2005 Product Catalog Scanners & Accessories for Public Safety, News Media, Race Scanning & the Radio Hobbyist 1-800-SCANNER | POLICESCANNERS.
SCANNERS | Background and Uses Why Scanners? Communications monitoring has been a hobby, business and a function of government ever since radio was first developed. Scanners, also known as Police Scanners, which were developed in the 1960s and quickly blossomed in the '70s, allow multiple public safety communications channels to be rapidly "scanned" or checked for activity (public safety transmissions are not continuous - unlike AM-FM and TV broadcasts).
CONTENTS Scanner Background and Uses Why Scanners? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Why Scanner Master?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Scanners Digital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 8 Base/Mobile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SCANNERS | BC796D | Base/Mobile - Digital $519.95 01-500828 The ultimate base/mobile scanner! The BC796D has it all including built-in APCO-25 digital decoding. Many public safety agencies around the country have gone to P-25 digital radio systems and with the 796 you can hear and understand it all.
SCANNERS | BC898T | Base/Mobile $216.95 01-500866 The scanner continues Uniden’s long and distinguished tradition of offering robust, easy-to-operate and easy-to-afford base scanner designs. The BC898T is a significant advance over its predecessor. The scanner offers Motorola, EDACS and LTR trunking now and the radio can scan multiple trunking banks and conventional frequencies all at the same time. What made the old 895 special (besides being the first base TrunkTracker) was its outstanding receiver.
SCANNERS | BCT8 | Base/Mobile $188.95 01-500826 The all-new BearTracker BCT8 is a significant upgrade over the 7 in many ways, foremost of which is the addition of Uniden's unmatched TrunkTracker III technology. With so many state police and highway patrol agencies using trunking technology, the BCT8 is a must for anyone who has one of the earlier BearTrackers as well as anyone who wants the lowest-cost TrunkTracker base or mobile scanner (it's a great buy).
SCANNERS | BC278 | Base/Mobile $169.95 11-500586 We love this scanner! For people who want a traditional base scanner for their night table or den with some incredible, and very unique, features, this is the model to own. The scanner includes all the scanner bands, including 800 MHz, but does not include trunking which is not required in many areas. What's really special though is that the radio also is an AM-FM clock radio with alarm.
SCANNERS | BC296D | Digital Portable $519.95 01-500827 Many public safety radio systems across the U.S. and Canada are switching to the latest in communications systems, APCO-25 digital. On a standard scanner all you’ll hear when listening to a digital system is a buzzing sound, but with the Bearcat BC296 you’ll hear those digital stations clear as day. The BC296 includes an installed APCO-25 digital card that automatically decodes the all non-encrypted APCO-25 systems.
SCANNERS | BC246T | Portable $219.95 01-500881 This is the radio that the hobbyist, public safety and news media community has been waiting for. It’s Uniden’s first compact scanner and it packs a wallop. The BC246T has TrunkTracker III (Motorola, EDACS and LTR), covers all the key scanner bands and it runs on two rechargeable AA batteries! (The radio comes with rechargeable batteries, AC adapter, antenna, belt-clip, and programming cable.
SCANNERS | BC72XLT | Portable $99.95 01-500882 The entry-level Bearcat BC72XLT covers all the primary “scanner bands” except 800 MHz. This will serve those in most rural as well as a large percentage of suburban and urban areas just fine. It’s designed for those who want a simple-to-operate scanner at a very reasonable price. The radio will not trunk or do digital, but these are often features that are not needed.
SCANNERS | SC230 | Portable $199.95 01-500884 This is the radio that the race-scanning world has been waiting for! The all-new SC230 (expected availability early 2005), will make scanning at the track easy and fun. The scanner is lightweight and small enough to fit in your shirt-pocket. Incredibly, this new scanner will run on just two AA batteries! You can use standard alkaline batteries or use the included re-chargeable batteries.
