Uniden UBC355CLT Base Scanner Receiver

The Scanner arrived in good time and was much smaller than I had visualised. This was a pleasant surprise and is the same size as my Icom PCR1000 so sits on top quite neatly. Sensitivity is very good, it is connected to an indoors discone antenna on the windowsill and I can receive all the local amateur radio repeaters, Aircraft and Marine band. It is very easy to operate and the pre programmed bands saved me a lot of work. The close call facility has also saved me a lot of searching time. all in all a good scanner and excellent value

Bought this as base station replacement for current Uniden hand-held unit. I am only interested in the AIRBAND channels (Swanwick ATC) and found it rather difficult to program especially as the AIR/MARINE band is not programmable directly. I had to program these into the PRIVATE bank which took quite a bit of trial and error to find out. The scanning speed is exceptionally fast which make things very hit and miss when initially locating which frequencies to program in (there is no direct frequency input mode), but a bit of patience paid off in the end. The internal speaker is not really very clear so I'm using the external speaker jack and didn't bother with the supplied telescopic antenna as I have an external mast-mounted Diamond D-777 dedicated airband antenna. Performance is on a par with the hand-held unit, but a permanently back-lit display and the way the unit sits makes it vastly better than trying to use the battery powered hand-held lying flat on the desk with a back light that times out after 5 seconds to conserve battery power. Overall a beautiful piece of kit that isn't over-large but certainly produces excellent results. Just be prepared for some initial frustration regarding programming!!!

It's nice and small gets you listening to aircraft straight away using the supplied wire antenna. Should give you more time to get to the hold button before starting to scan again. Like all radio , it's only going to be as good as the antenna you plug into it. Is it worth the money, yes but remember use a good antenna.

Really great radio for what I wanted but there’s 2 minor things I would like to see improved. 1) There’s a great range of frequencies but why no FM? I know that I can buy a cheap FM radio but still it would’ve been nice to have it included. I’m sure it’s capable of it. And 2) the built in speaker is poor. I constantly need to have the volume at 100% and it’s quite muffled. Yes you do have the ability to attach a speaker at the rear but still.... I can’t imagine using this in a loud moving vehicle when it’s difficult to hear in a quiet room. On a positive, it’s great to be able to scan the Private bank you can create and the Close Call feature is useful. The included instruction book is very clear and easy to follow.

Initially used this for scanning the airband - I live about 4km line of sight from Heathrow Tower so I could probably use a six inch length of damp string to pick up ATC, but the bearcat 355 comes with a couple of antenna choices both of which perform much better than string. Audio is very clear and the display is readable. I watched a couple of you-tube vids on how to program it - and its quite simple. Disappointingly, the CB band doesn't do much - and since I am even closer to M25 than to Heathrow I kinda thought it might be useful for live traffic reports -but there was nothing but hiss. Then I took the unit down to my boat - and that is where it has really come into its own.. ! As a licenced user of marine radio for navigational and safety reasons I have two transceivers on board. Obviously these are dedicated to the relevant channel for where I am navigating. however the Bearcat can scan away merrily in the background picking up all manner of activity - not all of it on licenced marine channels - but nearly all of it very useful for navigation. Discovering the local dingy racing club uses a private frequency for instance, meant instead of blindly ploughing through the pack of racing boats, I heard the race organisers describing the course, and was able to move away from the area and avoid all the fuss. Less useful but fun was picking up the security PMR's from Fratton Park on a Saturday before the match - nice to hear some naughty Scummers were in big trouble :) Holding the 355 on a channel to listen to something interesting you scanned onto should be simple, but can be slightly frustrating due to the speed the unit scans at. Unless you are actually hovering with your finger over the button, it starts scanning again. You do end up pressing a lot of buttons if you are trying to set up a scan for a dedicated bank - so its not perfect, but in value for money terms this piece of kit is excellent. I added an external speaker and a cheap multiband antenna to the kit, and it is a really clear audio across all the bands (apart from CB) and the speed it scans at has been really useful to catch many things I would normally miss. UPDATE: I have this bad boy for five years now, it's had almost daily use and is still going strong!

