I currently own this receiver now for six years. I am lucky that MY local police, fire, ems are still analog. I do have agencies that have gone digital near me, but I really don't need to depend on them for information. I have wanted to do digital for a while and am having an internal fight with myself, whether to bite the bullet and get the SDS 200 base with all the upgrades. I am being told the SDS 200 is the #1 top of the line, and my finger is on the trigger waiting to squeeze. I just get this feeling if I do get it, something better will come out that has more features, or can do something the SDS 200 can't do. Any way, my BCT 15X has been a beautiful receiver, never any issues, very easy to program, the audio is clean and crisp, and it looks like I just took it out of the box. I have the Tram discone antenna that pulls in EVERYTHING within a 50 mile range. If I am happy with the SDS 200, It will be sold or passed on to someone who would have a need for it and don't care about the digital part of it.
Great review. For those who are a bit cheaper, Uniden's BC125xt is (surprisingly) nearly as good- it's receiver, coverage, and overall value is easily the best in scanning at only $116 on Amazon. Oh, just one thing: ALL of the small "coil" style factory whip antennas really should be replaced immediately. That TRAM you got is making a massive improvement. In fact, the difference is honestly enough to make swapping antennas mandatory.
This looks to have been made a lot more complicated to use that it could have been.Is it possible to just tap a frequency in through the keypad and listen to it without having to actually program it?
Actually you can, I did it with the bcd996p2 im sure you can with this just try. I think I hit hold scan then entered the frequency dont forget the decimal point. Then it will ask to quick save say yes.
What antenna are you using with it, I just had to return the uniden bcd996p2 because I tried 3 antennas including the bingfu dipole antenna for scanners and the emergency frequencies sounded horrible, so what antenna?
@@CinematicTouchProductions Make sure your area is analog still this is not a digital scanner I'm just lucky my area hasn't made the switch to p25 or digital yet.
Witam jakiego programu używasz do skanera w komputerze , Ja używam ProSkan jest bardzo fajny robię nim edycje częstotliwości i opisu . Oraz kopie zapasowe pliku co jest w skanerze BCT 15x zapisane . Mieszkam w Polsce . Hello, what program do you use for the scanner on the computer, I use ProSkan it is very cool, I edit the frequency and description with it. And file backups saved in the BCT 15x scanner. I live in poland
@@Majicstick Hi, I know that there are a lot of free programs for this BCT15x scanner, I don't want to mess with the files in the computer and the scanner because it can be different? . I'm interested in ,, Tone Qut for ,, these settings there, what and how should it be saved? because there I have it, as it was in the originale From 137 Mhz to 146 Mhz and A and B tones. The ,, Fire - T one -Qut ,, You have not written somewhere like you had it? . Cześć wiem ze jest sporo darmowych programów do tego skanera BCT15x , Nie chce mieszać w komputerze i skanerze w plikach bo rożnie może być ? . Interesuje mnie ,, Tone Qut for ,, te ustawienia tam co i jak ma być zapisane ? bo tam mam tak jak było w originale Od 137 Mhz do 146 Mhz i tony A i B . W ,, Fire - T one -Qut ,, Nie masz gdzieś zapisane jak to miałeś ?
I found a pdf manual on line for this scanner . I am a mover of a game club and watch program .hope this will help our club out .we use 3 large repeaters big foot print .just hope I can program this .
@@Majicstick thank you a ton .I am a disabled Vietnam combat veteran .in my 70 this take my time and is fun .best of luck and thank you so much again 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🗽👍
@@timsmith9169 Here is the usb to radio port cable in back of scanner if you need one www.amazon.com/Serial-Adapter-Prolific-Chipset-Windows/dp/B0753HBT12/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=N5FCAUR3DBLO&keywords=usb+to+serial+adapter&qid=1636035008&qsid=143-3373667-6277116&sprefix=usb+to+serail%2Caps%2C113&sr=8-3&sres=B0753HBT12%2CB00IDSM6BW%2CB0759HSLP1%2CB004ZMYTYC%2CB08B6C1XQN%2CB008U3OVHW%2CB0769GD9F9%2CB0769DVQM1%2CB00GRP8EZU%2CB000067RVJ%2CB07GXBVDNM%2CB00425S1H8%2CB000087RYP%2CB08F7VY86M&srpt=ELECTRONIC_ADAPTER Thank you for your service if you need any question ask fill free.
well crap.. one of them just all of a sudden started with no audio out of speaker or head phone jack.. did a full reset and then re-cloned it but it didnt help anything.. ever had anything like that happen ??
@@KE6DOA I run two bct15x and two bc370crs I find it sometimes the older one's are little more sensitive they will pop up every now and then on ebay here is a review I did ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sJ5QZl16Fpk.html Great bedside unit with clock and alarm
Will there be a scanner for digital frequencies? Thanks for the review......believe that I am going to buy on of these. Even if I can only be able to hear trains and planes lol.
@@Majicstick so should I buy both analog and digital just incase I am in an area where they're using digital frequencies? Thanks for your help, I really appreciate it.
I sure hope you can help me , a year ago i bought a bct-15x which i had them program for my area , well 2 weeks ago i bought a second one , not programmed thinking i would just clone it.. it looks like a easy straight forward process but i am not having any luck , can you show me how to transfer from my programmed one to the stock bct-15x. these are Identical models. thanks and i sure hope you can
