BC365CRS 500 Channel Scanner and Alarm Clock, Snooze, FM Radio, Weather Alerts, Search Bands used for Aviation, Railroad, Marine, Non-Digital Police/Fire/Public Safety transmissions and more

I bought this scanner to replace a 30 year old one that I bought back then for $99, which was also a Uniden Scanner. A reminder before you buy, make sure the agencies you want to hear are not digital or trunking as this scanner will not pick them up. Most of what I want to hear in my area are still on analog FM as they have been for decades. Right out of the box, in a few minutes I had entered known active frequencies in my area and the scanner came to life. I found some videos on Youtube that made entering frequencies quick and a lot easier than using the supplied owners manual. The supplied telescopic antenna does a surprisingly good job as the sensitivity of this scanner is quite good. As a departure from older scanners, the antenna is now a BNC connector instead of the older style Motorola Connector. The ability to pick up weaker and more distant signals is greatly enhanced by the use of an external outdoor type Scanner Antenna. I connected a Discone Scanner Antenna which really brought up weaker signals and brought in distant ones that I was not able to get with the supplied telescopic antenna. The audio quality is excellent from the small front mounted speaker and sounds like the audio has been contoured for voice. Plenty of sound and if you desire more there is an audio output jack on the back of the unit. I have had this scanner on for about a week since taking it out of the box and giving it a few off and on cycles. I have not had a chance to try it on all of the frequency bands it has but it so far has worked well on public service lo and hi bands, amateur radio 2 meter band and the instant access weather channels. It is a lot of scanner for the price as long as what you want to listen to is still operating on conventional FM Non Digital transmission modes. If you want digital and trunking scanning you will have to go with something more substantial.

Works good the antenna needs to be stronger

The Bearcat BC365CRS is a very nice radio. Listening to Military/Commercial Aviation daily via Davis Monthan AFB from my apartment. Tucson International is just beyond that. While I can't really use an external antenna at the apartment, the standard telescoping antenna supplied gives me a very sufficient signal strength for virtually all my listening. Amateur radio on 2 Meters and on 440 is clear. General Pima County services are quite clear. While the main Tucson Police Department is a trunked 800 MHz system and NOT covered by this radio, the remainder of city services and MedEvac helicopter are interesting to listen to. FM reception is quite adequate. Sound is exceptional considering the size of the speaker. Based on what I hear coming in on the NOAA Weather frequencies - the Mt Lemmon Transmitter is alright but not great quality. This isn't a scanning receiver issue. Their WX transmitter is only marginal. Alarm function is good. Either turn on the radio or tone with enough tone kick to wake anyone up. Compared to a regular Alarm Clock the alarm settings aren't as easy to use as a dedicated digital clock though. Search modes by Service and programming those frequencies into memory is pretty straightforward . Five Stars.