This was a birthday present for my husband, he's over the moon with it. Easy to set up and great for listening to passing aircraft.

pedazo scaner funciona perfecto con señales analogicas. busca en todas las frecuencias de golpe por ciclos segun lo tengas configurado. muy facil de funcionamiento. yo lo tengo conectado a una antena especial a 45metros del suelo y recibe señales de todo tipo. biene muy completo con varios accesorios. vale la pena si buscas un escaner para oir barcos,aviones,servicios,radioaficionados, etc. muy practico para casa y mobil.

A la base, ce scanner Uniden est très correct pour son prix. Mais bien que sa gamme de fréquences soit assez étendu, il se limite en finalité à la bande aérienne, vu que de nombreux services VHF ou UHF sont désormais numériques et que pour la bande 25-30 Mhz il ne dispose pas de la SSB pour écouter les DX (longue distance) en 11 mètres. Je regrette aussi l'absence d'entrée directe de la fréquence: pas de clavier numérique pour se mettre directement, par exemple, sur 118.225 ou 132.475 ou autre. Autre point négatif: la connection pour une antenne extérieure demande un adaptateur car il n'est pas du type "UHF" et l'adaptateur n'est pas fourni. Ceci dit, le format est très réduit, la sensibilité correcte, la vitesse de scan rapide, c'est donc globalement un bon scanner de base, de bonne qualité pour commencer et avoir envie d'aller un peu plus loin.

Après un retour bien organisé d'un 1er exemplaire défectueux (merci Amazon, retour parfaitement organisé), reçu le même exemplaire, marche très bien, reception un peu faible (environ 15km) pour air band, mais assez logique avec petite antenne et murs épais, donc choix d'une antenne discone à implanter sur le toit prochainement ... très satisfait de cet achat !

Der "Uniden UBC355CLT" ist ein wirklich beeindruckender Scanner. Er kann mit seinem mitgelieferten Zubehör nicht nur als Tisch-Scanner genutzt werden, sondern auch mobil beziehungsweise in Fahrzeugen fest verbaut werden. Da das Gerät nur mit einer englischsprachigen Bedienungsanleitung ausgeliefert wird, kann man sich im Bedarfsfall die deutschsprachige Version des baugleichen "Albrecht AE355M" aus dem Internet als PDF-Datei downloaden. Die Bedienung und Funktionsweise ist hierbei völlig identisch und somit auch schnell zu erlernen. Wer mag, dem kann ich den Kauf einer entsprechenden Scanner-Antenne empfehlen. Andernfalls liegt dem "Uniden UBC355CLT" eine Teleskopantenne bei, die für's erste Reinhören auf jeden Fall reicht. Wer sich mit Scannern wie dem "Uniden UBC355CLT" und dergleichen noch nicht so gut auskennt, dem möchte ich den Hinweis geben, dass dieses Gerät ausschließlich analoge Signale empfangen kann. Von mir gibt's jedenfalls volle 5 Sterne, denn der "Uniden UBC355CLT" ist ordentlich und robust verarbeitet (Metallgehäuse mit stabiler Kunststofffront), liefert gute Signalergebnisse und ist nach kurzer Einarbeitung in die Funktionen des Gerätes wirklich einfach zu bedienen. Kurzum: Der "Uniden UBC355CLT" ist einfach toll ...

Radio amateur depuis de nombreuses années cette appareil est assez performant pour la band air , pmr , mrn je le conseille pour les apprentis dans le domaine il a fallu 2 h pour comprendre le fonctionnement seul bémol manque de clarté avec le son j’ai acheté une antenne Antenne Scanner mobile magnétique Moonraker Skyscan 25-2000Mhz Portée 200km en plein centre de Bruxelles j’entends parfaitement la tour de contrôle de Bruxelles nationale, et le port d’Anvers très agréable et simple de manipulation ce petit appareil a tout d’une grande station !.