BCD996XT

BCD996XT  Specifications

(Features listed in bold type are new/upgraded features from the BCD996T)

• Channels: 25,000 maximum
• Systems: 500 maximum
• Groups per system: 20 maximum
• Talkgroups per trunked system: 500 maximum
• Channels per conventional system: 1000 maximum
• Scan Rate: 100 channels per second (conventional mode)
• Search Rate: 300 steps per second (on 5 kHz steps)
• System Quick Key range: 0-99
• Group Quick Key range: 0-9
• Custom Search Ranges: 10
• Startup Keys: 10
• System Number Tagging: 999
• Channel Number Tagging: 999
• Preprogrammed Service Search Bands: 12
• Band Scope Span Range: 0.2 MHz To 500 MHz
• Band Scope Step: 5 kHz To 100 kHz

Frequency Coverage

• 25.0000 - 512.0000 MHz
• 758.0000 - 823.9875 MHz
• 849.0125 - 868.9875 MHz
• 894.0125 - 960.0000 MHz
• 1240.0000 - 1300.0000 MHz

Features

• TrunkTracker IV with Control-Channel Only scanning and I-Call monitoring: Tracks voice traffic on P25, Motorola, EDACS, and LTR Trunked systems
• Supports scanning of Rebanded systems
• APCO25 Digital Audio decoding
• Support for P25 Conventional channels that include NAC and TGID user differentiation (P25 One-Frequency Trunk)
• Adaptive Digital Threshold - Automatically sets the digital decode threshold for APCO 25 systems
• EDACS ESK support
• Control Channel Data Output - allows the analysis of control channel data without the need to perform invasive modifications to the scanner
• Close Call RF Capture
• Close Call Temporary Store (last 10 hits)
• GPS Support for location-based scanning, location alerts, and crows-flight navigation*
• Independent GPS Control of Sites and Channel Groups*
• Supported step sizes: 5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10, 12.5,15, 20, 25, 50 or 100 kHz
• Fire Tone Out Alert
• Fire Tone Out Search - built-in frequency counter displays the received tones.
• Band Scope - gives a graphic representation of signal activity.
• Multi-color display backlight
• Multi-Site support
• DCS/CTCSS Rapid Decode
• NAC decoding
• Ability to flag a channel as Digital, Analog, or All
• Temporary Lockout
• 10 Startup Configurations
• System / Channel Number Tagging - provides rapid access to a specific system or channel.
• Scan and (selected) Service Search simultaneously
• Frequency/ID AutoStore - automatically store frequencies from a service or limit search into a conventional system or store talk group IDs into a trunked system
• 16 character text tagging for each system, group, channel, talkgroup, search range, and SAME group
• Compatible with BC-RH96 Remote Head
• Analog and Digital AGC
• Quick Search
• Individual channel volume offset
• Intermediate Frequency Exchange - changes the IF used for a selected frequency to help avoid image and other mixer-product interference on a frequency.
• Key Safe Mode - lets you hand the scanner to a novice user and prevent programming from being modified.
• Private Systems - lets you flag a system so that it cannot be read out of the scanner or modified.
• 12 Service Searches - Public Safety, News, HAM Radio, Marine, Railroad, Air, CB Radio, FRS/GMRS, Racing, Military Air, FM Broadcast, and Special (Itinerant)
• Custom Search - lets you program up to 10 search ranges
• SAME Weather Alert
• Weather Priority
• Priority Scan with Priority Plus
• Priority ID Scan on trunked systems
• Preemptive Priority on Motorola analog systems
• Quick-Access Search Keys
• Negative Channel dropout delay (forced resume)
• Signal Strength display
• LCD and Keypad Backlight
• Adjustable scan delay
• Adjustable Hold (0-255 sec) per system, custom or service search
• Strong signal attenuation
• Upgradeable firmware
• Channel Alert (both tones and backlight color)
• Independent Alert Tone Volume - lets you set the volume level of the following tones: Key Beep, Emergency Alert, Channel Alert, and Close Call Alert.
• Repeater Reverse
• Broadcast signal ignore while searching (TV and radio station frequencies, pagers, etc)
• Duplicate Channel Alert
• PC Programming and Control
• Wired Cloning
• Record Output
• Automatic backlight level detection (when used with the "Orange" wire connected to a headlight switched power lead)
• DIN / ISO In-Dash Mounting with included DIN-E sleeve.

General

Frequency Range

Special Functions

Band Scope Function

• Frequency Span 0.2 MHz To 500 MHz
• Frequency Step 5 kHz To 100 kHz

Two-Tone-Sequential

• 250.0-3500.0Hz , 0.1Hz Step Programmable

WX Alert

• 1050 Hz Tone System
• NWR-SAME System (Warning / Watch / Advisory)

Supported trunking systems

• Motorola Systems: Type I, II, II/I (hybrid)
• EDACS Systems: FM, NFM, and SCAT
• LTR Systems
• APCO Systems: Astro Imbe, Astro 25

Dynamic memory allocation capacity

• Systems: 500 max
• Groups: 20 per system
• Site: 1000 max (All) 256 per system
• Channels: 25000 max (40128 memory blocks)
• Channels per Trunked System: 500 max

Heterodyne System

• 1st IF: 380.7 to 380.8 MHz / 265.5 to 265.6 MHz
• 2nd IF: 10.8 MHz
• 3rd IF: 450 kHz

CTCSS and DCS Tones