Features:

• 100 user programmable memories: quickly store interesting frequencies for rapid recall
• Quickly searches the most interesting "action" bands where you can hear police, ambulance, fire, amateur radio, public utilities, weather, and more.
• Search lockouts let you lock out frequencies that have continuous or uninteresting communications so that searching is faster.
• Backlit display makes messages are easy to read in low-light situations
• Includes accessories for installing in your car

Editor Reviews:

Product Description:
UNIDEN BC350C 800 MHZ SCANNER WITH 50 USER-PROGRAMMABLE CHANNELS 6-PREPROGRAMMED SERVICE BANDS;13-PRESET SEARCH BANDS;TURBO SEARCH; ILLUMINATED LCD DISPLAY; CHANNEL LOCKOUT;AC ADAPTER; DC POWER CABLE;AUTOMOTIVE POWER OUTLET PLUG;COVERAGE: 2554, 108174, 406512, 806956 MHZ, EXCLUDING CELLULAR

Amazon.com Product Description:
Get in on all the action with the Uniden BC350C, a powerful radio scanning and searching unit. In search mode, The BC350C can search 13 bands to find active frequencies. This differs from scanning in that the unit searches for frequencies that have not been programmed into the scanner's channels. The scanner automatically chooses between two speeds (Search and Turbo Search) while searching. During search mode the scanner will search 100 frequencies per second, while in Turbo Search Mode the scanner can achieve up to 300 frequencies per second in bands that have 5 kHz steps.

In scanning mode, 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 another transmission is received.

The BC350C monitors these communication types:

• 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
• Many more in the 25-54 MHz, 108-174 MHz, 406-512, and 806-956 MHz ranges, excluding the cellular telephone band

The BC350C ships with a DC power connector and a cigarette lighter adapter, making it ready for permanent or temporary vehicle use.

What's in the Box
BC350C scanner, telescoping antenna, fixable mobile antenna, AC adapter, cigarette lighter adapter plug, DC power cord for hard wiring power from your car to your scanner, operating guide, registration form, frequency guide, warranty card, and other printed materials

Note
The installation, possession, or use of this scanning radio in a motor vehicle may be prohibited, regulated, or require a permit in certain states, cities, and/or local jurisdictions. Your local law enforcement officials should be able to provide you with information regarding the laws in your community.

Rating : - first time scanner user
this is my first scanner. from what i have learned it seems everyone starts out with this model or similar. its simple to use, it does not need to be technical unless you want to make it. i do recommend using the plastic copper core antenna to put on a window, as it got me a distance of 40 miles, the straight metal antenna was just good for local stuff. this is a product i could easily recommend to anyone that wants to hear new things and listen to the weather as it happens,
thank you,,