New 2014 Uniden BCD436HP

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New 2014 Uniden BCD436HP

Post by matthewn1983 » Wed Nov 13, 2013 7:03 pm

Most of you guys have probably been following the hype on other forums, Uniden are launching their new range of radio scanners in a couple of days time online via a Live Youtube stream.

The link for the Youtube stream
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... GPEEGw5NzE

A preview of whats to come!
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For those intersted in the FCC test report
https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ ... d=AMWUB376

What we know?

BCD436HP - Handheld
5V DC 500mA
3 x AA Batteries
USB Capability (Charging? Programming?)
Phase 2 P25 Capable?
Colour Screen? (Touch Screen?)

Will not be released until early 2014, sources confirmed that it will be available for christmas.

No word on DMR or dPMR. Rumours are that its a cross between a 396XT and a HomePatrol. But we will have to wait and see in a couple of days time!

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Re: New 2014 Uniden BCD436HP

Post by Pumper_50 » Sat Nov 16, 2013 1:05 am

Couple of related blog articles I did this subject.
http://vicradiozone.wordpress.com/2013/ ... -bcd536hp/
http://vicradiozone.wordpress.com/2013/ ... ease-news/

Here is the possible BCD536HP. Please excuse the watermark but I used the image on my blogs FB Page. I got it as a screengrab from a recent video by Paul Opitz of Uniden.

Details of it are also (were?) on the FCC page. The rear looks similar to the 996T/XT family with the inclusion of a USB port.
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Re: New 2014 Uniden BCD436HP

Post by Sigint » Sat Nov 16, 2013 10:54 am

Presumably all will be revealed at 12 noon American Central Standard Time on Saturday the 16 Nov 2013 (about 0300 hours Australian Daylight Saving Time on Sunday 17 Nov 2013).

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Re: New 2014 Uniden BCD436HP

Post by rustynswrail » Sat Nov 16, 2013 2:11 pm

Pumper_50 wrote:Couple of related blog articles I did this subject.
http://vicradiozone.wordpress.com/2013/ ... -bcd536hp/
http://vicradiozone.wordpress.com/2013/ ... ease-news/

Here is the possible BCD536HP.
No it isn't.

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Re: New 2014 Uniden BCD436HP

Post by Pumper_50 » Sat Nov 16, 2013 5:27 pm

Any ideas Russell as to what unit it is?

I'm assuming you've seen the video? In in they also look to be playing with a HP-1 or similar variant.
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Re: New 2014 Uniden BCD436HP

Post by matthewn1983 » Sun Nov 17, 2013 6:15 am

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The BCD436HP is the first scanner to incorporate the HomePatrol-1's ease of use in a traditional handheld scanner. Simply enter your zip code, and the BCD436HP will quickly select and scan channels in your local area. Here is a quick rundown of the BCD436HP's major features.


- 4 Gigabyte microSD card holds the entire USA and Canada database of radio systems, plus leaves room for hundreds of hours of audio recording.
- Programmable Alert LED lets you set a specific color to alert you when a channel becomes active.
- TrunkTracker V with support for APCO Project 25 Phase I and Phase II, X2-TDMA, Motorola, EDACS, and LTR Trunked Radio Systems
- Quick Key access to 100 Favorites Lists, 100 Systems per Favorites List, and 100 Departments per System.
- Discovery Modes help you find new channels on trunked systems and frequency ranges.
- Analysis Modes include Band Scope, RF Power Plot, Trunked System Analysis, and EDACS/LTR LCN Finder.
- Flexible Easy Channel Selection using Zip Code or GPS and Service Types — just pick the kinds of channels you want to hear and tell the BCD436HP where you are and let it do the rest.
- Easy Scan Control using the dedicated System, Department and Channel Hold buttons.
- Complete Front-Panel Programmability — create custom Favorites Lists either using systems from the main database as a starting point or program your systems from scratch.
- Temporary Avoid lets you quickly silence unwanted systems, departments, or channels while allowing you to restore them by cycling power.
- Backlight-on-Squelch option allows the backlight to remain on during an entire transmission.
- Date/Time indication on display with time stamping for recordings.
- Trunked and Conventional Channel Priority with Priority Do-Not-Disturb
- Close Call® RF Capture with Do-Not-Disturb automatically tunes the scanner to nearby transmissions without interrupting reception in progress.
- NOAA Weather Alert with SAME
- Two-Tone Paging with up to 32 tone slots
- Flexible Scanning — scan from any combination of the main database and Favorites Lists
- Included Sentinel Software makes database and firmware updates simple. Also allows you to create, edit, and manage your Favorites Lists.
- USB PC Connectivity - Serial GPS input for location-based scanning using the Uniden GC-GPSK or other compatible GPS receiver.
- 3 AA Battery Operation provides up to 8 hours of operation.
- SMA-type antenna.
- 192 x 160-Pixel Dot-Matrix Display
- Select/Volume/Squelch multi-control
- Side-actuated Function and Menu controls
- Backlit Display and Keypad
- Rotating Belt Clip
- Rugged construction with Rubber Side and Bottom Impact areas to improve impact resistance.
- Printed manual in the box with online updates.


Available January, 2014

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Re: New 2014 Uniden BCD436HP

Post by matthewn1983 » Sun Nov 17, 2013 6:19 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGPEEGw5NzE
28 minute video from Uniden

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Re: New 2014 Uniden BCD436HP

Post by Longreach » Sun Nov 17, 2013 6:22 am

Hi all, So its basically Uniden's version of the PSR800. Good to see it out but a bit behind the 8 ball so to speak.
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Re: New 2014 Uniden BCD436HP

Post by rustynswrail » Sun Nov 17, 2013 11:36 am

Pumper_50 wrote:Any ideas Russell as to what unit it is?
I'm assuming you've seen the video? In in they also look to be playing with a HP-1 or similar variant.
It was a BCD996XT, a bit of a red herring. Uniden fuelling the speculation.

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Re: New 2014 Uniden BCD436HP

Post by Scotty » Sun Nov 17, 2013 12:15 pm

Longreach wrote:Hi all, So its basically Uniden's version of the PSR800. Good to see it out but a bit behind the 8 ball so to speak.
Cheers
Matt
Looks like a top new scanner, but as you point out it really has no scanning capabilities beyond that already available.

But as has been discussed here previously we weren't really expecting anything such as TRBO, etc.

I won't bother upgrading from the 396XT (and even 396T) yet, but if they did start using Phase 2 I would choose the Uniden over the GRE.

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