It works and is constructed well, but there are a few quirks to be aware of, and the manual is disappointing. If you feel frustrated trying to get it to do anything, you're not alone! First, understand that this scanner does NOT support naming channels, and it also does NOT support CTCSS/DCS squelch. It's carrier squelch only. If you need these features, you'll want the next model up, the BCT15X. Next, here's how I programmed my scanner: - One bank is the amateur radio calling frequences. - One bank is the local amateur radio repeaters. - One bank is all the Family Radio Services (FRS), GMRS, and MURS frequencies. - One bank is the CB radio frequencies. - One bank is the local airport traffic control frequencies. - One bank is the state highway patrol frequency. (The city is on a digital trunked system so I can't program the city police in, only the state highway patrol.) - One bank is the frequency of my home intercom. Usually I leave the amateur radio calling frequencies bank and the home intercom frequency bank turned on, and I turn the others on whenever I feel like it. It's very easy to toggle a bank on and off, just press the number button of that bank (0-9). In the process, here's what I learned that the manual didn't make very clear: 1. This an analog-only, non-trunking scanner, with a low price to match. You can listen to aircraft and air traffic control towers, amateur radio, satellites, nearby businesses, citizens band (CB) radios, FRS/GMRS/MURS walkie talkies, marine bands, and so on. You can NOT listen to trunking or digital communications, so if your city or county uses either of those, you'll need a trunking scanner such as the BCT15X (at 2x the price) and hope you want to listen to isn't digital, or a digital scanner such as the BCD996P2 (at 4x the price) and hope what you want to listen to isn't encrypted. California Highway Patrol still uses analog frequency 39.8 MHz so if that's all you need then you're good with an analog non-trunking scanner. 2. The FM radio doesn't support HD radio. 3. The difference between the BC365CRS and the discontinued BC370CRS is the clock on the 370 is radio controlled (self-setting) and the 370 supports the 800 MHz band and the AM broadcast band. The difference between the BC365CRS and the discontinued BC345CRS is the 345 supports the AM broadcast band. 4. The manual doesn't explain how to tune to a specific frequency without programming it. The answer is you can't, except for FM Radio. 5. The manual doesn't explain how to scan for FM Radio stations. You can't. Even in "search" mode, the squelch dial mysteriously has no effect through the FM Broadcast band. This is a failure of user interface design. 6. The word "channel" means either a channelized frequency or a programmed channel. The manual conflates the two meanings. This is a failure of technical writing. 7. The BC365CRS won't let you program whatever it believes to be an off-channel frequency such as 447.560 MHz which is an active frequency in southern California. If you try, it automatically chooses the next closest channel. 8. Channel Bank 1 is always programmed channels 1-50, Bank 2 is channels 51-100, and so on. You have to infer this from the table on page 22. 9. The manual on page 9 says, "Press 0-9 and HOLD to directly access any stored frequency." This is incorrect. Press HOLD to stop scanning, then type in the channel number (1-500), then HOLD again. 10. The manual doesn't explain the difference between "Priority DND" and "Priority OFF". 11. When programming a frequency, to cancel, just press the "./CLR" button to exit. 12. The method for programming FM channels is completely different than for programming scanner channels. This is another user interface design failure. 13. The two modes of tuning FM are "direct entry mode" and "channel memory mode". Direct Entry Mode is selected by pressing SVC/DIR. Channel Memory Mode is selected by pressing PRI/MEM. You're always in one mode or the other, just remember this. 14. The different mode buttons are all over the place. There's the Limit Search mode (at the top), Service Search mode (top) and Scan mode (the SCAN button to the right of the numerical keypad).

I originally purchased this scanner to supplement a 1989 vintage Bearcat 210XLT to be able to scan my local PD, FD, EMS "extra" frequencies". With the 210XLT only having 2 banks of 20 channels each, I was not able to have the capacity that I wanted. I thought that by having 10 banks of 50 channels each plus a much faster scan speed, this would fill the bill perfectly. To say I am slightly disappointed is a bit of an understatement. First off, the programming is not as difficult as some reviewers have indicated. Yes, it is a slightly different process than the 210XLT, but just read the instructions and you will be fine. My two biggest complaints are that the reception doesn't come anywhere close the the 210XLT. I have programmed them to the exact frequencies and sitting a few feet apart. The 365CRS only picks up approximately 60 percent of the transmissions that the 210XLT receives and most of the time it ends up dropping the transmission. I have tried programming on multiple banks and the problem still persists. My other complaint is regarding the quality of the built-in speaker. This speaker is pretty much next to useless. The audio sounds "tinny" and is difficult to understand. I plan to hook up a better quality external speaker in hopes of at least correcting this issue. I also have the squelch on both units set as sensitive as it will go but the reception has not improved. I have also tried relocating the unit and nothing has changed. If you plan to buy this with the hopes of listening to FM, you might as well forget that. I am virtually on top of an FM station and can just barely receive their programming. In closing, before you buy this, I would check out flea markets, auctions, etc and try to pickup an "older" Bearcat scanner if you want to stay with the brand. It is disheartening to see another brand go down the tubes as far as quality is concerned. If your locale is anticipating on changing to digital in the future, I would hold off and invest in digital equipment. Unfortunately, my area and surrounding counties have no plans to convert to digital in the near future.

Great scanner for the price. Easy to use due to the instructions in the box. This item is very affordable and has a long range. we are happy with our purchase.

long battery life easy to use sounds good Ilike it

The item I received was a used product. The box was opened and had an Amazon sticker covering a previous return label. The radio works and seems to be pretty sensitive. It’s built in speaker is loud and clear, but the programming procedure is difficult. Older Uniden radios I have owned were straightforward. It has a weather emergency alarm function that covers all weather channels and several other types of alert which cannot be disabled or set for specific alerts only. In addition, the measurements listed in the item description are incorrect. The unit was much larger than described and didn’t fit in the spot I had my old unit. I have returned it for a refund.

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Have no issues a great piece of kit. Only thing was plug for USA inside. Easy to program channels sound is ok well worth the money. Operation is easy to navigate around functionality works, looks sturdy so can take outside or in a car. Just keeps talking none stop only 5 channels programmed in. As you see from my video works great even in Uk 🇬🇧

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