Uniden Bearcat BCD160DN Handheld Digital Scanner, Exclusive Features, Band Scope Rapid System/Channel Number Tagging, Narrow-Band Reception, and Search Features to Detect Signals Faster Than Ever
€245
Price: $244.99
(as of Aug 17, 2025 01:47:44 UTC – Details)
The Uniden BCD160DN sets the standard for performance, features, and innovation. Exclusive Features like Band Scope Rapid System/Channel Number Tagging, Narrow-band Reception, and a complete suite of search features help you detect those elusive signals faster than ever. Uniden Digital Scanners offer you more than ever before.
The Uniden BCD160DN sets the standard for performance, features, and innovation. Exclusive Features like Band Scope Rapid System/Channel Number Tagging, Narrow-band Reception, and a complete suite of search features help you detect those elusive signals faster than ever. Uniden Digital Scanners offer you more than ever before.
DCS/CTCSS RAPID DECODE – Instantly detects and displays the sub audible tone so you can quickly determine the system settings. DMR – Included. NXDN – Included. 1,000 Channels. ‘Trunking and APCO P25 not supported’.
PRELOADED DMR/NXDN – The scanner comes preloaded with DMR and NXDN so you can start using your scanner as soon as you take it out of the box.
CUSTOM SEARCH – Allows you to start searching at the displayed frequency or enter a frequency and start searching.
PC PROGRAMMING – Use free available to download Uniden software to manage your scanner’s Profiles, Favorites Lists, Databases, and firmware updates.
Customers say
Customers find the scanner compact in size and appreciate its reception capabilities, with one noting it receives both analog and digital transmissions. The programming experience and battery life receive mixed feedback – while some find it easy to program, others consider it a pain, and the battery only lasts around 4 hours. The scanner’s functionality and value for money also get mixed reviews, with some describing it as a great scanner at a decent price, while others find it mediocre and overpriced. Customers report low volume levels.
13 reviews for Uniden Bearcat BCD160DN Handheld Digital Scanner, Exclusive Features, Band Scope Rapid System/Channel Number Tagging, Narrow-Band Reception, and Search Features to Detect Signals Faster Than Ever
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Drillbit –
good scanner-but has low volume
best for getting local channels–after easy programming
Wayne –
Junk Without Programming
Must be programed to use it and the process is so confusing and loaded with BS that it would be better to buy a less expensive one that is preprogramed. There are services to program it but you have to pay a premium for the service.Junk, without programing and a lot of knowledge base needed to program yourself. NOT FOR BEGINNERS!
Rodney carringer –
Easy
Works like it should and very easy to program
Amazon Customer –
Unsure about this one.
Yet to determine the operation quality.Programming is a pain even the software they provide for download is of very poor design.Scanner came in a box that seemed to have been open before inside the box the scanner, cable not packaged as it it was new nothing was bag, there was no screen protection peel off film & found what seemed like bread crumbs in the box so still unsure I’ll be keeping this.I have another Uniden scanner and love it so that made this one a little disappointing.UPDATE: Poor volume even turned all the way up it’s still very low. I did some checking with other people that have this scanner and they agree uniden need’s to do some work on this. I’m going to try a Bluetooth transmitter with a wireless lapel speaker.
Paul –
For the price, it’s a great NXDN scanner!
First off, I use commercial grade NXDN radios for my hobby and was quite surprised to see this from Uniden with NXDN capability right out of the box and a decent price. The good news is that “it works”. I prefer to use Pro-Scan software rather than Uniden’s as it will connect to my PC and do logging, etc. The scanner does have limited functions in that it will not decode incoming Radio ID’s (OTAA) but for just listening to the calls it’s pretty slick. The product listing on Amazon was pretty accurate. This is the kind of scanner you could program up and hand to a “non-radio user” and let them scan the bands to their heart’s content. I haven’t tried the base/mobile version yet, but the portable is a keeper.
