BCT15X Features

Limits

• Channels: 9,000 maximum
• Systems: 500 maximum
• Sites: 1000 maximum, 256 maximum per system
• Groups per system: 20 maximum
• Talkgroups per trunked system: 500 maximum
• Scan Rate: 100 channels per second (conventional mode)
• System Quick Key range: 0-99
• Group Quick Key range: 0-9
• Custom Search Ranges: 10
• Startup Keys: 10
• Channel Number Tags: 999
• System Number Tags: 999
• Preprogrammed Service Search Bands: 12
• Band Scope Range: 0.2 to 500 MHz
• Band Scope Steps: 5 kHz to 100 kHz

Frequency Coverage

• 25 - 512 MHz
• 758 - 823.9875 MHz
• 849.0125 - 868.9875 MHz
• 894.0125 - 960 MHz
• 1240 - 1300 MHz

Features

• TrunkTracker III -- tracks the following trunked systems:
  • Motorola Type I 800
  • Motorola Type II 800, 900, UHF, VHF (including rebanded 800 MHz systems)
  • EDACS Wide (standard), Narrow, SCAT (including systems that use an EDACS System Key)
  • LTR
• BearTracker warning system
• Location-Based scanning automatically selects programmed systems based on your location when connected to a compatible GPS receiver.
• Temporary lockout automatically unlocks channels when you cycle power.
• Startup Configurations let you automatically lock out or unlock systems on power up to quickly configure the scanner for a different area or application.
• Alert Plus mode -- silences the scanner except for channels that have assigned alerts.
• Channel Number Tagging -- lets you quickly select a channel.
• State-by-State Preprogrammed Channels - let you easily keep up with activity on local police, Department of Transportation, and Highway Patrol frequencies when you travel, without having to program any channels.
• Close Call, with Close Call Do Not Disturb, Close Call Priority (or Primary), and Close Call Temporary Store.
• Fire Tone Out Alert
• Fire Tone-Out Search -- determines the tones received for easy tone-out programming.
• Motorola Control Channel Only trunking
• DCS/CTCSS Rapid Decode
• Channel Volume Offset
• Band Scope
• Search with Scan
• Frequency/ID AutoStore - automatically store frequencies from a service or limit search into a conventional system or store talk group IDs into a trunked system
• 16 character text tagging for each system, site, group, channel, talkgroup, search range, GPS location, tone-out, and SAME group
• Compatible with BC-RH96 Remote Head
• Quick Search
• Service Search - lets you select from Public Safety, News, HAM Radio, Marine, Railroad, Air, Citizens Band Radio, FRS/GMRS, Racing, FM Broadcast, Military Air, and Special (Itinerant)
• Custom Search - lets you program up to 10 search ranges
• 500 (250 Temporary + 250 Permanent) Search Lockouts
• SAME Weather Alert
• Weather Priority
• Priority Scan with Priority Plus
• Priority ID on trunked systems
• PreemptivePriority on Motorola analog systems
• Signal Strength display
• Trunking Activity Indicators
• Adjustable scan delay
• Negative Channel Dropout Delay (Forced Resume)
• Adjustable Hold (scan duration 0-255 sec) per system, custom or service search
• Strong signal attenuation
• Upgradeable firmware
• Channel Alert
• Independent Alert Tone Volume - lets you set the volume level of the following tones: Key Beep, Emergency Alert, Channel Alert, and Close Call Alert.
• Repeater Reverse
• Broadcast signal ignore while searching (TV and radio station frequencies, pagers, etc)
• Quick Recall - quickly navigates to a specific Channel by choosing the System, Group, and Channel.
• DIN-E and ISO Vehicle Mountable (DIN-E sleeve not included optional)
• Reversible Display - Lets you reverse the display to mount unit upside down (and hear the speaker from the top)
• Record Out - you can connect an output jack to a VOX controlled recorder or PC sound input to record the received audio.
• Duplicate Channel Alert
• PC Programming and Control
• Wired Cloning
• Power requirements: 11.0V to 16.6V DC
• Antenna Connector: BNC