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Pros & Cons
Pros
Its compact and light and after some toying with becomes easily navigable. To give you an idea on the authenticity of this review its top notch. Definately a quality product.
Good reception with stock antenna and all the functions of the bigger brother uniden base scanners for the most part. Decoding digital p25 and dmr is fantastic. Works like a champ in my big city.
Once programmed, the bcd325p2 is great to use.
Get at least 8 rechargeable and a 4 battery recharger with it. Keep extra rechargable battiers on hand in case. Also get good nimh batteries. Link to batteries https://www.
The time savings of downloading over manually entering data is enormous. Operation is easy to manage and navigate. There's also a forum for beginners where experienced users answer questions.
Cons
The on off button is in the keypad which is not convienient and the dial above is for the volume but you have to push it in to set volume. Also there is no battery indicator that shows the level of the battery until it is dead. You also have to manual... Read More
The device is very difficult to program. There are no actual instructions for setup and use. There really aren't any youtube videos that will walk you through the essential features of the device and how to set it up. The instructions are very hard to... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Once up and running it proved to be a good sounding unit with great signal sensitivity.
Great sensitivity and performs as well or ahead of its related base station units.
I have seen many reviews on this scanner many people complain they are too hard to program, have poor battery life and poor receive.
The bcd325 only charges when it is turned off and uses a timer to prevent overcharging which may result in the built-in charger... Read More
Price
A great radio receiver for the money.
I had to download and buy proscan for $50 to program it, but after doing that, it works exactly as expected, and reprogramming ... Read More
Last week i bought the bc125xt from amazon for about $100.
No where else can you get software with unlimited upgrades and ver comprehensive instructions for a $50 lifetime fee.
Shipping
After you order, watch the nine minute video from youtube user kd8gy (or similar videos) before it arrives and follow the advic... Read More
It is easy to return items to amazon via staples.
Competitiveness
The sds has many more features but the bcd325p2 being a 335 buck radio is well worth the investment.
This scanner for the price has many features the more expensive ones have at close to half the price and is more future proof t... Read More
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- This product had a total of 943 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 19 2024.
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I did not like the process to receive the item
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I was shammed twice and on their final attempt it proved to be the real item and worth the wait
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No where else can you get software with unlimited upgrades and ver comprehensive instructions for a 50 lifetime fee
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The batteries it comes with need replacing
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Only thing i dislike is it doesnt charge the battery while in use
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Otherwise its great for p25 systems and normal analog systems
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Dont even try to program it get on radio reference and pay them
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Very hard to read the display
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