SCANNERS | AOR AR8200MKIIIB | $588.95 01-500794 • New TCXO for greater stability - performance not found in most desktop units! • Covers 500 KHz ~ 3 GHz - world's first handheld with this range! (Cellular Blocked) • Ni-MH batteries included (1500mAH) • 1,000 memory channels (20 banks x 50 channels) • 40 search banks • 2 VFOs • Alphanumeric channel and bank labels • Computer control and programming.
SCANNERS | AOR AR3000AB | $1,058.95 19-50941 Optional Accessories Price AC Adapter $26.00 19-530920 Item # Owner's Manual $11.95 19-530922 Telescopic Antenna w/ right angle BNC Connector $16.
SCANNERS | AR-ONE | $4,575.00 01-500815 Optional Accessories Price AC Adapter $55.00 19-530916 Mobile Mounting Bracket Separation Kit AOR Item # $65.00 19-530915 $279.00 19-530914 The ultimate communications receiver! The AR-ONE covers practically the entire radio spectrum, unblocked (for government agencies only). The AR-ONE is ultra-sensitive and stable - check the amazing specifications below. Call for further details. • Super wide coverage: 10 KHz ~ 3.
DIRECTION FINDING | Taiyo-Musen Scanner Master is the North American distributor of Taiyo Musen’s land-based direction finding (DF) products. For over 50 years Taiyo Musen has been a world-recognized leader in the design and manufacture of automatic direction finders and supplies marine interests the world over including Coast Guards and commercial fishing fleets. Now Taiyo Musen’s expertise and quality craftsmanship in their land-based line is available in the U.S.
BOOKS | Frequency Guides NY Metro N. NJ Guide 7th Ed. | $38.95 01-510817 One of our most popular communications guides is now better than ever. This 720-page 7th edition includes thousands of frequency, PL, unit ID and radio code updates over our previous editions. What makes this book so special is the layout and the details. No other frequency guide or web site goes into anywhere near the level of comprehensive reporting found in this Scanner Master edition.
BOOKS | Frequency Guides Police Call 2005 | $19.95 America’s #1 selling frequency guide for scanner users and communications professionals is now better than ever! The brand-new 2005 edition includes all public safety frequencies (many with our own unique usage remarks) and tens of thousands of interesting business and sports frequencies, too. The new edition also comes with the new Police Call national CD-ROM (version 6.0)! POLICE CALL is a must for all radio scanner users.
BOOKS | Frequency Guides Southern New England Pocket Guide 10th Ed. | $24.95 01-510885 The all-new Scanner Master Southern New England Pocket Guide 10th Edition (available December 20) expands our popular series in a very big way. The book now covers Massachusetts, Rhode Island, southern New Hampshire and now all of Connecticut.
BOOKS | Scanner Books & Videos Specialty Books & Videos IMAGE BOOKS PRICE Boston on Fire - A History of Fires and Firefighting in Boston In the first comprehensive history of Boston's major fires, Schorow, a Boston Herald reporter, tells the dramatic tales of seventeenth-century fires (which were viewed as signs of God's wrath), the 1834 Ursuline convent fire, the Great Fire of 1872, the Chelsea conflagrations of 1908 and 1973, the tragic Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire, the Vendome Hotel collapse that k
SOFTWARE | Uniden Scanners ARC250 Basic CD | $39.95 01-520789 • Enhanced editor for memory & search banks, trunk system settings & trunk system id's • Virtual Control Screen for full PC remote control • Build in WebCatcher • Software supports the BC25D, BC29D, BC78D, BC79D • VGA Min. 800 x 600 • CDROM includes FREE frequency files for many states • Editor for Search ranges • Add text tags to every memory bank • Easy copy/move/swap entire memory banks/channels.
SOFTWARE | Uniden Scanners ARC780 CD | $39.95 01-520788 • Sort memory banks. • Virtual Control Screen for full PC remote control • Editor for Search ranges • Search Range Extender will add 200 search ranges • Add text tags to every memory bank. • Copy/move/swap entire memory banks/channels. • Data can be exported to CSV data format. • Space bar and double-click for easy data toggle. • Search option • Search and remove duplicate programmed frequencies. • Data can be imported from CSV, TXT or HTML files.
