parnass@ihu1h.UUCP (Bob Parnass, AJ9S) (06/14/85)
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New Uniden Bearcat 800XLT Scanner
To Include 800 MHz Band
Uniden will soon introduce the 800XLT, a new 40 channel
12 band scanner that includes the 806 - 912 MHz range.
What follows is a description extracted from the infor-
mation provided me by a Uniden employee.
A keyboard will be used to program 40 channels in 2
banks for the following frequency coverage:
___________________
| Freq Limits (MHz)|
| Lower Upper |
|_______|____________|
| 29.7| 54 |
| 118 | 136 |
| 136 | 174 |
| 406 | 512 |
| 806 | 912 |
|_______|____________|
An instant weather feature, activated by depressing the
'WX' key will cause the scanner to search all the NOAA
weather radio frequencies for a weather station in the
area.
A priority channel feature will be provided that sam-
ples channel one every 3 seconds, whereas previous
Bearcat models sampled every 2 seconds.
A 3 second scan delay will be selectable on a per-
channel basis, as compared with 2 second delay on older
models. Channel lockout will apparently be of the con-
ventional variety, as will be the direct channel access
capability (not available on most new Regency scan-
ners).
Scan rate will be specified at a respectable 15
channels/second. The 800XLT will incorporate a full
vacuum fluorescent decimal frequency display and can be
powered from 117 VAC or 12 VDC. Two telescoping anten-
nas will be supplied, one being for 800 MHz.
From looking at the picture I have, the scanner will be
dark gray, with silver trim around the sloping front
panel and look like a cross between the BC300 and the
BC210XL.
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