Uniden Bearcat BCD996XT specs

Uniden Bearcat BCD996XT specs

General

Attenuation	20dB nominal
Audio Output Power	3W nominal into 8Ω speaker
	30mW nominal into 32Ω stereo headphone
Scan Rate	100 channels per second max (Conventional mode)
Search Rate	300 steps per second max (5kHz steps only)
External Jacks	Antenna Jack: BNC Type
	Phone Jack: 3.5mm (1/8 in.) Stereo Type
	Ext.SP Jack: 3.5mm (1/8 in.) Monaural Type
	REC.Out Jack: 3.5mm (1/8 in.) Stereo Type
	Ext. DC Power and Orange Wire Jack 3 pin (Center Orange Wire)
	DC Power Jack: 5.5mm (1/5 in.) (Center Positive)
	GPS/Remote Interface Jack: D Sub 9pin Male Type
	Remote Interfase Jack (front panel): 4-pin Mini Custom Type
Internal Speaker	8.0Ω 5.0W Max. 77mm (3.0 in.)
Power Requirements	DC:11V to 16.6V(Ext.DC Power Jack or DC Power Jack)
	AC Adapter (13.8V DC 750mA Regulated) (AD-1009)
Operating Temperature	Nominal: -20°C to +60°C -4°F to +140°F
	Close Call: -10°C to +60°C +14°F to +140°F
Size	7.2 in.(W) x 5.9 in.(D) x 2.2 in.(H)
Weight	3.44 lbs

Programming Your Scanner, Part 1

Covers Conventional Channel Programming

Uniden Bearcat BCD996XT scanner Mobile Antenna Recommendation?

Can someone suggest a high quality mobile antenna that will work great
with the BCD-996XT in a mobile environment?

I have the Maxrad  BMAX-SCAN-1000 and it bites the big one. It is a
unity gain antenna (no gain at all) and I knew that when I bought it.

The rubber duck on my handheld PSR-800 far outperforms the mobile
antenna mounted on the right front fender of the car. I live in a very strong
signal area and most of the time mobile reception is noisy and scratchy sounding
and even cuts out completely during a conversation.

I am very disappointed with the BMAX-SCAN-1000 and would like to
replace it with another mobile that has some db gain and will fit
onto the NMO (New Motorola) type mount.

Any suggestions?

Update for BCD396XT and BCD996XT

Introduction
This is intended to be a supplementary manual for the use of the Uniden BCD396XT and
BCD996XT scanners that have been introduced. Since introduction, there has been a
wide observance that there "is no paper manual included" and that the "Wiki just isn't
the same". With this in mind, this document will try to help those making these
observations.

First Step(s)
Go here and download the old manual(s) for your device:
for the BCD396XT (copy of the BCD396T manual)
http://www.uniden.com/pdf/BCD396Tom.pdf

for the BCD996XT (copy of the BCD996T manual)
http://www.uniden.com/pdf/BCD996Tom.pdf

Yes, these are the older manuals, BUT since the difference between the T and the XT
models is more EVoluntionary than REVoluntionary, they should work to get you started
and cover most of the topics. What this document will do is to add the differences here,
in one place, for both 396 and 996 models since they have been "normalized" or made
to work more or less the same.

Major Difference for BCD396XT
When the BCD396T was introduced, it did not have the capability of multi-site systems.
This was rectified with the introduction of the BCD996T. When Uniden introduced the
BCD396XT, this issue was addressed and multi-site systems are now available for the
BCD396XT. Essentially this allows you to program multiple sites or towers for a single
system - say a statewide system, or multi-jurisdictional systems. You now have a new
menu option for site on the BCD396XT. If you need help with that, please see the site
section of the BCD996T manual.

System/Channel Number Tagging
While scanning, there are times when you desire to go directly to a certain system or
channel for instance if something is happenning in the south part of town, or you just
heard an interesting transmission on a channel and want to get back there. With Number
tagging, you can do just that.

The Uniden-Bearcat BCD996XT Digital Scanner Review

The Uniden-Bearcat BCD996XT Digital Scanner
Features, Operation and Competition
A Scanner Master Ultimate Review

Introduction
The Uniden Bearcat BCD996XT is the follow-up to Uniden's premier mobile scanner, the BCD996T, which has been discontinued. The 'XT has more memories (up to 25,000 channels!) and many new features while retaining the 996D's DIN form factor and price. The BCD996XT
directly competes with the GRE PSR600 and Radio Shack Pro197.

The BCD996XT adds such new features as allowing up to 500 talkgroups per trunked system (compared to 200 for the 996D), NAC decoding, Fire Toneout Search and GPS Support. Some of these features have never been available on any scanner before. In addition to all this the latest firmware version even allows individual Unit ID's for identifying specific radios in trunked systems.
The BCD996XT uses Uniden's Dynamic Memory Architecture (DMA) instead of fixed Banks and Channels. This method of programming was introduced a few years back with the BC246T and is also used on such scanners as the BCD396T and BCD996T. While it has a similar effect as the GRE "Memory Object" system, the Uniden method is somewhat easier to fathom and program for many people. DMA allows you to program as many Channels, Systems and Groups as you can until the memory runs out instead of locking you into a fixed amount of banks and
channels.

Uniden BCD996XT reveiw

The Uniden BCD996XT looks very similar to the Uniden BCD996T, but its body is totally black, while the front face is glossy black. All of the buttons on the key pad are still the same, but some changes have been made to the Function Quick Keys. The Uniden BCD996XT is packed with the same great features that the recently released Uniden BCD396XT portable version has, but in the base/mobile form.

Key feature upgrades Uniden BCD996XT
• 25,000 Channels/ 500 Systems
• GPS on Systems and Groups
• Fire Tone Out with build-in tones Search
• NAC Decoding
• Individual Channel volume Offset
• Support EDACS ESK
• Multi-color display backlight (7 colors)
• Re-banding ready
• System/Channel Number Tagging – rapid access to channel or system