SOFTWARE | Icom Receivers ARC2 CD | $29.95 01-520878 • Program frequencies in a friendly and versatile spreadsheet type interface • Easy user interface • Build in WebCatcher will read frequency data directly from any website • Create unlimited number of frequency data files • Easy data import/export • Full windows clipboard support • Move/Copy/Swap data with only a few mouse clicks • CD-ROM/Windows 98/ME/NT/XP/2000 ARC2 Download, $29.
SOFTWARE | AOR Receivers ARC5000 CD | $99.95 01-520879 • Memory bank manager: setup the 1000 memory channels in a spreadsheet type interface. • Search bank manager: setup the search ranges in a spreadsheet type interface • Bandplan manager: modify the build in automode bandplan • Spectrum Analyzer: Search and log frequencies in a graphical type interface • Virtual VFO: PC controlled VFO software • CD-ROM/Windows 98/ME/NT/XP/2000 ARC5000 Download, $99.
SOFTWARE | Professional Scanner Over IP This software is the choice of news media, public safety and government agencies who want to remotely control a scanner, and feed audio and control data back through a network, to their Comm Center, news assignment desk, central traffic reporting office, etc. With a PC it's just like the user is on-site controlling and listening to the scanner/receiver.
SOFTWARE | Uniden Scanners WinScan 2.1 | $59.95 01-520012 • Unique Virtual Scanner Interface™. Looks and works just like the front of the scanner you are using.* • Build customized scan lists. • Add Alpha tagging to the frequencies you listen to+. • Upload your scanner's memory to a database on your PC. • Import files from WinScan Version 1.0 & 1.
REMOTE | Media Pager and TV Control Police & Fire Buff/News Media Pager | $129.95 01-700838 Presenting an exciting way to follow public safety with a TAC-9 alphanumeric pager. Members are paged with current, as it happens, information on working and multiple alarm fires, hazardous materials incidents, mass casualty incidents, motor vehicle accidents, police incidents and disaster information.
REMOTE SYSTEMS | Base Station Kit Remote Head for BC780XLT | $369.95 01-530585 It's finally here! After nearly three years of development, the Scanner Master Remote Head Kit is now available. Mount the front-head of your BC780XLT anywhere in the cab of your vehicle (on-dash, under-dash, on-ceiling, etc.) with either velcro or use the Uniden-supplied mounting bracket. The unique Scanner Master beveled-edge design of the front-head enclosure allows you any number of mounting angles and options.
ANTENNAS | Base Pro Base Antennas PRODUCT [Image letter] PRICE Cushcraft CRS Series, 33-44 MHz Omnidirectional, “Rugged Ringo”, 2dB Gain, End-fed UHF female, 14’ tall, 4 lbs., Half-wave antenna., Mounting clamps included; Low-band omni at a reasonable price. [A] $149.95 20-540923 Cushcraft CRS Series 44-50 MHz, Omnidirectional, “Rugged Ringo”, 2dB Gain, End-fed UHF female, 14’ tall, 4 lbs., Half-wave antenna., Mounting clamps included; Low-band omni at a reasonable price. [A] $149.
ANTENNAS | Base All Band Base Antennas PRODUCT PRICE ITEM # Scanmaster Discone Our best-selling all-band antenna covers 25-1300 MHz and can be used for transmit on Ham bands. All stainless-steel, never rusts. 5.5’ tall, 2.2 lbs. A great omni scanner antenna. N-connector [P] $89.95 13-540456 Scanmaster Wideband SWL/Scan Wideband shortwave/HF and scanner antenna covers 500 KHz - 1500 MHz. Fiberglass & steel. Only 3.5’ tall -good for apts. too. Not as good as Discone on scanner bands.
ANTENNAS | Mobile All Band Mobile Antennas PRODUCT [Image letter] PRICE ITEM # Antenna Specialists MON751 From the originators of the mobile scanner antenna, the 751 includes a mag mount base and 12’ of coax with crimp on BNC. Covers all bands and works very well on low-band. [A] $69.95 07-540697 Antenna Specialists MON752 Includes a trunk-lip mount base with 17’ of coax and crimp-on BNC. Approx. 4’ tall with loading coil. Covers all the scanner bands and works very well on low-band. Stainless Steel.
