What Is Scanning; Types Of Communication - Uniden BC 350C Owner's Manual

UB317Z (BC350C) 0916

What is Scanning?

Unlike standard AM or FM radio stations, most two-way
communications (listed below) do not transmit continuously.
The BC350C scans programmed channels at the rate of up to
100 channels per second until it locates an active frequency.
When scanning stops on an active frequency, it remains on
that channel as long as the transmission continues. When the
transmission ends, the scanner stays on the channel for 2
more seconds, waiting for another transmission. If no
response is detected, the scanning cycle resumes until
anoth-er transmission is received.

Types of Communication

You will be able to monitor communication such as:
• Police and fire departments
(including rescue and paramedics)
• NOAA weather broadcasts (10 pre-programmed channels,
2 are Canadian Marine Weather Channels)
• Citizens Band (CB)
• Business/industrial radio
• Motion picture and press relay
• Utility
• Land transportation frequencies, such as trucking firms,
buses, taxis, tow trucks, and railroads
• Marine and amateur (ham radio) bands
• Air band
• And many more in the 25-54 MHz, 108-174 MHz,
406-512, and 806-956 ∗ MHz ranges
∗ Excluding Cellular Telephone Band
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