UBC-3500XLT 2500 Channel Handheld Scanning Receiver

product exactly as stated , not easy to understand strait away but once you understand how to work it and set it up its great , it does every thing you want it to

I had no idea about scanners when i bought this i based my choice on reviews from the net and it works as it should, if your going to use this for sitting by the runway and listening to pilot chat then the close call feature will be brilliant for you it will automatically pick up local signals, if like me you just decided to buy a scanner out of general interest you might be able to pick up local bus communications i pick up the London buses from 40 miles away although sometimes i can only clearly hear the base station and not the driver and also i pick up Cab offices and amateur radio operators but i mainly get the same people i know their names now... having said that many times i turn the scanner on and hear nothing at all. The scanner itself can be confusing when it comes to storing frequencies in specific groups because the manual assumes you know what gruops are and different systems etc but you can let the scanner search and stop when it picks up signals and then its not that difficult learning how to store these frequencies and once you have a few stored frequencies you just press the scan button and it will continually scan those stored channels only.The only negative is the batteries take over 12 hours to charge sometimes 15 hours but they do last a good amount of time.Height seems to be the key in picking up signals the higher you are the more you will recieve and keep the ariel upright when listening and searching.

i had already got a scanner but it was old and i wanted a new one and after finding quite a few models around decided to buy the UBC 3500XLT.its quite complicated compared to my old scanner but i soon got the hang of all its functions and now i can't put it down, i also purchased a  MOONRAKER M100 SCANNER PREAMPLIFIER PROFESSIOANL LOW NOISE WIDE BAND 50ohms NEW . its also a good idea to get a scanner frequency book like  Pocket Airband Frequency Guide UK & Ireland 2012 Edition 16  and AIRWAVES 2012 complete HF/VHF/UHF aviation frequency directory to identify the frequencies you find while scanning.And a set of  Racing Scanner Headset Scanners - Noise Cancelling - RDE-1404  so i can listen in peace without disturbing others.

I hoped this would be realy usefull. Wrong.Build quality is like an old 1980s brick and compaired to my kenwood thf 7e quite deaf.Allso the software is a pain if you are used to Icom ,Yaesu etc.Nail in the coffin was the close call which was not as usefull as I had hoped .A least it sold on ebay .

This really is a hot little scanner radio. It's the best hand-held airband radio that you can buy. It is very easy to program and use. It has great clear audio. Even the backlight operation can be programmed.The only cons is that the supplied antenna isn't much good but there are plenty of hand held antennas on the market.It really is excellent for airband use and has 8.33 kHz steps.The plastic case of the radio is very substantial.The radio runs off 3 x AA rechargeables which are supplied, or you can use alkaline AA batteries and there is an internal switch for these which cuts out the charging.A mains charger/adapter is also included.

This is a fantastic hand held scanner. It is complicated at first to set up but the close call on this is great, it picks up the strongest signal whilst it is inuse, then it automaticaly goes to the next strongest signal. With this UBC-3500XLT Uniden I can sit in my living room and listen to radio hams, taxis Manchester tower that is approx 25 miles away and that is not bad with the standard antenna. Very good.

A super easy to use and very fast scanning receiver for anyone wishing to take up this interesting hobby. The great thing about this set is the ability to find CTCSS tones transmitted during certain types of P.M.R. transmission. If you live in a highly populated area like me this feature can help you filter out the services you are not interested in by appyling the appropriate tone.

Very good scanner, people say it's impossible to manually program, sit down play with it get to know it took me 2 days to work out how to do it, that's what it's all about getting to know the machine and not plugging it into a computer for that to do all the work for you, more enjoyable inputting your frequencies in manually