Best scanner for the price! Reviews Uniden Bearcat 500 Channel Alpha Numeric Hand Held Radio Scanner with CTCSS and DCS BC125AT

I've had the Uniden Bearcat 500 Channel Alpha Numeric BC125AT for several months now and have yet to find a serious flaw with it. If all you need/want is an analog non-trunking scanner, get this one. While you can program it without software, I strongly recommend getting it. Very good portable.

Very good reception, sound is very good, perfect size. Very easy to program with the free software you can download for it and not really that hard to do without. The sound quality from this unit is EXCELLENT, and while it is plenty loud for most circumstances, I use it in a loud environment, so a little more volume would be nice.

• Each of 500ch Can be Assigned an AlphaNumeric Name!
• Includes Both Civil & Military Aircraft Bands!
• Close-Call RF Frequency Counter capture mode, CTCSS & DCS ( PL & DPL)!
• 10 Banks, Optional PC Programming w/ Included USB Cable & Free Software Available OnLine!
• Built-In Auto Service Searches - Police, Fire, Ham, Marine, Air, RailRoads, & more!

Uniden Bearcat 500 Channel DCS BC125AT is handheld, which means it travels nicely. It's great for road trips and can keep you in the loop on weather, accidents, and umm, "other" police activities. It scans CB, FRS/GMRS/MURS and HAM bands which covers pretty much all of the individual use bands. The first two (CB, FRS/GMRS/MURS) are pretty useful on trips too.

All of the settings can be accessed through the PC software available from the website. (The website also includes the manual <ahem>, drivers, and firmware updates. The software isn't all that sexy to be sure, but it's plenty functional! 

The Uniden Bearcat 500 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.