Microprocessor Controlled Scanning System BC-800XLT

Uniden; Tokyo

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  • Year
  • 1985 ?
  • Category
  • Commercial Receiver (may include amateur bands)
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 366609

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • Semiconductors present.
  • Semiconductors
  • Main principle
  • PLL, Phase-locked loop
  • Wave bands
  • Wave Bands given in the notes.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Line plus power jack, mostly with battery or storage battery / 60 Hz, 120 V / DC:12 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Power out
  • 1.5 W (undistorted)
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Microprocessor Controlled Scanning System BC-800XLT - Uniden; Tokyo
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, slant panel.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 12.5 x 4.5 x 9.25 inch / 318 x 114 x 235 mm
  • Notes

  • Uniden Bearcat Microprocessor Controlled Scanning System BC-800XLT

    Base/mobile VHF/UHF scanning receiver introduced shortly after Uniden’s acquisition of the Bearcat brand. The BC‑800XLT was one of the first Uniden‑produced Bearcat models, offering quartz‑locked microprocessor control, keypad frequency entry, and 40 programmable channels.

    Receiver

    • Type: Double‑conversion superheterodyne
    • IFs: 10.8 MHz (1st), 2nd IF not specified
    • Sensitivity: ~0.7 µV (typical)
    • Selectivity: 50 kHz @ –55 dB
    •  Audio output: 1.5 W (internal speaker)
    • External speaker: 3.5 mm jack

    Memory & Control

    • Channels: 40 programmable channels (2 banks of 20)
    • Scan rate: 15 channels/sec
    • Weather: 7 NOAA channels
    • Memory backup: 2× AA cells (RAM retention)

    Features

    • Direct keypad frequency entry
    • Priority channel
    • Scan delay
    • Channel lockout
    • Auto search
    • Instant weather access
    • LED channel indicators
    • Telescopic or DIN antenna options (market‑dependent)

    Power

    • AC: 120 V (2‑pin connector)
    • DC: 12 V mobile operation (barrel connector)
    • Current draw: Max 700 mA @ 12 V

    Frequency Coverage

    10 m Amateur: 29–29.7 MHz FM
    VHF Low 29.7–50 MHz FM
    6 m Amateur: 50–54 MHz FM
    Airband: 118–136 MHz AM
    Federal: 136–144 MHz FM
    2 m Amateur: 144–148 MHz FM
    VHF High: 148–174 MHz FM
    Federal: 406–420 MHz FM
    70 cm Amateur: 420–450 MHz FM
    UHF: 450–470 MHz FM
    UHF T‑Band: 470–512 MHz FM
    800 MHz: 806–912 MHz FM (cellular removed*)

    *In 1986–1987, the U.S. Congress passed the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), which made it illegal to manufacture or import scanners capable of receiving cellular telephone frequencies.

    Made in the Philippines.

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 3.230 kg / 7 lb 1.8 oz (7.115 lb)
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 349.00 USD
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert (RigPix Database)
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (Owner’s Manual, UBUDp1002ZB (1985))
  • Author
  • Model page created by Glen Orriss. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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