goldenrod –
Nice upgrade from analog-only
Many of the negative reviews left by some on this scanner are based on misunderstandings about its features. It is correctly marketed as an analog scanner that will also receive NXDN and DMR digital modes out of the box.If you need P25, this isn’t the right scanner. If you need digital trunking reception, this isn’t the right scanner. The product should not be penalized in reviews because the buyer didn’t comprehend before they bought it whether its features would work for their needs.If you need a sensitive, well-thought-out scanner in a small package that receives both analog and some digital transmissions, the BCD160DN is a featured-packed scanner. It adds more features to the venerable BC125AT first introduced more than 10 years ago and still in production as of 2024. That was a very popular release that still holds up today, especially for air and railroad reception.The BCD160DN receives just as well as the BC125AT but is more future-proof with digital modes currently in widespread use, depending on what part of the U.S. you live. It does all the things it promises to do very well.
Richard Mckinney –
Great Radio Scanner!
Great little Scanner. DMR comes in loud and clear. Audio may sound a little muffled at times but I feel the Scan rate is good and it picks up frequencies pretty well! It is great for local Police,Fire,Air and Rail. HAM radio is also picked up well! It is easy to program also.
Bougainvillea –
Not worth it
Came with a coupon to send it in for upgrade to nxdn. I don’t know if it needs more done to it, but the ad says it is supposed to be ready out of the box.Unnecessarily, overly complicated to program. Poor reception.Charging/battery state system clunky. No charger included either. Just a cable for an older style USB.Poor to no NDXN implementation and documentation. Could not pick up anything either in search mode or programming with proscan. If it has NDXN capabilities out of the box it did not produce it for me.Reception of standard stations was adequate to inferior to my old radio. I did receive 1… 1 station plus the weather channel. Yet the price was double and did not get me any better capabilities.I am disappointed with the purchase. I don’t know how other radio users feel about the price point, but this was a premium price for me for a far less than premium scanner.I’m going back to decades old scanners that simply work better even though they predate ndxn .Not only that, but there will be a huge delay in a refund being issued (nearly a month) because this is secretly a third party seller.
Red Snow –
Like the 125/325P2, good little form factor and pretty easy to use. Good sensitivity and audio. However, like the SDS100 I had (and returned), this suffered a fair bit of intermod/bleedover when scanning the VHF Air band in a fairly strong signal area, and connected to an externally mounted antenna. It was noticeably worse than the 125 and 325P2, and has unfortunately been returned.For use out and about using a decent BNC antenna, and with the capability to receive DMR/NXDN out of the box, it could be a nice addition if you have a 125, and not using it predominantly as a base receiver.
raton –
Ãa ne fonctionne pas au Québec. Police… pompiers SQ . SEUL LES RADIOAmateurs. Et quelques compagnies qu on reçoit.
Mark Howe –
The great thing about this transaction was Amazons service. It arrived from American in 7 days and sadly after a few hours it was back in the box and returned, which Amazon fulfilled with no quibble so another plus for them.The product itself though is poor. Now There are a lot of happy folk who have bought this and I guess itâs possible I couldâve bought a dud butâ¦I have two companies nearby who transmit on DMR. Both within a couple of miles. My Whistler TRX1 picks up no problem and incidentally my friends Uniden 3600 also receives them with the same strength. This was deafâ¦and I mean deaf! Tried with both my external antenna and a Diamond telescopic back to back with the Whistler. It wasnât just DMR either. Air band reception was weaker as was HAM. That was enough for me to send it packing.
Annie C –
Not impressed there are better ones out there but it is very easy to program
mo –
Very nice looking radio. Small and compact. Audio is quite good in good reception areas.Sensitivity for airband is very good but gets overloaded way too easily.If you are within several miles of transmitters you will be hearing all of them no matter what frequency you are on when your radio is picking up any of the transmissoins..DMR sensitivity is not that good.Shame uniden made a very bad radio for airband.£250+ is a big con. Poor radio.Better go back to 125XLT model.