Uniden BCD160DN Digital Handheld Police Scanner

The Uniden BCD160DN Digital Handheld Scanner leans on a handful of exclusive tools, Band Scope for visualizing signal activity, rapid system and channel number tagging, narrowband reception support, and a thorough search feature set, to track down elusive signals faster than a more basic scanner could manage.

A dedicated code-decode function reads a channel's subaudible tone or digital code the instant it's picked up, letting an operator quickly figure out the actual system settings in use rather than guessing through trial and error. The scanner arrives preloaded with DMR and NXDN digital modes, ready to use straight out of the box without a firmware update or separate purchase.

One important limit worth knowing before buying: this model doesn't support trunking or APCO P25 traffic; a shopper needing that coverage should look at one of Uniden's other digital scanner models instead.

Worth comparing against our other marine scanners.

• Preloaded DMR and NXDN digital modes
• DCS/CTCSS Digital Code Rapid Decode
• Band Scope and rapid channel tagging
• Narrowband reception, full search feature suite