Introduction - Uniden BC780XLT Operating Manual

The BC780XLT is a state-of-the-art radio with TrunkTracking™ and automatic scanning
capabilities. It can store frequencies such as police, fire/emergency, marine, railroad, air,
amateur, and other communications into 10 banks of 50 channels each.
With the new SmartScanner™ feature, you can also automatically program your scanner by
downloading directly from our Uniden/Bearcat national frequency database via a PC or
external modem.
Use your new scanner to monitor:
• Police and Fire Departments (including rescue and paramedics)
• VHF High Band, UHF, 800/900MHz Trunked Public Safety Systems
• Trunking for Motorola, EDACS and LTR Systems
• NOAA Weather Broadcasts
• Business/Industrial Radio
• Utilities
• Marine and Amateur (ham radio) Bands
• Air Band
• And much more...
The chart below identifies the scanner band numbers, the frequency range, the modulation
mode and the default step size settings.
Band Frequency Range
No. (MHz)
1 25.0000–26.9600
2 26.9650–27.4050
3 27.4100–27.9950
4 28.0000–29.6900
5 29.7000–49.9900
6 50.0000–53.9900
7 54.0000–71.9500
8 72.0000–75.9950
9 76.0000–87.9500
10 88.0000–107.9000
11 108.0000–136.9750
12 137.0000–143.9950
13 144.0000–147.9950
148.0000–161.9950
14
162.0000–173.9875
15 174.0000–215.9500
16 216.0000–224.9950
17 225.0000–399.9500
18 400.0000–405.9875
19 406.0000–419.9875
20 420.0000–424.9875
425.0000–429.9875
430.0000–449.9875
21 450.0000–454.9875
455.0000–459.9875
460.0000–464.9875
465.0000–469.9875

Introduction

Mode Step Band
(kHz) No.
AM 5 22
AM 5
AM 5
FM 10
FM 10
FM 10
WFM 50
FM 5
WFM 50
WFM 100
AM 25
FM 5
FM 5
FM 5
FM 12.5
WFM 50 23
FM 5
AM 50
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5 24
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
Frequency Range
(MHz)
470.0000–472.9875
473.0000–475.9875
476.0000–478.9875
479.0000–481.9875
482.0000–484.9875
485.0000–487.9875
488.0000–490.9875
491.0000–493.9875
494.0000–496.9875
497.0000–499.9875
500.0000–502.9875
503.0000–505.9875
506.0000–508.9875
509.0000–511.9875
(470.0000)–512.0000
806.0000–823.9875
849.0125–850.9875
851.0000–868.9875
894.0125–895.9875
896.0000–901.0000
901.0125–934.9875
935.0000–940.0000
940.0125–956.0000
1240.0000–1300.0000
Mode Step
(kHz)
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5
NFM 12.5