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7.2
7.4
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Five Star Reviews:

46%
For the price its a good reliable scanner.
October 24, 2017
For the price you can't go wrong. Little smaller than my old portable but that's a good thing, yes it eats up batteries but solved that with some good rechargeable batteries and as stated you can charge the batteries while still in the unit. I'm happy with it.Programming for me was fine as I've done it many times over the years BUT for a first timer, READ the instructions and you'll get it eventually :-)
works great for that
September 8, 2017
Bought scanner to take to NASCAR races, works great for that, pretty easy to program once you get the hang of it. The computer program makes it really easy to program in mass, just takes a little getting used to how it works. Scanner overall is solid and worked great at the races.
new and improved is better!!!!
September 5, 2017
love this scanner. i bought it to replace one I couldn't find and it will load from the computer where my older one wouldn't
Works great for our purposes
August 12, 2017
Works great for our purposes. We only use it close range for listening and are not rough on it. I don't know much about radios but this one seems good for the price.
By far the best scanner I've purchased
June 8, 2017
By far the best scanner I've purchased. I get excellent range and high quality receiving incoming information on it! I carry this everywhere being that I am an emt volunteer. Programming the channels was a bit of a pain and took a while but once you have the hang of it then it's a breeze. Great product for the price!
Easy To Use
March 8, 2017
 This is a nice scanner for the cost. I found it much easier to program with the software the company offers. Youtube has alot of videos on how to use this radio so you will not be left in the dark. If your looking for a affordable scanner this is the one for you
53%
Excellent choice
August 2, 2016
Great reception for emergency channels in my area. Simple to program when necessary, many channels preprogramed,
Worth the money.
July 25, 2016
Easy to set up, very versatile. Excellent reception. This was a replacement radio and much better than the old one. I found nothing negative.
Desktop Scanner
October 5, 2015
This is a great desktop scanner. My old scanner bit the dust and the digital one available on line is not very reliable. This is great right out of the box and easy to use and set up for instant scanner feed. Easy to program and adjust sound levels and squelch levels. Any fan of following the local police and fire traffic this is the scanner for you. I live in a rural area and any heads up on traffic or fires is great to know if I need to be ready for an emergency. There are many scanners that cost more but I recommend this one it can be moved from room to room but the sound level is easy to hear throughout the house. Whistler WS1025 Analog Desktop Scanner is a great product and I recommend it highly. Being able to get radio and emergency weather information is an added bonus. This Whistler WS1025 scanner has 200 channels more than enough room for all the air traffic you need. The very easy to follow instruction are included also an adapter and antenna. You can also have the use of FM radio stations on this Whistler scanner. This scanner comes with a one-year warranty which shows this company stands behind its product. Thank you Whistler WS1025 for a great Analog Desktop Scanner. This will keep me in the loop as to what is going on around me.
Super gets all the local police bands and a few ...
March 9, 2015
Super gets all the local police bands and a few as far away as 35 plus miles.No external antennae needed here in Central Massachusetts.Easy to program and set up.
A great scanner!
January 9, 2015
This is one, GREAT scanner. No bells and whistles, no screaming alerts, no AM radio, but it does have FM.Just an easy-to-program, pleasure-to-use scanner. 10 banks, with each bank holding 20 channels. Itcomes pre-set with 153 channels, which are easily deleted if you don't want/need them.The Whistler 1025 is very similar to the Radio Shack Pro-405 Desktop Scanner, butwith far superior reception.The simplicity of this scanner is almost too good to be true, but believe me, it's true.
Five Stars
December 5, 2014
WORKS GREAT!!!! , Large speaker GIVES IT MUCH MORE CLARITY THAN OUR Uniden !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Four Star Reviews:

