Uniden BC72XLT Handheld Scanner (Black)

Quite frankly, the only reason I purchased this is my two Radio Shack scanners with "Signal Stalker", had that feature cease working on both. I had both repaired once under warranty, then the second one, again under warranty. The Pro 97 SS stopped working again and they wanted $20 to send it to repair before they would tell me how much it would cost to fix. So, I just bought this scanner for it's "Close Call" feature, which is RS's "Signal Stalker". Only after I had it in the cart and paid for it did I realize it did not cover anything above the 400 band. Mistake on my part. Given around here in my rural setting the police, fire, and sheriffs do nothing in the trunking, or higher frequencies, it is fine for the car. I will say this, it is louder than any of my other scanners. No CSTSS, limited frequencies and only 100 channels, which does not even take all the business band possibilities. The Close Call feature, works no better than on the RS scanners, and is hard to program. Good back up or for the car. You get what you pay for. I thought a Uniden would be substantially better. Who knows? Maybe it won't break.

I am a ham radio operator and suffered through the confusing owner's manual for my Yaesu FT60 (in fact, I needed LOTS of help to pragram it!). In getting a handheld scanner, I did NOT want to suffer again. This scanner is easy to program. The manual itself is not well organized, but once you find your area of interest,the instructions are step by step. This is a good deal!

This is an easy way to keep track of the weather and local Fire and Police issues. I enjoy this and listening to everything from Ham radio stations to the docks loading up trains nearby. This is not for a formal user, but for fun and quick updates on why the FD just left down your street. Some reading is required so pay attention to the directions.

As a long time owner of Bearcat products, I was not surprised at the quality of the scanner. My only complaint was not being able to buy accessories I needed from Amazon, I had to pay full price and wait quite awhile to get a car charger and a magnetic aantenna from Bearcat.

This scanner is really nice! It is a little confusing at first. But, once you find your frequencies it is much easier to use.