BC250D/BC780D
Pro-96
16 Character per Bank
Uniden BC250D
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| Both the Uniden BC250D and the Radio Shack
Pro-96 look like fine radio scanners with each having their strengths and
weaknesses. Since each radio monitoring hobbyists interests are different
I've created this page to make it a bit easier to see which radio scanner
pushes your hot buttons. Uniden has released a new version of the BC250D called the BC296D. The BC296D supports P25 9600 bps Control Channels and is sold with the P25 Digital Reception card which is optional on the BC250D. |
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| Uniden BC250D/BC780D |
Radio Shack Pro-96 |
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| Price | $350 | $500 |
| P25 Digital Reception | Required Optional Card $300 | Yes |
| Channels | 1,000 | 500 |
| Control Channel Trunking | Yes | Yes |
| P25 9600 bps Control Channel | No | Yes |
| Motorola Trunking | Yes | Yes |
| EDACS | Yes | Yes |
| LTR | Yes | No |
| CTCSS & DCS Tone Squelch | Yes | Yes |
| Data Cloning | Yes | Yes |
| Computer Controllable | Yes | No |
| Computer Programmable | Yes | Yes (Optional data cable) |
| Alpha Tags | 16 Characters per Channel 16 Character per Bank |
12 Characters. 4 Lines |
| Triple Conversion | Yes | Yes |
| Programmable Search Ranges | Yes | Yes |
| Scan Speed | 100 Channels Per Second | 60 Channels Per Second |
| Search Speed | 300 Steps Per Second | 75 Frequencies Per Second |
| Scan Delay | 2 Seconds | 2 Seconds |
| Priority Channel | 1 Channel per Bank | 1 Channel |
| Attenuator | Yes unknown value | 20 dB |
| Battery | Proprietary Uniden Battery | 4 AA Alkaline, Ni-MH or Ni-CD |
| 25 - 54 MHz | Yes | Yes |
| 54 - 108 MHz | Yes | No |
| 108 - 137 MHz | Yes | Yes |
| 137 - 174 MHz | Yes | Yes |
| 174 - 216 MHz | Yes | No |
| 216 - 225 MHz | Yes | Yes |
| 225 - 406 MHz | Yes | No |
| 406 - 512 MHz | Yes | Yes |
| 806 - 823.9875 MHz | Yes | Yes |
| 849 - 960 MHz | Yes | Yes |
| 1240 - 1300 MHz | Yes | Yes |
| Uniden BC250D Specific Features |
| Priority/Priority Plus Scan |
| You can assign one priority channel in each bank. Assigning a priority channel allows you to keep track of activity on your most important channel(s) while monitoring other channels for transmissions. You can also assign Trunking priority Talkgroups. Priority Plus Scan allows you to scan only priority channels. |
| Unique Data Skip |
| Allows your scanner to skip unwanted data transmissions and reduces birdies. |
| Direct Channel Access |
| Go directly to any channel without enter the Menu mode. |
| Computer Control |
| With optional third party software you can program and/or control the radio scanner. A detailed list of software commands are available on the Freq Of Nature website for those who wish to write their own software for this and other Uniden radio scanners. The Radio Shack Pro-96 is computer programmable which should not be confused with computer controllable. Software can not control the functions of the Pro-96 it can only read and write memory. |
| Auto Store |
| The scanner automatically stores found active frequencies into an assigned bank. |
| Preprogrammed Service Search |
| Allows you to toggle through preprogrammed public safety, news media, TV broadcast audio, HAM, CB, FRS, special low power, railroad, aircraft, marine, racing and weather frequencies. |
| BC250D Owners Manual PDF |
| Radio Shack Pro-96 Specific Features |
| V-Scanner Folders |
| Eleven 500 channel virtual scanner folders at your fingertips. |
| Digital AGC |
| Automatically compensates for audio level variances in digital transmissions. |
| CTCSS and DCS Code Search |
| Instantly displays the tone or code in use. Takes advantage of subaudible squelch tail elimination turn off codes when they are present. |
| Pro-96 Owners Manual PDF |
| Special thanks to Harry Marnell for contributing information. |
| Special thanks to Robert Eisner for contributing information. |
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