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BC100XLT.1
UNIDEN/BEARCAT 100XLT SCANNER PREVIEW
by Bob Parnass, AJ9S
OK, so I couldn't resist - I bought another scanner.
This time it's the brand new UNIDEN/Bearcat 100XLT porta-
ble, and I'm here to give you a sneak preview.
Physical
The new 100XLT looks nothing like the 100XL or the ori-
ginal Bearcat 100. Rather, it looks identical to the
200XLT that everyone's asking about - tall, thin, and
entirely gray plastic. The keys on the keyboard are made
of soft rubber, and most are well labeled.
The "real" volume and squelch knobs on top are a welcome
The "real" volume and squelch knobs on top are a welcome
change from the side mounted, dust vulnerable knobs on
the 70XLT.
The difference between the 100XLT and 200XLT appears to
be that the 100XLT has 100 channels and excludes the 800
MHz band.
The 100 memory channels are divided into 10 channel
banks. Of course, banks and channels may be selected or
locked out. The banks are "hard partitioned", just like
Bearcat scanners of old. By this I mean, Bank 1 includes
channels 1-10, Bank 2 channels 11-20, etc. Regency is
using "soft partitioned" banks in their HX1500 and TS2
models, but the peculiar Regency system prevents channels
from being locked out during a bank scan.
The LCD panel has all the usual indicators, and can be
back lit with a green light when the proper button is
from being locked out during a bank scan.
The LCD panel has all the usual indicators, and can be
back lit with a green light when the proper button is
pressed.
CONTINUED IN BC100XLT.2