18%
No Complaints
September 29, 2017
The radio is fine and a decent price. It does not function on a trunk system so if your emergency services are using a trunk or digital system you will need a more advanced radio. I should have done more research before choosing which radio to purchase since I needed the more advanced model. That said, returning it was hassle free and the other radio is already being processed. Can't give it 5 stars since I never was able to really use it other than to listen into some HAM operators and the Weather Broadcasts.
Pretty good.
September 9, 2017
I can't give you too much technical jargon. What I can say is the following; Very easy to set up. Manual was an easy read. The YOUTUBE videos make programming and setup a snap. My advice before you buy is ask someone in your area about scanning as this is an entry level scanner. It may not do all of what is required in large cities/metropolitan areas.I live in the rural northwest and I am enjoying all the frequencies in my area.I also put rechargable batteries in my scanner and they seem to last about 9 hours a charge. This may vary with your scanner depending on what you have it doing.4 stars because the plastic feels a little bit brittle and so I handle it with kit gloves.
good scanner a bit confusing programming it but I haven't ...
August 25, 2017
good scanner a bit confusing programming it but I haven't found a portable one thats easy so I bought this name brand
Four Stars
May 20, 2017
This was a gift for a relative. He likes playing detective when helicopters are circling his neighborhood occasionally.
Great starter scanner, low battery alarm is annoying though.
February 11, 2017
Good reception in my town even with stock antenna. Using store bought energizer rechargeable batteries, they last plenty long enough. The only annoying thing about these is the low battery alarm beep that cannot be disabled. The alarm beep volume is determined by the current output volume so if you have it set high, the alarm beep will be somewhat loud too. Its a very frequent beep.
I had to return mine because my PD has changed to digital so i recommend you figure out your police or ems or fire ...
July 23, 2016
For anyone who wants to buy this be adviced this is an analog not digital. I had to return mine because my PD has changed to digital so i recommend you figure out your police or ems or fire frequencies and what channels they are on and if it's analog or digital before buying this scanner. Other than that good radio scanner.
12%
Easy setup, great reception
September 20, 2017
Easy setup, great reception, and my girlfriend is very happy because her son is a local police officer and can hear him every time at work.
Plenty to listen to.
September 4, 2017
Good radio. No complaints.
Four Stars
September 4, 2017
Works as expected. Given as a gift
Doesn't work but I like it
June 13, 2017
Can barely ever get any channels. I'm about to buy a better antenna off of amazon - hopefully it will work. It's also a pain to program - I don't get why it's such a process and there is no way to just jump right to the channel you want to listen to, you have to manually go forward or reverse until you reach it.
Four Stars
May 2, 2017
Works great. Comes with the codes and is easy to program.
Was somewhat easy to program
January 3, 2017
Was somewhat easy to program, easier than my old one. Might be better not to pre-program channels when purchased as most of them are not in our area. Mostly happy with my purchase.

Three Star Reviews:

9%
Check Before You Buy
August 4, 2017
Check with your local fire/police department BEFORE making this purchase. The departments have encrypted their systems due to terrorism, so this is entirely useless for what I bought it for. I guess it's a good product, I just can't use it. Check before you buy unless you just want a weather radio.
Three Stars
March 10, 2017
not very easy to operate, still haven't been able to pick up local channel
Difficult to program at first. Sound quality good.
December 15, 2016
This has excellent sound and once I had it programmed works well. Takes 2 AA batteries. Goes through batteries quickly if you have it on all day. Bought a plug. Difficult to program but figured it out. I do about 8 police channels.
Mac users need not apply...
September 1, 2016
The scanner works fine, as portable scanners go. However, after about 2 years, the display went wonky, so I can only see pieces of the numbers to know what channel a call is coming in on. I'm a news reporter, so it's helpful to know what agency is being called out to a situation. I was looking through here, thinking I would just buy a new one, when I saw that there is downloadable software that can be used to program the scanner! YAY!Except that it's only for Windows, and I have all Apple products. So, unless you're on a Windows platform, don't get too excited about the software. Not sure why software for an analog scanner has conform to either windows or mac, since the scanner is clearly neither.
Great for airports and NASCAR frequencies
March 7, 2016
Doesn't pick up police frequencies. Great for airports and NASCAR frequencies.
Needs Aftermarket Antenna
May 12, 2015
I have had the BC75XLT for about a month. It is easy to program; light weight; and reasonably durable. It is comparatively inexpensive. Unfortunately, the reception is not that great. Using the supplied rubber duck antenna, I had a hard time receiving UHF police broadcasts from surrounding towns. I live about a mile from my local public safety radio repeater. The reception - even from this short distance - was not that great. I bought a separate whip antenna. That improved the reception. Also, this unit seems to use up the batteries quickly. This scanner will drain two AA batteries each 10 hour period.
12%
Three Stars
September 7, 2017
Very hard to set this up but once it is set up it works great
I was disappointed in the sensitivity
August 7, 2017
I was disappointed in the sensitivity. Also a new set of fully charged 2200 ma batteries only lasted 4.5 hrs.
Three Stars
March 30, 2017
A little confusing for an old guy to get set up. Instrutions coluld be more "old guy" friendly.
Three Stars
March 26, 2017
I think it is going to be great, however, I am having trouble finding frequency that will work.
3 stars
March 4, 2017
There is quite a bit of static.... Called company they suggested move scanner location. Still after a few weeks tried 4 different places and there is TOO MUCH INTERFERENCE. Sad......
Three Stars
August 20, 2016
Difficult to operate-not lay-person friendly.

Two Star Reviews:

