Uniden Bearcat UBC 9000 XLT
Jack VK2CJC
Can anyone offer any advice? Anything I should look out for? Common faults?
Any reasons why they are a good or bad buy?
Thanks
Jack
goldfish
1. no trunking
2. only one search range
3. only 500 channel memory
You would be alot better getting the UBC 780xlt. It has 500 channels,
analogue trunking, 10 programable search ranges and 5 default search ranges
(15 in total) such as police, uhf cb, marine, air and railroad. Just with
the default searches you save having to use stacks of memories, eg 40 uhf cb
and 56? marine channels.
"Jack VK2CJC" <look....@qrz.com> wrote in message
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Andrew
You get trunking
you don't get alpha tagging
you get inbuilt searches
its basically a cut down version of the UBC780 but not as cut down as a
9000XLT...
Andrew
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Kev
a 9000
assuming that the 9000 you are looking at is secondhand(do they still
sell them new?)
for general scanning they are a very good radio
not heard of many problems
getting a CTCSS decoder card for them is almost impossible(the others
mentioned have it built in)
the 9000 can be compared to the Pro2005/2006 Realistics, it has the edge
over these radios in a couple of areas(scan speem for one)
Kev
Brian
channels (only 250 of them can be alpha tagged though), can have a CTCSS
board inserted in them (yes the CTCSS board is still available. I sold one
the other month).
* No it doesn't have trunking
* Yes it only has one search range
* Yes it is a bit big and bulky
* It does have a nice VFO dial on the front
* Heaps of room inside the case for modifications
The audio was always reasonable from it, but I still preferred to use an
external speaker.
Considering they were sold from around 1995 till 1997 they are getting on a
bit, but these things tend to kick on forever.
The MAJOR problem I had with mine was getting a decent signal out of the
discriminator tap. I tried everything and in the end couldn't get a level
anywhere near good enough to decode a trunking system or a pager system.
So basically if your not going to use it for data decoding, and you only
need a basic features scanner then they are still a very good radio,
provided you get it for a good price. Keep in mind the flagship above this
radio (newer) was the UBC780xlt. You'll be expecting to pay between $250
(that's a real bargain) and $500 (getting ripped off) for these radios.
That should give you some room to work out what to pay for a 9000.
Regards,
Brian Lea
Emcom Communications
1300 79 89 66 (Sales Hotline)*
0425 368 598 (mob)
02 8569 1726 (fax)
br...@emcom.com.au
www.emcom.com.au
"Jack VK2CJC" <look....@qrz.com> wrote in message
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Per H. Nielsen
> The 9000 xlt isn't a bad radio to use as a conventional scanner.
It's an excellent scanner and easier to operate than the more
modern menu based models like 780.
> The MAJOR problem I had with mine was getting a decent signal out of
> the discriminator tap. I tried everything and in the end couldn't
> get a level anywhere near good enough to decode a trunking system or
> a pager system.
I have used discriminator output on several 9000's without
any problems.
--
Per H. Nielsen <p...@dkscan.dkx>
My Danish Scanner Pages: http://www.dkscan.dk
To reply to this change .dkx to .dk in my address.
Brian
OK (I don't remember that part or if I even tried anything back on a plain
old discriminator signal). My problem was I couldn't get anything to run
through a slicer coming off the discriminator tap. I tried three slicers in
the end, all of which worked on other radios and the same computer fine. I
also tried two different computers.
So the correct thing I should have said in my post was the Major problem I
have is using a slicer connected to a discriminator tap.
Regards,
Brian.
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Jack VK2CJC
I bid for one on ebay at $205, but someone got it for $207 :o) Maybe should
have gone higher.
The lack of trunking isnt an issue. 500 channels is plenty. Sounds like this
rig is quite suitable for my needs. I am using a Realistic pro71 hand held
unit at present and want a larger base unit thats easier to see/use and has
better audio.
I think I'll go for one.
cheers folks
Jack
rob
wrote:
The UBC-9000XLT is a pretty solid desktop scanner. Has Triple
conversion, good sensitivity, fast channel scanning but doesn't offer
continuous band coverage (their is a gap in the 550-760MHz range).
Only issues I've had with it are limitations with the alpha-tagging
and the LCD display - it's hard to read from a slight angle.
R1rob
Rob
"Andrew" <spamme...@ihatespam.com> wrote in message
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> Considering they were sold from around 1995 till 1997 they are getting on a
> bit, but these things tend to kick on forever.
Regards,
Ethan.
Lucifer
wrote:
>Regards,
>
>Ethan.
