Introduction – Uniden BC250D User Manual
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Introduction
The BC250D is a state-of-the-art Digital Capable radio with
TrunkTracker III and automatic scanning capabilities. It can
store frequencies such as police, fire/emergency, marine,
railroad, air, amateur, and other communications into 10
banks of 100 channels for a total of 1000 channels.
With the optional BCi25D, APCO-P25 Digital Card installed
you can monitor Public Safety Organizations who currently
use Conventional, Trunked at 3600 and Mixed Mode APCO
25 systems.
Use your new scanner to monitor:
• Police and Fire Departments (including rescue and
paramedics)
Trunked for:
Motorola
Type I
Type II
Type I,II (Hybrid)
EDACS
Wide band
Narrow band
Scat
LTR
Digital Communication for APCO Project 25
Conventional
Trunked at 3600
Mixed Mode at 3600
• NOAA Weather Broadcasts
• Business/Industrial Radio
• Utilities
• Marine and Amateur (ham radio) Bands
• Air Band
• And much more...
The chart below identifies the scanner band numbers, the
frequency range, the modulation mode and the default step
size settings.
1
25.0000 - 26.9600
AM
5
2
26.9650 - 27.4050
AM
5
3
27.4100 - 27.9950
AM
5
4
28.0000 - 29.6900
FM
10
5
29.7000 - 49.9900
FM
10
6
50.0000 - 53.9900
FM
10
7
54.0000 - 71.9500
WFM 50
8
72.0000 - 75.9950
FM
5
9
76.0000 - 87.9500
WFM 50
10
88.0000 - 107.9000
WFM 100
11
108.0000 - 136.9750
AM
25
12
137.0000 - 143.9950
FM
5
13
144.0000 - 147.9950
FM
5
14
148.0000 - 161.9950
FM
5
Band
No.
Frequency Range
(MHz)
Mode Step
(kHz)
15
162.0000 - 173.9875
FM
12.5
16
174.0000 - 215.9500
WFM 50
17
216.0000 - 224.9950
FM
5
18
225.0000 - 399.9500
AM
50
19
400.0000 - 405.9875
NFM 12.5
20
406.0000 - 419.9875
NFM 12.5
21
420.0000 - 449.9875
NFM 12.5
22
450.0000 - 469.9875
NFM 12.5
23
470.0000 - 512.0000
NFM 12.5
24
806.0000 - 823.9875
NFM 12.5
25
849.0125 - 868.9875
NFM 12.5
26
894.0125 - 956.0000
NFM 12.5
27 1240.0000 - 1300.0000 NFM 12.5
Band
No.
Frequency Range
(MHz)
Mode Step
(kHz)
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