9%
Great product, battery life not so great.
March 10, 2017
It's a great scanner. Easy setup. They only con relates to battery life. It would cost a fortune purchasing AA alkaline batteries. They don't last more than two days. Rechargeables need to be charged up every other day.
Very difficult to work. Instructions are very poorly written ...
November 29, 2016
Very difficult to work. Instructions are very poorly written and hard to understand.
Only analog. Can't get the scans I want.
November 30, 2015
Only analog. Can't get the scans I want.
I'm not sure if it is just this location but ...
July 23, 2015
I'm not sure if it is just this location but I can't get anything but the weather on the scanner.
somewhat ok..............
June 20, 2015
Antenna sucks. Radio is extremely hard to program at first. It took almost 3 days to get all the channels I needed. It doesn't go into the 800's like some of the law enforcement channels are. It doesn't charge very well when you have rechargeable batteries in it. It does have some cool and regular features to it. But Uniden really needs to step there game. I have nothing but uniden equipment all my life. This is the lowest quality I have ever owned. But, if you are close enough to any channel distribution antenna's, it will come in pretty clear.
Not what I expected. Should not have bought. ...
April 10, 2015
Not what I expected. Should not have bought. These are obsolete now. I kept it but don't use it much.
8%
Cant get mine to work
August 28, 2017
Super hard to program
Not worth the money
March 5, 2017
Stop working after a few weeks lost sound . I borrowed a scanner and ran both the borrowed scanner locked in every time.I should have got a uniden
I am not happy with this scanner at all
February 24, 2017
I am not happy with this scanner at all, there is so much static on it that you can hardly hear what is being said. I would like to return it and get my money back.
The reception is not good very disappointed
January 18, 2017
The reception is not good very disappointed
Two Stars
October 24, 2016
not what I thought won't receive 800 mgh
I would personally consider other options that might be better at picking up signals from modern devices
August 31, 2016
As others have said, I also have not been able to pick up and local FD/PD or other emergency services other than weather. I work in a major downtown area near local PD headquarters, with a fire department and a major hospital nearby and have even tried driving around to see if I can pick anything up, no luck. I would personally consider other options that might be better at picking up signals from modern devices. In my personal experience, a simple police scanner phone app has worked a lot better.

One Star Reviews:

18%
Junk
November 6, 2017
Can’t get any stations junk
LOUSY MANUAL WRITER!
September 17, 2017
LOUSY ... INSTRUCTION MANUAL PRESUMES ONE IS A TECHNO GEEK...THANKS TO GOOGLE FOR BEING A HELP.
Also the menus are unnecessarily complicated. Tried connecting to laptop and it didn't ...
September 6, 2017
I bought this because I thought my old one wasn't working. Turns out the police blocked the radio signal. Also the menus are unnecessarily complicated. Tried connecting to laptop and it didn't work.
Bad
August 1, 2017
Product will only pick up weather stations and even then they aren't clear and I can never hear anything local even when they are close by I would recommend another unit but this one does not work even after we looked up fixes online
Would NOT recommend at any price
December 10, 2015
Can't get it to work properly. Would NOT recommend at any price. Complicated and completely NOT user friendly. I am a train buff and have owned many scanners for RR use. This was a total waste of money.
One Star
December 9, 2015
Its a real shame that only a rocket scienitist can program it..comes pre-loaded with channels that u can't change.
15%
One Star
September 24, 2017
Works great at making Machine-Gun sound affects
Not worth the money
August 1, 2017
The LED lights went out after a couple months unit still working
One Star
July 17, 2017
Picked up nothing but static
no good
July 1, 2017
disappointed, I work for community watch and it won't pick up a fire station a quarter mile from my gate house, let alone the rest of the county police or fire frequencies
One Star
May 26, 2017
To hard to program sent back
it worked great. Then it quit working
April 11, 2017
Purchased this,it worked great.Then it quit working,after about a month.I'm very disappointed !
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Price
Price
$99.99updated: Mar 19, 2020
from 123 sellers
$79.99updated: Mar 20, 2020
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Article Number
Article Number
0163121131999
0052303406980
Binding
Binding
Office Product
Electronics
Brand
Brand
Uniden
Whistler
Color
Color
BLACK
Black
Currency
Currency
USD
USD
Formatted Price
Formatted Price
$99.99
$139.94
Height
Height
118.1 in
93.3 in
Length
Length
39.4 in
270.5 in
Manufacturer
Manufacturer
Uniden
Whistler
Model
Model
BC75XLT
WS1025
MPN
MPN
BC75XLT
WS1025
Name
Name
English
English
Number of Parts
Number of Parts
BC75XLT
WS1025
Product Group
Product Group
CE
CE
Product Type
Product Type
SCANNER
CAR_ELECTRONICS
Publisher
Publisher
Uniden
Whistler
Quantity
Quantity
1
1
Reviews
Reviews
Score
Score
7.8
8
Size
Size
7.50in. x 4.50in. x 2.50in.
14.00in. x 9.00in. x 3.50in.
Studio
Studio
Uniden
Whistler
Warranty
Warranty
ONE YEAR
1 year
Weight
Weight
3.2 oz
5.4 oz
Width
Width
196.8 in
324.8 in
Feature
Feature

Easily locate specific calls with 6 preprogrammed service searches, including public safety, railroad, and marine

Compact design fits comfortably in hand; easy-to-read backlit display, lockable keypad for saving settings

Comprehensive memory with 300 channels ; Close Call with Do-Not-Disturb

Runs on 2 AA alkaline or rechargeable batteries (these can be be recharged while in the scanner)

Lock-out Function - skip over specified channels or frequencies when scanning or searching

Tune - find new and unlisted frequencies starting from a specified frequency

Scan Delay - delays scanning for two seconds before moving to another channel in order to hear replies

Priority Channel - set the scanner to check one channel every two seconds while scanning

PC programmable - allows users to backup data, update database and program scanner directly from a PC

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