ANTENNAS | Mobile Mobile Mounting Gear PRODUCT PRICE ITEM # 4", 2 GHz NMO Mag Mount (Mylar Base) with cable and BNC adapter Our most popular mount. Just put it on your trunk or roof & run wire into vehicle. $29.90 01-540830 AM-FM Scanner Coupler Share your AM-FM car radio antenna with your scanner. AM reception will suffer. $16.95 15-540729 MONR63 AM-FM Antenna Balanced Splitter (limited AM signal loss) Share your AM-FM radio antenna with your scanner. May require adapters. $49.
ANTENNAS | Connectors & Cable Connectors IMAGE CONNECTORS PRICE BNC Male to "N" Female For connecting most scanners to coax with an N-male terminating connector. $3.95 15-540752 BNC Male to UHF Female For connecting most scanners to coax with a PL-259 connector. $3.95 15-540754 Motorola Female to BNC Male Required for balanced antenna splitters mating to newer BNC scanners. $3.95 15-540756 UHF Female to "N" Male The adapter for coax cable which terminates in a PL-259 connector. $3.
ANTENNAS | Portable Portable PORTABLE ANTENNAS (all have BNC Connectors) PRICE ITEM # Antenex 800 MHz 2.5db Professional Gain Rubber-duck Portable Antenna (approx. 8” high) Fantastic professional antenna for bringing in 800 MHz trunked systems. (Professional look and feel) [A] $29.95 14-540714 Antenex 800 MHz Professional Portable Rubber-duck Antenna (approx. 4” high) Low-profile professional 800 MHz antenna. Will improve 800 MHz reception. Good-looking small antenna. [B] $19.
ACCESSORIES | BPF 112-136 Filter | Procom Filters & Preamps $99.95 21-530938 ELECTRICAL PASS RANGE 112–136 MHz MAX. INPUT POWER 35 W INSERTION LOSS <0.8 dB typically <0.6 dB SWR <1.4 OUT OF BAND ATTENUATION See Curve (typically) IMPEDANCE Nom. 50 MECHANICAL TEMP. RANGE –30° C i +60° C CONNECTORS FME-male DIMENSIONS (L x W x H) 50 x 40 x 20 mm WEIGHT Approx.
ACCESSORIES | FLT201A Filter | Multicouplers and Filters $48.00 02-530556 The basic FM Notch filter, FLT201A, is a very useful complement to any monitoring site were VHF and UHF signals are monitored on a regular basis. It is specially important in metropolitan and suburban areas were FM signals are very strong compared to many other radio signals.
ACCESSORIES | Power Cords, Speakers & Mounts Power Cords, Speakers & Mounts IMAGE PRODUCT PRICE ITEM # AD0008 For Bearcat BC246T, BC72, BC92 & SC230 $19.95 01-530975 AD70U Adapter For BC60, BC80, BC245XLT & SC200 $15.00 01-530666 AD600U AC Adapter For BC250D, BC296D $14.95 01-530791 AD140U Adapter For BCT8 & BC898T $19.95 02-530762 AD580U AD Adapter For BC780XLT, BC785D, BC796D, BC895XLT, BC-9000XLT, etc. $24.
ACCESSORIES | Batteries Batteries IMAGE PRODUCT PRICE ITEM # BP180 NiCad Battery Pack Type: NiCad Rechargeable , Run Time: 8-11 hrs. , Capacity: 600ma, Recharge Time: 16 hrs. Fits: Uniden BC 120, 220, 230, 235, 250, 296, all SportCats and Radio Shack Pro 90. $19.95 01-590669 BP200 NiCad Battery Pack Type: NiCad Rechargeable , Run Time: 6-8 hrs. , Capacity: 600ma , Recharge Time: 16 hrs. Fits: Uniden BC100XLT, BC200XLT, BC205XLT, Regency R4030, R4020 $30.
