Top 20 Uniden BC248CLT Base Scanner Questions & Answers

question first.... are you using an external antenna ie outside or set top inside?..............are you using an external power supply ie power box or battery?.............has yor receiver got a signal meter in it, if so whats the static signal strenth? jon d

first take your scanner away from its currant soroundings and try it in someone elses house cause there is so much interference out there eg worn electric motors in fridges or heating pumps or plasma tv and certain 30" and above tvs, that one could even come from nerxt doors tv. next thing to try is put in an earth spike directly from the scanner to the ground ( has to be mud) or move your arial but try it elsewhere first then youl know if its in or close to your house.

On SOME of these radios, you can hold down the #2 key and the #9 key at the same time that you turn the radio on, and it resets all data in the scanner. Let me know if that works.

what problem?

i need help for uniden ubc360clt hard reset ty

Check if there's a reset button on the bottom of the scanner.

Plug the AC adapter into the back of the scanner and into a wall electrical outlet. Screw the antenna into the receptacle on the back of the scanner (extend the antenna to full length for best reception).

2 Set the squelch level to allow signals to be heard by turning the squelch knob counterclockwise. Rotate the volume knob clockwise until you hear static. Slowly turn the squelch knob clockwise until the static noise disappears.

3 Start programming frequencies into the scanner by pressing the "Manual" button.

4 Press the up arrow or down arrow key until the channel you wish to program is visible on the display.

5 Use the numbers on the keypad to enter the frequency for the local transmitter you wish to receive.

6 Press the "E" key to complete the process of entering the frequency.

7 Repeat steps 3 through 6 for each additional frequency you wish to monitor.

8 Press the "Scan" key to start the scanning process. The scanner stops on a channel when it detects a signal strong enough to hear over the squelch setting. Two seconds after the signal stops, the scanning process resumes.

Channel Lockout You can lock out a channel so it is not scanned. Channel Lockout does not erase the frequency from the channel. You can lock out up to 50 channels, including the Priority channel.
Lockout information is retained in the memory when the scanner is turned off.To Lock out a Channel
Example: Suppose you want to lock out Channel 2 because it stops on transmissions you don't want to hear.Press LOCKOUT when the scanner stops on Channel 2.The scanner locks out Channel 2, Then it immediately advances to the next channel that is not locked out, and resumes scanning.In the Manual mode, press LOCKOUT to lock out the displayed channel. Pressing LOCKOUT does not advance to the next channel in Manual mode.L/O appears in the display to indicate the displayed channel is locked out.Whenever you want to search for channels that are locked out, press MANUAL repeatedly to go through all 50 channels. If a channel is locked out, L/O
appears in the display.Restore a Locked Out Channel To unlock a channel so that it can be monitored during scanning:1. Press MANUAL repeatedly to find the locked out channel.2. Press LOCKOUT again to unlock the displayed channel. L/O no longer appears in the display.Restore All Locked Out Channel To unlock all channels, you must be in the Manual Mode.1. Press MANUAL.
2. Press and hold LOCKOUT to unlock all channels. The L/O indicator goes out on any channel previously locked out.

• Hi, i can help.

• This scanner is pretty easy to program. Follow these steps ---

1. First press the "MANUAL" button to stop the scanner from scanning.
2. Now pick a channel you want to store a frequency on. For instance if the channel will be 15 the press the number 1 and then the number 5 and then press "MANUAL" again.
3. Now enter the frequency you want to program and include the decimal point.
4. Now press the "E" button to enter the frequency into that channel.
5. Repeat them steps to fill up your scanner.

• If you have any comments please feel free to leave them here.
• Hope this helps and thank you for using FixYa.

Regards, Tony

buy a scanner that will pick up all aircraft.......

Codes? If you mean frequencies, you can find a comprehensive database of active frequencies in your area, and a lot of other useful scanning information, at:

www.RadioReference.com

It may because you have a birddie Frequencie in your scanner try programming another frequencie into it..

First of all, here is a direct link to the ONLINE USER'S MANUAL for that model:

http://www.uniden.com/pdf/BC248CLTom.pdf


To view the Support Page or the Owner's Manual with Operating Instructions just use your mouse to click on the link, which is the underlined and highlighted text just above. This will open a new web browser page automatically for you and allow you to view the information at the website indicated and the contents of the Owner's Manual.

You may need ADOBE READER installed on your computer to read PDF documents.
You can download this free at WWW.ADOBE.COM if necessary.
Click on the DOWNLOAD ADOBE READER button on right side of the ADOBE home page when you get there, then follow the onscreen instructions to install the software on your computer.

If that is not your exact model of scanner, then here is a link to the Uniden Support site with all the available manuals:

http://www.uniden.com/index/manuals_results.cfm?cat=3


Please comment back here to this page if you have any details to add, have any questions, have difficulty accessing the links, or just require further general assistance and I will respond as soon as I see it.

I hope that was helpful to you, good luck.

If you choose to rate this solution using the Thumbs Up scale provided, I thank you very much for your time and consideration.

Joe.

Hello hicks,
Welcome to FixYa.
My name is John, and I will be assisting you with you issue today.
You can get updated frequency's here www.RadioReference.com .
You can also download a user manual for free here www.uniden.com/pdf/BC248CLTom.pdf/index/manuals .
Hope this was helpful. Your Comments and Testimony's are always welcomed.
Thanks for choosing FixYa today and in the future.

John

hi the solution to your problem is your scanner will not scan frequencies while the squelch is open you will need to open it and ajust VR1 VR2 please check these use a plastic screwdriver when ajusting be carefull not to damage any of the components goodluck

I don't know of any global RESET function for your model scanner, but you can clear/delete the frequency (they're not codes) in any channel by programming 0 (zero) into the channel. Also, programming any new frequency into a channel automatically deletes/overwrites the previously programmed frequency.

Need the manual for your scanner? You can download and print it, at no cost, here:
http://www.uniden.com/pdf/BC248CLTom.pdf

For a comprehensive database of active frequencies in your area, and a lot of other useful scanning information, visit:
www.RadioReference.com

Bill B.
Listening in since the 60's

The best programming instructions for your scanner are in the factory manual that you can download and print, at no cost, here:

http://www.uniden.com/pdf/BC248CLTom.pdf

You can find a comprehensive database of active frequencies in your area, and a lot of other useful scanning information, by visiting:

www.RadioReference.com

Bill B.
Listening in professionally since the 60's

Here's a link to Radio Shack's operating and programming instructions for the PRO-2026:
http://support.radioshack.com/support_electronics/doc16/16902.htm

For a comprehensive database of active frequencies in your area, and a lot of other useful scanning information, visit:
www.RadioReference.com

Bill B.
Listening in since the 60's

You can find a comprehensive database of active frequencies in your area (they're not codes), and a lot of other useful scanning information, here:
www.RadioReference.com

Bill B.
Listening in since the 60's