel etc Open / Save Group Profile option added to menu, allows pre-defined sets of frequency groups to be saved and loaded making updating even faster. The Radioworld R-881 Super Gainer is the one to choose for really long distance reception. High quality Upgraded engineering and ergonomic design ensure that it is the natural replacement for those seeking to extend their receiver’s range. * 25 - 1900MHz * 41cm long * BNC Connector, If you like the Watson W-881, then you will love this. Ideal for the UBC125 UBC75 or UBC3500 and other BNC & SMA connector scanners alike!, Ham Radio Shops. The BCT15X has Uniden exclusive features such as Advanced Dynamic Memory System, Close Call, and GPS support.

May I suggest you retry my Scan125 program. ARC125 only supports the loading and saving of data. My program will do this and allow full control of the scanner as well. e.g. starting and stopping of scans, holding, step up, step down etc. etc. The Uniden SDS200E mobile/base scanner has the same features as the handheld version SDS100E, plus some extra enhancements. It is powered by either 12V from your car or using the supplied 12V mains adapter.

This compact handheld is our cheapest model that covers the military airband channels as well as the civil airband. Plus it covers all the most popular VHF and UHF bands. After installing the driver the scanner should be listed as either a BC125 or UBC125 in the Windows device manager. This indicates the driver was properly installed. After installing the driver the ARC125 software should recognize the scanner.