ACCESSORIES | Cables Cables IMAGE CABLES PRICE ITEM # Opto Interface Cable for the 8200 PC Interface Cable for the 8200 $39.95 01-550797 $129.95 01-550798 6 foot for BC780XLT, BC785D, BC796D, BCT8, BC898T, PRO2052 25 foot for BC780XLT, BC785D, BC796D, BCT8, BC898T, PRO2052 $8.95 01-530686 $13.95 01-530687 BC245 Cloning Kit (for cloning from one BC245 to another) $12.95 01-550724 6 foot Serial Cable for Bearcat 245XLT and Sportcat SC200 $19.95 01-530685 6 foot Serial Cable for BC895 $29.
ACCESSORIES | Leather Cases Leather Cases & Gearbags IMAGE PRODUCT PRICE ITEM # Hard Leather Case with Swivel for Pro92/93/95/96 with Plastic Window $34.95 01-580852 Hard Leather Case with Swivel for Pro92/93/95/96 without Plastic Window $32.95 01-580816 Professional style case with quick-release clip and access to all ports. $25.95 02-580020 Hard Leather Case A for PRO-46,74,91,94 Hard Leather Case B for PRO-23, 25, 26, 29,51, 66 $29.95 01-580836 Hard Leather Case for BC250D/BC296D $32.
ACCESSORIES | Headsets - Race Scanning Gear Headsets IMAGE HEADSETS PRICE ITEM # Solution 1 Behind the Head Headset 25 dba noise reduction, 14.0 oz., volume control, dark blue cups. $69.00 02-570003 Solution 1 Over the Head Headset 25 dba noise reduction, 15.3 oz., volume control, supersoft ear seals, dark blue cups, stainless steel structure. $59.00 02-570001 Solution 3 Folding Design Headset Black finish, 11.6 oz., super cushion headpad, foam ear cushions, nrr 26 db, volume control. $89.
RACING | Subscriptions & Packages Race Scanning Monthly IMAGE HEADSETS PRICE ITEM # Race Scanning Monthly 12 Month Subscription* $18.00 02-600680 Race Scanning Monthly 24 Month Subscription* $36.00 02-600681 * INSTANT ACCESS TO FREQUENCIES AND DATA DOWNLOADS (Over the Internet only - not available by mail) • Frequency data is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year from any computer connection to the Internet! • You can print any or all series any time you desire...
SPECIALTY GEAR | Custom-designed Accessories AutoMute | $49.95 01-530552 The perfect complement to any serious mobile installation! The AutoMute-780 automatically mutes the audio of the Bearcat 780 whenever you key the microphone of any two-way transmitter in your vehicle, eliminating feedback during any transmission. The AutoMute-780 also quiets the scanner so audio from the scanner does not muffle or overwhelm your twoway transmission.
SPECIAL SERVICES | Programming & Consulting Scanner Programming Scanner Master offers programming services for scanners purchased direct from us or for scanners that you already own.
SCANNER BASICS | Information and FAQ’s Buying Scanners for Security, Information or Enjoyment Scanners keep you in the know better than the local news, provide a sense of security, and all the while scanners can be a lot of fun (see the inside cover of this catalog for more details).
SCANNER BASICS | Information and FAQ’s What is Digital and APCO-25 all about? Just like your cell phone, a digital two-way radio system converts voice into ones and zeros and transmits this data to another radio which decodes the information so the voice communication (sometime sounding a bit robotic) is heard on the other end. Older public safety radio systems are often being replaced with the new digital systems. There is no way to upgrade an older or non-digital scanner.
ABOUT US Since 1978 Scanner Master has been producing the nation's most comprehensive communications guide, including the Scanner Master Southern New England Guide 10th Edition, the Scanner Master New York Metro/Northern New Jersey Guide 7th Edition, and Monitor America. We also help produce the 7-volume Police Call book and CD-ROM which is revised and updated each year. For over 15 years Scanner Master has also been a consultant to the scanner-radio industry.
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